Entrepreneurial fear-of-failure among the Emirati youth: an ordered logistic regression estimation, Dr Mouawiya Alawad, Prof. Aleciane Ferreira, Prof. Linda Smail
Dr Mouawiya Alawad
Zayed University, Institute for Social and Economic Research
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Email: mouawiya.alawad@zu.ac.ae
Prof. Aleciane da Silva Moreira Ferreira
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Baiano
Bahia
Brazil
Email: aleciane.ferreira@ifbaiano.edu.br
Prof. Linda Smail
Zayed University, College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Email: linda.smail@zu.ac.ae
Paper Type: Research Paper
Received: 22 May 2023 / Revised: 16 February 2024 / Accepted: 19 February 2024 / Published: 23 April 2024
DOI: 10.47556/J.WJEMSD.20.1.2024.5
Purpose: The study investigates the fear of entrepreneurial failure among Emirati university students.
Methodology: The study surveyed 324 university students with an average age of 20.7 years. The data were analysed using Ordinal Logistic Regression with Proportional Odds to find factors that may provoke the fear of entrepreneurial failure and assess the hypotheses among this group of Emirati youth.
Findings: The results showed that although these young people have a degree of fear of failure, they recognise that entrepreneurial education, social support, understanding of opportunities, and mitigating obstacles can contribute to transforming this fear into reasons to undertake entrepreneurship.
Originality: The paper contributes new insights into the psychological barriers facing young Emirati entrepreneurs
and underscores the transformative potential of educational and social interventions.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Fear of Failure; Risk Aversion; Entrepreneurial intentions; Ordered Logistic Regression.
Citation: Alawad, M., Ferreira, A.S.M. and Smail, L. (2024): Entrepreneurial Fear-of-Failure among the Emirati Youth: An Ordered Logistic Regression Estimation. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 75–89.
