Published date: Mar 12 2024

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: 6th International Conference on Education and Social Science Research (6th ICESRE)

Pages: 557–569

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v9i6.15309

Rauly Sijabataulysijabat@upgris.ac.idFaculty of Economics and Business, Universitas PGRI Semarang, 50232, Indonesia

Sih Darmi AstutiFaculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro Semarang, 50419, Indonesia

Behavioral theory states that the formation of certain behaviors does not happen suddenly. There are precursor factors that push this behavior. This study investigates how engaged self-employed behavior in women can be formed. Considering that self-employed research on women is still limited and the contradiction in the literature regarding the necessity of entrepreneurship factor as the pushing negative factor and the opportunity of entrepreneurship as the pulling positive factor, this study develops an empirical model that tests the necessity of entrepreneurship and the opportunity of entrepreneurship factors as the motivational factors that push the willingness and self-engagement in women. The research results show that individual personality can be either an opportunity or a necessity of entrepreneurship factor that pushes self-employed willingness. Meanwhile, the environmental barriers factor is the necessity of entrepreneurship factor and the individual socioeconomic is the opportunity of entrepreneurship factor.

Keywords: engagement of self-employed, willingness of self-employed

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