Exploring the desire to be an entrepreneur among university-educated youths
Lessons from Sierra Leone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3885677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jamelia Harris (0000-0002-8437-3386, Anglia Ruskin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 940-946 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2022.2030673 |
| OpenAlex | W4210985254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The developing country entrepreneur is championed as a driver of economic growth, poverty alleviation, and social development. Yet little is known about what drives entrepreneurial ambitions in developing countries. This study uses qualitative data from focus group discussions with university-educated Sierra Leonean youths to explore these issues. Findings show that very few have entrepreneurial ambitions ex ante, though a large share resort to entrepreneurship as a survival mechanism. Limited entrepreneurial ambitions can be explained by macro-level factors such as access to credit, but are largely driven by individual-level factors such as conceptions of success and cultural perceptions about entrepreneurship
Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Focus group · Inequality · Political science · Poverty · Qualitative research · Sierra leone · Social science · Sociology · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Private Equity and Venture Capital
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |