'n Strategie vir die identifisering en ontwikkeling van entrepreneurskap vanuit 'n opvoedkundige-sielkundige perspektief
- Authors: Basson, Marlize
- Date: 2012-09-05
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - Study and teaching , Entrepreneurship - Psychological aspects , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Educational psychology
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3579 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6961
- Description: D.Ed. , The aim of the study was to determine a strategy to identify and develop entrepreneurship from the point of educational psychology. In this regard, it was necessary to divide the study into two components. The first was to determine a profile of the entrepreneur and secondly how this profile could be developed. In the first part in the literature attributes and skills of the entrepreneur were researched and empirical tested. Two questionnaires were specifically developed to identify attributes and skills of entrepreneurs: firstly a questionnaire, The Entrepreneurial Index Questionnaire, for individuals with a qualification standard six and higher and secondly a projective format questionnaire, The Entrepreneurial Index Projective Format, for semi-skilled and unskilled individuals. In the second part techniques were introduced to developed entrepreneurial attributes and skills: Neurolinguistic Programming and Educational Kinesiology. A specific program to develop entrepreneurship with young adults was also introduced. The programme was completed with a illustration of a young adult that completed the program. The following results were obtained from the empirical investigation: From the anova variance-analysis there is a significant statistical difference on all the entrepreneurial attributes and skills. The Scheffe-pair-variance-analysis show significant statistic differences on the average scores of the entrepreneurial attributes and skills except for: Questionnaire test General knowledge and driving force, responsibility, selfimage and interpersonal relations. Risk and responsibility, self-image and interpersonal relations. Drive force and depression. Adaptation and interpersonal relations. Responsibility and stress, aggression and depression. Stress and interpersonal relations. Self-image and depression. Aggression and interpersonal relations. Depression and interpersonal relations. Projective test Mental alertness in all pairs. Total work attitude and responsibility. Locus of control and responsibility. Locus of control and interpersonal relationships. Adaptation and responsibility. The program for the development of entrepreneurial skills was divided into four phases: what is possible, what is realistic, critical analysing of the business opportunity and lastly the implementation of above mentioned steps. Each phase went through specific steps and NLP and Edu-K was used in each step one to develop and anchor specific attributes and skills of entrepreneurship. The implementation of the program is implemented on five levels. The basic level is the individual environment. The entrepreneur is going to operate in the environment through behaviour. The behaviour is guided by the individual capabilities. These capabilities are organized by the believe systems. Believe systems are organized by the identity of the entrepreneur. The illustration analysis of the individuals that completed the course shows a growth and development in the entrepreneurial attributes and skills that were identified in the first part of the study. It seems possible to identify certain attributes and skills that is part of the successful entrepreneur, and develop it in the young adult to become an entrepreneur.
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- Authors: Basson, Marlize
- Date: 2012-09-05
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - Study and teaching , Entrepreneurship - Psychological aspects , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Educational psychology
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3579 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6961
- Description: D.Ed. , The aim of the study was to determine a strategy to identify and develop entrepreneurship from the point of educational psychology. In this regard, it was necessary to divide the study into two components. The first was to determine a profile of the entrepreneur and secondly how this profile could be developed. In the first part in the literature attributes and skills of the entrepreneur were researched and empirical tested. Two questionnaires were specifically developed to identify attributes and skills of entrepreneurs: firstly a questionnaire, The Entrepreneurial Index Questionnaire, for individuals with a qualification standard six and higher and secondly a projective format questionnaire, The Entrepreneurial Index Projective Format, for semi-skilled and unskilled individuals. In the second part techniques were introduced to developed entrepreneurial attributes and skills: Neurolinguistic Programming and Educational Kinesiology. A specific program to develop entrepreneurship with young adults was also introduced. The programme was completed with a illustration of a young adult that completed the program. The following results were obtained from the empirical investigation: From the anova variance-analysis there is a significant statistical difference on all the entrepreneurial attributes and skills. The Scheffe-pair-variance-analysis show significant statistic differences on the average scores of the entrepreneurial attributes and skills except for: Questionnaire test General knowledge and driving force, responsibility, selfimage and interpersonal relations. Risk and responsibility, self-image and interpersonal relations. Drive force and depression. Adaptation and interpersonal relations. Responsibility and stress, aggression and depression. Stress and interpersonal relations. Self-image and depression. Aggression and interpersonal relations. Depression and interpersonal relations. Projective test Mental alertness in all pairs. Total work attitude and responsibility. Locus of control and responsibility. Locus of control and interpersonal relationships. Adaptation and responsibility. The program for the development of entrepreneurial skills was divided into four phases: what is possible, what is realistic, critical analysing of the business opportunity and lastly the implementation of above mentioned steps. Each phase went through specific steps and NLP and Edu-K was used in each step one to develop and anchor specific attributes and skills of entrepreneurship. The implementation of the program is implemented on five levels. The basic level is the individual environment. The entrepreneur is going to operate in the environment through behaviour. The behaviour is guided by the individual capabilities. These capabilities are organized by the believe systems. Believe systems are organized by the identity of the entrepreneur. The illustration analysis of the individuals that completed the course shows a growth and development in the entrepreneurial attributes and skills that were identified in the first part of the study. It seems possible to identify certain attributes and skills that is part of the successful entrepreneur, and develop it in the young adult to become an entrepreneur.
