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Entrepreneurial Motivations and Barriers among Management Students in Himachal Pradesh:An Empirical Study


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Entrepreneurship is considered as the most significant factor in generating economic growth of any country. Entrepreneurs create employment and maintain the economic viability of nation. They contribute in creating new technologies, advancements and leads to development of enterprises. But to be an entrepreneur, motivations and barriers play a major role behind it. During the entrepreneurial process, entrepreneurs have to face lots of problems. Therefore, this study aims to examine perceived entrepreneurial motivations and barriers among management students in Himachal Pradesh as very few studies were done in Himachal Pradesh. So this research paper contributes to the literature by testing the entrepreneurial motivations and barriers among management students. Knowing about perceived entrepreneurial motivations and barriers with their demographic profile will further help policy makers and academicians to promote entrepreneurship and remove barriers.

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Entrepreneurial Motivations, Entrepreneurial Barriers, Entrepreneurship, Management Students, Entrepreneurial Inclination.
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Authors

Gitanjali Upadhaya
School of Business and Management Studies, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India
Priyanka Chadha
School of Business and Management Studies, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract


Entrepreneurship is considered as the most significant factor in generating economic growth of any country. Entrepreneurs create employment and maintain the economic viability of nation. They contribute in creating new technologies, advancements and leads to development of enterprises. But to be an entrepreneur, motivations and barriers play a major role behind it. During the entrepreneurial process, entrepreneurs have to face lots of problems. Therefore, this study aims to examine perceived entrepreneurial motivations and barriers among management students in Himachal Pradesh as very few studies were done in Himachal Pradesh. So this research paper contributes to the literature by testing the entrepreneurial motivations and barriers among management students. Knowing about perceived entrepreneurial motivations and barriers with their demographic profile will further help policy makers and academicians to promote entrepreneurship and remove barriers.

Keywords


Entrepreneurial Motivations, Entrepreneurial Barriers, Entrepreneurship, Management Students, Entrepreneurial Inclination.

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