scholarly journals MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS OF ENTREPRENEURS IN MOSCOW AND THE MOSCOW REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-266
Author(s):  
Natalia Sulikashvili ◽  
Godefroy Kizaba ◽  
Abdelouahid Assaidi
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Moscow Region ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
The Family

The main goal of this research is to examine the motivation of entrepreneurs from Moscow and the Moscow region in conducting entrepreneurial activity in present economic conditions, and to identify the obstacles slowing down this activity. For implementing this goal a survey of 63 small business owners was conducted. To collect the data, authors selected the ME (micro-enterprise), the SB (small business) and the SME (small and medium-sized enterprise). The actors questioned were entrepreneurs and more particularly the heads of companies running an ME, SB or SME in Moscow and its regions. Using research methods as factor analysis and Cronbach’s Alpha, a hierarchy of the different motives and entrepreneurial barriers were constructed. Investigation results show that regarding motivations of entrepreneurs, 4 components were obtained: extrinsic motivations composed of 4 items, intrinsic motivations composed of 6 items, motivations linked to independence and autonomy with 3 items and motivations related to the safety and well-being of the family with 3 items. In terms of barriers or obstacles encountered by Russian entrepreneurs, in regards with the literature review, we obtained 5 components: barriers of legitimacy consisting of 3 items, administrative barriers with 3 items, financial barriers with 2 items, managerial barriers with 3 items and finally competitive barriers with 3 items. The novelty of this study is to improve knowledge of the motivations and barriers that entrepreneurs in Moscow and its region encounter in the course of their activity.

scholarly journals The influence of gender and ethnicity on the perceptions of an Entrepreneurial career in the South African context

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Farrington ◽  
Beverley Gray ◽  
Gary Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Self Employment

<p>In South Africa men are more likely than women to undertake entrepreneurial activity. Similarly, White South Africans are more likely to start new business ventures than other ethnic groups. In order to establish why women and certain ethnic groups are less inclined to undertake entrepreneurial activities, the primary objective of this study was to establish whether the perceptions of desirability that some groups have of an entrepreneurial career differ from those of others. Respondents were identified by means of convenience and judgemental sampling. In total, 739 usable questionnaires were returned. The validity and reliability of the measuring instrument was assessed by means of an exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach-alpha coefficients. T-test statistics were undertaken to establish significant differences. The results show that female small business owners perceive that self-employment will allow them more Flexibility and Autonomy than do their male counterparts, whereas male students perceive that self-employment will allow them more Time than do female students. Black small business owners and Black student respondents scored higher mean scores than White respondents for the majority of work values investigated in this study. This seems to suggest that Black respondents perceive an entrepreneurial career more positively than White respondents do, despite White South Africans being more likely to start entrepreneurial ventures than Black South Africans.</p><p><strong>KEYWORDS:</strong> Entrepreneurial career, small business enterprises, career perceptions, work values, gender, ethnicity</p>

Comparing small business owner and voter beliefs regarding constraints on business growth

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-341
Author(s):  
Trey Malone ◽  
Antonios M. Koumpias
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Small Business Owner ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThis research note compares voter opinions regarding small business entrepreneurial activity to opinions of small business owners and links any divergence in perceptions to realized suboptimal entrepreneurial growth policy.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data collection via best–worst scaling and estimation of linear regression models.FindingsResults suggest that small business owners are less concerned about issues such as foreign competition, estate/death taxes, oil prices and labor union demands but are more concerned with domestic competition, income taxes, regulatory burdens and availability of credit from lenders.Social implicationsThe authors find major discrepancies in opinions about trade policy and business financing, which may lead to policy design that hinders entrepreneurship given evidence that politicians do respond to voters' opinions (Autor et al., 2016).Originality/valueIt represents the first empirical assessment of differences between voter and small business owner perspectives on entrepreneurial policy. An immediate policy implication includes the need to provide additional avenues of communication of entrepreneurs' concerns.

A Conceptual Model of Small Business Owners’ Unique Retirement Decisions: Multilevel Antecedents and Retirement Adjustment Consequences

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-152
Author(s):  
Valeria Alterman ◽  
Ariane Froidevaux ◽  
Ulrike Fasbender ◽  
Jiangpei Xie
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Psychological Ownership ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Related Family ◽  
Retirement Decisions ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The research on small business owners’ (SBOs’) retirement process has been very limited in the literature. In this commentary, we first outline SBOs’ 4 specific retirement decision options, including family succession, retire from management while maintaining ownership, independent sale, and liquidation. We then examine their unique multilevel antecedents that may shape SBOs’ retirement decisions at the individual (e.g., psychological ownership), relational (e.g., business-related family conflict and potential successor), and business (e.g., presence of business partners and business financial value) levels. Next, we explain how SBOs’ specific retirement decisions may shape their retirement adjustment in terms of both psychological and financial well-being. The overall purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual model of SBOs’ unique retirement decisions to support the understanding of SBO’s retirement process and help the literature move forward on this topic.

