Individual learning behavior: do all its dimensions matter for self-employment practice among youths in Uganda?
Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
ISSN: 1750-6204
Article publication date: 12 June 2020
Issue publication date: 14 July 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to establish whether all the dimensions of individual learning behavior matter for self-employment practice among youths, using evidence from Uganda.
Design/methodology/approach
This study is a correlational and cross-sectional type. A questionnaire survey of 393 youths was used. The data collected were analyzed through SPSS.
Findings
The results indicate that meaning-oriented learning behavior, planned learning behavior and emergent learning behavior do matter for self-employment practice among youths in Uganda unlike instruction-oriented learning behavior.
Research limitations/implications
This study focused on self-employed youths who have gone through tertiary education in Uganda. Therefore, it is likely that the results may not be generalized to other settings. The results show that to promote self-employment practice among youths, the focus should be put mainly on meaning-oriented learning behavior, planned learning behavior and emergent learning behavior.
Originality/value
This study provides initial evidence on whether all the dimensions of individual learning behavior do matter for self-employment practice among youths using evidence from an African developing country – Uganda.
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Acknowledgements
We acknowledge with gratitude the financial and moral support received from Makerere University Business School. This paper is part of my PhD work and the listed co-authors are my PhD supervisors. The PhD was fully funded by Makerere University Business School. The authors thank the Editor and the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive prompt feedback. The authors also thank Mr. Juma Bananuka for the insightful comments on an earlier draft of this paper.
Citation
Kusemererwa, C., Munene, J.C., Laura, O.A. and Balunywa, J.W. (2020), "Individual learning behavior: do all its dimensions matter for self-employment practice among youths in Uganda?", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 373-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-02-2020-0012
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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