GHANAIAN AND KENYAN ENTREPRENEURS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THEIR MOTIVATIONS, SUCCESS CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS

By H. M. Chu, C. Benzing, Charles McGee. 2007

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Subfields: Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Towards a search for the meaning of entrepreneurship (2010, background): “survey of Kenyan and Nigerian entrepreneurs when asked about their motivations for entrepreneurship, Kenyan like Ghanaian entrepreneurs indicated that increasing their income and creating jobs for themselves were leading factors motivating them to become business owners (Chu et al., 2007).”
Entrepreneurship barriers and entrepreneurial inclination among Malaysian postgraduate students (2011, background): “Past research shows that, barriers faced by actual entrepreneurs are mostly confined to institutional barriers such as lack of government assistance, lack of funds, infrastructure issues, lack of training, poor contract and property laws and corruption (Kiggundu, 2002; Chu et al., 2007; Ivy, 1997; B”
Graduate Entrepreneurial Intention in South Africa: Motivations and Obstacles (2010, methodology): “The findings are consistent with previous empirical studies such as Frank et al. (2005) and Benzing et al. (2007).”
Financial resource availability and corporate social responsibility expenditures in a sub‐Saharan economy: The institutional difference hypothesis (2013, background): “…conditions of the developed economies, firms operating in the sub-Saharan African region face great difficulty in accessing both the investment funding and working capital necessary to conduct business operations (Austin et al., 1996; Chu, Benzing, and McGee, 2007; World Bank, 2000, 2005).”
Entrepreneurs in Turkey: A Factor Analysis of Motivations, Success Factors, and Problems (2009, methodology): “Complicated tax forms, heavy control by government, and outright misinterpretation of laws are common problems faced by small business owners in Kenya (Chu, Benzing, and McGee 2007; Pratt 2001).”
Constraints faced by women entrepreneurs in developing countries: review and ranking (2018, background): “…2011; Tlaiss, 2014; Hossain et al., 2009; Al-Sadi et al., 2011; Mordi et al., 2010; Ayadurai, 2006; Anwar and Rashid, 2011; Goyal and Prakash, 2011; Chu et al., 2007 Financial constraints Poverty; limited access to debt/loans; limited alternative financing options (e.g. venture capital); high…”