A survey of retail business enterprises operating in the footwear and textile sector Braamfontein, a suburb Johannesburg, was carried out toestimate level entrepreneurial skills owners operators enterprises. The Braamfontein is home to vibrant local international purpose research tomeasure degree competence basic among sectors Johannesburg. composite index which tailormade operational needs eme...

From the resource-based perspective, entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation are two separate but complementary strategic orientations that emphasize the business philosophy and behavior in proactively detecting industrial environment, including market information and competitors strategy, in order to innovate and respond to the customers needs timely. Empirical studies have separate...

ACADEMIC ABSTRACT A contingency based model shows that firm performance for technology services organizations (TSOs) is positively related with entrepreneurial autonomy and technology intensity; and negatively related with environmental hostility. Further, firm size is found to have a moderating effect on the relationship of TSO performance with entrepreneurial autonomy, technology intensity an...

In contrast to traditional strategic approaches that are based on complexity reduction, this paper aims to develop an alternative way of understanding entrepreneurial strategy and managing complexity from a processual perspective. The new perspective is developed from a processual perspective integrating insights from an understanding of complexity to engage with philosophical accounts of Chine...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the development of students' intentions to become entrepreneurs. The authors used structural equation modeling with a sample of 265 master of business administration students across 5 universities to test their hypotheses. The results showed that the effects of perceived learning from entrepreneurship-related co...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the economic growth of Indonesia. Government regulations to limit large-scale social activities caused marketing and financial difficulties for micro, small medium enterprises (MSMEs). Digital literacy have potential overcome problems. This study attempts identify determinants MSME sustainability during pandemic. By using a questionnaire, this colle...

While both business press and scholarly research largely portray entrepreneurship within well-established companies as inherently good, empirical evidence for positive performance implications based on rigorous research is scarce. This paper empirically assesses whether and for whom entrepreneurial activity creates value in a large traditional firm. In contrast to previous research I adopt a le...

Article history: Received 12 December 2008 Received in revised form 13 September 2009 Accepted 21 October 2009 Available online 20 October 2010 Building on a large-scale survey study in Germany and China, this research develops and validates a model of internal variables fostering entrepreneurial orientation. The objective of the research is to understand whether organizational mechanisms, such...