Abstract This paper addresses the current appeal which entrepreneurship has among many better-off Kenyans. The paradoxical impression that Kenyans give up stable and secure employment to venture into their own business is resolved by looking at it from three different angles. First, the article looks into how employment is perceived today by Kenyans and shows that fixed employment has lost a lot of the attraction it used to hold both for those who are employed and those who left employment behind. Second, the concept of entrepreneurship is scrutinized by addressing the government’s changing stance towards small businesses and by questioning the common characteristic of the entrepreneur as a risk-taker. It is argued that against the background of widespread governmental support, entrepreneurship should instead be viewed as a security strategy in its own right. Third, the benefits of entrepreneurship, which employment cannot offer, are highlighted. The article thus explains Kenyan views on entrepreneurship ...

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“就业没有给我足够的安全感”。为什么创业已成为肯尼亚中产阶级的机会和安全措施

摘要 本文阐述了企业家精神在许多富裕的肯尼亚人中的当前吸引力。肯尼亚人放弃稳定和有保障的工作而冒险从事自己的业务的矛盾印象通过从三个不同的角度来解决。首先，本文研究了肯尼亚人今天对就业的看法，并表明固定就业已经失去了过去对就业者和失业者的吸引力。其次，通过解决政府对小企业不断变化的立场以及质疑企业家作为风险承担者的共同特征，对企业家精神的概念进行了审查。有人认为，在政府广泛支持的背景下，相反，创业精神本身应被视为一种安全战略。三是突出就业所不能提供的创业效益。因此，这篇文章解释了肯尼亚对创业的看法......