| dc.contributor.author | Salmah, Topimin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Simon, Sabut | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-10T07:20:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-05-10T07:20:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-11-12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/11754 | |
| dc.description | The 2nd International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010) organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 12th - 14th November 2010 at Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The continuous development of women entrepreneurs has given much attention among
researchers to conduct study on them. However, little research has been carried out on the
factors that motivate women to start a business. Therefore, the objective of this study is
to determine the motivation factors that influence women to start their businesses. Four
factors which are the desire for self realisation, status, financial success and autonomy
were used. Data was collected from 89 women entrepreneurs in Kota Kinabalu. The
findings indicate that there was significant relationship between starting a business with
the desire for autonomy. However, desire for self realisation, financial success and status
were not significant for women to start their businesses. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Proceedings of the International Conference on the Roles of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010) | en_US |
| dc.subject | International Conference on the Roles of Humanities and Social Science in Engineering (ICoHSE 2010) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Women | en_US |
| dc.subject | Entrepreneurship | en_US |
| dc.subject | Business | en_US |
| dc.subject | Entrepreneur | en_US |
| dc.subject | Motivation | en_US |
| dc.title | What motivates women to start a business? | en_US |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Communication Skills and Entrepreneurship | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | salmah@ums.edu.my | en_US |
