Assignment Please answer this following question

*Overall*
1. What was the article type ?
= The article type is original research

2. What was the title ?

= The title is Culture as an obstacle for entrepreneurship

3. Who were the authors ?

= The authors is Gloria Leonor Ortiz Morales, Juan Carlos Ramos Aguilar, Katherin Yineth
Lozada Morales

*Introduction*
4. What was the research problem ?
= A research problem is cultural factors that are the main reasons for developing an
entrepreneur

5. Was there any mention of previous studies on this topic ?

= No previous research mentions this topic

6. Why was this study performed ( the rationale ) ?

= this study performed because entrepreneurs in the city of Ibagué, who structure business
ideas and participate in contests and/or calls, do not continue the entrepreneurial process until
the creation of their companies.

7. What were the aims and objectives of the study ?

= The aims and objectives of the study is to test the possibility of a culture that hinders
development entrepreneurial

8. What was the study ( research ) hypothesis ?

= the hypothesis: "a cultural environment adverse to entrepreneurship is the greatest drawback
to the development of entrepreneurs in the case of
Tolima."

*Materials and methods*

9. How did the researcher attempt to answer the research question ?
= To answer the questions in the research, the researcher requires a variety of data in the field.
The data needed in research will be obtained by researchers using certain methods that if you
can dig up various information about these data. The research method used in this research is
mixed methods

10. How was the sampling done ?

= the sampling with the instrument is applied to a sample of students who have gone through
the entrepreneurial process and have dropped out.

11. How were they grouped ( categorized ) ?

=For the research, the result of the instruments applied to students as well as representatives of
entrepreneurship in regional institutions was taken into account. The first group more than 100
entrepreneurs who have participated in entrepreneurship competitions and calls, The second
group that of expert advisors in entrepreneurship

12. What were the inclusion criteria ?

= entrepreneurs who have participated in entrepreneurship competitions and calls, and interests
in entrepreneurship.

13. What were the exclusion kriteria ?

= have no interest and do not want to run a business

14. What procedures were followed ?

= Procedures were followed use mixed methods is a planned, systematic, structured, and
measurable effort to jointly utilize two research methods, namely quantitative and qualitative, so
as to emphasize the advantages and minimize the disadvantages of each method.

15. Which variables were measured ?

= desertion variable from the entrepreneurship process.

16. What equipment / instruments were used for data collection ? Were they appropriate ?
= The instrument used is a survey that has been validated previously, and semi-structured
interviews

17. What statistical methods / tests were employed ? Were they apt for evaluation ?
= The statistical method/test used is a mixed method. Yes, they are suitable for evaluation

*Results*
18. What were the key findings ?
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19. Were all the subjects present in the beginning of the study accounted for at the end of the
study ?
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20. Were the results reliable ?

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21. Were the results valid ?

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22. Which results were statistically significant ?
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23. Which results were statistically non - significant ?

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24. Were the tables / graphs easy to comprehend ?

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*Discussion*
25. Did the results answer the research question ?
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26. What were the authors ' interpretations of the data ?

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27. Was the analysis of the data relevant to the research question ?
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28. How were these results different / similar when compared to other studies ?
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29. What were the strengths of the study ?

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30. What were the limitations of the study ?

= This study is limited to the cultural environment of the department of Tolima. Ideally, it would
be possible to replicate these studies in areas with similar characteristics, both in Colombia and
in the international context. Likewise, most of the data correspond to entrepreneurs located in
the urban area of the department. It is relevant to study the
phenomenon in rural areas; however, the pandemic, the geographical conditions, and the
limited access to the use of technologies made it difcult to collect information at this early stage.

31. Were there any extrapolations of the findings beyond the range of data ?
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*Conclusions*
32. What were the conclusions ?
= The conclusion is the culture of the department of Tolima has not allowed the development of
an entrepreneurial culture so far. Tis does not mean that there are no entrepreneurs in the
region, but their projects must face a greater adverse atmosphere than their peers in Medellín or
Manizales. Our hypothesis which posed culture as the biggest
obstacle for entrepreneurs was confrmed.
From this starting point, it is necessary to study the impact that the regional culture has on the
migration of entrepreneurs, the mortality rate of companies, and possible strategies to reverse
these difculties, if possible, in the short and medium term. Not only is entrepreneurial education
in the early stages of cognitive development essential but it is also necessary to address such
education by focusing not only on the development of individual skills but also on the group that
surrounds the entrepreneur.

33. Were the authors ' conclusions based upon reported data and analysis ?
= Yes, proven in the sentence According to what was analyzed in the interviews, the experts’
perception is that the individual ego on several occasions has surpassed institutional interest,
and political conficts have also played an important role, not to mention that it has not been
possible to structure an angel investment network with the businessmen of the region.

34. Were the conclusions reasonable and logical ?

= Yes

35. Will the results be useful in clinical practice or for further research ?
= Yes

36. Was the study worth doing ?

= Yes, worth doing

37. Does the reader have any questions unanswered by the article ?
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*References*
38. Were the references cited according to journal's requirement ?
= Yes, references cited according to journal's requirement

39. Were all the citations correct ?

= Yes, correct

40. Were all the references cited in the text ?

=