International Business Management

Year: 2007
Volume: 1
Issue: 2
Page No. 35 - 42

Exploring Risk Taking and Decision Making Habits of Nigerian Non-Hearing Youths for Participation in Small Scale Enterprises

Authors : J. Abiola Ademokoya

Abstract: This study sought to determine the trends of risk taking and decision making among the Nigerian nonhearing youths. It is hoped that information obtained from this exercise will be useful for developing entrepreneurship innovations among the same youths. One hundred and twenty hearing disabled youths were purposively selected from 11 Nigerian states. They comprise of 82 males and 38 female with age bracket of 14 and 21 years and mean age of 17.7 years. Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviour Inventory and Adolescent Decision Making Checklist were administered on the participants. These instruments were developed by Prof. J.O. Akinboye of Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Five research questions were raised. Findings showed that nonhearing youths are too damage and failure conscious to actively engage in taking entreprenueral risks. Many of them will not also wish to take risks to avoid competing with other rivals. In addition, only few nonhearing youths can take decisions on their own. Many of them depend on parents, partners or religious leaders to influence their decision making. There is therefore, a need to mount up necessary educational programmes required for promoting entrepreneurship personality attributes such as self independence, risk taking, determination to succeed, creativity, self confidence and innovations.

How to cite this article:

J. Abiola Ademokoya , 2007. Exploring Risk Taking and Decision Making Habits of Nigerian Non-Hearing Youths for Participation in Small Scale Enterprises . International Business Management, 1: 35-42.

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