Browsing Research Output by Subject "Entrepreneurship"
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Barriers to small informal business development and entrepreneurship: the case of Emfuleni Region
(Czestochowa University of Technology, 2016)The nature of being an entrepreneur encapsulates the essence of fully embracing opportunities and taking on new challenges and risks. Informal entrepreneurship is often taken for granted and hardly recognised as being a ... -
The creative industries: an entrepreneurial bricolage perspective
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)Purpose – The idea of “creating something from nothing” resonates strongly with the creation process associated with artists. The Levi-Strauss and Baker and Nelson discussions also refer to entrepreneurial bricolage as ... -
Ease of doing business in local government: push and pull actors for business investment in selected South African Municipalities
(2022)Ease of doing business with municipalities and within municipal areas refers to the simplicity, effortlessness, and extent to which private enterprises can establish and conduct their business. It is influenced by multiple ... -
Entrepreneurial orientation of sport coaches in Gauteng Province, South Africa
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)There is general consensus among entrepreneurship scholars that entrepreneurial orientation is associated with entrepreneurial activity. However, it is equally acknowledged that entrepreneurial processes are a consequence ... -
Four types of well-being among entrepreneurs and their relationships with business performance
(Sage, 2016)Four types of affective well-being were investigated in a sample of 135 Dutch entrepreneurs: work engagement, job satisfaction, exhaustion and workaholism. Compared to employees, entrepreneurs score extremely high on work ... -
An inventory of marketing skills essential for tourism entrepreneurs: a 3–domain approach
(Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals]Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals], 2012)This article postulates that specific marketing skills contribute to the success of a tourism entrepreneur. The purpose of the research was first, to identify the marketing skills that are critical to the success of tourism ... -
Perceptions by users of an Open Innovation platform regarding the innovation value chain
(Prof. Ansie Lessing, 2016)Background: Stimulating entrepreneurial activity is at the forefront of economic development attributable to its contribution to job creation and economic growth. As competitive markets rise, businesses are required to ... -
A proposed instrument to measure organisational-based factors affecting corporate entrepreneurship
(JCM Limited (Marthie Grobler), 2011)The objective of this study was to validate an instrument to measure the organisational-based factors affecting corporate entrepreneurship. Structured questionnaires were administered to managers and 561 fully completed ... -
The prospects of the ICT policy framework for rural entrepreneurs: an analysis of the relationship between ICT and entrepreneurial development
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016)Entrepreneurs hold the keys to rapid technological development by offering the means to creating employment opportunities even in remote rural areas. Small entrepreneurs do not only provide livelihood for themselves, but ...