Entrepreneurial Motivation Research Articles

Mediation of Entrepreneurial Motivation: The Role of Entrepreneur Learning, Self-Efficacy and Family Environment in Increasing Interest in Entrepreneurship

Mediation of Entrepreneurial Motivation: The Role of Entrepreneur Learning, Self-Efficacy and Family Environment in Increasing Interest in Entrepreneurship

Motivation, Value, Challenges, and Solutions of Women Entrepreneurs in Taiwan

Despite the fast-growing number of women-owned businesses, research has continuously shown that they remain less profitable and smaller than men’s. The study aims to determine the value, motivation, challenges, and possible solutions of female entrepreneurs in Taiwan. An online survey was distributed to 50 female entrepreneurs in Taiwan. The result indicates that most of them found their businesses due to their need for independence. They value supporting their families and customer feedback more than money earned. The most commonly seen issues they face include lack of experience and funds. A more well-rounded and accessible education system is suggested by half of the participants to be a good solution. These data provide a good insight into the motivation and value of female entrepreneurs in Taiwan. Also, it provides the challenges they faced with possible solutions, which can be used for future direction toward narrowing the performance gap between female and male-owned companies. Further research is needed to determine how effective each suggested solution is.

Problems of Inclusive Learning in Fostering Entrepreneurial Motivation in Students with Disabilities: Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

Problems of Inclusive Learning in Fostering Entrepreneurial Motivation in Students with Disabilities: Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

Entrepreneurial Motivation Competence and Growth of Micro and Small Enterprise in Nairobi County

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish how entrepreneurial motivation competence influences the growth of micro and small enterprise in Nairobi County. Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are important drivers of economic growth and development in Kenya. These enterprises create employment, facilitate wealth creation and form the backbone for private sector growth and expansion. The numerous challenges facing MSEs in Kenya are both internal and external to their operations. Many businesses are characterized by entrepreneurs’ lack of proper entrepreneurial training, lack of marketing capacity and broad operational capacity, lack of business innovation, inadequate business training, lack of motivation for business and pro-activeness. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. There were 1,236,907 operating businesses categorized as MSEs in Nairobi County by the year 2020. To select the MSE in all the regions in Nairobi County, cluster sampling techniques was employed, first to identify the various MSEs and clusters relevant to this study. Seventeen clusters were identified according to where they are located. 384 respondents formed the study sample. The selection of the sample from each cluster of the study was through simple random sampling. The study used a questionnaire to collect primary data, which was then analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 23). Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Findings: The findings showed that an increase in Innovation competence would result to increase in growth of micro and small enterprise in Nairobi County. The findings showed that a unit increase in Entrepreneurial Motivation competence would result to an increase of 0.639 units in growth of micro and small enterprise in Nairobi County. The univariate analysis fitted to test the relationship between motivation competence and growth of micro and small enterprises in Nairobi County show that entrepreneurial motivation competence explained 29.9% of the variation in growth of micro and small enterprises in Nairobi County other factors held constant. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Theory that underpinned the study was entrepreneurial competency theory. This study recommended that micro and small enterprises should have a strong mission and vision that is shared with all employees. This will help to create a shared sense of purpose and ensure that everyone is working towards the same goal. Investing in training and development will help to increase employee motivation.

Entrepreneurial Motivation Competence and Growth of Micro and Small Enterprise in Nairobi County

