Abstract
This paper interrogates the dynamic relationship between motivation, competences, business discontinuance and the entrepreneurial effect. Arguing that self-employment has the potential to reduce unemployment in subsequent periods, this study uses mixed models to exhibit the moderating role of business discontinuation on the entrepreneurial effects of self-employment. It depicts this with data from 2013 on 10,003 youth entrepreneurs from nine Sub-Saharan countries. The empirical results confirm the existence of a significant moderating effect on motivation and the entrepreneurial effect. We also find that this effect is higher in younger males with more years of formal education.
Original language | English |
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Journal | International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 410-426 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISSN | 1476-1297 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |