item: #1 of 140 id: sajesbm-1 author: Van der Lingen, Elma; van Niekerk, Gerhard title: Entrepreneurship traits of Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) students date: 2015-07-01 words: 7885 flesch: 49 summary: However, further investigation into the enterprising characteristics or subfields revealed that the BEng students have a remarkably higher “need for autonomy” when compared to the BSc and BTech student groups. In their study, Preisendörfer et al. (2012) showed that black student groups have a low level of self-confidence and a tendency to avoid risks, which includes a high fear of failure. keywords: 2015; beng; bsc; btech; business; education; enterprising; entrepreneurship; groups; need; set; students; tendency; test cache: sajesbm-1.pdf plain text: sajesbm-1.txt item: #2 of 140 id: sajesbm-10 author: de Klerk, Jeremias J. title: The High impact leader: Moments matter in accelerating authentic leadership development date: 2008-12-31 words: 3451 flesch: 50 summary: The role of values, personal and organisational, is thus fundamental to authentic leadership and authentic leadership development. It is good to see that the well-known authors and leadership scholars, Bruce Avolio and Fred Luthans, do not preach the concept of authentic leadership in The high impact leader, but rather explain the concept and provide readers with some practical tips on how to build and develop their own skills as authentic leaders. keywords: authenticity; authors; book; development; leadership; self cache: sajesbm-10.pdf plain text: sajesbm-10.txt item: #3 of 140 id: sajesbm-101 author: None title: sajesbm-101 date: None words: 8079 flesch: 30 summary: (2014) have shown that in-group collectivism is particularly important for women entrepreneurship, although her sample only included one African country: South Africa. N.B.M. wrote the early drafts of the paper, and T.C. did the majority of the article after that, including conceptualising and constructing the consolidated culture model in Figure 1. References Amin, N.B., 2016, Women entrepreneurship: A cross country comparative study (Bangladesh, Pakistan and India), PhD thesis, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, India, viewed 17 October 2016, from http://repository.library.du.ac.bd:8080/handle/123456789/869 Amoako-Kwakye, F.Y., 2012, ‘Background characteristics and determinants of performance of women’s business operations in Agona and Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Districts, Ghana’, Journal of Management Policy & Practice 13(3), 129–148. Azmat, F., 2013, ‘Opportunities or obstacles? keywords: business; countries; culture; entrepreneurship; family; female; gender; hofstede; journal; management; research; social; study; women; women entrepreneurs; work; zimbabwe cache: sajesbm-101.htm plain text: sajesbm-101.txt item: #4 of 140 id: sajesbm-104 author: None title: sajesbm-104 date: None words: 6350 flesch: 35 summary: Conclusion: These findings provide valuable insights into the implementation of environmental management systems among South African SMEs. Most businesses have responded to the demand to address environmental issues by implementing environmental management systems (Sanchez-Medina, Romero-Quintero & Sosa-Cabrera 2014). keywords: behaviour; business; items; management; management system; owners; pbc; sme; smes; study; theory cache: sajesbm-104.htm plain text: sajesbm-104.txt item: #5 of 140 id: sajesbm-107 author: None title: sajesbm-107 date: None words: 6124 flesch: 35 summary: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00115-8 Gaskell, A., 2013, The commercial benefits of Open Innovation, viewed 1 March 2016, from www.dzone.com/articles/commercial-benefitsopenwww.dzone.com/articles/commercial-benefits-open Gassmann, O. & Enkel, E., 2004, Towards a theory of open innovation: Three core process archetypes, viewed 18 February 2016, from https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Publikationen/274 Howells, J., 2006, ‘Intermediation and the role of intermediaries in innovation’, Research Policy 35(5), 609–766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2006.03.005 Huston, L. & Sakkab, N., 2006, ‘Connect and develop: Inside Procter & Gamble’s new model for innovation’, Harvard Business Review 84(3), 58–66. Iakovleva, T., 2013, ‘Open innovation at the root of entrepreneurial strategy: A case from the Norwegian oil industry’, Technology Innovation Management Review 3(4)17–22. Abstract Introduction Problem statement Literature background Research methodology Ethical consideration Results Conclusion and recommendations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lerato E. Mohalajeng School of Business Management, North West University, South Africa Japie Kroon School of Business Management, North West University, South Africa Citation Mohalajeng, L.E. & Kroon, J., 2016, ‘Innovation through accelerators: A case for open innovation’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 8(1), a107. keywords: africa; business; challenges; ideas; innovation; oia; open; participants; platform; process; research; solution; south cache: sajesbm-107.htm plain text: sajesbm-107.txt item: #6 of 140 id: sajesbm-11 author: Kotzé, Liezel; Smit, Prof A.v.A title: Personal financial literacy and personal debt management: The potential relationship with new venture creation date: 2008-12-31 words: 6310 flesch: 45 summary: The questionnaires aimed to verify and determine certain attitudes and perceptions amongst individuals regarding personal financial management. Implications for individuals wanting to start new ventures Due to the high levels of debts and subsequent low levels of personal savings, it is clear that personal financial education should be a prerequisite for healthy personal finances. keywords: debt; education; finances; individuals; knowledge; literacy; management; new; percent; savings; south cache: sajesbm-11.pdf plain text: sajesbm-11.txt item: #7 of 140 id: sajesbm-111 author: None title: sajesbm-111 date: None words: 6478 flesch: 34 summary: https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.755 Mitchelmore, S. & Rowley, J., 2010, ‘Entrepreneurial competencies: A literature review and development agenda’, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research 16(2), 92–111. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552551011026995 Morales, C. & Marquina, P.S., 2013, ‘Entrepreneurial skills, significant differences between Serbian and German entrepreneurs’, The Business and Economics Research Journal 6(1), 129–141. https://doi.org/10.7835/jcc-berj-2013-0085 Narkhede, B.E., Nehete, R.S., Raut, R.D. & Mahajan, S.K., 2014, ‘Impact of entrepreneurial skills on the firm’s performance: Evidence from manufacturing SMEs in India’, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management 8(2), 216–236. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2014.059207 Pyysiäinen, J., Anderson, A., McElwee, G. & Vesala, K., 2006, ‘Developing the entrepreneurial skills of farmers: Some myths explored’, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research 12(1), 21–39. Some of the challenges encountered include the low levels of entrepreneurial skills that are seen as important elements in economic and entrepreneurship development (Adendorff, Emuze & Vilakazi 2013). keywords: business; categories; competencies; data; development; entrepreneurial; entrepreneurship; journal; management; management skills; research; skills; study cache: sajesbm-111.htm plain text: sajesbm-111.txt item: #8 of 140 id: sajesbm-114 author: None title: sajesbm-114 date: None words: 8663 flesch: 32 summary: New business phase entrepreneurs are those former nascent entrepreneurs who have been in business for more than 3 months, but less than 3.5 years (Herrington & Kew 2017; Turton & Herrington 2012). New business entrepreneurs are owning and managing a business, implementing the business plan, running the business on day-to-day basis, planning for growth, innovation, implementing organisational systems and hiring employees (Man, Lau & Chan 2002; Trevelyan 2011). keywords: business; business phases; capital; education; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship phases; experience; investments; nascent; new; phases; skills; study cache: sajesbm-114.htm plain text: sajesbm-114.txt item: #9 of 140 id: sajesbm-115 author: None title: sajesbm-115 date: None words: 5567 flesch: 40 summary: Evidently, this entails that the constraints that inhibit business entrepreneurship be identified and addressed. Parker (2009) asserts that a thriving economy provides greater scope for entrepreneurship expansion (opportunity entrepreneurship). keywords: 2016; africa; business; economy; entrepreneurship; gdp; growth; income; south; south africa; tea; unemployment cache: sajesbm-115.htm plain text: sajesbm-115.txt item: #10 of 140 id: sajesbm-12 author: van der Walt, R.; van der Walt, S.J. title: Entrepreneurial training for Human Resource practitioners and potential services rendered to Small Enterprises date: 2008-12-31 words: 5487 flesch: 43 summary: Key words and phrases: entrepreneurial education, human resources management, industrial psychology Introduction Depending on the definition used, the unemployment rate in South Africa is estimated to be between 29.5 percent and 41.5 percent (Barker, 2003:209). By their failing to prepare their students for this alternative career path in human resources management, valuable human capital has over the years been under-utilised and a possible contribution to the total South African economy substantially reduced. keywords: africa; business; career; data; employment; entrepreneurship; human; management; resources; south; training; van cache: sajesbm-12.pdf plain text: sajesbm-12.txt item: #11 of 140 id: sajesbm-121 author: None title: sajesbm-121 date: None words: 6401 flesch: 30 summary: Results: All participants agreed that entrepreneurial competencies are vital for business success. The findings also showed some cultural variations in the application of entrepreneurial competencies among the four dominant racial groups in South Africa. keywords: africa; business; business success; competencies; competency; entrepreneurs; factors; female; journal; south; study; success; women cache: sajesbm-121.htm plain text: sajesbm-121.txt item: #12 of 140 id: sajesbm-128 author: None title: sajesbm-128 date: None words: 17928 flesch: 30 summary: Herrmann, J.L., Walliser, B. & Kacha, M., 2011, ‘Consumer consideration of sponsor brands they do not remember: Taking a wider look at the memorisation effects of sponsorship’, International Journal of Advertising 30(2), 259–281. https://doi.org/10.2501/IJA-30-2-259-281 Hu, T.L., Ho, Y.H. & Hsieh, W.C., 2014, ‘A study on the relationship among trust, brand image, experiential marketing, and customer loyalty for department stores’, Journal of the National Taipei College of Business 25(6), 55–75. Iglesias, O., Singh, J.J. & Batista-Foguet, J., 2011, ‘The role of brand experience and affective commitment in determining brand loyalty’, Journal of Brand Management 18(8), 570–582. https://doi.org/10.1057/bm.2010.58 Jain, S. & Lohia, S., 2014, ‘Experiential marketing: Emerging issues and suggestions’, International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics 3(2), 197–203. However, in the responses to the interview questions that explored why SMEs use such experiential marketing methodologies, experiential marketing was found not to be necessarily used for aiding brand diagnosis, revitalisation and repositioning. keywords: analysis; brand; brand diagnosis; brand repositioning; brand revitalisation; business; customer; experience; marketing; marketing managers; marketing methodologies; marketing strategies; performance; product; repositioning; research; revitalisation; sales; smes; use cache: sajesbm-128.htm plain text: sajesbm-128.txt item: #13 of 140 id: sajesbm-13 author: Venter, William title: Ubuntu and Social Capital factors in Family Businesses date: 2008-12-31 words: 12000 flesch: 58 summary: Key words and phrases: ubuntu, social responsibility, social capital, family business, conditional matrix Introduction Although individualism and entrepreneurship appear to be the chief modus operandi of businesses in South Africa, it is interesting to observe the collective ubuntu culture of social capital/social responsibility activities that are apparent in businesses, and family businesses in particular. Family businesses have the unique potential to promote economic growth, create new jobs and to implicitly contribute to social stability in South Africa (Venter, Boshoff & Maas (2003:1). keywords: 2006; activities; africa; business; capital; community; development; family; family businesses; issue; people; research; responsibility; role; sajesbm; social; society; south; support; ubuntu; venter; volume cache: sajesbm-13.pdf plain text: sajesbm-13.txt item: #14 of 140 id: sajesbm-130 author: None title: sajesbm-130 date: None words: 7011 flesch: 39 summary: There is no existing data on the number of informal sector operators in urban slums of Ghana, making it difficult to determine a representative sample size. Further, formalisation may enable informal slum operators to have access to government support programmes and services (ILO 2009). keywords: activities; africa; business; component; constraints; economy; employment; ghana; growth; lack; operators; sector; slum; study; table cache: sajesbm-130.htm plain text: sajesbm-130.txt item: #15 of 140 id: sajesbm-139 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2017-05-31 words: 351 flesch: 35 summary: SAJESBM_8(1).indb The editorial team of Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management recognises the value and importance of the peer reviewer in the overall publication process – not only in shaping the individual manuscript, but also in shaping the credibility and reputation of our journal. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all reviewers who participated in shaping this volume of Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management: We appreciate the time taken to perform your review successfully. keywords: journal cache: sajesbm-139.pdf plain text: sajesbm-139.txt item: #16 of 140 id: sajesbm-14 author: Viviers, Suzette; Venter, Danie title: Fraud: An SMME perspective date: 2008-12-31 words: 5948 flesch: 53 summary: Fraud prevention measures implemented by SMME owners/managers Two factors dealing with fraud prevention measures were identified: Ethics policy implementation and Internal control measures. Fraud detection measures In both surveys red flags pertaining to lifestyle changes were seen as the most important indicators of fraud, followed by items relating to financial pressure and long working hours. keywords: 2005; africa; businesses; fraud; managers; measures; owners; percent; respondents; smme; south cache: sajesbm-14.pdf plain text: sajesbm-14.txt item: #17 of 140 id: sajesbm-140 author: None title: sajesbm-140 date: None words: 9517 flesch: 25 summary: Given the above-mentioned robust relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development and the positive connotation associated with entrepreneurship, economies across the world have given considerable attention to the development and proliferation of entrepreneurial activities. However, despite strong support from various stakeholders, countries still fail to maintain comparable levels of entrepreneurial activity (Hechavarría 2016; Pinillos & Reyes 2011). keywords: activities; business; countries; development; economies; efficiency; entrepreneurship; et al; growth; innovation; journal; opportunity; relationship; research; tea cache: sajesbm-140.htm plain text: sajesbm-140.txt item: #18 of 140 id: sajesbm-141 author: None title: sajesbm-141 date: None words: 12820 flesch: 45 summary: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-11-2013-0477 Maje, M. & Sunjka, B., 2014, ‘The application of soft systems methodology to supply chain risk management small and medium enterprises’, viewed 30 April 2017, from https://www.saiie.co.za/assets/saiie26/2014/Conference%202014%20Proceedings.pdf Manuj, I., 2013, ‘Risk management in global sourcing: Comparing the business world and the academic world’, Transportation Journal 52(1), 81–107, viewed 25 March 2016, from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=85112514&site=ehost-live&scope=site Manuj, I. & Mentzer, J., 2008, ‘Global supply chain risk management’, Journal of Business Logistics 29(1), 133–155. In addition, only limited local studies have been undertaken on supply chain risks and global supply chains (Mndzebele 2013:16; Sayed & Sunjka 2016:125). keywords: approaches; business; clothing; countries; exchange; identification; journal; local; management; owner; research; risk management; small; sourcing; south; study; supplier; supply; supply chain; supply risks; textile; textile retailers cache: sajesbm-141.htm plain text: sajesbm-141.txt item: #19 of 140 id: sajesbm-142 author: None title: sajesbm-142 date: None words: 12355 flesch: 28 summary: Entrepreneurial failure: Performance nexus Whilst some scholars remain sceptical about the link between entrepreneurial rewards from entrepreneurial failure owing to the lack of availability of strong evidence linking entrepreneurial failure to actual benefits of the initial loss (Luzzi & Sasson 2016; McKenzie & Sud 2008), according to McKenzie and Sud (2008), other scholars have since agreed that there are benefits to be realised from learning from failure. Entrepreneurial failure: Predicting entrepreneurial success The term ‘failure’ always bears a negative connotation. keywords: business; companies; entrepreneurship; environment; failure; firm; growth; innovation; insurance; journal; management; new; orientation; performance; profitability; research; resources; risk; study; taking; tolerance; zimbabwe cache: sajesbm-142.htm plain text: sajesbm-142.txt item: #20 of 140 id: sajesbm-147 author: None title: sajesbm-147 date: None words: 9358 flesch: 44 summary: Abstract Introduction Zone of insolvency Agency theory across the boundary of financial distress Management cognition and stakeholders Boards of directors and the zone of insolvency Research methodology Findings Hypothesis 1 Hypothesis 2 Hypothesis 2A Hypothesis 2B Hypothesis 2C Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Keith J. Fairhurst Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa Marius Pretorius Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa Citation Fairhurst, K.J. & Pretorius, M., 2019, ‘Boundaries within boundaries: Identifying the boundaries facing private firms that are in financial distress’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 11(1), a147. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v11i1.147 Original Research Boundaries within boundaries: Identifying the boundaries facing private firms that are in financial distress Keith J. Fairhurst, Marius Pretorius Received: 28 July 2017; Accepted: 09 Oct. 2018; Aim: To explore firstly the Zone of Insolvency (ZOI), and the boundary of financial distress, secondly, agency theory, boards, directors and the ZOI and finally, how these constructs may influence cognition of distress and the firm turnaround boundary value. keywords: agency; board; boundary; business; directors; distress; firm; governance; insolvency; management; research; sample; turnaround; value; zoi cache: sajesbm-147.htm plain text: sajesbm-147.txt item: #21 of 140 id: sajesbm-148 author: None title: sajesbm-148 date: None words: 7202 flesch: 26 summary: Keywords: Internal control systems; internal control activities; SMMEs; adequacy; effectiveness. Abstract Introduction Theoretical framework and development of hypotheses Research design Ethical consideration Results and discussion Conclusion and recommendation Acknowledgements References Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Footnotes About the Author(s) Juan-Pierré Bruwer Graduate Centre for Management, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa Philna Coetzee College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Jacolize Meiring Department of Taxation, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Bruwer, J-P., Coetzee, P. & Meiring, J., 2019, ‘The perceived adequacy and effectiveness of internal control activities in South African small, medium and micro enterprises’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 11(1), a148. keywords: adequacy; african; business; control activities; control systems; effectiveness; employees; entities; management; research; smmes; south; study cache: sajesbm-148.htm plain text: sajesbm-148.txt item: #22 of 140 id: sajesbm-149 author: None title: sajesbm-149 date: None words: 7776 flesch: 39 summary: Abstract Background: Entrepreneurs often face distress in their businesses; as one way to address it, they can file for business rescue. By completing an in-depth study of relevant literature and other written works on the subject, the researchers were able to determine the aspects of reasonable prospect and different methods from the law, finance and management perspective in business rescue and its related decision-making processes. keywords: act; altman; analysis; business; business rescue; company; data; information; management; pretorius; prospect; ratios; rescue; research; section cache: sajesbm-149.htm plain text: sajesbm-149.txt item: #23 of 140 id: sajesbm-15 author: Pretorius, Marius title: Defining Business decline, failure and turnaround: A content analysis date: 2009-12-31 words: 7024 flesch: 48 summary: Watson and Everett (1999:9) report that many of the differences in reports of sectoral failure rates may be driven by choice of failure definition. Aim of this study This study has one principal aim: It seeks to review the scientific literature on business failure through grounded theory methodology and to identify the universal constructs of the failure phenomenon. keywords: bankruptcy; business; criterion; decline; definitions; failure; firms; journal; management; performance; prediction; research; review; study; turnaround cache: sajesbm-15.pdf plain text: sajesbm-15.txt item: #24 of 140 id: sajesbm-16 author: Saayman, M; Douglas, M; de Klerk, S title: Attributes of Entreprenuers at an Arts Festival date: 2009-12-31 words: 5206 flesch: 50 summary: Tourism and small entrepreneurs: development, national policy and entrepreneurial culture: Indonesian cases. Microsoft Word - 02 Attributes of entrepreneurs March 2009.doc SAJESBM NS Volume 2 (2008) Issue 1 17 __________________________________________________________________________________________ keywords: africa; arts; attributes; business; development; entrepreneurs; festival; national; research; saayman; south; tourism cache: sajesbm-16.pdf plain text: sajesbm-16.txt item: #25 of 140 id: sajesbm-162 author: None title: sajesbm-162 date: None words: 8728 flesch: 38 summary: However, the study revealed a statistically significant indirect positive effect of logistics outsourcing on the performance of manufacturing SMEs through logistics outsourcing performance as a mediator variable. The finding that logistics outsourcing has a positive indirect effect on the performance of manufacturing SMEs through logistics outsourcing performance makes a significant contribution to theory. keywords: data; effect; et al; firm; journal; logistics outsourcing; logistics performance; management; manufacturing; model; outsourcing performance; performance; research; smes; study cache: sajesbm-162.htm plain text: sajesbm-162.txt item: #26 of 140 id: sajesbm-165 author: None title: sajesbm-165 date: None words: 9486 flesch: 38 summary: Abstract Introduction and background to the study Theoretical review Research methodology Measures of trustworthiness Ethical consideration Research findings Limitations and implications for future research Conclusion, theoretical and managerial implications Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Robert H. Mafundu Department of Logistics, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Chengedzai Mafini Department of Logistics, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Citation Mafundu, R.H. & Mafini, C., 2019, ‘Internal constraints to business performance in black-owned small to medium enterprises in the construction industry’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 11(1), a165. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v11i1.165 Original Research Internal constraints to business performance in black-owned small to medium enterprises in the construction industry Robert H. Mafundu, Chengedzai Mafini Received: 15 Oct. 2017; Accepted: 27 Nov. 2018; Published: 27 Mar. 2019 Copyright: keywords: 2016; africa; black; business; business performance; communication; constraints; construction; construction industry; data; industry; journal; leadership; management; performance; research; small; smes; south; south africa; study; years cache: sajesbm-165.htm plain text: sajesbm-165.txt item: #27 of 140 id: sajesbm-17 author: Strydom, Retha; Moos, Menisha title: Evaluating the learning experience of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship students exposed to an unconventional teaching approach: A South African Case Study date: 2009-12-31 words: 7820 flesch: 44 summary: Key words and phrases: entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial learning, innovative learning methods, student business ventures, start-ups Introduction As a developing country, South Africa is in dire need of entrepreneurs in small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) in order to stimulate the country’s economy, while at the same time focusing on reducing unemployment and tackling the unacceptably high crime rate. Problem statement It is both a challenge and an opportunity for entrepreneurial educators, as McAdam and Leitch (2005:1) point out, to find and adopt innovative ways of encouraging student learning which teach the requirements of the enterprise culture. keywords: approach; business; class; education; entrepreneurial; entrepreneurship; groups; learning; process; start; students; teaching; ventures cache: sajesbm-17.pdf plain text: sajesbm-17.txt item: #28 of 140 id: sajesbm-171 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2017-12-21 words: 402 flesch: 30 summary: We would like to take this opportunity to thank all reviewers who participated in shaping this volume of The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management: In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for The South African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on http://www.sajesbm.co.za for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to the The South African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. keywords: http://www.sajesbm.co.za; journal cache: sajesbm-171.pdf plain text: sajesbm-171.txt item: #29 of 140 id: sajesbm-177 author: None title: sajesbm-177 date: None words: 7393 flesch: 41 summary: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02310555 Dursty, S. & Edvardsson, I.R., 2012, ‘Knowledge management in SMEs: A literature review’, Journal of Knowledge Management 16(6), 879–903. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673271211276173 Dwivedi, Y.K., Venkitachalam, K., Sharif, A.M., Al-Karaghouli, W. & Weerakkody, V., 2011, ‘Research trends in knowledge management: Analyzing the past and predicting the future’, Information Systems Management 28(1), 43–56. Above that, Wang and Yang (2016) noted that KM studies have been concentrated on large corporations only as opposed to SMEs. keywords: effect; innovation; knowledge; management; model; research; smes; study cache: sajesbm-177.htm plain text: sajesbm-177.txt item: #30 of 140 id: sajesbm-18 author: Viviers, Suzette title: Going green: An SMME perspective date: 2009-12-31 words: 8437 flesch: 53 summary: The level of engagement among SMME owners/managers S1.6 I promote green business practices among my employees by providing them with practical advice via notice boards, newsletters, the intranet etc. The financial implications of “going green” S1.8 I can improve my firm’s profitability by implementing greener business practices. keywords: actions; africa; business; business practices; environment; green; level; management; managers; owners; percent; practices; respondents; smme; smme owners; south cache: sajesbm-18.pdf plain text: sajesbm-18.txt item: #31 of 140 id: sajesbm-180 author: None title: sajesbm-180 date: None words: 7285 flesch: 36 summary: Business performance Understanding the significance of business performance is essential for estimating and overseeing organisational performance (Armstrong et al. 2011). In her study, entitled, ‘Effect of Financial Literacy and Performance SMEs. keywords: banking; borrowing; budgeting; business; business performance; impact; journal; literacy; management; medium; performance; research; rural; service; smes; study; technology; zimbabwe cache: sajesbm-180.htm plain text: sajesbm-180.txt item: #32 of 140 id: sajesbm-181 author: None title: sajesbm-181 date: None words: 11383 flesch: 39 summary: Setting: Tax compliance is a priority for tax administrations, especially in developing countries such as South Africa where small businesses are a high compliance risk group. Keywords: Tax compliance; guesthouse owners; tax knowledge; fairness perception; social norms; tax morale. keywords: behaviour; business; compliance behaviour; compliant; factors; guest; non; owners; population; research; risk; sars; south; study; tax; tax compliance; taxpayers cache: sajesbm-181.htm plain text: sajesbm-181.txt item: #33 of 140 id: sajesbm-187 author: None title: sajesbm-187 date: None words: 6553 flesch: 33 summary: The main purpose of eliciting these managers’ views and perspectives was to abstract the theory of a process that would describe the linkages and interrelationships that ought to exist between faculties and university innovation units, as well as between university innovation and entrepreneurship units. Abstract Background: University innovation and entrepreneurship have evolved discretely and struggled with legitimacy, which marginalised them and vitiated their optimal societal impact. keywords: entrepreneurship; ideas; innovation; model; new; research; students; study; units; universities; university cache: sajesbm-187.htm plain text: sajesbm-187.txt item: #34 of 140 id: sajesbm-19 author: Jonker, E; Saayman, M title: Socio-demographic analysis of Festival Entrepreneurs in South Africa date: 2010-12-31 words: 5181 flesch: 51 summary: DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH Based on the results of this research, it is recommended that a similar study should focus more on an analysis of African festival entrepreneurs at other festivals in order to obtain more insight into the socio-demographics of the different African language groups. Sociodemographic_analysis_of_festival_Jonker_Saayman_RevisedETrChangesCleanPUBLISH SAJESBM Volume 3, (2010) www.sajesbm.com Article no 101 1 Socio-demographic analysis of festival entrepreneurs in South Africa Jonker, E. and Saayman, M. Institute for Tourism and Leisure Studies, North-West University, Potchefstroom campus, Private Bag X6001, 2520 South Africa Melville.Saayman@nwu.ac.za ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the socio-demographic differences between entrepreneurs at National Arts festivals in South Africa. keywords: africa; article; arts; business; english; entrepreneurs; festival; groups; language; research; south cache: sajesbm-19.pdf plain text: sajesbm-19.txt item: #35 of 140 id: sajesbm-191 author: None title: sajesbm-191 date: None words: 11323 flesch: 24 summary: We address these problems by investigating the following research objectives: to determine the relationship between recurring entrepreneurial intention (attitudes and behaviours) and recurring entrepreneurial action of existing entrepreneurs to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and