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'n Strategiese bestuursmodel vir die klein sakeonderneming
- Authors: Burger, Pieter
- Date: 2014-04-24
- Subjects: Small business - South Africa - Management , Strategic planning - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10857 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10364
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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- Authors: Burger, Pieter
- Date: 2014-04-24
- Subjects: Small business - South Africa - Management , Strategic planning - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10857 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10364
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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The history and development of black entrepreneurship in South Africa
- Authors: Ngcamu, Johannes Peter
- Date: 2012-08-08
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Black business enterprises - South Africa , Small business - South Africa , Employee empowerment - South Africa
- Type: Mini-Dissertation
- Identifier: uj:8967 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5438
- Description: M.Comm. , The specific purpose of this study is to determine and verify the extent to which black enterprise and the culture of entrepreneurship in the black community has prevailed, since the dawn of democracy in 1994, and since the adoption of the White Paper on the Strategy of Developing and Promoting the SMMEs Sector in South Africa in 1996. In order to reach the desired conclusion, the investigation also includes an examination of the effects of culture, religion and education on enterprise and entreprenuership in the black community. This will be coupled to an evaluation of the relative significance of the concept of black economic empowerment (BEE) with regard to the government's desire to address the economic imbalances of the past. On the basis of the above assumptions and conclusions, recommendations regarding the advancement of black business and the promotion of a culture of entrepreneurship in the black community will be formulated. This study commences by looking into the definition and classification of SMMEs, as well as their characteristics. A link is made between the concepts of enterprise' and `entrepreneurship', on the one hand, and economic growth, on the other, with a view to investigating the role of the African entrepreneur in South Africa. The analysis reveals that the lack of income and skills and adequate education amongst the black majority exacerbates and impedes the growth and the entry of new indigenous entrepreneurs into business. Consequently, the fight against poverty and joblessness has been effectively deferred, especially among the most vulnerable members of our society, namely the youth and the female heads of household, who — despite our new dispensation — continue to face unfair discrimination and deprivation. Therefore, it is the contention of this study that to embark on a national campaign to promote small enterprises and a spirit of entrepreneurship leaving the vast majority of the target group illiterate and unskilled seems a colossal futile exercise. The exercise of promoting entrepreneurship requires a dedicated effort from every one of us, including every social institution which has a natural audience and/or a frequent and somewhat captive audience like churchgoers of all representative religions and denominations in South Africa. In the same manner, entrepreneurship cannot be consummated without altering our education system, and also altering our mindsets and our cultural institutions, which also include our places of worships, namely churches, mosques etcetera. Moreover, economic growth and economic development is dependent on the quality of labour and the quality of enterprise as opposed to the quantity that is envisaged by government through legislation. Unskilled and untrained entrepreneurs cannot be expected to operate big or small and medium size businesses and subsequently add value to the economy. It is by investing in their training that they can be empowered to increase the value of the businesses they operate and, consequently, retain a sustainable undertaking, which could have the possibility of increasing employment.
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- Authors: Ngcamu, Johannes Peter
- Date: 2012-08-08
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Black business enterprises - South Africa , Small business - South Africa , Employee empowerment - South Africa
- Type: Mini-Dissertation
- Identifier: uj:8967 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5438
- Description: M.Comm. , The specific purpose of this study is to determine and verify the extent to which black enterprise and the culture of entrepreneurship in the black community has prevailed, since the dawn of democracy in 1994, and since the adoption of the White Paper on the Strategy of Developing and Promoting the SMMEs Sector in South Africa in 1996. In order to reach the desired conclusion, the investigation also includes an examination of the effects of culture, religion and education on enterprise and entreprenuership in the black community. This will be coupled to an evaluation of the relative significance of the concept of black economic empowerment (BEE) with regard to the government's desire to address the economic imbalances of the past. On the basis of the above assumptions and conclusions, recommendations regarding the advancement of black business and the promotion of a culture of entrepreneurship in the black community will be formulated. This study commences by looking into the definition and classification of SMMEs, as well as their characteristics. A link is made between the concepts of enterprise' and `entrepreneurship', on the one hand, and economic growth, on the other, with a view to investigating the role of the African entrepreneur in South Africa. The analysis reveals that the lack of income and skills and adequate education amongst the black majority exacerbates and impedes the growth and the entry of new indigenous entrepreneurs into business. Consequently, the fight against poverty and joblessness has been effectively deferred, especially among the most vulnerable members of our society, namely the youth and the female heads of household, who — despite our new dispensation — continue to face unfair discrimination and deprivation. Therefore, it is the contention of this study that to embark on a national campaign to promote small enterprises and a spirit of entrepreneurship leaving the vast majority of the target group illiterate and unskilled seems a colossal futile exercise. The exercise of promoting entrepreneurship requires a dedicated effort from every one of us, including every social institution which has a natural audience and/or a frequent and somewhat captive audience like churchgoers of all representative religions and denominations in South Africa. In the same manner, entrepreneurship cannot be consummated without altering our education system, and also altering our mindsets and our cultural institutions, which also include our places of worships, namely churches, mosques etcetera. Moreover, economic growth and economic development is dependent on the quality of labour and the quality of enterprise as opposed to the quantity that is envisaged by government through legislation. Unskilled and untrained entrepreneurs cannot be expected to operate big or small and medium size businesses and subsequently add value to the economy. It is by investing in their training that they can be empowered to increase the value of the businesses they operate and, consequently, retain a sustainable undertaking, which could have the possibility of increasing employment.
