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Entrepreneurial Motives and Characteristics: An Analysis of Small Restaurant Owners
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Entrepreneurial Motives and Characteristics: An Analysis of Small Restaurant Owners |
| Names |
Chen, Sandy C.
(creator) Elston, Julie Ann (creator) |
| Date Issued | 2013-12 (iso8601) |
| Note | This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-hospitality-management/. |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to gain information about the characteristics of small restaurant owners in China. The data for the study were hand-collected by survey questionnaires in four cities across three provinces in China. We found three main results. First, small restaurant entrepreneurs were characterized by one of three distinct motives in that they were autonomy seekers, family protectors, or profit seekers. Second, their funding sources were predominantly private rather than institutional. And third, the entrepreneurial business was the main source of the family’s income. These findings have implications for development programs, financing, and education in developing China’s restaurant industry. This study appears to be the first to investigate empirically entrepreneurial activity among small business owners in the Chinese restaurant industry. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | entrepreneurship |
| Identifier | Chen, S. C., & Elston, J. A. (2013). Entrepreneurial motives and characteristics: An analysis of small restaurant owners. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 35, 294-305. doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.07.002 |
