M. Tech. Business Administration / Entrepreneurship is very important in all countries because even in the developed world, small business enterprises create the majority of employment. Entrepreneurship is therefore critical to the development and well-being of society. Entrepreneurship presents massive opportunities for increasing employment creation and growth in gross domestic product (GDP). Entrepreneurship is thus a promoter of economic growth. As a nation, we're low on the rankings when measured by our entrepreneurial activity, and we need new ideas and entrepreneurial energy to create the growth and jobs needed to reverse the current levels of unemployment and poverty. The perception of risk is relevant to the decision to become an entrepreneur as risk taking is a part of entrepreneurial life. Starting a new business has long been considered a risky proposition. Just the potential for failure and loss discourages many would-be entrepreneurs from giving it a go. This study analyses the risk taking propensity of entrepreneurs. Through using two structured questionnaires, primary data were collected from a population sample of 30 female and 30 male businesses, randomly selected from among the small and medium scale entrepreneurs engaged in manufacturing, trading, retailing and services industries in Roodepoort. The listing was extracted from the Business Index.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001238 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Duvenhage, Anelia. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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| Rights | Tshwane University of Technology |
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