Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement

Cilt: 6 Sayı: 4 1 Haziran 2016
  • Rosman Mohammed Yusoff
  • Abdul Ghafoor Kazi
  • Muhammad Muddassar Khan
  • Muhammad Siddique
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Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement

Abstract

Sustainable Livelihoods Index (SLI) is most commonly used tool to assess the livelihood assets at disaster hit area. The objective of this study was to operationalize the construct of livelihood and formulate its scale by testing its psychometric properties. Initially, a non-systematic narrative review of existing literature was performed and afterward a scale was developed to formulating a questionnaire on livelihood. The questionnaire was distributed among 222 entrepreneurs at disaster hit areas at Sindh, Pakistan. The results showed that the construct of livelihood is composed of five dimensions called livelihood (Capitals/Assets) are Social, Human, Natural Resource, Financial, and Physical Capital; current study has included items that cover all five dimensions. The psychometric analysis revealed that SLI is a reliable and valid tool; the reliability result showed that Cronbach's Alpha coefficients were in the range from 0.76 to 0.88; and validity results showed that the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) and Factor Loadings were also within the acceptable ranges (above 0.50). Study concludes that the construct of livelihood is a dynamic construct as it could be interpreted according to the geographical and socioeconomic changes. Moreover, the SLI is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of the construct of livelihood. Therefore, this index can successfully be used to measure livelihood at Pakistan.

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

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Bölüm

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Yazarlar

Rosman Mohammed Yusoff Bu kişi benim

Abdul Ghafoor Kazi Bu kişi benim

Muhammad Muddassar Khan Bu kişi benim

Muhammad Siddique Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

1 Haziran 2016

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Haziran 2016

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2016 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 4

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APA
Yusoff, R. M., Kazi, A. G., Khan, M. M., & Siddique, M. (2016). Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement. International Review of Management and Marketing, 6(4), 271-276. https://izlik.org/JA55GF55DY
AMA
1.Yusoff RM, Kazi AG, Khan MM, Siddique M. Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement. IRMM. 2016;6(4):271-276. https://izlik.org/JA55GF55DY
Chicago
Yusoff, Rosman Mohammed, Abdul Ghafoor Kazi, Muhammad Muddassar Khan, ve Muhammad Siddique. 2016. “Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement”. International Review of Management and Marketing 6 (4): 271-76. https://izlik.org/JA55GF55DY.
EndNote
Yusoff RM, Kazi AG, Khan MM, Siddique M (01 Haziran 2016) Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement. International Review of Management and Marketing 6 4 271–276.
IEEE
[1]R. M. Yusoff, A. G. Kazi, M. M. Khan, ve M. Siddique, “Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement”, IRMM, c. 6, sy 4, ss. 271–276, Haz. 2016, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA55GF55DY
ISNAD
Yusoff, Rosman Mohammed - Kazi, Abdul Ghafoor - Khan, Muhammad Muddassar - Siddique, Muhammad. “Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement”. International Review of Management and Marketing 6/4 (01 Haziran 2016): 271-276. https://izlik.org/JA55GF55DY.
JAMA
1.Yusoff RM, Kazi AG, Khan MM, Siddique M. Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement. IRMM. 2016;6:271–276.
MLA
Yusoff, Rosman Mohammed, vd. “Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement”. International Review of Management and Marketing, c. 6, sy 4, Haziran 2016, ss. 271-6, https://izlik.org/JA55GF55DY.
Vancouver
1.Rosman Mohammed Yusoff, Abdul Ghafoor Kazi, Muhammad Muddassar Khan, Muhammad Siddique. Assessing Livelihood among Entrepreneurs in Sindh Pakistan: Construct Development and Measurement. IRMM [Internet]. 01 Haziran 2016;6(4):271-6. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA55GF55DY