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Edupreneurship : preparing young education graduates beyond the classroom teaching

- Olaniran, Sunday Olawale, Perumal, Juliet

Effects of Islamic beliefs on fostering entrepreneurial actions : an exploratory study

- Roberts, R. B.

  • Authors: Roberts, R. B.
  • Date: 2021
  • Subjects: Islamic identity , Entrepreneurship , Family firms
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/481419 , uj:43621 , Citation: Roberts,
  • Description: Abstract: Purpose The purpose of the paper is to offer insights into the effects of Islamic beliefs on fostering entrepreneurial actions. Design / methodology /approach This paper is based on Islamic literature on the religion. Islam’s views on Shariah. Islamic entrepreneurship, insights of models of Islamic entrepreneurship. The areas of Muslim family SMEs or larger private business and their involvement in entrepreneurship. The aim is to explain how they apply Shariah and how they acquire Spiritual capitial. Findings This paper recognises the view of Islam as both a faith and human actions. It professes that this view ought to be the starting point of clinical analysis on the crossroads of Islam and Entrepreneurship. It also found the integration Muslim family business and Islamic entrepreneurship. Based on the premise of Islam as a belief system and a entrepreneurship as part human actions, it thus ,provides future directions for critical research to explore the questions of “ what , why, and how” how Islam can contribute to the fostering entrepreneurial theory and practice.
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Establishing a job-crafting and intrapreneurial link : towards new approaches to innovative work

- Dhanpat, Nelesh, Schachtebeck, Chris

  • Authors: Dhanpat, Nelesh , Schachtebeck, Chris
  • Date: 2021
  • Subjects: Job crafting , Entrepreneurship , Intrapreneurship
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/481639 , uj:43648 , Citation: Dhanpat, N. & Schachtebeck C., 2021, ‘Establishing a job-crafting and intrapreneurial link: Towards new approaches to innovative work’, Acta Commercii 21(1), a934. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ac.v21i1.934
  • Description: Abstract: Orientation: This research study focuses on establishing a link between job crafting and landmark studies on intrapreneurship. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a theoretical overview of intrapreneurship, intrapreneurial orientation and job crafting, and to explore theoretical linkages between these areas of enquiry. Motivation for the study: There is currently a dearth of research studies that explore the link between job crafting and intrapreneurial behaviours in existing organisations in the form of intrapreneurial orientation. Research design, approach and method: The study is presented as a conceptual paper in the form of a qualitative, theoretical study, employing a model-building approach. A deductive research approach is followed, and a narrative review methodology is employed. Main findings: The findings of this study from a literature search acknowledge the contributions of job crafting and intrapreneurial research within the management sciences, and we remain cognisant of the organisational implications of each, which have, to date, focused on the organisation, rather than the individual. With this in mind, we suggest that job crafting and intrapreneurial behaviours are empirically researched to validate the recommendations made. Practical/managerial implications: This study will help to establish the type of job-crafting interventions and job-crafting strategies needed to promote intrapreneurial behaviours in practice. Contribution/value-add: This study provides noteworthy insights, which include the suggestion that employees with a forward-looking disposition will engage in job crafting, with a focus on intrapreneurial behaviour. Furthermore, the study fills a void left in the current body of knowledge.
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Extreme Events, Entrepreneurial Start-Ups, and Innovation: Theoretical Conjectures

- Gries, Thomas, Naud´e, Wim

  • Authors: Gries, Thomas , Naud´e, Wim
  • Date: 2021
  • Subjects: Entrepreneurship , Innovation , COVID-19
  • Language: English
  • Type: Journal article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/494608 , uj:44871 , Citation: Gries, T., Naud´e, W., 2021., Extreme Events, Entrepreneurial Start-Ups, and Innovation: Theoretical Conjectures. , DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-021-00089-0
  • Description: Abstract: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we scrutinize what has been established in the literature on whether entrepreneurship can cause and resolve extreme events, the immediate and long-run impacts of extreme events on entrepreneurship, and whether extreme events can positively impact (some) entrepreneurship and innovation. Based on this, we utilize a partial equilibrium model to provide several conjectures on the impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurship, and to derive policy recommendations for recovery. We illustrate that while entrepreneurship recovery will benefit from measures such as direct subsidies for start-ups, firms’ revenue losses, and loan liabilities, it will also benefit from aggregate demand-side support and income redistribution measures, as well as from measures that facilitate the innovation-response to the Keynesian supply-shock caused by the pandemic, such as access to online retail and well-functioning global transportation and logistics.
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Fostering Innovative Entrepreneurial Design Students : Exploring the Relationship between Innovation Characteristics and Attitudes towards Entrepreneurship in South African Design Students

- Hendricks, Denver, Meyer, Marina

How do role conflict intensity and coping strategies affect the success of women entrepreneurs in Africa? Evidence from Ethiopia

- Hundera, Mulu Berhanu, Duysters, Geert, Naudé, Wim, Dijkhuizen, Josette

Influence of entrepreneurship learning modes on entrepreneurial intentions of science based students

- Nieuwenhuizen, Cecile, Jegede, Oluseye O.

