The impact of work experience on selected entrepreneurial factors

• Autorzy: Meyer Natanya

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2020.22.2.17

Warianty tytułu

PL

Czy pracownicy publiczni w Hiszpanii czy są szczęśliwi w swojej pracy w era Przemysłu 4.0?

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Entrepreneurship has been cited as a significant contributor to economic growth and development numerous times by academics, policymakers and other stakeholders. Furthermore, in recent years, much emphasis has been placed on female entrepreneurs' role within a community and the economy. Emerging economies, such as South Africa, sometimes rely on entrepreneurship even more as a source of employment. However, many businesses fail due to various reasons. One of these possible reasons could be a lack of prior work or business experience. Considering this, the objective of this study was to explore the difference in various entrepreneurial factors between South African female entrepreneurs and the number of years’ experience they have as being self-employed. A quantitative descriptive research approach was followed. A total of 510 female entrepreneurs were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive, reliability and validity statistics and a one-way ANOVA test. Findings indicated that, from the selected entrepreneurial factors, only internal motivation returned a statistically significant difference. Interestingly, females with more than three years of self-employment experience were motivated more by internal factors such as independence, work-life balance, pursuing a challenge, contributing to society, and family security. The results suggest that females who have been self-employed for longer may not have as much external motivation as those who have just started a new business.

PL

Liczne badania w literaturze wskazują na związek między czynnikami społeczno-psychologicznymi w pracy a stopniem satysfakcji lub postrzeganego szczęścia. Jednak nadal istnieje niewiele analiz, które wyraźnie odnoszą się do tej relacji w przypadku pracowników sektora publicznego w porównaniu z pracownikami sektora prywatnego. Celem tego artykułu jest ustalenie, czy pracownicy sektora publicznego są szczęśliwsi niż sektor prywatny, łącząc szczęście z niektórymi z tych czynników w Hiszpanii. Wyniki pokazują, że pracownicy sektora publicznego są rzeczywiście szczęśliwsi niż ci w sektorze prywatnym. Jeśli chodzi o płace, bezpieczeństwo i odczuwalny poziom stresu, istnieją powiązania ze szczęściem pracowników. Badanie to dostarcza bardzo przydatnych informacji dla menedżerów firm, którzy są odpowiedzialni za politykę kadrową związaną z tymi czynnikami: wynagrodzeniem, bezpieczeństwem i stresem.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

entrepreneurial factors; female entrepreneurs; self-employment; South Africa; work experience

PL

szczęście; satysfakcja; zasoby ludzkie; polityka kadrowa; Przemysł 4.0; sektor publiczny; sektor prywatny

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 2
• Strony: 247--260
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 54 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Meyer Natanya

• DHET-NRF Sarchi in Entrepreneurship Education, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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