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish how entrepreneurial motivation competence influences the growth of micro and small enterprise in Nairobi County. Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are important drivers of economic growth and development in Kenya. These enterprises create employment, facilitate wealth creation and form the backbone for private sector growth and expansion. The numerous challenges facing MSEs in Kenya are both internal and external to their operations. Many businesses are characterized by entrepreneurs’ lack of proper entrepreneurial training, lack of marketing capacity and broad operational capacity, lack of business innovation, inadequate business training, lack of motivation for business and pro-activeness. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. There were 1,236,907 operating businesses categorized as MSEs in Nairobi County by the year 2020. To select the MSE in all the regions in Nairobi County, cluster sampling techniques was employed, first to identify the various MSEs and clusters relevant to this study. Seventeen clusters were identified according to where they are located. 384 respondents formed the study sample. The selection of the sample from each cluster of the study was through simple random sampling. The study used a questionnaire to collect primary data, which was then analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 23). Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Findings: The findings showed that an increase in Innovation competence would result to increase in growth of micro and small enterprise in Nairobi County. The findings showed that a unit increase in Entrepreneurial Motivation competence would result to an increase of 0.639 units in growth of micro and small enterprise in Nairobi County. The univariate analysis fitted to test the relationship between motivation competence and growth of micro and small enterprises in Nairobi County show that entrepreneurial motivation competence explained 29.9% of the variation in growth of micro and small enterprises in Nairobi County other factors held constant. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Theory that underpinned the study was entrepreneurial competency theory. This study recommended that micro and small enterprises should have a strong mission and vision that is shared with all employees. This will help to create a shared sense of purpose and ensure that everyone is working towards the same goal. Investing in training and development will help to increase employee motivation.

Entrepreneurial Literacy, Family Environment, and Entrepreneurial Interest: The Mediating Role of Motivation

Unemployment is a major problem for developing countries, including Indonesia. Various efforts continue to be made, one of which is by fostering an entrepreneurial spirit among adolescents, especially high school students. The study is a quantitative study that aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial literacy and family environment on entrepreneurial interest and examine the mediating role of entrepreneurial motivation. This study used primary data from a sample of 206 high school students with a purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by distributing questionnaires through Google Forms. Using SEM-PLS analysis techniques, the results show that there is a positive and significant influence between entrepreneurial literacy and family environment on entrepreneurial interest among high school students. In addition, entrepreneurial motivation can mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial literacy and family environment on students' entrepreneurial interest. The implications of this study can be used to develop more effective entrepreneurship programs in high schools, as well as increase the role of families in supporting the development of students' entrepreneurial interests. Keywords: entrepreneurial literacy, family environment, entrepreneurial interest, entrepreneurial motivation

Systematic Literature Review : Enhancement Interest and Readiness Entrepreneurship Student Through Entrepreneurship Education

Implementation Program Teaching Entrepreneurship help student become more creative, innovative and entrepreneurial. This is one of the solution For problem serious unemployment in Indonesia is necessary overcome. This in accordance with set goalsin Regulation President Number 6 of 2009 concerning development economy creative. Although Thus, various factor cause student No interested or Ready For entrepreneurship. Therefore that's the goal from study This is For know How studying entrepreneurship influence interest and readiness student For entrepreneurship.Method review literature systematic (SLR) is used in study This . The result show that education entrepreneurship give significant and positive impact to students , incl interest , readiness , spirit , and motivation For entrepreneurship .

The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Motivation, and the Need for Achievement on Entrepreneurial Intentions Through Self-Efficacy

The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Motivation, and the Need for Achievement on Entrepreneurial Intentions Through Self-Efficacy

Exploring the Moderating Effect of Generational Status on the Link Between External Environment and Entrepreneurial Motivation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs

This study examines how external environmental factors affect the motivation of first- and second-generation women entrepreneurs in India, and how their generational status moderates this relationship. We used a survey design method to collect data from 459 women business owners in India, who were classified as first- or second-generation based on whether they were the first or second generation in their family to start a business. We employed the partial least-squares structural equation modelling method to test our hypotheses and evaluate our model. We found that external environmental factors, such as education and training, financial support, government policies and non-financial support, had positive effects on entrepreneurial motivation for both groups of women entrepreneurs. However, we also found that generational status had a significant moderating effect on the link between education and training and entrepreneurial motivation, but not on the other three external environmental factors. Specifically, we found that education and training influenced second-generation women entrepreneurs more strongly than first-generation women entrepreneurs. Our findings have important implications for management practice and policymaking, as well as for the literature on women entrepreneurship. We suggest that concerned authorities should develop differential strategies for first- and second-generation women entrepreneurs, taking into account their different responses to external environmental factors. We also suggest that future research should explore other internal and external environmental factors that might interact with generational status or other variables to shape women entrepreneurs’ motivation.