  • Authors: Nieuwenhuizen, Cecile , Jegede, Oluseye O.
  • Date: 2021
  • Subjects: Entrepreneurial intentions , Entrepreneurship , Formal entrepreneurship education
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/488483 , uj:44503 , Citation: Nieuwenhuizen, C., Jegede, O.O., 2021. Influence of entrepreneurship learning modes on entrepreneurial intentions of science based students.
  • Description: Abstract: While entrepreneurship education has been extensively discussed in related academic literature, scholarly works on the modes through which entrepreneurship education is learnt seems to be missing in literature. The present paper thus explores the three modes of learning (formal, non-formal and informal) with the understanding that the three modes are all viable sources of acquiring entrepreneurship education. The study draws insight from established theories in literature such as the theory of planned behaviour, theory of reasoned action, theories of motivation. The study relied upon the design and administration of a questionnaire that was developed from relevant literature and theories. The data obtained from a total of 150 accurately completed questionnaires was used in the analysis. The study thus puts forward that non-formal entrepreneurship education, which sits somewhere in-between the two extremes (formal and informal learning), was the best approach for building an interest in entrepreneurship amongst STEM students who are naturally deprived of this mode of education. The study endorses the uniqueness of non-formal education because of its adaptability to each student’s stage of development or learning. Non-formal entrepreneurship education was found to be versatile, participative and inclusive, based upon the needs of the students.
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Obstacles to Venture Capital Funding : the South African entrepreneurs’ perspective

- Celliers, Marius, Schachtebeck, Chris, Diniso, Chuma

  • Authors: Celliers, Marius , Schachtebeck, Chris , Diniso, Chuma
  • Date: 2021
  • Subjects: Venture Capitalis , Venture Capital Funding , Entrepreneurship
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/482898 , uj:43806 , Citation: Celliers, M., Schachtebeck, C. & Diniso, C. 2021. Obstacles to Venture Capital Funding : the South African entrepreneurs’ perspective.
  • Description: Abstract: The primary objective of this qualitative study was to explore the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in acquiring funding from venture capitalist companies in South Africa. A purposive snowball sampling technique was adopted to collect data from ten entrepreneurs and ten venture capitalist companies using semi-structured face-to-face interviews. Thematic analysis of the data revealed a number of prominent themes. Findings indicated that venture capitalist investors consider personal qualities of the entrepreneur as a key indicator of a viable business opportunity when making investment decisions. It was further revealed that the investment evaluation process is both lengthy and costly. In South Africa, the economic and political environments are unstable and risky. This plays an influential role to venture capitalist investors when making investment decisions. The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge and points to issues that can be further investigated. The study also has managerial implications in that it provides guidelines to entrepreneurs on how to approach venture capitalist investors for investment. The study has some limitations in that the use of a non-probability sampling techniques implies that findings cannot be generalised widely. Furthermore, the study was conducted only in South Africa and findings therefore cannot be generalised across other markets.
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Refugee entrepreneurship : context and directions for future research

- Desai, Sameeksha, Naudé, Wim, Stel, Nora

What’s puzzling you is the nature of my game’: What the grand narrative of entrepreneurship doesn’t say

- Goldman, Geoff A., Tselepis, Thea

A relationship between sustainable entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions among students : a developing country’s perspective

- Christian, Ugwuanyi Chidera, Ifeoma, Nwagbo Pamela, Ikechukwu, Attamah, Ukpere, Wilfred Isioma

