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TY - JOUR
T1 - Competencies of disabled entrepreneurs in Iran
T2 - implications for learning and development
AU - Bagheri, Afsaneh
AU - Abbariki, Mahnaz
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Disability and Society on 27/12/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09687599.2016.1268524
PY - 2017/1
Y1 - 2017/1
N2 - This qualitative research set out to explore competencies of disabled entrepreneurs by presenting their lived experiences in developing their capabilities to create and manage their own business. The research also aimed to identify the dimensions and components of entrepreneurial competencies of disabled entrepreneurs. The participants were 16 entrepreneurs with physical and mobility disabilities, four educational managers of disabled vocational education and rehabilitation centers, and four entrepreneurship academics. Our findings suggested that the disabled entrepreneurs possess specific personal and functional entrepreneurial competencies. Personal competencies include attitudinal competencies, entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurship learning self-efficacy. Functional competencies encompass entrepreneurial competencies, commitment and social competencies.
AB - This qualitative research set out to explore competencies of disabled entrepreneurs by presenting their lived experiences in developing their capabilities to create and manage their own business. The research also aimed to identify the dimensions and components of entrepreneurial competencies of disabled entrepreneurs. The participants were 16 entrepreneurs with physical and mobility disabilities, four educational managers of disabled vocational education and rehabilitation centers, and four entrepreneurship academics. Our findings suggested that the disabled entrepreneurs possess specific personal and functional entrepreneurial competencies. Personal competencies include attitudinal competencies, entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurship learning self-efficacy. Functional competencies encompass entrepreneurial competencies, commitment and social competencies.
KW - Disabled entrepreneur
KW - entrepreneurial competencies
KW - learning and development
KW - vocational education and rehabilitation programs
U2 - 10.1080/09687599.2016.1268524
DO - 10.1080/09687599.2016.1268524
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 69
EP - 92
JO - Disability and Society
JF - Disability and Society
SN - 0968-7599
IS - 1
ER -