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OF SMALL ENTERPRISES OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Toporkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Reporting Standard ◽  
National Accounting ◽  
Taxation System

The article reviews the legislative documents defining the requirements for the accounting system of domestic small business owners. The focus is on the choice of alternative accounting solutions provided by the national accounting regulations and international financial reporting standards. The role of entrepreneurship in the economic development of the state is indisputable. Harmonization of domestic legislation in accordance with European requirements and international accounting standards is an urgent need today. A coordinated and integral legal and regulatory framework will contribute to the effective development of the entrepreneurial activity. The analysis of legal and regulatory sources showed that small business owners in Ukraine can choose the form of organizing and maintaining accounting records; financial reporting; a chart of accounts for bookkeeping; a taxation system. It is established that the effectiveness of management depends on the quality of information support. Objective and reliable information concerning the financial and economic activities of the business owner in relation to past and current events performs a predictive function. Such information allows predicting the development trends of the enterprise in the future. The necessary information base can be created by an accounting system that combines a financial accounting system, a management accounting system, and a taxation system of an economic entity. The most informative source for management decisions is financial data reporting. The paper compares the legal requirements for forms of financial reporting in accordance with national accounting regulations (standards) (NP(S)AS 1 and NP(S)AS 25), as well as the international financial reporting standard for small and medium enterprises (IFRS for SMEs). Particular attention is paid to the periodicity of reporting to tax authorities and statistical authorities. It also focuses on additional accounting preferences for entrepreneurs who have the right to submit financial reporting of micro-enterprises.

scholarly journals Small business barriers to occupational health and safety compliance

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elriza Esterhuyzen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Small Business ◽  
South African ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners

Background: The Constitution of South Africa indicates that all people have the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health and well-being. This right is reiterated in the Occupational Health and Safety Act 83 of 1993. However, small business owners and/or managers experience specific barriers to occupational health and safety (OHS) compliance. The study was conducted in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape provinces of South Africa, as these three provinces account for 82% of active businesses in South Africa.Objective: This article discusses barriers to OHS compliance as perceived by South African small business owners and/or managers.Method: A total of 350 small business owners and/or managers from the three above-mentioned provinces participated in a questionnaire survey, with one section focussing on barriers to OHS compliance. Participants rated 11 predetermined barriers to OHS compliance and could indicate and rate additional barriers. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to report on these perceived barriers.Results: Results indicated that the perceived barriers to OHS compliance can be categorised as human and resource barriers.Conclusion: South African small business owners and/or managers experience barriers to compliance that prevent them from full compliance with OHS directives, which can be costly. Small business owners and/or managers need to take cognisance of applicable OHS directives as well as identified barriers to compliance. These barriers need to be addressed to allow small businesses to comply with OHS directives and to enhance the sustainability of small businesses. The question is not whether small businesses can afford OHS compliance, but if they can afford not to overcome barriers and comply.

scholarly journals Juggling or Struggling? Work and Family Interface and Its Buffers among Small Business Owners

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hieu Nguyen ◽  
Sukanlaya Sawang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family

AbstractThis study responds to calls for theory and research on work–family aspects in entrepreneurship research. This study examines the role of work–family conflict, work–family enhancement and social support on small business owners’ (SBOs) well-being. Drawing from The Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) panel data, the sample is restricted to SBOs, married with children under the age of 14 during 2010–2011 (two waves), totaling 167 SBOs. Results revealed that work–family conflict has a negative direct effect on mental health, job, family and life satisfactions. Similarly, work–family enhancement was found to have a direct positive effect on job, family and life satisfaction but not mental health. A significant interaction term also suggested that work–family enhancement moderated the relationship between work–family conflict and SBOs’ job satisfaction. Finally social support was found to have positive main effect on both subjective and psychological well-being. The interventions to well-being of SBOs should aim to balance the work and family lives of SBOs as well as making sure they have adequate social support networks. For public policy makers, support programs should extend from traditional means to balancing work–family matters for this particular occupation. Aside from broadening existing knowledge on the effects of work–family conflict, enhancement and social support, this is one of the first studies to examine well-being as a measure of success for SBOs. Additionally, the use of cross-wave data in the present study helps us to reduce this problem and provide a much stronger causal relationship between the focal variables of interest.

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