Determinants of Women Business Survival: A Study Among MSE’s in East Gojjam Zone Administration; Ethiopia

Dereje Melaku Neway

doi:10.7176/ejbm/11-7-07

Abstract

Nowadays the micro and small scale enterprise survival factors are becoming prevailing issues. Objective of the study is to identify the determinants of women entrepreneurs’ business survival in East Gojjam Zone Administration. In this study, both qualitative and quantitative types of data were used. The research design that was used in this study is Retrospective research design. From the total population of 73, sample size of 259 has been selected by using Yamane (1967) formula. In this study, Cox Proportional Hazards Model has been utilized to identify business survival factors. The study revealed that mainly form of business ownership, entrepreneurship training, ability to exploit opportunity, need for achievement, motivation to run business, access to credit finance, market linkage, customer handling skill and developing business plan before starting business have an effect on women MSE’s survival. Keywords: Entrepreneur, Survival, Retrospective DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-7-07 Publication date :March 31 st 2019

Highlights

Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are a policy priority for many countries, given their significance in terms of it play a key role in economic development and make an important contribution to employment
Research indicates that Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE’s) tend to have a lower survival rate as compared to large organizations, they are commonly perceived as an engine of a country's economy (Bloch & Bhattacharya, 2016; Lo, Wang, Wah, &Ramayah, 2016)
Studies conducted by Onkelinx et al (2015) reveal that business performance of a small firm is driven by entrepreneurial orientation, which is affected by the national culture and environment

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Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are a policy priority for many countries, given their significance in terms of it play a key role in economic development and make an important contribution to employment. Research indicates that Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE’s) tend to have a lower survival rate as compared to large organizations, they are commonly perceived as an engine of a country's economy (Bloch & Bhattacharya, 2016; Lo, Wang, Wah, &Ramayah, 2016). Studies conducted by Onkelinx et al (2015) reveal that business performance of a small firm is driven by entrepreneurial orientation, which is affected by the national culture and environment. Khalique et al (2015) illustrate that human capital does not play a significant role in determining organizational performance in the Pakistani context

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