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'n Oorsig van die belangrikste komponente vir die ontwikkeling van 'n entrepreneuriese kultuurmodel vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Uitsaai Korporasie
- Authors: Evans, Martin David
- Date: 2014-04-23
- Subjects: South African Broadcasting Corporation , Broadcasting - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Business enterprises - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10816 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10323
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , This study is aimed at highlighting the main components involved in the construction or development of a entrepreneurial cultural model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). In attaining the above, focus is placed on entrepreneurship, requirements for a successful transformation of culture, the status quo of the SABC, and possible action steps that can be taken in the management of cultural changes. Entrepreneurship is aconcept that is relevant not only in the small one-man operation, but also in big corporate enterprises. Rosabeth Moss Kanter's Post-Entrepreneurial Model is used to shed some light on some important issues. Kanter's Model is based on the following main strategies: • First the business enterprises should restructure with the aim to reach synergy • After synergy is reached, strategic alliances can be formed to strengthen the business enterprise's overall position • New ideas, innovations and creativity must be encouraged to be more entrepreneurial. • Lastly, the bureaucratic hierarchy must be broken down. In the SABC there is evidence of a change in culture, though it is not a change towards a more entrepreneurial approach. This change should be managed with the following in mind: • Planning of the process • Create the change agent • Get commitment of Top Management • Develop an activity plan
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- Authors: Evans, Martin David
- Date: 2014-04-23
- Subjects: South African Broadcasting Corporation , Broadcasting - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Business enterprises - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10816 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10323
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , This study is aimed at highlighting the main components involved in the construction or development of a entrepreneurial cultural model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). In attaining the above, focus is placed on entrepreneurship, requirements for a successful transformation of culture, the status quo of the SABC, and possible action steps that can be taken in the management of cultural changes. Entrepreneurship is aconcept that is relevant not only in the small one-man operation, but also in big corporate enterprises. Rosabeth Moss Kanter's Post-Entrepreneurial Model is used to shed some light on some important issues. Kanter's Model is based on the following main strategies: • First the business enterprises should restructure with the aim to reach synergy • After synergy is reached, strategic alliances can be formed to strengthen the business enterprise's overall position • New ideas, innovations and creativity must be encouraged to be more entrepreneurial. • Lastly, the bureaucratic hierarchy must be broken down. In the SABC there is evidence of a change in culture, though it is not a change towards a more entrepreneurial approach. This change should be managed with the following in mind: • Planning of the process • Create the change agent • Get commitment of Top Management • Develop an activity plan
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FIFA World Cup 2010 : implications for and effects on the entrepreneurial performance of South Africa’s informal sector
- Venter, Robert B., Rogerson, Christian M., Semens, Anna, Myres, Kerrin
- Authors: Venter, Robert B. , Rogerson, Christian M. , Semens, Anna , Myres, Kerrin
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: FIFA World Cup 2010 , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Informal sector - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5897 , ISSN 1993-8233 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8016
- Description: It is well established that so called ‘mega events’ have a marked impact on the socio-economic trajectory of a host nation. Research on the merits of mega- events is fairly substantial, and indeed, derived implications for entrepreneurship in a host country are a recurring theme. Yet, little has been done to investigate the potential impact of these events on the entrepreneurial performance of the informal sector. The informal sector is a significant contributor to employment and to the South African economy and shown to exhibit strong entrepreneurial potential. As such, it provides fertile grounds for research. This paper reflects on the FIFA 2010 world cup as catalyst for entrepreneurial activity in Johannesburg’s informal sector. Associated issues of ambush marketing and perceptions of legalities, formalities, and barriers related to the organisation of the world cup are investigated.