How Digital Literacy Affects Indonesian Students' Motivation and Interest in Entrepreneurship

This study aims to investigate the impact of digital literacy on motivation and interest in entrepreneurship at the Mardira Indonesia College of Information and Computer Management (STMIK). A survey of 100 students was conducted using a quantitative approach. The results showed a significant positive effect of digital literacy on students' entrepreneurial motivation and interest. The implications of this research provide a deeper understanding of the importance of digital literacy in influencing student entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors in the digital era. The implications of this research include increasing digital literacy awareness, the role of education in developing entrepreneurial skills, developing entrepreneurship coaching programs, and increasing career opportunities and economic independence of students. Keywords: Digital literacy; Digitalization; Entrepreneurial Motivation; Entrepreneurial Interest; Student’s Motivation

Peran Lingkungan Keluarga, Motivasi, dan Pengetahuan Kewirausahaan terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Mahasiswa

This study aims to investigate the effect of family environment, entrepreneurial motivation, and entrepreneurial knowledge on the entrepreneurial interest of students of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of XXX University in Padang City. The population used in this study were active students of FEB of XXX University in Padang City in the 2020 and 2021 academic years, totaling 384 people. The non-probability sampling technique was used for sample selection, and sampling was carried out using the Rao soft Sample Size Calculator Software Technique so that a sample of 102 respondents was obtained. The results of research and data analysis show that entrepreneurial motivation is the most influential variable on entrepreneurial interest, with a beta value of 0.496. This indicates that students who have high entrepreneurial motivation tend to have greater entrepreneurial interest. However, family environment and entrepreneurial knowledge also have a significant influence on student entrepreneurial interest, although not as strong as entrepreneurial motivation.

Role of Entrepreneur Motivation: The Mediation of Entrepreneur Orientation on Company Performance

Research Aims: The main focus of this research is to determine the role of entrepreneurial motivation as a mediator in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and Company Performance. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses an explanatory research approach with micro-enterprises run by beneficiary families of the Program Keluarga-Harapan (KPM-PKH) in Malang City as research objects. Data collection for this research was carried out by distributing 300 questionnaires online, but only 261 questionnaires were returned and declared valid for testing research data. The data analysis was carried out using SEM-PLS. Research Findings: This study's results indicate a relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial motivation, and Company Performance. This study also found that entrepreneurial motivation perfectly mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and Company Performance. Entrepreneurial motivation plays an essential role in connecting to improve performance when business actors do not really have a good enough business orientation. The motivation of business actors will help business actors to remain enthusiastic to try again and again when business actors face failure in the process of increasing business sales. Theoretical Contribution/Originality: The theoretical contribution of the research on "The Role of Entrepreneur Motivation: The Mediation of Entrepreneur Orientation on Company Performance" lies in its exploration of the complex relationships between entrepreneurial motivation, entrepreneurial orientation, and company performance. The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing a comprehensive understanding of how entrepreneurial motivation influences company performance through the mediation of entrepreneurial orientation. Keywords: Entrepreneur orientation; entrepreneur motivation; company performance; micro business; Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH).

The Encouragement and education to establish a halal-based business for indonesian migrant workers in Penang, Malaysia

Returning workers often face challenges in identifying suitable employment upon their return to Indonesia. The objective of this initiative is to enhance the entrepreneurial skills of migrant workers in the special branch of Penang, Malaysia. Motivating them to establish businesses based on halal products is a crucial aspect of this effort, providing valuable insights and provisions for their reintegration into Indonesia. The training focuses on soybean juice production using locally sourced soybeans. Pre and post-tests were conducted before and after the activity to assess the workers' knowledge levels regarding halal product-based entrepreneurship. The pre-test results yielded a mean score of 57.26 ± 20.59 SD, while the post-test showed improvement with a mean score of 76.5 ± 8.5 SD. The results indicate a significant increase in knowledge following the training. Notably, two female workers successfully applied the soybean juice-making skills acquired during the training. In conclusion, providing motivation and training for halal product-based entrepreneurship to migrant workers is effective in enhancing their knowledge and practical skills in this field.

