Differences in risk assessment ability between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs

dc.contributor.advisorSandrock, Judith Norahen
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateErnst, Pieter Benjaminen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-07T16:07:01Z
dc.date.available2013-04-26en
dc.date.available2013-09-07T16:07:01Z
dc.date.created2013-04-25en
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.date.submitted2013-02-16en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.en
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this exploratory study was to determine whether there was any significance to the proposition that the ability of individuals to assess entrepreneurial risks differed between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on the risk identification and risk prioritisation abilities.A survey strategy was followed which made use of a case study exercise to ascertain what risks the sample groups of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs identified. Demographics and other risk variables, such as risk propensity and risk perception, were also excluded to provide context and eliminate certain alternative explanations.No significant differences were found between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs with respect the risks that they identified in the case study exercise. Entrepreneurs perceived the case study as more favourable and had a higher risk propensity. Entrepreneurs also found the case study exercise more difficult than non-entrepreneurs.en
dc.description.availabilityunrestricteden
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en
dc.identifier.citationErnst, PB 2012, Differences in risk assessment ability between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29615 >en
dc.identifier.otherF13/4/154/zwen
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-161848/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/29615
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2012 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.en
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurshipen
dc.subjectRisk assessmenten
dc.subjectRisk identificationen
dc.subjectRisk propensityen
dc.subjectRisk perceptionen
dc.titleDifferences in risk assessment ability between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneursen
dc.typeDissertationen

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