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- Authors: Venter, Robert B. , Rogerson, Christian M. , Semens, Anna , Myres, Kerrin
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: FIFA World Cup 2010 , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Informal sector - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5897 , ISSN 1993-8233 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8016
- Description: It is well established that so called ‘mega events’ have a marked impact on the socio-economic trajectory of a host nation. Research on the merits of mega- events is fairly substantial, and indeed, derived implications for entrepreneurship in a host country are a recurring theme. Yet, little has been done to investigate the potential impact of these events on the entrepreneurial performance of the informal sector. The informal sector is a significant contributor to employment and to the South African economy and shown to exhibit strong entrepreneurial potential. As such, it provides fertile grounds for research. This paper reflects on the FIFA 2010 world cup as catalyst for entrepreneurial activity in Johannesburg’s informal sector. Associated issues of ambush marketing and perceptions of legalities, formalities, and barriers related to the organisation of the world cup are investigated.
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'n Ondersoek na die uitvoering van lewensvatbaarheidstudies deur kleinsakeondernemings gevestig in groter winkelsentrums
- Authors: Botes, A.F.
- Date: 2014-03-18
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Small business - South Africa - Management
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:4412 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9758
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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- Authors: Botes, A.F.
- Date: 2014-03-18
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Small business - South Africa - Management
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:4412 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9758
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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Die effek van die interaksie tussen veelvuldige rolle op die lewenstevredenheid van vroue
- Authors: Van Rooyen, Lydia M. D.
- Date: 2014-05-21
- Subjects: Self-realization , Businesswomen - Psychology - South Africa , Housewives - Psychology - South Africa , Women employees - Psychology - South Africa , Self-esteem in women - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Career development - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:11152 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10744
- Description: D.Litt. et Phil. , The growing number of married women with children who enter the work force is widely documented. In addition, the last decade has seen the number of self-employed women increase dramatically. The homemaker role, which remains an important adult attainment fora large segment of the female population for at least some portion of their adult lives, has received little attention. The career of the homemaker is omitted both in the traditional definition of the labour force and by the career counselling profession. Because of the rise in women's labour force activity there has been increased concern with the psychological implications of occupying family and work roles simultaneously. Married women who obtain employment typically experience role expansion and such expansion has potential repercussions for the women themselves, for their families and for their employing institutions. Although these women are assuming the demanding role of employee, they are typically not free to relinquish any of their previous traditional roles - the major responsibility for household work and parenting chores still appears to be the province of women. Presently, the empirical evidence of the psychological effects of maternal employment is equivocal, suggesting both positive and negative effects are possible. On the one hand paid employment has been related to increased self-esteem, status and life satisfaction in working mothers. On the other hand, maternal employment has also been associated with role conflict, life dissatisfaction and family stress. A wide variety of correlates of home-career conflict has been studied. The accumulation of empirical studies has not, however, been integrated in a way which advances understanding of the interrelationships of variables associated with home-career conflict. The purpose of the present study was to investigate from within an integrated framework the relationship between work and family domains and their impact on the life satisfaction of women who re-enter the labour market, women entrepreneurs and homemakers.
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- Authors: Van Rooyen, Lydia M. D.
- Date: 2014-05-21
- Subjects: Self-realization , Businesswomen - Psychology - South Africa , Housewives - Psychology - South Africa , Women employees - Psychology - South Africa , Self-esteem in women - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Career development - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:11152 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10744
- Description: D.Litt. et Phil. , The growing number of married women with children who enter the work force is widely documented. In addition, the last decade has seen the number of self-employed women increase dramatically. The homemaker role, which remains an important adult attainment fora large segment of the female population for at least some portion of their adult lives, has received little attention. The career of the homemaker is omitted both in the traditional definition of the labour force and by the career counselling profession. Because of the rise in women's labour force activity there has been increased concern with the psychological implications of occupying family and work roles simultaneously. Married women who obtain employment typically experience role expansion and such expansion has potential repercussions for the women themselves, for their families and for their employing institutions. Although these women are assuming the demanding role of employee, they are typically not free to relinquish any of their previous traditional roles - the major responsibility for household work and parenting chores still appears to be the province of women. Presently, the empirical evidence of the psychological effects of maternal employment is equivocal, suggesting both positive and negative effects are possible. On the one hand paid employment has been related to increased self-esteem, status and life satisfaction in working mothers. On the other hand, maternal employment has also been associated with role conflict, life dissatisfaction and family stress. A wide variety of correlates of home-career conflict has been studied. The accumulation of empirical studies has not, however, been integrated in a way which advances understanding of the interrelationships of variables associated with home-career conflict. The purpose of the present study was to investigate from within an integrated framework the relationship between work and family domains and their impact on the life satisfaction of women who re-enter the labour market, women entrepreneurs and homemakers.
