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A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction
Thesis (PhD (Entrepreneurship))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29397 A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen verweyct@yebo.co.za Verwey, Ingrid Vivienne Success- and motivational factors Women’s entrepreneurship Positive pull- Negative push- Barriers- UCTD Thesis (PhD (Entrepreneurship))--University of Pretoria, 2006. Women increasingly 'make the leap' into 'traditionally male' entrepreneurial ventures. This dissertation reviews relevant literature on what, how many, why and where women entrepreneurs in construction found their niche markets, which aspects make women unique, how poverty and unemployment hurt women and what entrepreneurial barriers women experience, comparing a developed (USA) and developing country (SA). A survey instrument was developed to test the constructs empirically and case studies illustrate the models of success. Given the excellent results of the Cronbach Alpha and Factor Analysis, the instrument developed proved to be reliable and valid and could be used for similar studies. The case- and empirical studies analyse women ownership attitudes and push and pull factors to determine why women became entrepreneurs in construction. The main findings are: 1. Women took up their rightful place as construction entrepreneurs. It is a myth that they are only labourers. 2. Differences and similarities; SA-USA: In the USA women are mostly ‘Corporate Entrepreneurs’ and in SA they are mainly ‘Entrepreneurs’. They agree that their associations are successful in promoting women in construction. 3. Positive pull factors are the main reason why women are in construction as they demonstrate entrepreneurial behaviour and characteristics. 4. Negative push factors, e.g. “need to make a living” are a lesser reason. 5. Gender discrimination can become fatal barriers for successful women entrepreneurs. 6. The majority of respondents see themselves as successful and intent on developing key aspects of their businesses to expand their competitive edge. 7. SAWiC played a pioneering role in developing a database to prevent clients from justifying their non-compliance of the law in terms of non-availability of women entrepreneurs in construction. Business Management unrestricted 2013-09-07T15:34:28Z 2005-11-11 2013-09-07T15:34:28Z 2005-04-21 2006-11-11 2005-11-11 Thesis Verwey, I 2005, A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29397 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29397 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11112005-112733/ © 2005, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Success- and motivational factors Women’s entrepreneurship Positive pull- Negative push- Barriers- UCTD A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction |
| title | A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction |
| title_full | A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction |
| title_fullStr | A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction |
| title_short | A comparative analysis between SA and USA women entrepreneurs in construction |
| title_sort | comparative analysis between sa and usa women entrepreneurs in construction |
| topic | Success- and motivational factors Women’s entrepreneurship Positive pull- Negative push- Barriers- UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29397 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11112005-112733/ |