Mendorong Motivasi Wirausaha UMKM untuk Memajukan Ekonomi Masyarakat di Kelurahan Joglo Kota Jakarta Barat

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are business entities managed by individuals, families, or small-scale business units, classified based on annual turnover, asset volume, and workforce. Effective human resource management is essential for MSMEs in systematically organizing finances, enabling business owners to understand their financial conditions and business developments. Easy access to information on assets, liabilities, equity, cash flow, and profit fluctuations provides crucial support for MSME entrepreneurs in making strategic business decisions. This activity not only motivates entrepreneurs to maintain business continuity but also guides them towards achieving desired business and economic goals. The drive to engage in entrepreneurship stems from a strong individual desire to realize self-potential through creative and innovative thinking, creating new products that have a social and economic impact on the local community. The courage to explore and implement new ideas is reinforced by strong entrepreneurial motivation, creating a positive cycle between motivation and action that strengthens the character of resilient and high-quality entrepreneurs.

基于三螺旋理论的大学生就业创业困境的破解之

This article, grounded in the Triple Helix theory framework, systematically examines the significant challenges encountered by students at Qiqihar University in Heilongjiang Province during their employment and entrepreneurial endeavors, and offers appropriate solutions. The Triple Helix theory underscores the crucial interactive relationships between universities, industries, and government agencies, which are vital for promoting knowledge innovation and technological transformation. Through literature reviews and surveys, this article uncovers the various difficulties faced by students in employment and entrepreneurship, such as low entrepreneurial motivation, a disconnect between entrepreneurial and professional education, the ineffective functionality of entrepreneurial education practice bases, and a lack of external social support. To address these issues, it proposes strategies including enhancing innovative entrepreneurship course development, optimizing the entrepreneurship environment, strengthening service platform construction, and implementing fiscal and tax support policies. The article argues that through close collaboration among governments, universities, and businesses, significant breakthroughs can be achieved in alleviating the challenges faced by students in employment and entrepreneurship, thereby fostering healthy socio-economic development and providing valuable theoretical and practical insights for higher education institutions tackling similar issues.

Exploring the ascendancy of social capital in entrepreneurial behavior: new insights from mix model perspective in digital healthcare

PurposeDigital healthcare manages to grab considerable attention from people and practitioners to avoid severity and provide quick access to healthcare. Entrepreneurs also adopt the digital healthcare segment as an opportunity; nevertheless, their intentions to participate and encourage innovation in this growing sector are unexplored. Drawing upon the social capital theory and health belief model, the study examines the factors that drive entrepreneurship. A novel model is proposed to comprehend entrepreneurial intentions and behavior entrenched in social capital and other encouraging and dissuading perceptive elements with the moderation of trust in digitalization and entrepreneurial efficacy.Design/methodology/approachThe cross-sectional method is used to collect data through a questionnaire from experienced respondents in China. The valid data comprises 280 respondents, analyzed by partial least square structural equation modeling.FindingsSocial capital significantly influences monetary attitude, and perceived risk and holds an inconsequential association with perceived usefulness, whereas monetary attitude and perceived usefulness meaningfully explain entrepreneurial activities. Perceived risk has a trivial impact on entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial efficacy and trust in digitalization significantly explain entrepreneurial behavior and moderate the positive relationship between intention and behavior.Originality/valueThe present research proposes a novel research model in the context of entrepreneurship rooted in a digitalized world and offering new correlates. It provides valuable insights by exploring entrepreneurial motivation and deterring factors to get involved in startup activities entrenched in social capital, providing guidelines for policymakers and practitioners to promote entrepreneurship.

The implications of economic freedom and gender ideologies on women's opportunity-to-necessity entrepreneurship