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The practice of corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma in the South African financial sector
- Authors: Goldsmith, Malcolm
- Date: 2015-03-26
- Subjects: Financial services industry - South Africa , Strategic planning - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Six sigma (Quality control standard)
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:13527 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13578
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , The main objective of the study is to measure the relationship between the practices of corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma within the South African financial sector. Although studies on these management styles are prevalent in the literature, few of them provide a direct comparison of the styles. There is a further gap in the literature that addresses the South African context. The study design included anonymously submitted questionnaire data on the levels of corporate entrepreneurship, lean six sigma and organisational performance from employees at South African banks. 248 potential participants were contacted, with a snowball sampling method being utilised. The final response rate was 41% (102 completed surveys), and this is the number used in the study. Respondents were employees at South African banking institutions. Likert scales were used to score the various constructs of corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma. The study looked to determine if there are statistically significant relationships between these constructs. In addition, the relationship between organisational performance, corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma was reviewed. The findings were that there are low-level practices of entrepreneurship and lean six sigma in the South African financial institutions. The main findings showed that in general the elements of corporate entrepreneurship had a correlation to the elements of lean six sigma, as evidenced in four out of the six possible correlations. This being said; the correlations were weak to slightly moderate in nature. As for the correlation to organisational performance, four out of the five potential correlations were statistically significant, all be it either weak or almost moderate. There was a positive direction to the correlation in all instances. The main implications of the findings are that corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma, though vastly differentiating in history and styles can co-exist in a single organisation. There were no instances of negative correlation as may be expected from the seemingly incomplete and incompatible nature of the two methods. The recommendation is that these two strategies can and should be implemented in conjunction, given their explicit impact on organisational performance. The main limitation of the study was that a small sample used. Another limitation was the focus on banks and not the entire financial sector. Future research could target other financial institutions that are not full service banking operations. The study could contain more detail to determine if, the size and age of the organisation impact on the practice of corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma.
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- Authors: Goldsmith, Malcolm
- Date: 2015-03-26
- Subjects: Financial services industry - South Africa , Strategic planning - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Six sigma (Quality control standard)
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:13527 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13578
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , The main objective of the study is to measure the relationship between the practices of corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma within the South African financial sector. Although studies on these management styles are prevalent in the literature, few of them provide a direct comparison of the styles. There is a further gap in the literature that addresses the South African context. The study design included anonymously submitted questionnaire data on the levels of corporate entrepreneurship, lean six sigma and organisational performance from employees at South African banks. 248 potential participants were contacted, with a snowball sampling method being utilised. The final response rate was 41% (102 completed surveys), and this is the number used in the study. Respondents were employees at South African banking institutions. Likert scales were used to score the various constructs of corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma. The study looked to determine if there are statistically significant relationships between these constructs. In addition, the relationship between organisational performance, corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma was reviewed. The findings were that there are low-level practices of entrepreneurship and lean six sigma in the South African financial institutions. The main findings showed that in general the elements of corporate entrepreneurship had a correlation to the elements of lean six sigma, as evidenced in four out of the six possible correlations. This being said; the correlations were weak to slightly moderate in nature. As for the correlation to organisational performance, four out of the five potential correlations were statistically significant, all be it either weak or almost moderate. There was a positive direction to the correlation in all instances. The main implications of the findings are that corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma, though vastly differentiating in history and styles can co-exist in a single organisation. There were no instances of negative correlation as may be expected from the seemingly incomplete and incompatible nature of the two methods. The recommendation is that these two strategies can and should be implemented in conjunction, given their explicit impact on organisational performance. The main limitation of the study was that a small sample used. Another limitation was the focus on banks and not the entire financial sector. Future research could target other financial institutions that are not full service banking operations. The study could contain more detail to determine if, the size and age of the organisation impact on the practice of corporate entrepreneurship and lean six sigma.
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The impact of formal credit extension and education as enablers of small business growth in South Africa
- Authors: Olivier, Cornelia
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Small business - South Africa - Growth , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Finance - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/271707 , uj:28903
- Description: M.Com. (Finance) , Abstract: This study investigates the impact of access to finance and education as formal institutional enablers of small business growth in South Africa. Through regression analysis using variables representing small business, financial capital, education capital and years of schooling, this study shows that entrepreneurs in South Africa have higher growth prospects through these institutional enablers. However, the study highlights potential incongruence in the South African regulatory, normative and cultural-cognitive institutional environments. Lending extended by banks to registered household enterprises seems to grow self-employment with lower growth ambition. Education capital seems to grow early entrepreneurial activity, but reduce self-employment and the number of EMEs in proportion to total registered businesses. This confirms that South Africa is still a developing economy where survivalist entrepreneurship is more prevalent. Years of schooling at secondary and tertiary levels seem to grow entrepreneurship as well as turnover growth in small business. However, the enrolment and attainment of tertiary education seem to discourage self-employment in South Africa, confirming that the preference for wage employment outweighs the preference for self-employment. When considering the formal reporting on lending by banks to the wider SMME sector, there seems to be misalignment between the banks and the government’s ambitions in growing small business. Furthermore, the population’s preference for wage employment over opportunity entrepreneurship highlights the incongruence in the institutional environment surrounding small business in South Africa. The recommendations of this study include (i) channelling resource allocation towards improving survivalist entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment while supporting opportunity entrepreneurship to encourage growth; (ii) designing incentives to banks, learners and educators that will improve education towards the growth of small business and (iii) designing and implementing measures that align the regulatory, cultural-cognitive and normative institutional pillars in a congruent manner, in order to best enable small business resilience and growth in South Africa.
