THE STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP MOTIVATION ON BUSINESS GROWTH AND BUSINESS GROWTH EXPECTATION: A CASE STUDY OF THAILAND
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Entrepreneurial Intention, Business Growth, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), ThailandAbstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial motivation on business growth and business growth expectation. The sample consisted of 728 Thai people involved with entrepreneurial activities based on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data in 2013. Multi-stage sampling method was used to collect the data from six regions of Thailand by using questionnaire as the research instrument. The result of combined statistical analysis by using independent sample t-test and multiple regression analysis showed that all proposed hypotheses were supported. Opportunity-driven entrepreneurs’ businesses grew up more significantly than necessity-driven entrepreneurs’ businesses. In addition, opportunity-driven entrepreneurs had significantly higher business growth expectation than necessity-driven entrepreneurs.
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