Title: Is family the key? Exploring the motivation and success factors of female Emirati entrepreneurs

Authors: Fauzia Jabeen; Marios I. Katsioloudes; Shobha S. Das

Addresses: College of Business Administration, Abu Dhabi University, P.O. Box 59911, Abu Dhabi, UAE ' Professor of Management, Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar ' Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar

Abstract: This exploratory research attempts to identify the motivation factors and to understand the extent to which different aspects of family play a role in the success of an entrepreneurial business operated by an Emirati businesswoman. A survey was used to collect data from 224 Emirati female entrepreneurs. We carried out factor analyses using principle component method subject to varimax rotation and regression analysis to answer our research questions. It was found that family is an important, but not the ain motivating factor. Family support and contribution of family members to the business are important for business success.

Keywords: small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; entrepreneurship; Emirati entrepreneurs; women entrepreneurs; United Arab Emirates; family support; motivation; success factors; female entrepreneurs; principle component analysis; PCA; business success.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2015.070214

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2015 Vol.25 No.4, pp.375 - 394

Received: 23 Jun 2014
Accepted: 01 Nov 2014
Published online: 29 Jun 2015 *

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