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Author: search.filters.author.Lawa, EmmanuelSubject: search.filters.subject.Business and Management

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    Determinants of income in the informal sector : a case of selected slums in Ghana
    (2019-12-01) Zogli, Luther-King Junior; Lawa, Emmanuel; Dlamini, Bongani Innocent
    This paper investigates the determinants of income earned in two informal slum economies in Ghana, using OLS regression analysis. Amongst factors, operator’s social networks, locus of control, type of economic activity, educational level, age of business and labour size, it was found that labour size was the main determinant of average daily income in slum activities in Ghana, with a 25% increase in average daily income for every extra person employed. Also, an extra year of experience in running the same business increases income by 10%. This reflects that, a slum operator’s continuous operation (learning and earning by doing) over the years, helps to augment income. An extra year of formal education on the other hand only increases daily income by 1%.
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    Factors influencing entrepreneurial intention : a case of students in a South African University
    (2020-01-01) Nsahlai, Veritas Kiyven; Zogli, Luther-King Junior; Lawa, Emmanuel; Dlamini, Bongani Innocent
    Entrepreneurship has been globally adopted as a strategic approach in facilitating economic participation among youth. On an individual level, entrepreneurship affords young people their independence and autonomy to pursue their dreams. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that motivate youth entrepreneurial intention amongst students in a South African university. Using a cross-sectional design with a quantitative structured questionnaire, a sample of 247 students was interviewed and the collected data was analysed with Principal component analysis. The results showed four major factors that influence students' entrepreneurial intentions. These factors include the quest to create sustainable employment, the need for independence and self-development, the quest to use one's knowledge and search for financial security and finally to take risks and challenge oneself.