Role of Occupation in Motivating the Entrepreneurs

Abstract

Motivation is the process that motivates a person into action and induces him to continue the courses of action for the achievement of goals. Ambitions or aspiration motivates men, activise them, broaden their vision and make the life meaningful. Ambition is an index of one’s own resourcefulness. The intentions and initiative of a man are directed by his ambitions. The common saying “aimless life is a goal less game” emphasizes the importance of ambition in life. Various ambitions which motivate a person to become an entrepreneur are need for independence, to make money, previous experience, unemployment, securing social status, availability of industrial shed or plot, fulfillment of father’s ambition etc. The paper focuses on factors motivating the entrepreneurs, the relationship between motivational factors and parental occupation. The paper is based on primary sources collected from 60 entrepreneurs running their units in KSSIDC industrial estates of Shivamogga district. The response is collected using structured interview schedule using stratified random sampling technique. The study finds that making money, the opportunity to start the unit/availability of KSSIDC shed, humble to become an employer, previous experience and need for independence, encouragement from friends/relatives , the unemployment problem, securing social status, fulfillment of father’s ambition and education/training in the related line, EDP and EAP participation and success stories of other entrepreneurs are the factors motivated the entrepreneurs in the order of importance. To see the degree of relationship between motivational factor and parental occupation, the chi-square test for each background is calculated. The calculations shown that , the calculated value is less than the table value. Therefore the null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between parental occupation and motivational factor is accepted.

Introduction

I. INTRODUCTION

Motivation is the process that motivates a person into action and induces him to continue the courses of action for the achievement of goals. Since man is a product of his own environment, the prevailing socio-economic, psychological and the cultural factors naturally influence him and act as a source of inspiration to become an entrepreneur. As such the ambition, aspirations, compelling factors and facilitating factors make an entrepreneur.

Ambitions or aspiration motivates men, activise them, broaden their vision and make the life meaningful. Ambition is an index of one’s own resourcefulness. The intentions and initiative of a man are directed by his ambitions. The common saying “aimless life is a goal less game” emphasizes the importance of ambition in life. Various ambitions which motivate a person to become an entrepreneur are need for independence, to make money, previous experience, unemployment, securing social status, availability of industrial shed or plot, fulfillment of father’s ambition etc. Ashok Kumar 1 in a study on the  entrepreneurship in small industry in 2 industrial estates of Andhra Pradesh found that the ambition of becoming self-reliant was ranked first and ambition of giving shape to their ideas and skills received second rank. To make money, to continue the family business and gaining social prestige are the other influencing factors.

Ambitions or compulsions may not make a man an entrepreneur. At times, the encouragement of family members, friends and relatives, the experience gained in employment, the skill acquired or inherited, availability of finance, success of others, EDPs etc., also facilitate the exercise of entrepreneurship. In a study on entrepreneurial process and promises conducted by BEVVN Murthy et.al.,2 in Andhra Pradesh, it was found that previous experience in the same or other line of activity, success stories of entrepreneurs and advise or influence of family members/friends/relatives facilitated the entrepreneurship. Ashok Kumar 3 found that previous job experience and the education and training received by the entrepreneurs facilitated the entrepreneurship in Marripalem and Autonagar industrial estates of Vishakapatanam in Andhra Pradesh   

A. Objectives

The paper focuses on factors motivating the entrepreneurs, the relationship between motivational factors and education qualification and parental occupation.

B. Hypotheses

1. There is no significant relationship between educational qualification and motivational factor.
2. There is no significant relationship between parental occupation and motivational factor.

II. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The paper is based on primary sources collected from 60 entrepreneurs running their units in KSSIDC industrial estates of Shivamogga district. The response is collected using structured interview schedule using stratified random sampling technique.

III. ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS

A. Motivating Factors

In the present study the entrepreneurs surveyed were asked to rank the different factors which motivated them to become an entrepreneur. Then each factor marked by the entrepreneurs is totaled and ranking is given to the factor which is marked by more number of entrepreneurs. The Table 1 is showing the details in the order of rank.

