Effect Of Risks On Elderly Employment Of Entrepreneurs: Mediating Role Of Human Capital In Thailand

The objective of this study is to examine the role of risk factors for elderly employment of entrepreneurs. Mediating role of human capital was also examined between risky factors and elderly employment of entrepreneurs. The questionnaire was applied in this study for data collection. Therefore, the current study is based on cross-sectional research using quantitative approach. Respondents of the study are the old age entrepreneurs. Therefore, data were collected from the elderly employed entrepreneurs. Questionnaires were distributed with the help of simple random sampling technique. Finally, data were gathered in excel sheet and a statistical software was used for data analysis. Partial Least Square (PLS) was applied in this study for data analysis. Finally, findings of the study show that there are various risky factors which effect on the elderly employment of entrepreneurs. These risky factors include decision making ability, investment behavior and resource allocation. These three factors have influence on human capital and elderly employment of entrepreneurs.