The Entrepreneurial Orientation of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in South Africa

Fatoki, Olawale; Oni, Olabanji

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n20p497

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“…Businesses that are entrepreneurially oriented are innovative, proactive and good in risk taking (Boso, Story and Cadogan 2013). Additionally, Fatoki and Oni (2014) measured the EO of immigrant entrepreneurs in South Africa using three elements namely innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness. EO can also be measured using four attributes namely (1) risk taking, (2) autonomy, (3) innovativeness and (4) competitive aggressiveness (Lee and Lim 2009).…”

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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Small Business in Vryburg Region North West Province South Africa

Oni

Agbobli

Iwu

2019

J. Rev. Global Econ.

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Small businesses play a significant role in job creation, economic growth and development, innovation, competitiveness and poverty alleviation that eventually improve business performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) (innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness and autonomy) and performance of small business in Vryburg area North West Province South Africa(SA). This quantitative study utilised questionnaire for data collection in a survey. The population were small business owners/managers in North West Province South Africa. Simple random sampling method was utilised to obtain participants for the study. The study utilised descriptive and inferential statistics. The result shows that only three attributes (innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness) influence business performance while no association was found between autonomy and business performance. Additionally, positive relationship exists between the overall EO and the performance of small business. Empirically, the study contributes to the literature on EO and advance recommendations to improve the EO of small business in South Africa. The study recommends that policy makers, owners and managers of small business strategize on enterprise development and better business performance of small business in Vryburg area North West Province South Africa.

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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Small Business in Vryburg Region North West Province South Africa

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Agbobli

Iwu

2019

J. Rev. Global Econ.

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“…Focusing on entrepreneurs' ties to their home country, studies have found that immigrant entrepreneurs' mobilize networks to access financial resources, social support, information, and capabilities to enhance their competitive advantage (Saxenian 2002;Landolt 2001;Fatoki and Oni 2014). Highlighting the nature and role of dual affiliations in immigrants' entrepreneurial processes, Chen and Tan (2009) examine the structure and impact of Bglocalized^networks, networks with local and global connections, in the transnational entrepreneurship process.…”

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It is not whom you know, it is how well you know them: Foreign entrepreneurs building close guanxi relationships

Ngoma

2016

J Int Entrep

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It is not whom you know, it is how well you know them: Foreign entrepreneurs building close guanxi relationships Es geht nicht darum, wen du kennst, sondern wie gut du sie kennst: Wie ausländische Unternehmer enge Guanxi-Beziehungen aufbauen Tebogo Rahaba Ngoma 1 Abstract Within the growing body of Chinese entrepreneurship literature, guanxi is increasingly recognized as an important indigenous Chinese business practice with important implications for firm performance and success. Guanxi is defined as relationship or connection. China's continued economic growth and forecasts of it becoming one of the world's largest consumer markets present multinational corporations and foreign entrepreneurs alike with unprecedented economic opportunities. Thus, greater insight is required into how foreign entrepreneurs, as outsiders, establish and develop close guanxi relationships. Conceptualizing guanxi as a dynamic process, this paper explores the underlying interactions and processes foreign entrepreneurs engage in to establish and build a strong emotional connection and trust with their closest guanxi partner. Using an exploratory single case study approach, data from 15 foreign entrepreneurs operating legally registered small-and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Shanghai was collected and analyzed. In addition, self-administered structured questionnaires that utilize the McAllister trust scale were used to measure 20 foreign entrepreneurs' levels of cognitive and affective trust toward their closest guanxi partner. Overall, the findings of the study provide an in-depth understanding of the complex interplay and functioning of third-party and anticipatory bases. In so doing, the study's outsider perspective addresses a critical gap in the literature that yields initial yet important insights that contribute to a better understanding and appreciation of the inherent nuances and differences in relationship-building processes in cross-cultural J Int Entrep

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“…On the other hand, according to Kabui &Maalu (2012) [5] , there is no significant difference in the perception of entrepreneurship between students who had prior exposure to business studies at school and those who had not studied the subject. Fatoki & Oni (2014) [2] remarked that in South Africa, the skills and the knowledge required to become an entrepreneur should be encouraged among young people through education. Tong et al (2011) [12] found that the need for achievement, family business background, and subjective standards all predicted entrepreneurial intention, with the exception of the desire for independence.…”

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Attitude of budding engineers towards entrepreneurship

Gope

2024

Int. J. Finance Manage.

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Entrepreneurship is a process of creating wealth by individuals, which requires competency, skills, and knowledge. It is the capacity to identify an investment opportunity and organize an enterprise, therefore contributing to economic growth. The final-year students of any engineering institute have a job option after graduation. In this era of digitization and technical innovation, emerging engineers, both male and female, have numerous options to create their own businesses. This study has been done to assess the attitudes of young engineers in Tripura, India, regarding entrepreneurship. The study is based on primary data, and respondents are undergraduate students seeking engineering degrees. The findings of the study indicate that a good number of aspiring engineers will be participating in entrepreneurial activities in the near future. The study also identifies four major elements, including leadership quality, knowledge and skills, ease of doing business, and government attitude, that influence budding engineers' entrepreneurship.

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The Entrepreneurial Orientation of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in South Africa

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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Small Business in Vryburg Region North West Province South Africa

Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Small Business in Vryburg Region North West Province South Africa

It is not whom you know, it is how well you know them: Foreign entrepreneurs building close guanxi relationships

Attitude of budding engineers towards entrepreneurship

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