Table -  1

Motivating Factor

Source : Field Survey

Table 1 shows that making money is the prime factor secured first  rank which motivated 26 out of 60 entrepreneurs surveyed. The opportunity to start the unit/availability of KSSIDC shed secured II rank motivated 24 entrepreneurs, humble to become an employer secured III rank motivated 13 entrepreneurs, previous experience and need for independence secured IV rank motivating 18 each entrepreneurs, encouragement from friends/relatives secured V rank motivating 16 entrepreneurs and the unemployment problem secured VI rank motivated 14 persons to become entrepreneurs. Securing social status, fulfillment of father’s ambition and education/training in the related line secured VII rank motivated 10 each entrepreneurs. EDP and EAP participation and success stories of other entrepreneurs motivated 7 and 3 entrepreneurs with a respective grade or rank of 8 and 9. Two entrepreneurs opined that they became entrepreneurs to do special research and development for the growth of nation.

B. Parental Occupation and Motivating Factor

The entrepreneurs in the study area are hailed from different backgrounds, say agriculture, business, service or employment and coolie. For the purpose of analysis the entrepreneurs are classified into 3 groups and those who are daily bread winners/coolies are included in entrepreneurs from service or employment background. The data is presented and analyzed with below Table 2.

The analysis of Table 2 is made by calculating the percentage of entrepreneurs in the respective occupation under each motivating factor. The analysis of  Table 2 is as follows.

1. Making money motivated more number of entrepreneurs from agriculture followed by service or employment and business background.
2. Availability of KSSIDC shed motivated large number of entrepreneurs from business background followed by agriculture and service or employment background.
3. To become an employer motivated large number of entrepreneurs from service or employment background followed by business and agriculture backgrounds.
4. The previous experience in business and need for independence motivated more number of entrepreneurs from business background followed by service or employment and agriculture background.
5. The encouragement from friends or relatives motivated large number of entrepreneurs from agriculture followed by service or employment and business backgrounds.
6. The unemployment problem has influenced more number of agriculturists followed by those in service line and business line.

Table 2

Motivating Factor and Parental Occupation

Source: Field Survey

Note:

• For this purpose occupation of the father is considered.
• Three workers doing labor job are considered with entrepreneurs from   service/employment  background.

7. Out of 12 entrepreneurs from agriculture background, 3 entrepreneurs constituting 25 per cent to total and 7 out of 39 from business background became entrepreneurs to fulfill the ambition of parents.

8. Education and training in the related line motivated large number of entrepreneurs from business background followed by agriculture and employment background.

9. EDP/EAP participation prompted more entrepreneurs (in terms of percentage) from service or employment background followed by business and agriculture background.

10. Success stories of other entrepreneurs influenced one entrepreneur from employment background and 2 from business background. No agriculturist is influenced by this.

11. Desire to contribute for the nation by doing R&D job motivated 2 entrepreneurs from business background in the study area.

In order to see the degree of relationship between motivational factor and parental occupation, the chi-square test for each background is made in the below Table 3, 4and 5.

IV. HYPOTHESIS TESTING

Thus, in all the three backgrounds, the calculated value is less than the table value. Therefore the null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between parental occupation and motivational factor is accepted.

Conclusion

Mere establishment of industrial estates will not assure the development of industrial estates. To motivate the potential entrepreneurs, EAPs and EDPs at selected locations can be organized. Decentralization of industrial estates, provision of infrastructure in industrial estates, purchase guarantee by bigger units, starting of large scale industries in Shivamogga district, grabbing the green entrepreneurship opportunities etc., are the need of the hour.

References

[1] Ashok Kumar., Entrepreneurship in Small Industry. [2] BEVVN Murthy., M Chandrashekar and M. Gangadhar Rao., Entrepreneurial Processes and Promises, cited in M. Gangadhar Rao., Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Development, Kanishka Publishing House, Delhi. [3] Ashok Kumar., Entrepreneurship in Small Industry. [4] Nooney Lenin Kumar., An Entrepreneurial Study with Reference to Tobbaco Re-drying Units in Coastal Andrapradesh, SEDME, Vol. 36, No.3, September 2009, pp. 31-52.

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