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dc.contributor.authorMakgosa, Rina
dc.contributor.authorOngori, Henry
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-20T07:24:18Z
dc.date.available2017-02-20T07:24:18Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationMakgosa, R. & Ongori, H. (2012) Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Botswana, International Journal of Learning & Development, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 247-259en_US
dc.identifier.issn2164-4063
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1599
dc.description.abstractWith the high rate of unemployment in Botswana, it has become imperative that the alternative source of employment seen by policy makers and researchers as the panacea to the problem, is entrepreneurship. Although, research has been conducted on entrepreneurship, little has been done on the university students‟ perceptions of entrepreneurial behaviour in Botswana. To fill this gap, this paper seeks to investigate university students‟ perceptions of various entrepreneurial characteristics, motivators and challenges in Botswana. To achieve this, a sample of 394 undergraduate students of the University of Botswana was targeted. Findings of the current study indicate that students perceived an entrepreneur as an individual who possesses the right managerial skills, take risks, contribute to the economy, utilize available resources optimally, is creative and successful. Although the current study is based on undergraduate students, an investigation of entrepreneurial behaviour that exists among potential entrepreneurs in Botswana is important, since it will enable policy makers and other stakeholders to intensify and channel initiatives to promote self employment.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMacrothink institute; http://www.macrothink.orgen_US
dc.subjectBotswanaen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjecttraitsen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneuren_US
dc.subjectmotivatorsen_US
dc.titlePerceptions of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Botswanaen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttp://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijld/article/view/1885en_US


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