recurring entrepreneurial intention (attitudes and behaviours) of existing entrepreneurs to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and recurring entrepreneurial action of existing entrepreneurs to determine which entrepreneurial competencies the existing entrepreneurs relied on the most when engaging in recurring entrepreneurial action. Contrastingly, the data suggests that entrepreneur attitudes about recurring entrepreneurial intention were overall positive (M = 4.46, SD = 2.06). keywords: action; article; business; competencies; entrepreneurs; et al; intention; intention attitudes; intention behaviours; journal; management; relationship; research; respondents; self; study; theory cache: sajesbm-191.htm plain text: sajesbm-191.txt item: #36 of 140 id: sajesbm-192 author: None title: sajesbm-192 date: None words: 8510 flesch: 45 summary: Circumstantial evidence suggests that coaching businesses in South Africa appear not to be exempt from the spectre of start-up failures. The reasons are unclear, but could be related to the fact that coaching businesses face similar challenges to typical start-ups (Cavett 2015). keywords: africa; business; clients; coaches; coaching; coaching business; executive; factors; firm; focus; management; owner; participants; research; south; template; value cache: sajesbm-192.htm plain text: sajesbm-192.txt item: #37 of 140 id: sajesbm-193 author: None title: sajesbm-193 date: None words: 8320 flesch: 41 summary: The manufacturing sector is particularly vulnerable because of higher labour costs in comparison to other sectors, which results in a declined prevalence of manufacturing SMEs (Bureau for Economic Research 2016:20). In addition, the high crime rate in South Africa could hamper the development of manufacturing SMEs, probably as a result of increased security costs (Sesep 2016:44). keywords: activity; africa; bsc; customer; development; general; generic; journal; kpis; management; manufacturing; panel; performance; perspective; research; smes; south cache: sajesbm-193.htm plain text: sajesbm-193.txt item: #38 of 140 id: sajesbm-194 author: None title: sajesbm-194 date: None words: 6031 flesch: 48 summary: As a result of evaluation of a small percentage of products, the system cannot claim to be 100% accurate, but may merely serve as a reasonable approximation of TDABC product cost and unused capacity. The second step entails the calculation of total activity costs (Kaplan & Anderson 2003:6; Stouthuysen et al. 2014:290). keywords: activities; activity; costing; implementation; product; resource; smes; steps; study; tdabc; time; work cache: sajesbm-194.htm plain text: sajesbm-194.txt item: #39 of 140 id: sajesbm-20 author: van Rooyen, Deidré; van Zyl, Jan H title: The role of the Business Environment in Harvesting Strategies date: 2010-12-31 words: 5821 flesch: 58 summary: LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY AND FUTURE RESEARCH In general, entrepreneurs or business owners do not have a lot of background knowledge in terms of the harvesting concept and harvesting strategies. Entrepreneurs understand the concept of harvesting P2: Entrepreneurs considered harvesting strategies during start-up P3: Entrepreneurs think that it is important to consider a harvesting process SAJESBM Volume 3, (2010) www.sajesbm.com keywords: 2009; beaufort; business; entrepreneurs; harvesting; harvesting strategy; strategies; strategy; west cache: sajesbm-20.pdf plain text: sajesbm-20.txt item: #40 of 140 id: sajesbm-200 author: None title: sajesbm-200 date: None words: 7949 flesch: 36 summary: Van Broembsen (2010:26) points out that one of the major factors influencing informal business growth is business strategy. Rosemary (2016:410) also concurred that the lack of skills, training and education hampered informal business growth. keywords: business environment; business growth; businesses; challenges; employees; environment; factors; growth; journal; lack; research; results; sector; study; uganda cache: sajesbm-200.htm plain text: sajesbm-200.txt item: #41 of 140 id: sajesbm-202 author: None title: sajesbm-202 date: None words: 6055 flesch: 46 summary: Small business retailers play a critical role in the economy, but in the township environment small business retailers struggle to operate in the complex and competitive business environment (Cant & Wiid 2013:713). It would make sense to examine challenges and opportunities of South African small business retailers in township retailing environments. keywords: african; business; level; respondents; retailers; small; south; study; table; traders; variables cache: sajesbm-202.htm plain text: sajesbm-202.txt item: #42 of 140 id: sajesbm-21 author: Farrington, Shelley; Venter, Elmarie; Boshoff, Christo title: The influence of family and non-family stakeholders on Family Business success date: 2010-12-31 words: 10633 flesch: 49 summary: Because of the increasing number of sibling teams among family businesses this article focuses on the impact of family and non-family members’ involvement on the success of sibling-owned family businesses. 33 www.sajesbm.com Article no 107 success of a Sibling Partnership, by subjecting these relationships to empirical testing, and making recommendations to successfully manage relationships in family businesses. keywords: 2004; family; family business; family members; family relationships; growth; involvement; members; non; parents; partnership; performance; relationships; review; sibling; success; work cache: sajesbm-21.pdf plain text: sajesbm-21.txt item: #43 of 140 id: sajesbm-211 author: None title: sajesbm-211 date: None words: 6287 flesch: 38 summary: The literature shows that, while it is important that focused financial management training develops financial management skills, training also needs to enhance the financial self-efficacy of small business owners in South Africa in order to increase the likelihood of them implementing what they have learnt. Abstract Introduction Literature review Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Corrinna L. Kirsten School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Citation Kirsten, C.L., 2018, ‘The role of financial management training in developing skills and financial self-efficacy’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 10(1), a211. keywords: business; course; efficacy; management; management