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- Authors: Olivier, Cornelia
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Small business - South Africa - Growth , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Finance - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/271707 , uj:28903
- Description: M.Com. (Finance) , Abstract: This study investigates the impact of access to finance and education as formal institutional enablers of small business growth in South Africa. Through regression analysis using variables representing small business, financial capital, education capital and years of schooling, this study shows that entrepreneurs in South Africa have higher growth prospects through these institutional enablers. However, the study highlights potential incongruence in the South African regulatory, normative and cultural-cognitive institutional environments. Lending extended by banks to registered household enterprises seems to grow self-employment with lower growth ambition. Education capital seems to grow early entrepreneurial activity, but reduce self-employment and the number of EMEs in proportion to total registered businesses. This confirms that South Africa is still a developing economy where survivalist entrepreneurship is more prevalent. Years of schooling at secondary and tertiary levels seem to grow entrepreneurship as well as turnover growth in small business. However, the enrolment and attainment of tertiary education seem to discourage self-employment in South Africa, confirming that the preference for wage employment outweighs the preference for self-employment. When considering the formal reporting on lending by banks to the wider SMME sector, there seems to be misalignment between the banks and the government’s ambitions in growing small business. Furthermore, the population’s preference for wage employment over opportunity entrepreneurship highlights the incongruence in the institutional environment surrounding small business in South Africa. The recommendations of this study include (i) channelling resource allocation towards improving survivalist entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment while supporting opportunity entrepreneurship to encourage growth; (ii) designing incentives to banks, learners and educators that will improve education towards the growth of small business and (iii) designing and implementing measures that align the regulatory, cultural-cognitive and normative institutional pillars in a congruent manner, in order to best enable small business resilience and growth in South Africa.
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The mental models of black entrepreneurs
- Authors: Oliphant, Itumeleng
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Businesspeople, Black - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Small business - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/225891 , uj:22826
- Description: M.Phil. , Abstract: Small to medium-sized enterprise entrepreneurs continue to be an integral part of any growing economy. South Africa looks to foster its economic growth and ameliorate the socioeconomic challenges through the development of small to medium-sized entrepreneurs. Addressing economic challenges and the implementation of widespread economic development in South Africa cannot take place without the development of black entrepreneurs. This paper investigates the mental models of black entrepreneurs in South Africa. To do so, a qualitative study was conducted, where the topic of mental models was explored by means of repertory grid technique. Seven small to medium sized enterprise entrepreneurs were interviewed. The data was described qualitatively, providing a reflection of the factors that successful entrepreneurs believe have both contributed to, as well as inhibited, their entrepreneurial success. All the objectives in the study were met and the study provided themes emerging from the mental models of the entrepreneurs in this study. Recommendations were also provided, as well as suggestions for future research. Main Findings: seven themes were identified in the mental models of the entrepreneurs that took part in the study. They were opportunities-risk; visions and goals; relationships and/or partnerships; autonomy; people/human capital; brand management; and planning. Furthermore, there was found to be a interconnectedness of all these themes.
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- Authors: Oliphant, Itumeleng
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Businesspeople, Black - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Small business - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/225891 , uj:22826
- Description: M.Phil. , Abstract: Small to medium-sized enterprise entrepreneurs continue to be an integral part of any growing economy. South Africa looks to foster its economic growth and ameliorate the socioeconomic challenges through the development of small to medium-sized entrepreneurs. Addressing economic challenges and the implementation of widespread economic development in South Africa cannot take place without the development of black entrepreneurs. This paper investigates the mental models of black entrepreneurs in South Africa. To do so, a qualitative study was conducted, where the topic of mental models was explored by means of repertory grid technique. Seven small to medium sized enterprise entrepreneurs were interviewed. The data was described qualitatively, providing a reflection of the factors that successful entrepreneurs believe have both contributed to, as well as inhibited, their entrepreneurial success. All the objectives in the study were met and the study provided themes emerging from the mental models of the entrepreneurs in this study. Recommendations were also provided, as well as suggestions for future research. Main Findings: seven themes were identified in the mental models of the entrepreneurs that took part in the study. They were opportunities-risk; visions and goals; relationships and/or partnerships; autonomy; people/human capital; brand management; and planning. Furthermore, there was found to be a interconnectedness of all these themes.
