Entrepreneurial intentions and perceived barriers to entrepreneurship among youth in Uttarakhand state of India: A cross-cultural investigation across genders
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
ISSN: 1756-6266
Article publication date: 5 October 2018
Issue publication date: 17 October 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of gender and regional cultures on entrepreneurial intentions and perceived barriers to entrepreneurship in two diverse regions of a state. Authors in the past have consistently expressed the need for studies on entrepreneurial intentions that would encompass both the gender and cultural dimensions, as there is a potential interactive effect between sex and culture, which remains largely unstudied despite its potential to provide an explanation for the contradictory findings that have emerged when either sex or culture was studied separately.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a quantitative study. The primary data were derived from the students of professional courses. The sampling method used was proportionate stratified sampling. The scales used were tested with regard to validity and reliability. The chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and Mann–Whitney U test were used to draw relationships between the variables.
Findings
The findings indicated significant gender differences in perceptions of barriers and entrepreneurial intentions among youth. The findings also showed that the barrier perceptions and the entrepreneurial intentions between genders vary with change in culture at the regional level.
Originality/value
This paper adds to the very limited research available on perceived barriers and entrepreneurial intentions that focuses on the effect of gender from a cross-cultural perspective. This paper further contributes by testing the results in two culturally diverse regions of a single state of India, which has helped us understand the impact of regional cultures while controlling for the effects of the entrepreneurship support systems provided by the governments in different nations.
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Acknowledgements
The author would like to express his sincere gratitude to Dr Sunil Shukla, the Director of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, for extending all necessary support required to bring this article from the preparation to the publication stage. The author would also like to thank Ms Julie Shah for proofreading the article and making some important corrections.
Citation
Sharma, L. (2018), "Entrepreneurial intentions and perceived barriers to entrepreneurship among youth in Uttarakhand state of India: A cross-cultural investigation across genders", International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 243-269. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-02-2018-0009
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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