TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of push and pull factors for starting a business in Latvia
AU - Berke-Berga, Anzelika
AU - Dovladbekova, Inna
AU - Urbane, Marta
N1 - Funding Information:
1 The paper was supported by the NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME “LATVIAN HERI-TAGE AND FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE STATE” project “CHALLENGES FOR THE LATVIAN STATE AND SOCIETY AND THE SOLUTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT (INTERFRAME-LV)” EDOHO, F. M. Entrepreneurship and socioeconomic development: Catalysing African trans-formation in the 21st century. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 2015, vol. 6, no.2, pp. 127–147 2 ACS, Z. J., Audretsch, D. B., Braunerhielm, P. & Carlsson, B. Growth and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Assessment. London: Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2005. 3 Thompson, E. R. Individual Entrepreneurial Intent: Construct Clarification and Development of an Internationally Reliable Metric. Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice, 2009, vol. 33, no.3, pp. 66–-694. 4 Mikubukeli, Z. & Cronje, J. C. Pull and Push Elements of Entrepreneurship in South Africa: A Small-Scale Mining Perspective. Journal of Entrepreneurship & Organization Management, 2018, vol.7, no.3, pp. 1–7.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Entrepreneurship related research has developed rapidly during the recent decades. It is of interest for every country in the European Union to foster increase of newly created enterprises and thus employment and economic dynamism. The main goal of this paper is centred on motivational factors that contribute to people’s involvement in business in Latvia. At first, the article looks at the development of factors that influence entrepreneurial motivation in context of push and pull theoretical framework. Subsequently, the analysis of an empirical study is carried out. The study analyzes factors that promote or hinder starting a business in context of push and pull framework. The results offer important conclusions regarding the main motivators for starting a business. Majority of the existing and potential entrepreneurs are motivated by the pull factors (i.e., appropriate character, skills and knowledge, willingness to support their family members or earn more). The motivation can be further triggered by the push factors, such as tax benefits or favourable business legislation. Nevertheless, the push factors alone cannot boost creation of new enterprises as operate in tandem with the pull factors.
AB - Entrepreneurship related research has developed rapidly during the recent decades. It is of interest for every country in the European Union to foster increase of newly created enterprises and thus employment and economic dynamism. The main goal of this paper is centred on motivational factors that contribute to people’s involvement in business in Latvia. At first, the article looks at the development of factors that influence entrepreneurial motivation in context of push and pull theoretical framework. Subsequently, the analysis of an empirical study is carried out. The study analyzes factors that promote or hinder starting a business in context of push and pull framework. The results offer important conclusions regarding the main motivators for starting a business. Majority of the existing and potential entrepreneurs are motivated by the pull factors (i.e., appropriate character, skills and knowledge, willingness to support their family members or earn more). The motivation can be further triggered by the push factors, such as tax benefits or favourable business legislation. Nevertheless, the push factors alone cannot boost creation of new enterprises as operate in tandem with the pull factors.
KW - Entrepreneurial motivation
KW - Latvia
KW - Pull factors
KW - Push factors
KW - Starting a business
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114250340
SN - 1805-8809
VL - 8
SP - 148
EP - 160
JO - European Studies: The Review of European Law, Economics and Politics
JF - European Studies: The Review of European Law, Economics and Politics
IS - 1
ER -