Risk Taking and Start-up Capital: Exploring Gender differences in Uganda, through an International Comparison

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dc.contributor.authorOrobia, Laura
dc.contributor.authorSserwanga, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorRooks, Gerrit
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-07T10:16:33Z
dc.date.available2022-12-07T10:16:33Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to explain the gender differences with respect to risk taking behaviour and start-up capital in Uganda, comparing with other countries. The start-up capital of businesses run by females is ostensibly smaller than those run by males in Uganda and in any other country. A number of reasons have been forwarded to explain this variance. Some researchers have linked the size of start-up capital to the risk taking behaviour among other factors. However there is insufficient local or Ugandan empirical research into this difference, given that much of the empirical research are based on western data sets. Data for this study was from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2003. A causal research design was used to establish the relationship between risk taking attitude and start up capital. A comparative design was also employed to compare the findings of Uganda with other GEM countries, Chi-square tests, and a two way analysis of variances were used to analyse the data. There are gender differences with respect to risk taking behaviour across all countries under study. However, the gender gap is wider in other countries than Uganda. On the whole, Uganda women are less risk averse as compared to those in other countries. The start-up capital requirement of Ugandan men is more than their female counterparts. In addition, Ugandan men invested more personal start up capital when they are risk averse. Among other recommendations, policy makers should sensitise females about viability of business start ups and encourage women access to ownership of property.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOrobia, L., & Rooks, G. (2011). Risk taking and start-up capital: Exploring gender differences in Uganda, through an international comparison. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 3(2), 83-93.en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 2220-6140
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6028
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Economics and Behavioral Studiesen_US
dc.subjectRisk taking behaviouren_US
dc.subjectstart up capitalen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.titleRisk Taking and Start-up Capital: Exploring Gender differences in Uganda, through an International Comparisonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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