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independent variable. The relationship is tested with a multiple
regression analysis and tries to foresee the business surviving
success based on the motivation of the entrepreneur.
The impact of different factors of motivation on the business
surviving success is described by the R square of the multiple
regression analysis. R-square is the measure for the explanatory
power of the whole model and indicates the variance of the
dependent variable described by the independent variable. The
multiple regression analysis show an R-square of 0.083. It can be
concluded, that 8.3 percent of the business surviving success is
explained by all factors of the motivation. Other factors which
have an influence on the success, have a share of 91.7 percent.
Model Summary
Model
R
R Square
Adjusted R
Square
Std. Error of
the Estimate
1
,288
,083
,046
,26824
Table 1: Model Summary of the multiple regression analysis
between the motivational structure of the entrepreneur and the
business surviving success
R square is based on the amount of predictors of R value
corrected. Whereas the multiple correlation is the correlation
between R of the predicted value and the observed value. R is
the correlation of the motivational factors and the business
surviving success. Testing the multiple correlation coefficients
between the business surviving success and the motivational
factors results in an R of 0.288 with a standard error of 0.26824.
It can be concluded that the calculated prediction of the business
surviving success has a change of 27 percent to be wrong.
ANOVA
Model
Sum of
Squares
df
Mean
Square
F
Sig.
1.
Regression
,645
4
,161
2,243
,070
Residual
7,123
99
,072
Total
7,769
103
Table 2: ANOVA of the multiple regression analysis between the
motivational structure of the entrepreneur and the business
surviving success
ANOVA analysis is conducted to get a more detailed insight of
in the results. Sum of squares shows the ratio and variances of
the multiple regression analysis. This sum of squares is 0.645.
0.645 / 7.769 = 0,083 is the R square. The proportion of
variance, which is not to be explained by the model, is quantified
by 7.123. The result of the F-test is 2.243 and the p-value is 0.07.
Therefore, the p-value is slightly higher than 0.05. Also the p-
value is higher than 0.05, it can be concluded that a relationship
between the motivational structure of the entrepreneur and the
geometric mean of the return on sales over 3 years as the
business surviving success exist
Coefficients
Model
Unstandardized
Coefficients
Standardized
Coefficients
B
Std.
Error
Beta
t
Sig.
1
(Constant)
1,284
,026
48,816
000
Need for
achievement
,034
,029
,123
1,168
,246
Financial
reward
-,048
,030
-,173
-1,593
,114
Social
recognition
,026
,029
,096
,906
,367
Impendence
,063
,028
,228
2,217
,029
Table 3: Analyse of the coefficients of the multiple regression
analysis between the motivational structure of the entrepreneur
and the business surviving success
By analyzing the impact of each of the motivational factors on
the business surviving success, a differentiated result can be
seen. The B value is the weight for the influence of each
independent variable on the dependent variable. For the need for
achievement, a positive weight with 0.034 is calculated. The
significance of this factor is 0.246. The results in the table
‘Coefficients’ show additionally, that only the motivational
factor ‘Financial reward’ is negative. This motivational factor
has an opposite influence on the business surviving success
compared with the other three factors. From analyzing the
significance of each motivational factor, it can be concluded, that
the desire for independence has a small p-value of 0.029, which
is below 0.05. The three other factors have a higher p-value than
0.05. This indicates that the desire for independence has a
positive and significant influence on the business surviving
success.
From analyzing the geometric mean of the return on sales over 3
years as the financial indicator for business surviving success, it
can be concluded, that the model itself is close to the significant
level of 0,05. Looking on the factors of motivation separately,
the desire for independence has a significant and positive impact
on the business surviving success.
3.1 Year 1
The next model which will be analyzed is the impact of the
motivational structure on the geometric mean of the return on
sales in the first year.
Model Summary
Model
R
R Square
Adjusted R
Square
Std. Error of
the Estimate
1
,303
,092
,055
,33127
Table 4: Model Summary of the multiple regression analysis
between the motivation of the entrepreneur and the business
surviving success in year 1
The motivation structure in the first year explains the business
surviving success with an R Square of 0.092 and an R of 0.303.
The dependent variable is explained by the motivational
structure by 9.2 percent.
ANOVA
Model
Sum of
Squares
df
Mean
Square
F
Sig.
1.
Regression
1,100
4
,275
2,506
,047
Residual
10,864
99
,110
Total
11,964
103
Table 5: ANOVA results of the multiple regression analysis
between the motivational structure of the entrepreneur and the
business surviving success in year 1
The significance level of the model is below 0.05 with 0.47. It
can be concluded, that the motivational structure of an
entrepreneur has a significant impact on the business surviving
success in the first year.
Coefficients
Model
Unstandardized
Coefficients
Standardized
Coefficients
B
Std.
Error
Beta
t
Sig.
1
(Constant)
1,341
,032
41,291
000
Need for
achievement
-,007
,036
-,021
-,199
,843
Financial
reward
-,019
,037
-,056
-,518
,606
Social
recognition
,072
,036
,211
2,000
,048
Impendence
,070
,035
,206
2,013
,047
Table 6: Analysis of the coefficients of the multiple regression
analysis between the motivational structure of the entrepreneur
and the business surviving success in year 1
By analyzing the motivational factors it becomes clear, that two
factors have a significant impact on the business surviving
success. In the first year after the company was founded, the
desire for independence has a significant influence with a p
value of 0.047. The b-value is 0.070, which shows a strong
influence on the business surviving success. The second factor
which has a significant impact is the need for social recognition.
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