The Competencies and Challenges of Leading a Student Entrepreneurship Organisation in South Africa

Fatoki, Olawale

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n10p216

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“…For communication, it is worth mentioning that the experts agree on the importance of this dimension in managerial competency, for instance, ER2, ER7 and ER15 stated that "effective communication, because one has to communicate, with people he is dealing with as customers, in fact, having good communication skills is probably the most important skill of all, for managers." This is in line with the findings of (Fatoki, 2014;Robles & Zárraga-Rodríguez, 2015) indicating that communication is one of the most important skills and characteristics necessary to successfully conduct venture start-up by the student upon graduation. Likewise, Rezaeizadeh et al (2017) affirmed that communication skills improved ECs structure.…”

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“…In fact, having good communication skills is probably the most important skill of all, for managers." This is in line with the findings of Fatoki (2014) indicates that communication is one of the important skills and characteristics necessary to successfully conduct a venture start-up by students upon graduation.…”

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Managerial Entrepreneurial Competencies Framework for Technical College Programs: Concept and Relevance

Muhammad,

Kamin,

Abd. Wahid

et al. 2023

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One of the challenges of technical education in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, is the lack of an appropriate entrepreneurial framework for the content of the technical college curriculum. The purpose of this study was to explore the managerial entrepreneurial competencies for technical college programs in Nigeria. This study was guided by a qualitative approach through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 15 participants selected purposively and 11 Journal Articles were analysed. The empirical findings from semi-structured interviews confirm the theoretical findings in document analysis. This study found several managerial entrepreneurial competencies in document analysis and interviews, eventually analysed thematically. Themes include Business planning, Decision-making, Technical know-how, Interpersonal relationships and Communication. The study analysed only 11 documents and conducted 15 interviews, so the conclusions drawn from these sources depend on the authenticity of the information provided by the participants. The findings of the study indicate that managerial entrepreneurial competencies are worthy of inclusion in the technical college curriculum in Nigeria. Therefore, it is recommended that the curriculum needs to be reviewed to ensure that it meets the educational changes such as global trends and 21st-century education policies which now become a worldwide phenomenon.

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Managerial Entrepreneurial Competencies Framework for Technical College Programs: Concept and Relevance

Muhammad,

Kamin,

Abd. Wahid

et al. 2023

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“…As shown in Table 1, the Enactus movement motivates students to cultivate a diverse range of skills. For instance, it gives students the opportunity to take charge and make choices, thereby helping them develop leadership abilities (Fatoki, 2014). Interactions between students and professionals help students develop ability to network and collaborate.…”

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The contribution of Enactus global sustainability initiative to youth empowerment and community development

Omotosho

2023

IJSHE

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Purpose This study aims to explore the contribution of Enactus sustainability initiatives to youth empowerment and community development, thus analysing how South African higher education institutions can increase student involvement in Enactus projects across all faculties. Design/methodology/approach Using a systematic literature review approach, the authors searched the Web of Science database for 47 relevant studies, which were found and filtered using the search parameters, and then 33 articles that are strictly relevant to the main topic were chosen as the final corpus. Findings The authors found that Enactus facilitates community progress through transformative innovations and students gain valuable skills that increase their employability regardless of their field of study. Research limitations/implications The focus of this study is confined to scholarly evidence acquired from peer-reviewed journals, hence empirical studies could be conducted by using literature from books, theses, bulletins, government white papers and gazettes. Practical implications These findings highlight several merits of Enactus skill-based training such as learning-by-doing, learning from failures and learning from entrepreneurs. Social implications The study findings offer compelling evidence that student transformational innovations could facilitate sustainable development within communities. Originality/value Despite the crucial contribution of Enactus projects to nation-building worldwide, literature on this phenomenon in the context of South Africa is limited.

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Exploring Managerial Entrepreneurial Competencies Framework for Technical College Programs

Muhammad,

Zahradeen,

Usman

et al. 2023

Shodh Sari

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One of the challenges of technical education in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, is the lack of an appropriate entrepreneurial framework for the content of the technical college curriculum. The purpose of this study was to explore the entrepreneurial competencies for technical college programs in Nigeria. This study was guided by qualitative approach through document analysis and semi-structured interview with 15 participants selected purposively and eleven Journal Articles were analyzed. The empirical findings from semi-structured interviews confirm the theoretical findings in document analysis. This study found several managerial entrepreneurial competencies in document analysis and interviews, eventually analyzed thematically. Themes include: Business plan, Decision making, technical know-how, Interpersonal relationship and Communication. The study analyzed only 11 documents and conducted 15 interviews, so the conclusions drawn from these sources depend on the authenticity of the information provided by the participants. The study found that managerial entrepreneurial competencies are worth for inclusion into the technical college programs curriculum in Nigeria. Therefore, it is recommended that the curriculum needs to be reviewed to ensure that they meet the educational changes such as global trends, 21st century education policies and Industrial Revolution 4.0, which now become a worldwide phenomenon.

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The Competencies and Challenges of Leading a Student Entrepreneurship Organisation in South Africa

Abstract: The study investigates the competencies that are needed to successfully lead a student entrepreneurship organisation. In addition, the study seeks to identify the challenges that student entrepreneurship organisations leaders face in achieving goals.

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Managerial Entrepreneurial Competencies Framework for Technical College Programs: Concept and Relevance

Managerial Entrepreneurial Competencies Framework for Technical College Programs: Concept and Relevance

The contribution of Enactus global sustainability initiative to youth empowerment and community development

Exploring Managerial Entrepreneurial Competencies Framework for Technical College Programs

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