Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ)

QUESTIONNAIRE

A. Indicate your level of agreement for each of the following statements about the Entrepreneurial Activity from 1= Total disagreement to 7 = Total agreement:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
A01.- Starting a firm and keeping it viable would be easy for me
A02.- A career as an entrepreneur is totally unattractive to me
A03.- My friends would approve of my decision to start a business
A04.- I am ready to do anything to be an entrepreneur
A05.- I believe I would be completely unable to start a business
A06.- I will make every effort to start and run my own business
A07.- I am able to control the creation process of a new business
A08.- My immediate family would approve of my decision to start a business
A09.- I have serious doubts about ever starting my own business
A10.- If I had the opportunity and resources, I would love to start a business
A11.- My colleagues would approve of my decision to start a business
A12.- Amongst various options, I would rather be anything but an entrepreneur
A13.- I am determined to create a business venture in the future
A14.- If I tried to start a business, I would have a high chance of being successful
A15.- Being an entrepreneur would give me great satisfaction
A16.- It would be very difficult for me to develop a business idea
A17.- My professional goal is to be an entrepreneur
A18.- Being an entrepreneur implies more advantages than disadvantages to me
A19.- I have a very low intention of ever starting a business
A20.- I know all about the practical details needed to start a business

B. Considering all advantages and disadvantages (economic, personal, social recognition, job stability, etc.), indicate your level of attraction towards each of the following work options from 1 = minimum attraction to 7 = maximum attraction:

C. Indicate your level of agreement with the following sentences about the values society put on entrepreneurship from 1 = Total disagreement to 7 = Total agreement:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
C1.- My immediate family values entrepreneurial activity above other activities and careers
C2.- The culture in my country is highly favourable towards entrepreneurial activity
C3.- The entrepreneur’s role in the economy is generally undervalued in my country
C4.- My friends value entrepreneurial activity above other activities and careers
C5.- Most people in my country consider it unacceptable to be an entrepreneur
C6.- In my country, entrepreneurial activity is considered to be worthwhile, despite the risks
C7.- My colleagues value entrepreneurial activity above other activities and careers
C8.- It is commonly thought in my country that entrepreneurs take advantage of others

D. How do you rate yourself on the following entrepreneurial abilities/skill sets? Indicate from 1 = no aptitude at all to 7 = very high aptitude:

	Yes	No
Have you ever seriously considered becoming an entrepreneur?

Education and experience

1. What degree or other qualifications have you studied? :

2. When did you complete your studies? :

	Yes	No
Do you have any employment experience?

If yes:

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a. In what capacity? (If several, in which were you employed the longest) :

b.:

	Yes	No
Have you been in charge of other people?

c. How much work experience do you have? (Total number of years):

e. How many employees did your current/last employer have:

d. How long is it since you left your last job? (Number of years, if still working write 0) :

	Yes	No
Have you ever participated in any entrepreneurship activities?

If yes:

a. What type of activities? (If several, in which did you participate the longest:

b. When? :

High school?

Tertiary?

Other? Please provide details below:

Other:

c.:

	Yes	No
Have you ever participated in any programmes that taught enterprise skills?

If yes, which ones? :

	Yes	No
Have you ever been self-employed or the owner of a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)?

If yes:

a. For how long? (number of years) :

b. In what industry/sector:

c. How long is it since you ceased to be self-employed? (Number of years, if still self-employed write 0) :

Entrepreneurial knowledge

6.:

	Yes	No
6. Do you personally know an entrepreneur or entrepreneurs?

If yes:

If yes, indicate your relationship to them, and evaluate the following questions from 1= not at all to 7= extremely well:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Family - To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
Family - To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?
Friend - To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
Friend - To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?
Employer / Manager - To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
Employer / Manager - To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?
Other - To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
Other - To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?

Entrepreneurial objectives

7. Indicate your level of knowledge about business associations, support bodies and other sources of assistance for entrepreneurs from 1 = no knowledge to 7 = complete knowledge:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Private associations (e.g. Chamber of Commerce)
Public support bodies (e.g. The DTI, SEDA, Khula, National Youth Development Agency etc.)
Specific training for young entrepreneurs
Loans in specially favourable terms
Technical aid for business start-ups
Business centres

8. If you ever started a business, what size would you like it to ultimately achieve (number of employees)?:

Self-employed (No employees)

Micro-enterprise (Less than 5)

Very small enterprise (Less than 20)

Small enterprise (Less than 50)

Medium enterprise (Less than 200 employees

Large enterprise (more than 200 employees)

9.To what extent do you consider the following factors to contribute to entrepreneurial success? Indicate from 1= not at all important to 7 = extremely important:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Competing effectively in world markets
Reaching a high level of income
Doing the kind of job I really enjoy
Achieving social recognition
Helping to solve the problems of my community
Keeping the business alive
Keeping a path of positive growth

10. How important would it be for you to continuously develop and grow your business? Indicate from 1= not at all important to 7 = extremely important:

11. To what extent would you use the following strategies to expand your business? Indicate from 1 = not at all likely to 7 = extremely likely:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Exporting a significant share of production
Regularly introduce new products/services for my customers
Regularly introduce new processes or systems of production
Developing research and development projects
Planning the different areas of the firm in detail
Reaching cooperative agreements or partnerships with other firms
Offering specialized training for employees
Growing your business (personnel, premises, etc.)

Personal Data

13.:

	Male	Female
Sex

14. Place of birth:

Place of residence:

Nationality:

15. What level of education have your parents achieved?:

	Primary	Secondary (No Matric)	Matric	Certificate/Diploma	Bachelor’s Degree	BTech	Postgraduate Diploma	Honours degree	Higher degree (Masters/Phd)
Father
Mother

17. How many people are living in your household? (Including yourself) :

18. Roughly speaking, what is the total monthly income in your household? (Adding up all revenues from any person living in the household):

How would you describe yourself in terms of population group? :

What best describes your current work status:

Other work status:

Network membership:

	Yes	No
Are you a member of the Abahlaliworld.com network?

Contact details

19.:

	Yes	No
We really would value the opportunity to track your professional and personal status. Can we contact you periodically regarding this research?

If yes, please supply your e-mail and telephone contact details below

E-mail details:

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