Entrepreneurial motivation for Algerian women

Abstract EN

Currently, more and more women are developing an income-generating activity.

In a more specific way, the Algerian woman is making great efforts to ensure an income that can improve her socio-economic situation.

Indeed, women's entrepreneurship in Algeria has experienced a real dynamic in recent years; nowadays, it is considered by many people as a means of integration into a patriarchal society.

This research project attempts to focus on the entrepreneurial motivations of Algerian women.

It aims to achieve this goal based on a field survey of 70 women.

In order to answer our research problem and to study motivation, it was decided to use kirkwood's model (2009) which consists of 27 items to measure the motivation of women entrepreneurs, according to four dimensions, namely the Desire for independence, Economic motivation, Job motivation and Family motivation.

The results of the study confirmed the existence of divergent entrepreneurial motivations, depending on the sector of activity (formal / informal) and on whether these women live in urban or rural areas.