Title Page
Contents
List of Acronyms 10
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 11
1.1. Background of the Study 11
1.2. Statement the problem 13
1.3. Research Questions 15
1.4. Objectives of the study 16
1.4.1. General objective 16
1.4.2. Specific Objectives 16
1.5. Scope of the study 17
1.6. Significance of the Study 17
1.7. General Description and Understanding of Entrepreneurship in Ethiopia 18
1.7.1. Research Area Description 18
1.7.2. Entrepreneurship and policy Environments on Ethiopian 20
1.8. Flow of Research 21
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 23
2.1. Definition and Concept of Entrepreneurship 23
2.2. Theoretical Perspectives of Entrepreneurship 26
2.2.1. Human Capital Theory 27
2.2.2. Youth Transition model 28
2.2.3. Youth Unemployment Theory 29
2.2.4. Resource-based Theory of Entrepreneurship 30
2.3. Governmental Movement of Youth Entrepreneurship 31
2.5. Challenges of Youth Entrepreneurship 34
2.5.1. Lack of Interest in Entrepreneurship 35
2.5.2. Administrative and Regulatory Factors 35
2.5.3. Lack of Access to Finance 37
2.5.4. Lack of Entrepreneurial Skills 39
2.5.5. Access to Markets and Infrastructures 40
2.5.6. Cultural and Social Challenges 41
2.6. Conceptual Frame Work 42
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 43
3.1. Research Design and Approach 43
3.2. Variables and Measurement Procedures 43
3.3. Sampling 45
3.3.1. Target Population 45
3.3.2. Sample Size and Technique 45
3.4. Data source and collection 46
3.5. Method of Data Analysis 46
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDING 47
4.1. Analysis and Finding 47
4.1.1. Response Rate of the Participants 47
4.1.2. Test of Validity and reliability 48
4.1.3. Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Respondents 50
4.1.4. Youth entrepreneurs' business information 52
4.1.5. Factors affecting the improvement of youth entrepreneurship 56
4.1.6. Success of youth entrepreneurship 66
4.1.7. Effects of Youth Entrepreneurship factors on Success of Youth Entrepreneurship 67
4.2. Implications of the Study 74
4.4.1. Discussion of Key Demographic Results 74
4.4.2. Information with Regard to Business start and growth 75
4.4.3. Factors affecting the improvement of Youth Entrepreneurship 76
4.4.4. Success of Youth Entrepreneurship 78
4.4.5. Effects of Youth Entrepreneurship factors on Success of Youth Entrepreneurship 78
CHAPTER FIVR: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 81
5.1. Summary 81
5.2. Conclusion 82
5.3. Recommendations 84
Reference 88
APPENDIX I. SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE FILLED BYYOUTH ENTREPRENEUR 93
요약 98
Table 1. Ethiopia population number 18
Table 2. measurement scale of dependent and independent variable 44
Table 3. Results of Principal components analysis 49
Table 4. Results of reliability test 49
Table 5. The background of respondents 50
Table 6. Youth entrepreneurs' business information 52
Table 7. Personal traits of youth entrepreneurs. 57
Table 8. Legal and administrative factors 59
Table 9. Financial and resource related factors 61
Table 10. Manpower related factors 63
Table 11. Working place and infrastructural factors 64
Table 12. Success of youth entrepreneurship 66
Table 13. Correlation between factors of youth entrepreneurship constraint and... 68
Table 14. Model Summary 70
Table 15. Model Fit Results 71
Table 16. the coefficient of factors affecting the improvement of youth... 72
[Figure 1] Ethiopia government structure 19
[Figure 2] Location map of Mekanselam city 20
[Figure 3] Flow of research 22
[Figure 4] Conceptual framework of factor affecting the improvement of youth entrepreneurship 42