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Die verband tussen entrepreneurskap en ekonomiese ontwikkeling in Suidelike Afrika
- Van der Westhuizen, Johannes Casparus
- Authors: Van der Westhuizen, Johannes Casparus
- Date: 2015-03-18
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Economic development
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:13470 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13504
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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- Authors: Van der Westhuizen, Johannes Casparus
- Date: 2015-03-18
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Economic development
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:13470 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13504
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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Kreatiwiteit as veranderlike in entrepreneurskapsopleiding en -ontwikkeling
- Authors: Smit, Marijke
- Date: 2015-03-18
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Economic development , Creative ability in business
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:13469 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13503
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , South Africa is being confronted with escalating unemployment rates. Entrepreneurship is regarded as a probable solution to this problem due to the entrepreneur's ability to create jobs, adapt successfully to changing circumstances and mostly being labour intensive. The main question is though how to assure substantial growth in the amount of entrepreneurs in South Africa. The aim of this study is to contribute to the solution of the above problem by emphasising the training and development of entrepreneurs in creative skills and abilities. The training and development of potential, as well as established entrepreneurs, will contribute to the enhancement of increasing numbers of entrepreneurs and established entrepreneur's success. Why the training and development of creativity? Certain common personality traits of creative people and successful entrepreneurs were compared. It was then concluded that creative ability plays an important role in the establishment as well as functioning of the established entrepreneur. To assure that entrepreneurs are trained and developed successfully in creativity, it must start at a very young age. The training and development in creativity are very subtle at pre-primary and primary school levels. At secondary school training and development of entrepreneurs should become more important and must be integrated into business related subjects. Most tertiary institutions have entrepreneurship courses or entrepreneurship integrated into a subject-related course.
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- Authors: Smit, Marijke
- Date: 2015-03-18
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Economic development , Creative ability in business
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:13469 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13503
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , South Africa is being confronted with escalating unemployment rates. Entrepreneurship is regarded as a probable solution to this problem due to the entrepreneur's ability to create jobs, adapt successfully to changing circumstances and mostly being labour intensive. The main question is though how to assure substantial growth in the amount of entrepreneurs in South Africa. The aim of this study is to contribute to the solution of the above problem by emphasising the training and development of entrepreneurs in creative skills and abilities. The training and development of potential, as well as established entrepreneurs, will contribute to the enhancement of increasing numbers of entrepreneurs and established entrepreneur's success. Why the training and development of creativity? Certain common personality traits of creative people and successful entrepreneurs were compared. It was then concluded that creative ability plays an important role in the establishment as well as functioning of the established entrepreneur. To assure that entrepreneurs are trained and developed successfully in creativity, it must start at a very young age. The training and development in creativity are very subtle at pre-primary and primary school levels. At secondary school training and development of entrepreneurs should become more important and must be integrated into business related subjects. Most tertiary institutions have entrepreneurship courses or entrepreneurship integrated into a subject-related course.
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My journey as an intrapreneur in corporate South Africa
- Authors: Biddulph, Burnett Percival
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Leadership - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/261918 , uj:27629
- Description: Ph.D , Abstract: At the suggestion of an erstwhile colleague and friend, I decided to take advantage of my retirement strategy and to undertake a PhD, the pinnacle of academic achievement. For the purpose of my research, the following general research question was formulated: How can I make sense of my lived experiences as an intrapreneur in the context of my personal life and career journey? Reviewing the field of intrapreneurship, it became clear that there is currently substantial scholarly interest in intrapreneurship from various angles and disciplines to support organisations in how best to respond to the growth imperatives they face, and to explore opportunities confronting them. While impressive developments have been made in the field of intrapreneurship over the past four decades, several gaps remain. These include: (i) the absence of research on the actual experiences of intrapreneurs, (ii) very few studies about the inner and emotional experiences of intrapreneurs within a social and organisational context, and (iii) little, if any knowledge, as to the intrapreneurial characteristics fundamental to the success of the intrapreneur. In order to obtain insight into my life as intrapreneur and at the same time contribute to the scholarship of intrapreneurship, I opted for the postmodernist-orientated qualitative research approach, autoethnography. More specifically, my approach reflected both elements of evocative and analytical autoethnography, but leaned more towards social science analysis and less towards art. In fact, by using my personal experience to provide an interpretative context, my work resembles social-scientific-oriented autoethnography, or analytic autoethnography (Anderson, 2006; Anderson & Class-Coffin, 2013). With regard to organisational autoethnography, it resided, as is the case with Swart’s (2014) local acquisition autoethnography, as complete member research in other than higher education organisations. For the data analysis and the sense-making process, I used Pepper’s (1942) adequate world views, in conjunction with specific theoretical models. These world views consist of organicism (the process of organic development), formism (similarity of objects), mechanism (static and dynamic machine systems) and contextualism (the ongoing act in context and changing patterns). From an organismic perspective, with my life story following a developmental cycle, I used the Novations Model of Dalton and Thompson (1986) to document my lived experiences. For formism, I analysed my personal and intrapreneurial characteristics. Here, I made use of...
