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The Inquisition of Uncertainty Avoidance Index in the Emanation of Entrepreneurial Development


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1 School of Management, Doon University, Kedarpur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
2 Department of Marketing, People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
3 Department of International Finance, I-Shou University, Taiwan, Province of China
     

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The uncertainty avoidance dimensions are concerned with nation’s cultural ability to bear ambiguity. The individuals with high uncertainty avoidance cultures are tend to be inflexible as well as arrogant. The present study focuses on to evaluate the tolerance for uncertainty and their preference over the uncertainty and ambiguity. Exploratory factor analysis is used to identify factors behind uncertainty and ambiguity among entrepreneurs. Cross-tabulation analysis is used to examine the effectiveness of uncertainty in entrepreneurial development. The specific influence of uncertainty avoidance and ambiguity attributes on academic experience, location, reasons for choice and gender has been attempted to develop an instrument to measure Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to evaluate the tolerance for uncertainty on entrepreneurship.

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Uncertainty Avoidance, Ambiguity, Entrepreneurial Development.
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Authors

Gajendra Singh
School of Management, Doon University, Kedarpur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Sergey Urievich Chernikov
Department of Marketing, People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
Shailender Singh
Department of International Finance, I-Shou University, Taiwan, Province of China

Abstract


The uncertainty avoidance dimensions are concerned with nation’s cultural ability to bear ambiguity. The individuals with high uncertainty avoidance cultures are tend to be inflexible as well as arrogant. The present study focuses on to evaluate the tolerance for uncertainty and their preference over the uncertainty and ambiguity. Exploratory factor analysis is used to identify factors behind uncertainty and ambiguity among entrepreneurs. Cross-tabulation analysis is used to examine the effectiveness of uncertainty in entrepreneurial development. The specific influence of uncertainty avoidance and ambiguity attributes on academic experience, location, reasons for choice and gender has been attempted to develop an instrument to measure Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to evaluate the tolerance for uncertainty on entrepreneurship.

Keywords


Uncertainty Avoidance, Ambiguity, Entrepreneurial Development.

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