The Participation of Public Services Retirees in Entrepreneurial Activities in Dar es salaam

dc.contributor.author	Mushi, Devotha
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-29T14:15:07Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-29T14:15:07Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier.citation	APA	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11192/3344
dc.description	A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Science in Applied Economics and Business (MSc. AEB) of Mzumbe University.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The study investigated the participation of public service retirees in entrepreneurial activities in Dar es Salaam. Its specific objectives were to find out whether the public service retirees engage in entrepreneurial activities, identify the type of entrepreneurial activities that public service retirees engage in and examine the factors influencing the participation of public service retirees in entrepreneurial activities in the study area. The study employed a descriptive research design. Its sample comprised 110 conveniently selected public retirees. The primary data collection tool was a questionnaire survey. The study found the public service retirees to be engaged in entrepreneurial activities primarily for self-employment to generate income and improve the post-retirement livelihoods. The majority of these retirees mostly engaged in entrepreneurial activities such as poultry keeping, petty trade and food processing as their source of income. The study also found that family size, education level, work experience, access to finance, entrepreneurial training, access to market, innovation and creativity and government policies as the perceived factors that influence the participation of public services retirees in entrepreneurial activities. Based on these findings, the study recommends that public services retirees should engage in entrepreneurial activities that are within their managing capacity so as to create viable self-employment ventures capable of generating income and improve their post-retirement livelihoods, Moreover, there is a need for public services retirees to engage in entrepreneurial activities that require little capital investment and easy administration along with attending entrepreneurial trainings to help improve their business management knowledge and skills. Moreover, there is a need for public service retirees to be creative and innovative in managing their entrepreneurial activities as doing so would make them competent enough to have a competitive edge in business environments. Furthermore, the Tanzania government should have in place favourable policies, rules and regulations that guide business registration to encourage many more retirees to register their businesses conveniently.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Mzumbe University	en_US
dc.subject	public service retirees, entrepreneurial, retirees engage in entrepreneurial activities	en_US
dc.title	The Participation of Public Services Retirees in Entrepreneurial Activities in Dar es salaam	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US