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- Authors: Biddulph, Burnett Percival
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Leadership - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/261918 , uj:27629
- Description: Ph.D , Abstract: At the suggestion of an erstwhile colleague and friend, I decided to take advantage of my retirement strategy and to undertake a PhD, the pinnacle of academic achievement. For the purpose of my research, the following general research question was formulated: How can I make sense of my lived experiences as an intrapreneur in the context of my personal life and career journey? Reviewing the field of intrapreneurship, it became clear that there is currently substantial scholarly interest in intrapreneurship from various angles and disciplines to support organisations in how best to respond to the growth imperatives they face, and to explore opportunities confronting them. While impressive developments have been made in the field of intrapreneurship over the past four decades, several gaps remain. These include: (i) the absence of research on the actual experiences of intrapreneurs, (ii) very few studies about the inner and emotional experiences of intrapreneurs within a social and organisational context, and (iii) little, if any knowledge, as to the intrapreneurial characteristics fundamental to the success of the intrapreneur. In order to obtain insight into my life as intrapreneur and at the same time contribute to the scholarship of intrapreneurship, I opted for the postmodernist-orientated qualitative research approach, autoethnography. More specifically, my approach reflected both elements of evocative and analytical autoethnography, but leaned more towards social science analysis and less towards art. In fact, by using my personal experience to provide an interpretative context, my work resembles social-scientific-oriented autoethnography, or analytic autoethnography (Anderson, 2006; Anderson & Class-Coffin, 2013). With regard to organisational autoethnography, it resided, as is the case with Swart’s (2014) local acquisition autoethnography, as complete member research in other than higher education organisations. For the data analysis and the sense-making process, I used Pepper’s (1942) adequate world views, in conjunction with specific theoretical models. These world views consist of organicism (the process of organic development), formism (similarity of objects), mechanism (static and dynamic machine systems) and contextualism (the ongoing act in context and changing patterns). From an organismic perspective, with my life story following a developmental cycle, I used the Novations Model of Dalton and Thompson (1986) to document my lived experiences. For formism, I analysed my personal and intrapreneurial characteristics. Here, I made use of...
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The relationship between financial inclusion and women's entrepreneurship in South Africa
- Authors: Mhlongo, Amanda F.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Businesswomen - South Africa , Self-employed women - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , New business enterprises - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/403293 , uj:33788
- Description: Abstract : , M.Com. (Finance)
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- Authors: Mhlongo, Amanda F.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Businesswomen - South Africa , Self-employed women - South Africa , Entrepreneurship - South Africa , New business enterprises - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/403293 , uj:33788
- Description: Abstract : , M.Com. (Finance)
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Patterns of empowering small businesses in Mantsopa through entrepreneurial skills development
- Mjanyelwa, Vivian Nomakheswa
- Authors: Mjanyelwa, Vivian Nomakheswa
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Small business - South Africa , Community development - South Africa , Rural development - South Africa , Mantsopa Municipality (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/403313 , uj:33791
- Description: Abstract : Mantsopa Municipality is faced with a challenge of high unemployment and stagnant economic performance. The study explores the relationship between the entrepreneurship skills of small and medium-size business owners and business success. It assumes that if business owners lack entrepreneurial skills, then business success will be low. Therefore, a positive relationship between the two variables was assumed. Low levels of entrepreneurship skills and business success have a high chance to serve as a partial explanation for unemployment and stagnant economic performance in the Mantsopa Municipality. The technical research project identifies the relationship between the investigated variables, and analyses the existing gaps that might be related to poor business performance. An exploratory, cross-sectional survey design has been conducted. The findings confirmed that technical business skills have a strong influence on business practice to acquire a large-scale market share and to sustain business in the long term. Improving business success can enhance the potential for vibrant economic activities to impede the high level of unemployment rate that has been persistent in this local municipality of Ladybrand. , M.Com. (Local Economic Development)
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- Authors: Mjanyelwa, Vivian Nomakheswa
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Entrepreneurship - South Africa , Small business - South Africa , Community development - South Africa , Rural development - South Africa , Mantsopa Municipality (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/403313 , uj:33791
- Description: Abstract : Mantsopa Municipality is faced with a challenge of high unemployment and stagnant economic performance. The study explores the relationship between the entrepreneurship skills of small and medium-size business owners and business success. It assumes that if business owners lack entrepreneurial skills, then business success will be low. Therefore, a positive relationship between the two variables was assumed. Low levels of entrepreneurship skills and business success have a high chance to serve as a partial explanation for unemployment and stagnant economic performance in the Mantsopa Municipality. The technical research project identifies the relationship between the investigated variables, and analyses the existing gaps that might be related to poor business performance. An exploratory, cross-sectional survey design has been conducted. The findings confirmed that technical business skills have a strong influence on business practice to acquire a large-scale market share and to sustain business in the long term. Improving business success can enhance the potential for vibrant economic activities to impede the high level of unemployment rate that has been persistent in this local municipality of Ladybrand. , M.Com. (Local Economic Development)
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