Determinants of entrepreneurship pursuit among agricultural post-graduates: Implications for evidence-driven students’ entrepreneurship

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10.2991/978-2-38476-134-0_18How to use a DOI?

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Youth; Entrepreneurs; Business-venture; Postgraduate; Determinants

Abstract

The South African economy continues to crumble, just like its strength to support its inhabitants weakens with time. As a result, the unemployment rate continues to hit the country severely, with the youth being the most vulnerable. Despite a steady accumulation of qualifications from institutions of higher learning, most young people have lost hope in securing formal employment, leaving thousands flocking into entrepreneurship. The current study sought to investigate the determinants of entrepreneurship pursuit among agricultural postgraduate student entrepreneurs. The study used a purposive sampling technique to select 147 entrepreneurs who had enrolled for a post-graduate agricultural study. Descriptive statistics were used to draw insight into the characteristics of the graduate entrepreneurs and dynamics relating to the nature of the businesses they ventured into. A Binary logistic regression model was used to investigate determinants of entrepreneurship pursuit among agricultural graduates. The findings uncovered that determinants such as field of study, type of business ownership, family support, lack of formal employment, and meeting their basic needs significantly propelled postgraduate agricultural entrepreneurs to pursue entrepreneurship. In comparison, determinants such as limited capital acquisition capacity, limited market share, and lack of business mentors regressed the entrepreneurship pursuit among students. The study recommends mentoring clubs for emerging entrepreneurs at higher learning institutions for entrepreneurship positioning and promotion.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mpho Tshikororo
AU  - Takalani Isaac Khorombi
AU  - Tebogo Ferdinand Molepo
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/06
TI  - Determinants of entrepreneurship pursuit among agricultural post-graduates: Implications for evidence-driven students’ entrepreneurship
BT  - Proceedings of the 10th Focus Conference (TFC 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 268
EP  - 283
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-134-0_18
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-134-0_18
ID  - Tshikororo2023
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