skills; owners; participants; self; skills; south; term; test; training cache: sajesbm-211.htm plain text: sajesbm-211.txt item: #44 of 140 id: sajesbm-214 author: None title: sajesbm-214 date: None words: 6801 flesch: 30 summary: The literature review on mentoring outcomes is presented in four categories, which is summarised as skills transfer outcomes, knowledge transfer outcomes, entrepreneur resilience outcomes and business outcomes, as presented in Table 1. TABLE 1: Categories of mentoring outcomes. In this study, regression will be conducted with mentoring outcomes (skills transfer outcomes, knowledge transfer outcomes, entrepreneur resilience outcomes and business outcomes) being the dependent variables. keywords: business outcomes; business owners; entrepreneurs; knowledge; mentoring; outcomes; owners; phases; relationship; resilience outcomes; skills; small; transfer outcomes cache: sajesbm-214.htm plain text: sajesbm-214.txt item: #45 of 140 id: sajesbm-215 author: None title: sajesbm-215 date: None words: 5916 flesch: 38 summary: Furthermore, the study also interrogates the nature of the relationship, if any, between customer perceived value and perceived service quality and how each variable independent variable is linked with customer satisfaction in selected hair salons in Pretoria, South Africa. Lin, C., Sher, P. & Shih, H., 2005, ‘Past progress and future directions in conceptualizing customer perceived value’, International Journal of Service Industry Management 16(4), 318–336. https://doi.org/10.1108/09564230510613988 Mascarenhas, O., Kesavan, R. & Bernacchi, M., 2006, ‘Lasting customer loyalty: keywords: customer; customer loyalty; customer satisfaction; hair; loyalty; quality; satisfaction; service; service quality; study; value cache: sajesbm-215.htm plain text: sajesbm-215.txt item: #46 of 140 id: sajesbm-22 author: du Plessis, Engelina; Saayman, Mellville title: Factors influencing pricing in the accommodation sector in South Africa date: 2011-12-31 words: 6744 flesch: 54 summary: SAJESBM Volume 4, (2011) 41 www.sajesbm.com Article no 102 • Factor 10: Product quality factor The product quality factor includes a facility’s grading status, services like air- conditioning, DSTV, internet, room service, en-suite rooms and the privacy of rooms. Ruta and Pedrosa (2005:275) divided the factors that influence pricing into four qualitatively distinct groups, namely (1) services, which include variables that directly affect the visitor’s ’well-being‘; (2) location variables, describing the establishment’s location regarding major attractions, shopping malls and entertainment; (3) environmental variables, which affect the quality of the area near the accommodation facility; and (4) infrastructural service variables, which are expected to impact positively on accommodation prices. keywords: accommodation; article; demand; factor; management; managers; price; pricing; quality; research; saayman; south; tourism; volume cache: sajesbm-22.pdf plain text: sajesbm-22.txt item: #47 of 140 id: sajesbm-221 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2018-11-26 words: 484 flesch: 40 summary: 00 Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://sajesbm.co.za for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. keywords: entrepreneurship; https://sajesbm.co.za; journal; reviewers cache: sajesbm-221.pdf plain text: sajesbm-221.txt item: #48 of 140 id: sajesbm-23 author: Antonites, Alex; Kliphuis, W title: An exploratory study on the potential value add of social networking to the Entrepreneurial process date: 2011-12-31 words: 9862 flesch: 45 summary: With the advent of Web 2.0 (which refers to web applications that assist interactive information sharing) and online social networking platforms, such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter (and an array of others), the way in which people exchange information has changed significantly and has generated an entirely new global social networking culture. Do South African entrepreneurs have the necessary knowledge and skills to make use of online social networking platforms? keywords: access; business; entrepreneurs; information; internet; media; networking; networking platforms; online; platforms; process; research; social; south; study; volume cache: sajesbm-23.pdf plain text: sajesbm-23.txt item: #49 of 140 id: sajesbm-230 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 10, No 1 (2018) date: 2018-12-24 words: 591 flesch: 33 summary: SAJESBM 10-1_2018_Contents.indd http://www.sajesbm.co.za Open Access Table of Contents i Original Research A qualitative approach to the entrepreneurial education and intentions nexus: A case of Zimbabwean polytechnic students Takawira M. Ndofirepi, Patient Rambe The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 10, No 1 | a81 | 04 October 2018 Original Research Self-service banking and financial literacy as prognosticators of business performance among rural small and medium-sized enterprises in Zimbabwe Eugine T. Maziriri, Miston Mapuranga, Nkosivile W. Madinga The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 10, No 1 | a180 | 24 October 2018 Original Research keywords: business management; vol cache: sajesbm-230.pdf plain text: sajesbm-230.txt item: #50 of 140 id: sajesbm-231 author: None title: sajesbm-231 date: None words: 8130 flesch: 28 summary: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.02.033 Wang, M.C., Chen, P.C. & Fang, S.C., 2018, ‘A critical view of knowledge networks and innovation performance: The mediation role of firms’ knowledge integration capability’, Journal of Business Research 88(1), 222–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.03.034 Wang, Z. & Kim, H.G., 2017, ‘Can social media marketing improve customer relationship capabilities and firm performance? Shafique, M.N., Ahmad, N., Abbas, H. & Hussain, A., 2015, ‘The impact of customer relationship management capabilities on organizational performance; keywords: acap; business; capabilities; capacity; customer; enterprises; firm; journal; knowledge; management; medium; model; new; performance; relationship; research; smes; study cache: sajesbm-231.htm plain text: sajesbm-231.txt item: #51 of 140 id: sajesbm-233 author: None title: sajesbm-233 date: None words: 5312 flesch: 37 summary: Small business compliance with OHS directives and resultant OHS measures lead to a reduction in direct and indirect costs associated