Indigenous nascent entrepreneur self-efficacy and perceived individual success

Lindsay, Noël; Lindsay, Wendy; Jordaan, Anton; Mapunda, Gido

doi:10.1504/ijesb.2007.014392

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“…Perhaps, those starting businesses did not have the time or inclination to obtain a better education or “less educated” people in developing countries start businesses because they may find it difficult to obtain a job. This interpretation is not inconsistent with Lindsay et al (2007) who also found parallel results with Indigenous entrepreneurs in South Africa.…”

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confidence: 74%

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Entrepreneurial orientation and international entrepreneurial business venture startup

Kropp

Lindsay

Shoham

2008

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior &Amp; Research

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PurposeThis study seeks to examine the interrelationships among three elements of an entrepreneurial orientation (proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk‐taking), age and education of the entrepreneur, and the international entrepreneurial business venture (IEBV) start‐up decision.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from a sample of 539 individuals from dynamic internationally focused South African firms. Since the dependent variable is non‐metric and the independent variables associated with the IEBV new entry decision are metric, multiple discriminant analysis was used to test new entry decisions.FindingsResults indicate that the start‐up decision is positively related to the proactiveness and risk‐taking components of an entrepreneurial orientation and the age of the lead entrepreneur and negatively related to the education of the lead entrepreneur. As predicted, the innovativeness component of entrepreneurial orientation is not a factor in the start‐up decision.Practical implicationsInvestors can determine the likelihood of venture start‐up by examining the proactiveness and risk‐taking dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and the age and education of the lead entrepreneur. Since older and less educated entrepreneurs have a greater likelihood of starting ventures, entrepreneurial training programs may provide greater returns by targeting this age and education group.Originality/valueThis is the first examination of the role of entrepreneurial orientation, age, and the IEBV start‐up decision. It examines South Africa, a more dynamic, changing and hostile business environment. Managers and financiers can enhance their probability of success by developing the proactiveness and risk taking entrepreneurial orientation dimensions.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

“…As indicated earlier, studies indicate a correlation between start‐up and education in developed countries. The results of this study and a study by Lindsay et al (2007) indicate the opposite, i.e. there is an inverse correlation between education and start‐up in South Africa.…”

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confidence: 72%

Entrepreneurial orientation and international entrepreneurial business venture startup

Kropp

Lindsay

Shoham

2008

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior &Amp; Research

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“…Interestingly, 8 respondents reported having started another business in the past in 1 of the following sectors: construction, food services, ethnotourism, or the environment. Arenius and Clercq (2005) have demonstrated a positive link between believing in one's ability to start a business and the probability of starting a business, as have Lindsay et al (2007) within an Aboriginal context. The high level of education and past professional experience of Ilnu entrepreneurs support that hypothesis.…”

Section: The Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Forest Entrepreneursmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Heritage and culture must be a central issue. Lindsay et al (2007) demonstrate that indigenous entrepreneurs are highly empathetic, which they define as having a disposition to identify with one's heritage, territory, family, community, and culture. Many authors mention the community orientation of indigenous entrepreneurship (Hindle and Lansdowne 2005;Lindsay et al 2006Lindsay et al , 2007Peredo and Anderson 2006).…”

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Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurship: A case study in Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Nation

Beaudoin¹,

LeBel²,

Bouthillier³

2009

The Forestry Chronicle

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The participation of the First Nations in Canadian forestry is a growing and irreversible phenomenon. There is a lack of information on forestry initiatives in Aboriginal communities, particularly regarding factors contributing to entrepreneurial development within Aboriginal communities. It is in this context that we present a case study that allowed us to draw a portrait of forestry entrepreneurs within the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh. Our results reveal the determinant but delicate role played by the band council in developing forestry entrepreneurship in the community. Our research also indicates that it is essential to define the roles of various economic and political stakeholders in order to promote private forestry initiatives.Key words: Aboriginal people, forestry, economic development, entrepreneurship RÉSUMÉ La participation des Premières Nations à la foresterie canadienne est un phénomène en croissance et irréversible. Il existe un manque d'information sur les initiatives forestières des communautés autochtones. En particulier, les facteurs contribuant au développement entrepreneurial au sein des communautés autochtones sont méconnus. Avec l' étude du cas de la communauté Ilnu de Mashteuiatsh, nous présentons un portrait des entrepreneurs forestiers autochtones. Nos résultats révèlent le rôle déterminant mais délicat joué par le conseil de bande pour développer l' entrepreneuriat forestier dans la communauté. Notre recherche montre aussi qu'il est essentiel de préciser les rôles des différents acteurs économiques et politiques afin de favoriser les initiatives privées en foresterie.

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“…It involves the individual's belief that she can effectively organize and execute certain actions while accepting whatever the outcome will be (Markman, Baron and Balkin, 2005). Specifically, entrepreneurial self-efficacy refers to the individual's belief that she is capable of performing the roles and tasks of an entrepreneur (Lindsay et al, 2006) which seems to arise from her ability cognitions. Ability cognitions are the thoughts and mental frameworks that have to do with the skills, knowledge and capacities needed to create a new venture (Baron and Ward, 2004).…”

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Entrepreneurship - The Productive Ingenuity of the Human Factor in an Ambiguous Environment

Hoeyi

Dzansi²

2014

MJSS

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Land, Labour and Capital are regarded as factors necessary for production to occur. In this frame, entrepreneurship is seen as that part of labour which combines other production factors to create goods and services that satisfy society's needs whilst making profit, bearing all the associated risks. Naturally, risk implies ambiguity with the reverse also true. Ambiguity is therefore a permanent feature of the entrepreneurship environment. That entrepreneurs are able to recognize and exploit opportunities in an ambiguous environment is a sign of ingenuity. Based on the interpretivist approach, we conducted a qualitative (desk) research by reviewing the literature on entrepreneurship and its associated themes. Drawing from insights and patterns of meanings provided by these prior works, we identify those special attributes of entrepreneurs that make them so ingenious. We are of the view that generally speaking, the ingenuity of entrepreneurs or enterprising individuals (the human factor) lies in cognitive; fear-conquering; and self-reliance characteristics of individuals. This is in line with the assertion that entrepreneurs' personal characteristics are the most important factors for business success. In our view, these three broad characteristics enable entrepreneurs to: create or discover opportunities; identify real opportunities that are less obvious to the general population; identify geographical locations that are endowed with social and economic resources conducive for a particular venture; and chose the organizational arrangement that best serve as a vehicle to exploit the opportunity -the hallmarks of ingenuity.

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Indigenous nascent entrepreneur self-efficacy and perceived individual success

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Entrepreneurial orientation and international entrepreneurial business venture startup

Entrepreneurial orientation and international entrepreneurial business venture startup

Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurship: A case study in Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Nation

Entrepreneurship - The Productive Ingenuity of the Human Factor in an Ambiguous Environment

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