Entrepreneurial Motivation: Linking Entrepreneurial Motivation, Related Experience, Environment Hostility with Financial Success - Softcover

Ismail, Issham; Spian, Robitah; Kong Tay, Goh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659189707 ISBN 13: 9783659189708

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This research explores the relationship among entrepreneurial motivation, related experience, environment hostility and financial success, among small retail business owner managers in Penang, Malaysia. Entrepreneurial motivation was categorized into 5 dimensions which are self-development, wealth creation, need for autonomy, push factors and lifestyle change. This study showed that financial success was explained by four dimensions of entrepreneurial motivation (in descending order of importance): self-development, wealth creation, need for autonomy and push factors. While, related experience was positively related to the financial success of small businesses. However, lifestyle change was found not an entrepreneurial motivation for financial success. This study found that environment hostility did not moderate the relationship among entrepreneurial motivation, related experience and financial success, and apart from self-development, there was no difference based on ethnic background.

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About the Author

Dr. Issham Ismail has obtained his PhD in Finance from University of Malaya, MBA from USM, Bachelor of Accounting from UUM and profesionally qualified as Chartered Accountant. Currently he is a Principal Researcher, Coordinator and Senior Lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia(USM).

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659189707
• ISBN 13: 9783659189708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80