| dc.description.abstract | This study is concerned with the factors that determine
entrepreneurial behaviour. The study was aroused by the fact
that whereas studies conducted in other countries have identified
certain factors that condition entrepreneurial be~
haviour, no study appears to have been conducted in Kenya to
find out the extent to which entrepreneurial behaviour of
Kenyan Businessmen and women are conditioned by such factors.
To achieve the objective, a sample of 50 entrepreneurs
from Manufacturing, mercharndising and service subsectors
- was selected from Kisumu town. Primary data was collected by
the use of questionnaire.
The entrepreneurial behaviours investigated were:
risk-taking, innovativeness, Knowledge of results and individual
responsibility, while the influencing factors included
-formal education, training, experience, access to
resources and motivation.
Data was ana lysed using multiple regression and correlation
analyses. The regression analyses revealed the following
findings:
1. that motivation variable was significant determinant
of risk-taking among the entrepreneurs interviewed, but it
did not influence innovativeness, knowledge of results and
individual responsibility
2. that the variables - formal education, training and
experience were not significant determinants of risk-taking,
innovativeness, knowledge of results and individual responsibility,
while access to resources did not influence risktaking
and innovativeness among the entrepreneurs interviewed.
The conclusions reached was that most of the variables
were not statistically significant determinants of any of
the entrepreneurial behaviours analysed. except for motivation
that had some influence on risk-taking. | en |
