Barriers to small informal business development and entrepreneurship : the case of the Emfuleni region

• Autorzy: Meyer N. , Meyer D. F. , Molefe K. N.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2016.13.1.12

Warianty tytułu

PL

Bariery rozwoju małych nieformalnych przedsiębiorstw i przedsiębiorczości : przypadek regionu Emfuleni

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The nature of being an entrepreneur encapsulates the essence of fully embracing opportunities and taking on new challenges and risks. Informal entrepreneurship is often taken for granted and hardly recognised as being a profession. This study aims at identifying the importance of entrepreneurship in the informal sector and the barriers that these entrepreneurs face on a daily basis in South Africa. As part of the methodology, both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to analyse and interpret the data. Results from the study indicated that most of the informal entrepreneurs are necessity driven rather than opportunity driven and that some of the main barriers they face are crime, service delivery and lack of vacant land and premises. Possible solutions to these barriers include: providing areas for the entrepreneurs from which to operate and to make funding available for expansion and growth of their businesses.

PL

Istota bycia przedsiębiorcą obejmuje istotę wszechstronnych możliwości i podejmowania nowych wyzwań i zagrożeń. Nieformalna przedsiębiorczość jest często brana za pewnik i rzadko rozpoznawana jako zawód. Badanie to ma na celu identyfikację znaczenia przedsiębiorczości w sektorze nieformalnym oraz barier, na które na co dzień napotykają przedsiębiorcy w Afryce Południowej. W ramach metodologii, do analizy i interpretacji danych zostało wykorzystane zarówno podejście ilościowe, jak i jakościowe. Wyniki badania wskazały, że większość nieformalnych przedsiębiorców kieruje się bardziej koniecznością niż okazją oraz, że niektórymi z głównych barier, na które napotykają są przestępczość, dostarczanie usług a także brak wolnych terenów i pomieszczeń. Możliwe rozwiązania wymienionych barier obejmują: zapewnienie obszarów dla przedsiębiorców, z których można pracować i udostępnienie środków finansowych dla rozwoju i wzrostu ich firm.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

entrepreneurship; informal sector; barriers; Emfuleni Local Municipality; South Africa

PL

przedsiębiorczość; sektor nieformalny; bariery; Lokalna Gmina Emfuleni; Republika Południowej Afryki

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 13, No. 1
• Strony: 121--133
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Meyer N.

• North-West University, School of Economic Sciences

autor

Meyer D. F.

• North-West University, School of Economic Sciences

autor

Molefe K. N.

• North-West University, School of Economic Sciences

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.