An ICT adoption framework for township SMMEs

- Bvuma, Stella

  • Authors: Bvuma, Stella
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Small business - Management , Entrepreneurship , Economic development - Social aspects , Communication and technology - South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/423670 , uj:36203
  • Description: Abstract: Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), have been regarded as one of the critical driving forces for economic growth and development in South Africa (SA). SMMEs are seen as potential enablers for creating jobs, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in both developed and developing countries. However, there have been concerns about their failure rate and their inability to gain competitive advantage especially in the current era of rapid information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption. Many SMMEs’ competitive advantage has been wiped off by ICT’s and their overall economic impact has become obsolete. In South Africa, SMMEs operate in different environments such as cities and townships and are experiencing unique contextual challenges. This study focuses on SMMEs located in townships and investigates the factors that influence ICT adoption into their different business processes and value chains. Understanding factors influencing ICT adoption by township SMMEs is important given the fact that SMMEs can potentially positively contribute to socio-economic development especially in the context of South Africa where a larger sector of the economy is in the informal sector. The purpose of this research was to explore the factors affecting ICT adoption by township SMMEs. The research was mainly realised by conducting in-depth interviews with SMME owners/managers to gain a deeper understanding of what are the factors that influence them to adopt or not to adopt ICTs in the business processes of SMMEs. , D.Phil. (Information Technology Management)
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Digitalisation strategies for SMEs : a cost vs. skill approach for website development

- Louw, Candice, Nieuwenhuizen, Cecile

  • Authors: Louw, Candice , Nieuwenhuizen, Cecile
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Digitalisation , Entrepreneurship , Online Presence Maturity
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/411288 , uj:34556 , Citation: Louw, C. & Nieuwenhuizen, C. 2020. Digitalisation strategies for SMEs : a cost vs. skill approach for website development.
  • Description: Abstract: In the age of the digital revolution, websites are a critical component in establishing an online organisational presence. The main aim of this paper is to deliver a model that may provide guidelines, specifically for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), including those in resource-scarce contexts, in determining the most viable strategy to setting up and managing their own website. The research is exploratory in nature and adopts an approach similar to that of action research which is facilitated through the hands-on investigation of numerous website components, platforms and development techniques. The deliverance of the Combined Cost and Technical Skill Model for Website Development contributes not only to the theory on web development, but also offers guidance to SMEs with planning their web development strategies, specifically when taking into account the core components of cost and technical skills in resource-scarce contexts. This, in turn, may assist SMEs with increasing their online presence maturity, possibly also allowing them to compete with larger organisations at an international scale.
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Digitalization strategies for SMEs : a cost vs. skill approach for website development

- Louw, Candice, Nieuwenhuizen, Cecile

Entrepreneurial intention : does entrepreneurship education play a role?

- Pheaha, Montsho, Schachtebeck, Chris

  • Authors: Pheaha, Montsho , Schachtebeck, Chris
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Entrepreneurship , Entrepreneurship education , Entrepreneurial intent
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/445446 , uj:38976 , Citation: Pheaha, M. & Schachtebeck, C. 2020. Entrepreneurial intention : does entrepreneurship education play a role?
  • Description: Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial intention in South Africa. The study made use of a quantitative, exploratory research design. The study utilized an adapted, self-administered survey of 200 women in a South African province. A non-probability convenience sampling approach was followed. Data was analysed by means of comparative analysis and independent sample t-tests, analysed in SPSS version 25. Findings indicate that respondents who had been exposed to entrepreneurial education courses exhibited higher mean scores for entrepreneurial intention and its underlying components. Several underlying constructs, namely attitude towards entrepreneurship, risk-taking, cultural perspectives and self-efficacy were statistically significant in terms of their effects on entrepreneurial intent. The study therefore provides input for policy-makers and higher education institutions in the value of providing entrepreneurship education courses. The study therefore contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing insights from an emerging market perspective of the value of entrepreneurship education in forming entrepreneurial intent.
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Entrepreneurial intention : perspectives from women in a South African province

- Pheaha, M, Schachtebeck, C.

  • Authors: Pheaha, M , Schachtebeck, C.
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Entrepreneurship , Entrepreneurial intention , South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/463833 , uj:41409 , Citation: Pheaha, M., Schachtebeck, C. 2020. Entrepreneurial intention : perspectives from women in a South African province. , DOI: https://doi.org/10.35683/jcm20097.90
  • Description: Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the entrepreneurial intention of women in a South African province. The study employed a quantitative, exploratory research design, utilising a self-administered survey of 200 women in South Africa’s North West province. A non-probability sampling approach was followed. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) by means of an exploratory factor analysis, Pearson’s product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. Findings revealed that moderate entrepreneurial intentions exist among women in the North West province. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy was found to yield the greatest influence on entrepreneurial intention, followed by risk-taking attributes and cultural perspectives. It also emerged that attitudes towards entrepreneurship, cultural perspectives, risk-taking and self-efficacy had a significant and positive relationship with entrepreneurial intention. There was no statistical difference in entrepreneurial intention in terms of age, educational qualifications and employment status. The study provides guidelines for governmental and non-governmental role players in harnessing and promoting entrepreneurial intention among women. The study provides insights into the existence of entrepreneurial intention in a rural setting in South Africa, which has been neglected in literature. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on entrepreneurial intention in South Africa. The findings can be used to guide policy interventions as they highlight factors which should be integrated into programmes enhancing women’s entrepreneurial intention.
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Generation Y university students’ intentions to become ecopreneurs : a gender comparison

- Strydom, C., Meyer, N., Synodinos, C.

