Longitudinal Analysis of Relationship between Entrepreneurial Mindset Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Knowledge Improvement among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

Jean Damascene Mvunabandi; Ferina Marimuthu; Haruna Maama

doi:10.30588/jmp.v12i1.1164

Authors

Jean Damascene Mvunabandi Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3356-9493
Ferina Marimuthu Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9205-8127
Haruna Maama Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4943-5489

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30588/jmp.v12i1.1164

Keywords:

Business venture, Entrepreneurial mindset, Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), Pull factors, Push factors

Abstract

Motivated by the lack of empirical research on entrepreneurial mindset knowledge training among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa, this article examined the entrepreneurial knowledge among 3584 adolescent girls and young women from four provinces, i.e. KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and Western Cape in South Africa. The article also assessed how entrepreneurial mindset and skills training could drive the development and growth of AGYWs' mindsets towards entrepreneurship and link them with employment entrepreneurship opportunities. This study adopted quantitative and descriptive research approaches via longitudinal data collection. Secondary data collected using a questionnaire survey during entrepreneurial mindset and skills training from July-October 2021 by the large anonymized not-for-profit organization in South Africa was used for data analysis. Robustness analysis was performed using descriptive statistics using SPSS version 27.0. The findings from the empirical part of this research proved that adolescent girls and young women significantly improved their knowledge entrepreneurially throughout the training. This article contributes to the current body of knowledge as it filled in the gap and contributed significantly to the entrepreneurial mindset skill and knowledge improvement among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa.

Author Biography

Jean Damascene Mvunabandi, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000

Dr Jean Damascene Mvunabandi Ph.D. (UKZN), MCom (UKZN), BCom Honours (NUR)

Dr. Jean Damascene Mvunabandi is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) He received his Ph.D. in Accounting in 2022 from University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has vast experience of accounting auditing and forensic education. He has relevant research experience. He teaches financial accounting at the 3rd level. He’s passionate about imparting knowledge to students on Accounting, Fraud, and auditing. He is a member of the following professional bodies: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Associate), Institute of Business Advisors South Africa (IBASA), and Macroeconomics Research Unit at UKZN. Particular interest in academia and management environment, he has demonstrable ability to facilitate online teaching. He is also passionate about research and teaching, and the following are his interest areas:

Accounting sciences
Auditing and Forensic auditing,
Digital Forensics/Electronic Evidence,
Taxation
Business studies and business risk management,
Financial Decision Analysis,
Theoretical and field study of accounting, auditing, taxation
Theoretical and field study of financial accounting
Theoretical and field study of forensic auditing techniques,
Theoretical and field study of fraud risk management
Theoretical and field study financial performance.

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