Entrepreneurship & Organization Management

Pull and Push Elements of Entrepreneurship in South Africa: A Small-Scale Mining Perspective

Abstract

Mkubukeli Z and Cronje JC

It is believes that small scale mining entrepreneurs are pushed into entrepreneurship by poverty, culture and their values. However, argue that small scale mining entrepreneurs are pulled into entrepreneurship because of their need to diversify and to generate income. This article gives a critical review of the research that was done to explore whether small-scale mining entrepreneurs are affected more by push factors or by pull factors or whether both play a strong role. This comprised a literature review. In this paper, we highlight the findings of the systematic literature review on the push and pull elements of entrepreneurship in South Africa. It is not clear as to whether push factors or pull factors predominate or whether these key factors influence entrepreneurs equally. What emerged is that people are driven by different motives. These motives are influenced by factors such as age and gender.