  • Authors: Strydom, C. , Meyer, N. , Synodinos, C.
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Ecopreneurship , Entrepreneurship , Environment
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/457544 , uj:40605 , Citation: Strydom, C., Meyer, N. & Synodinos, C. 2020. Generation Y university students’ intentions to become ecopreneurs : a gender comparison. , ISSN: 1815-7440 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.35683/jcm20034.74
  • Description: Abstract: Recently, the worsening state of the natural environment has caused researchers and practitioners to rethink the way in which this issue should be solved. It has been argued that the solution should not simply be one of regulation but rather of innovation. As such entrepreneurship, or more specifically ecopreneurship, has been identified as a possible avenue to bring about pro-environmental transformation within the business sector. To date however, research within the field of ecopreneurship is still lacking, especially within a developing country context, such as South Africa. In addition, most of the ecopreneurship data available do not report on gender differences. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine Generation Y students’ intentions towards becoming ecopreneurs within the context of South Africa, more specifically the Gauteng province, and to determine if any differences exist between male and female students. The study made use of primary data obtained through self-administered questionnaires that were distributed to 600 students across three (3) universities in South Africa. The variables used to determine student’s intentions to become ecopreneurs included environmental concern, environmental behaviour, perceived environmental knowledge, attitude towards ecopreneurship, perceived behavioural control, subjective norm and intention towards ecopreneurship. A combination of the judgement and convenience sampling techniques were used to identify the study sample. The statistical analysis used to analyse the collected data included, descriptive and reliability analysis and an independent sample t-test. The study found that students generally displayed positive intentions towards becoming ecopreneurs and that no significant difference was noted between male and female students regarding most of the previously mentioned variables. Female students did, however, record higher statistical means for environmental concern than male students.
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Income as spurring self-efficacy among university students in Cape Town - South Africa

- Vivence, Kalitanyi

  • Authors: Vivence, Kalitanyi
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Family income , Self-efficacy , Entrepreneurship
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/445454 , uj:38975 , Citation: Vivence, K.2020. Income as spurring self-efficacy among university students in Cape Town - South Africa.
  • Description: Abstract: A study was conducted in Cape Town to determine whether family income has impact on university students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy. It is argued that self-efficacy is an engine to promote entrepreneurship, which has the possibility of providing a source of income in the families. The motive to conduct the current study is to further the debate about entrepreneurship in South Africa, and the way it can come forward. A hypothetical-deductive approach was adopted. Survey correlational was adopted as the study design, while SPSS was used to capture and analyze the data. Data was collected on 274 entrepreneurship students, using an adapted questionnaire. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to measure the reliability of the instrument. Findings reveal that there is a positive correlation between independent variable of income and dependent variable of self-efficacy. The implications of the results to policy makers have been outlined along with suggestions for future researches in order to refine our present positions and understanding of this relationship.
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Management and implementation of entrepreneurship in Institutions of Higher Learning in South Africa

- Gamede, Bongani Thulani, Uleanya, Chinaza

  • Authors: Gamede, Bongani Thulani , Uleanya, Chinaza
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Entrepreneurship , Institution of higher learning , Management and implementation
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/415777 , uj:35144 , Citation: Gamede, B.T., Uleanya, C. Management and implementation of entrepreneurship in Institutions of Higher Learning in South Africa.
  • Description: Abstract: , The study explored the importance of management and implementation of entrepreneurship in institutions of higher learning, using a selected university in South Africa as a case study. Qualitative method was adopted for data collection from eight (8) randomly selected students from four (4) faculties in that particular institution of higher learning. The findings of the study show that infrastructures, policies, university curriculum, amongst others affect the management and implementation of entrepreneurship in the selected university. Further findings suggest that if students registered at the university graduate with entrepreneurial skills and ideas of how to become entrepreneurs, it will be easy for them to be able to start and run their own businesses. However, few responses of participants suggest indifference in the idea of managing and implementing entrepreneurship as a module in higher institutions of learning. The study recommends amongst others that the curriculum at universities should include core module(s) that are centred on entrepreneurship, while policies are made to promote entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial activities in institutions of learning. Also, students studying at universities should be encouraged to start entrepreneurship projects and seek funding from industries.
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A recipe for national innovate entrepreneurial activity : finance and industry with a dose of self-confidence

- Reddy, C.D.

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