Factors influencing the formation of business ventures

Abdul Majid, Izaidin and Dora, Mohd Taib and Kamarudin, Mohd Fauzi (2008) Factors influencing the formation of business ventures. Journal of Human Capital Development, 1 (1). pp. 29-40. ISSN ISSN: 1985-7012

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Abstract

The reasons for new firm starts are complex and a combination of factors will often contribute to venture creation. This research explores the prevalence of entrepreneurial activities, which is measured in terms of the involvement in business activities amongst a relatively huge number of respondents. Factors such as feeling contented with the currently acquired income, preferring salaried job rather than doing business, no interest in establishing own business and do not know of how to get access to capital are among the various factors that were identified as common barriers to starting-up own businesses. Some patterns of relationship between the related demographic variables and the propensity to entrepreneurial and business activities were also explored in this research with the intention to uncover some general picture of the Malaysian business context.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Malaysia, Entrepreneurial activities, Business venture formation
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship > Department of Technopreneurship
Depositing User: Prof Madya Dr. Izaidin Abdul Majid
Date Deposited: 13 Mar 2014 03:10
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2023 11:50
URI: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/11496
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