PurposeThis study explores the relationship between economic freedom and gender ideologies on the allocation of women’s opportunity-to-necessity entrepreneurship across countries. Opportunity entrepreneurship is typically understood as one’s best option for work, whereas necessity entrepreneurship describes the choice as driven by no better option for work. Specifically, we examine how economic freedom (i.e. each country’s policies that facilitate voluntary exchange) and gender ideologies (i.e. each country’s propensity for gendered separate spheres) affect the distribution of women’s opportunity-to-necessity entrepreneurship across countries.Design/methodology/approachWe construct our sample by matching data from the following country-level sources: the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s Adult Population Survey (APS), the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom Index (EFI), the European/World Value Survey’s Integrated Values Survey (IVS) gender equality index, and other covariates from the IVS, Varieties of Democracy (V-dem) World Bank (WB) databases. Our final sample consists of 729 observations from 109 countries between 2006 and 2018. Entrepreneurial activity motivations are measured by the ratio of the percentage of women’s opportunity-driven total nascent and early-stage entrepreneurship to the percentage of female necessity-driven total nascent and early-stage entrepreneurship at the country level. Due to a first-order autoregressive process and heteroskedastic cross-sectional dependence in our panel, we estimate a fixed-effect regression with robust standard errors clustered by country.FindingsAfter controlling for multiple macro-level factors, we find two interesting findings. First, economic freedom positively affects the ratio of women’s opportunity-to-necessity entrepreneurship. We find that the size of government, sound money, and business and credit regulations play the most important role in shaping the distribution of contextual motivations over time and between countries. However, this effect appears to benefit efficiency and innovation economies more than factor economies in our sub-sample analysis. Second, gender ideologies of political equality positively affect the ratio of women’s opportunity-to-necessity entrepreneurship, and this effect is most pronounced for efficiency economies.Originality/valueThis study offers one critical contribution to the entrepreneurship literature by demonstrating how economic freedom and gender ideologies shape the distribution of contextual motivation for women’s entrepreneurship cross-culturally. We answer calls to better understand the variation within women’s entrepreneurship instead of comparing women’s and men’s entrepreneurial activity. As a result, our study sheds light on how structural aspects of societies shape the allocation of women’s entrepreneurial motivations through their institutional arrangements.

Stove to startup: residents’ entrepreneurial motives in meal-sharing economy

ABSTRACT This study measures the nexus between entrepreneurial motives and residents’ support for the meal-sharing economy with the mediating role of the state of the local economy. The authors employ partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) on the sample of 226 Indian respondents collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Results showed that the state of the local economy, social influence, gratification of hosting, and source of cultural capital are positively affecting the meal-sharing economy. Furthermore, the state of the local economy is positively associated with social influence and independency motives, significantly mediating the nexus of the meal-sharing economy with social influence and independency. Empirical findings suggest several theoretical and practical implications for residents, governments, policymakers, and tourism planners.

Motives of water and sanitation entrepreneurs in South Africa

The study aims to understand what motivates water and sanitation social entrepreneurs(SEs) in South Africa as they navigate the complex business environment of collaborating with municipalities in undertaking public service delivery. In an attempt to achieve higher sustainability in their SE business models, SE processes become risky and inevitably involve higher complexity as SE business model designers seek to also understand their business impact on the whole ecosystem. Any impact on any of the water and sanitation subsystems can stress or compromise the stability of the whole system.As such, in-depth face-to-face semi-structured interview was conducted with purposively selected social entrepreneurs in South Africa‘s Gauteng and Western Cape provinces. The study finds that SEs are motivated by compassion, religious, problem solving motives as well as the desire for self-sufficiency for sustainable business operation so as to make impact at scale. The overall mission is to change human living environments and provide sustainable alternative public services

Exploring the relationship between student green engagement and entrepreneurial behavior: a serial mediation approach

Purpose This study aims to emphasize the youth community’s importance in sustaining green entrepreneurial efforts. The study used the stimulus organism response framework as the theoretical base using two separate studies. Design/methodology/approach Study 1 commences the development of the student green engagement construct through a focus group, panel discussion and exploratory factor analysis, which supported five items. Study 2 measures the relationship of student green engagement with green entrepreneurial intention by mediating university entrepreneurial support and entrepreneurial motivation. Data from 448 students were gathered from five Malaysian private institutions using a purposive sampling technique. Findings Findings indicate a robust association of student green engagement (stimuli) with green entrepreneurial intention (organism). Furthermore, mediation analysis shows strong mediating effects of university entrepreneurial support and entrepreneurial motivation on green entrepreneurship behavior (response). Originality/value The study’s findings can help the universities and concerned governmental departments instill a sense of sustainable entrepreneurship in university students.