Antecedents of livelihood of entrepreneurs at the disaster-hit areas of Sindh, Pakistan.
Pakistan is an underdeveloped country and prone to natural disasters. A natural disaster destroys livelihood, causing death and scarcity of food, shelter, water, gas, education, jobs, health and infrastructure. Previous research shows that the aid from the government and the international communi...
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2017
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| Summary: | Pakistan is an underdeveloped country and prone to natural disasters. A natural
disaster destroys livelihood, causing death and scarcity of food, shelter, water, gas,
education, jobs, health and infrastructure. Previous research shows that the aid from
the government and the international community is a temporary relief, whereas
entrepreneurship could provide a permanent solution for livelihood restoration
because it generates jobs for the affected people. The main objective of this study is
to examine the role of entrepreneurship in restoring livelihood through firm‘s
performance and government support at the disaster-hit areas (district Dadu and
Jamshoro) of Sindh, Pakistan. This is a quantitative research that used Sustainable
Livelihood Approach (SLA) to develop the research framework. A total of 928 most
affected entrepreneurs were selected as a sample by using multistage sampling
technique. Questionnaires were used in data collection and the data collected was
analyzed using covariance-based structural equation modeling for data analysis. The
results showed that the entrepreneurship can restore livelihood through innovation
skills, risk-taking, and proactiveness; whereas better firm performance could help
other people to restore their livelihood. Additionally, the government support
strengthens firms performance and create a sustainable livelihood for among
entrepreneurs and their community. This study has contributed to the body of
knowledge by testing SLA in an underdeveloped country. The findings could also
aid policymakers to update policies related to livelihood restoration by including
training for entrepreneurs as a contingency plan and backup plan for the business to
cope with natural disasters. Furthermore, managers in disaster management can focus
on entrepreneurship promotion when implementing a disaster management project.
Thus, this study concludes and suggests that the entrepreneurship can be used for
livelihood restoration program in a disaster-hit area particularly in the
underdeveloped countries. |
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