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An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria

This paper aims to investigate the drivers for women entrepreneurship in the context of BokoHaram insurgency in North East Nigeria. It applies pull-push theory to women entrepreneurial motivation in a violent conflict context. A semi-structured interview was conducted with a total number of 12 women...

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Main Authors: Rohaya, Mohd Nor, Ashemi, Baba Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022
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H Social Sciences (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40022/1/An%20Exploratory%20Study%20-%20Copy.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40022/
http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i6/14205
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spelling my.unimas.ir.400222022-10-03T02:41:40Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40022/ An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria Rohaya, Mohd Nor Ashemi, Baba Ali H Social Sciences (General) HD28 Management. Industrial Management This paper aims to investigate the drivers for women entrepreneurship in the context of BokoHaram insurgency in North East Nigeria. It applies pull-push theory to women entrepreneurial motivation in a violent conflict context. A semi-structured interview was conducted with a total number of 12 women entrepreneurs who were purposely selected among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the region. The results revealed that majority of the women were driven by the urgent need for survival and livelihood which forms part of a push motivational factor. The finding also shows that previous business experience has contributed to the successful business start-ups despite the challenges these displaced women are facing in the camp. Gender-related challenges were minimal but, the paper recommended for more gender-specific programs in order to reduce the sufferings of the most vulnerable persons particularly women-headed households in post-conflict transition. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40022/1/An%20Exploratory%20Study%20-%20Copy.pdf Rohaya, Mohd Nor and Ashemi, Baba Ali (2022) An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences., 12 (6). pp. 1978-1990. ISSN 2222-6990 http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i6/14205 DOI:10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i6/14205
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Rohaya, Mohd Nor
Ashemi, Baba Ali
An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria
description This paper aims to investigate the drivers for women entrepreneurship in the context of BokoHaram insurgency in North East Nigeria. It applies pull-push theory to women entrepreneurial motivation in a violent conflict context. A semi-structured interview was conducted with a total number of 12 women entrepreneurs who were purposely selected among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the region. The results revealed that majority of the women were driven by the urgent need for survival and livelihood which forms part of a push motivational factor. The finding also shows that previous business experience has contributed to the successful business start-ups despite the challenges these displaced women are facing in the camp. Gender-related challenges were minimal but, the paper recommended for more gender-specific programs in order to reduce the sufferings of the most vulnerable persons particularly women-headed households in post-conflict transition.
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author Rohaya, Mohd Nor
Ashemi, Baba Ali
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title An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria
title_short An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria
title_full An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria
title_fullStr An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed An Exploratory Study on Women Entrepreneurial Motivationin in the Context of Boko Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria
title_sort exploratory study on women entrepreneurial motivationin in the context of boko haram insurgency in north eastern nigeria
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2022
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40022/1/An%20Exploratory%20Study%20-%20Copy.pdf
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