GENDER MOTIVES OF MEXICAN ENTREPRENEURS IN TWO LARGE URBAN SETTINGS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Yves Robichaud (), Jean-Charles Cachon, José Barragán Codina, Mario César Davila Aguirre and Alfonso Lopez Lira Arjona
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Yves Robichaud: Accounting Department, Laurentian University, Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
Jean-Charles Cachon: Marketing and Management Department, Laurentian University, Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
José Barragán Codina: FACPYA, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, Cd. Universitaria C.P. 66450, San Nicolas de los Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Mario César Davila Aguirre: FACPYA, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, Cd. Universitaria C.P. 66450, San Nicolas de los Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Alfonso Lopez Lira Arjona: FACPYA, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, Cd. Universitaria C.P. 66450, San Nicolas de los Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2016, vol. 21, issue 03, 1-21

Abstract: The need for an income is cited by several studies as a primary motive for both formal and informal business start-up activities found in emerging countries. Conversely, entrepreneurs from developed countries enjoying more favorable economic conditions (such as the United States, Canada, or the European Union) are mainly motivated by intrinsic motives. Given the extant literature, it appeared important to determine which motivators were at play in larger Mexican urban centers, where economic conditions seemed to have become similar to those of Canada and the United States. No significant differences were observed between the motives of female as compared to male entrepreneurs from urban Mexico because a majority went into business primarily for economic reasons rather than for intrinsic motives. Knowing that Mexican entrepreneurs are mostly motivated by economic goals should help local governments in designing policies aimed at fostering and facilitating entrepreneurship.

Keywords: Gender and entrepreneurship; female entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship in Mexico; entrepreneurial motives; urban entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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