Impact of Factors that Inhibit the Drive of Entrepreneurship in Pakistan: Empirical Evidence from Young Entrepreneurs and Students

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Nowadays, in the era of competitiveness, competition, innovation and development of a country cannot be achieved without the successful entrepreneurial process. The current research is intended to elaborate the factors that obstruct the drive of entrepreneurship in Pakistan. For this purpose a quantitative survey was conducted in order to examine the six factors: lack of education and skills, terrorism, social status, political environment, lack of financial resources and business environment with motivation of entrepreneurship. Data was collected through questionnaire using simple random sampling technique from the young businessmen and students from the 3 cities of Pakistan which includes Lahore, Gujranwala and Islamabad. For the purpose of the analysis the sample of 250 were selected out of which 200 questionnaires which show the response rate is 80%. Analysis was run by using SPSS 19 and results showed that the factors including lack of education and skills, terrorism, social status, political environment, lack of financial resources and business environment have significant relation with the motivation of entrepreneurship in Pakistan. The current study has provided valuable information and recommendation to government, financial institutions, socialists and potential entrepreneurs to improve the culture of entrepreneurship in Pakistan.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• McClelland’s Theory of Need for Achievement
• Theory of Locus of Control
• Factors Inhibiting the Entrepreneurship
• Lack of Education and Skills
• Business Environment
• Terrorism
• Lack of Financial Resources
• Political Environment and Government Policies
• Social Status
• Motivation of Entrepreneurs in Pakistan
• Research Methodology
• Analysis and Results
• Conclusion
• Recommendation
• Limitations
• References