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Potential Entrepreneurship in Urban Informal Sector Microenterprises in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Damayanthi, B.W.R.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-08T03:38:12Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-08T03:38:12Z
dc.date.issued 2017-11
dc.identifier.citation Damayanthi, B.W.R., (2017), "Potential Entrepreneurship in Urban Informal Sector Microenterprises in Sri Lanka", International Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 5 (6), 1-26 pp. en_US
dc.identifier.issn ISSN 2053-5821(Print)
dc.identifier.issn ISSN 2053-583X(Online)
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7106
dc.description.abstract Attached en_US
dc.description.abstract Microenterprises and also the attached entrepreneurs in the developing countries are very diverse. Therefore, issues and barriers related to microenterprises are at a wide range. It is crucial in identifying underlying segmentation stories beforehand any policy intervention that direct to improve micro entrepreneurship. This study aims to identify de facto typologies and potential entrepreneurship in urban informal sector in Sri Lanka. Data were drawn from a sample of 300 micro entrepreneurs chosen under multi stage cluster sampling method. Ward’s hierarchical clustering method identified five main segments considering demographic, socioeconomic, business related and also psychological factors related to entrepreneurs. According to the characteristics recorded, identified five clusters were labeled as survival, potential, survival-forever, transitory and self-sufficient for cluster 1 to 5 respectively. Survival or survival-forever groups were not operatable for a growing firm due to their setup and other related characteristics while self-sufficient group had least capacity to expand within micro basis. Cluster two and four had growth oriented characteristics and hence potential groups that were finalized as the viable micro entrepreneurial blocks which have greater potential to grow with complementary assistances.
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher European Centre for Research Training and Development UK en_US
dc.subject Micro Enterprises, Urban Informal Sector, Ward’s Hierarchical Clustering, Q Analysis en_US
dc.title Potential Entrepreneurship in Urban Informal Sector Microenterprises in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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