Factors Affecting Growth Expectations of Ethiopian Women Entrepreneurs
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2018-06
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The lack of adequate literature that explain internal factors that would enhance and strengthen
growth expectation of women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia motivated the researcher to conduct this
study. Hence, it was done with the aim of identifying factors that affect growth expectation of
women entrepreneurs. To successfully achieve the aim, the research followed a descriptive
research design. It utilized the GEM 2012 adult population dataset and various statistical tools,
including percentage and correlation analysis, to analyse the data. The analysis of the data was
carried out using SPSS version 22. The major finding of the study is that women entrepreneurs
who prefer working in collaborative new product development and market expansion frameworks
expect better growth. However, contrary to the findings of prior studies, the nature of motivation
that prompt starting a business and international business orientation and involvement has no
significant correlation with growth expectations of women entrepreneurs. This implies that both
opportunity and necessity driven business owners could have comparable level of growth
expectation given all other things are constant. Based on the findings, the research recommends
and underscore the importance of institutions that facilitate cooperation and collaboration among
women entrepreneurs. Stakeholders, particularly the government, need to give undivided attention
and support to institutions bestowed with the task of facilitating collaboration among women
entrepreneurs. Detail conclusions and recommendations are discussed towards the end of the
report.
Description
Keywords
Growth expectations, Women entrepreneurs, Ethiopia