Abstract
The non-governmental organisation (NGO) sector in South Africa has witnessed an increase in the number of emerging NGOs, particularly within the last decade of democratic dispensation since 1994 and has been perceived as reliable entities that support the government in addressing the socio-economic issues. The nature and composition of NGOs have transformed into a high-paced, highly threatening and increasingly global environment. Economic pressures and increased competition for funding are some of the challenges that have an impact on NGO’s performance and sustainability. The government’s gradual inability to provide high quality public services continues to create a vacuum in the delivery of public services that NGOs strive to fill, and these are some of the main contributing factors resulting in the emergence of NGOs in the developing economies.
The study was based on a quantitative methodology. The adopted methodology allowed the researcher to utilise obtained data to explore and examine the relationship between variables and provide responses to the research questions and objectives. A descriptive and correlation research design was adopted, which focused on describing the variables and examine the relationship between the variables.
The literature findings of the study indicated that the creation of collaborations and partnerships with multiple stakeholders resulted in the birth of public-private partnership models, which has benefited the NGO sector through improved financial, technical and operational strengthening. Furthermore, the study revealed a strong relationship between Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and NGO Sustainability (performance). No evidence was found to support the relationships between Entrepreneurial Leadership and the number of years in the particular organisation, nor was there any evidence found that there is a relationship between Entrepreneurial Leadership and the number of years in the NGO sector. The study also revealed that there was no statistical significant difference between age groups and gender for the Entrepreneurial Leadership scores.
M.Phil. (Management)