with OHS, thus contributing to an increase in both production and economic welfare of the business to enhance sustainable development (Markowitz & Gerardu 2012:553; Mashwama et al. 2018; Semboja, Ahonen & Hussi 2012:9). Small business compliance with OHS requirements, which seems inadequate in the South African context, might contribute to economic growth, job creation and advancement of the economic environment (DoL 2013:1). keywords: africa; barriers; business; compliance; directives; health; ohs; owners; safety; south cache: sajesbm-233.htm plain text: sajesbm-233.txt item: #52 of 140 id: sajesbm-234 author: None title: sajesbm-234 date: None words: 8982 flesch: 36 summary: Abstract Introduction Literature review: Why dirty workers? Entrepreneurial motivation and willingness to become an entrepreneur Methodology Measures Ethical consideration Results Discussion Limitations and future research Conclusion, theoretical and managerial implications Acknowledgements References Appendix 1 About the Author(s) As a result, entrepreneurial motivation is the key predictor to a person’s subsequent demonstration of entrepreneurial behaviour. keywords: business; career; ecom; efficacy; employees; entrepreneurship; ese; identity; individual; journal; motivation; research; self; study; wee; willingness; work cache: sajesbm-234.htm plain text: sajesbm-234.txt item: #53 of 140 id: sajesbm-24 author: Farrington, Shelley; Gray, Beverley; Sharp, Gary title: The influence of gender and ethnicity on the perceptions of an Entrepreneurial career in the South African context date: 2012-12-31 words: 11341 flesch: 50 summary: Entrepreneurial career, small business enterprises, career perceptions, work values, gender, ethnicity. If differences in perceptions of self- employment could be identified, possible explanations could be forthcoming with regard to why certain groups are more likely to embark on entrepreneurial careers than others. keywords: behaviour; black; business; career; entrepreneurship; gender; perceptions; respondents; south; students; study; time; values; white; work; work values cache: sajesbm-24.pdf plain text: sajesbm-24.txt item: #54 of 140 id: sajesbm-241 author: None title: sajesbm-241 date: None words: 7616 flesch: 36 summary: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00532 Skagerlund, K., Lind, T., Strömbäck, C., Tinghög, G. & Västfjäll, D., 2018, ‘Financial literacy and the role of numeracy – how individuals ’ attitude and affinity with numbers influence financial literacy’, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 74(March), 18–25. Van Rooij, M., Lusardi, A. & Alessie, R., 2011, ‘Financial literacy, retirement planning, and household wealth’, DNB Working Paper 32(313), 593–608. Wachira, M.I. & Kihiu, E.N., 2012, ‘Impact of financial literacy on access to financial services in Kenya’, International Journal of Business and Social Science 3(19), 42–50. keywords: business; economic; journal; literacy; literacy scores; lusardi; mitchell; research; respondents; scores; sector; smes; study; table; zimbabwe cache: sajesbm-241.htm plain text: sajesbm-241.txt item: #55 of 140 id: sajesbm-25 author: Steyn, Riana; Leonard, Awie title: Guidance for SMEs with the adoption of technology: A conceptual framework date: 2012-12-31 words: 7381 flesch: 53 summary: Yu (2001) also states that the owner’s perceptions are mostly the cause of the sluggishness of information technology adoption. There is a need to identify what has been done to date with regard to IT adoption models and whether these models can, in some way, be combined to develop a standard conceptual framework to be used by SMEs and extended into future studies as a guideline for any organisation’s IT strategy. keywords: adoption; business; employees; framework; ict; information; model; research; small; smes; technology; use cache: sajesbm-25.pdf plain text: sajesbm-25.txt item: #56 of 140 id: sajesbm-26 author: Thompson, Corrinne; Bounds, Maria; Goldman, Geoff title: The status of strategic planning in Small and Medium Enterprises: Priority of afterthought? date: 2012-12-31 words: 10000 flesch: 53 summary: It can also be argued that intuition and “gut-feel” do play a role in business success, and this seems to be an overlooked area of strategic management research as well as SME research. Theme 2: Role-players in SME strategy formulation Further to the need for strategy in SMEs, findings also shed light on the role players within the respective SMEs involved with strategy formulation (or equivalent) activities. keywords: business; cinahl; ebscohost; formulation; intelligence; management; owner; participants; planning; research; sme; smes; strategy; study cache: sajesbm-26.pdf plain text: sajesbm-26.txt item: #57 of 140 id: sajesbm-261 author: None title: sajesbm-261 date: None words: 9157 flesch: 36 summary: Social capital According to Nahapiet and Ghoshal (1998:243), social capital is defined as the ‘sum of the actual and potential resources embedded within, available through, and derived from the network of relationships possessed by an individual or social unit’. Payne et al. (2011) explained that social capital research focuses on internal and external ties from an individual or collective perspective. keywords: business; capital; community; connections; data; entrepreneurs; et al; journal; micro; migrant; opportunities; opportunity; relationships; research; resources; study cache: sajesbm-261.htm plain text: sajesbm-261.txt item: #58 of 140 id: sajesbm-27 author: Koppeschaar, Z title: International Financial Reporting standard for Small and Medium-sized entities date: 2012-12-31 words: 7222 flesch: 48 summary: The IFRS for SMEs does not satisfy the needs of South African users of small company financial statements, and as a result the accounting requirements should be simplified. KEYWORDS Financial accounting; Financial reporting requirements; IFRS for SMEs; Small companies; Users of financial statements; Small company financial statements. keywords: accounting; companies; entities; financial; ifrs; reporting; smes; standards; statements cache: sajesbm-27.pdf plain text: sajesbm-27.txt item: #59 of 140 id: sajesbm-271 author: None title: sajesbm-271 date: None words: 13867 flesch: 41 summary: Keywords: Entrepreneurship; business incubator; business incubation; business incubator models; business incubator generations; business incubator services; entrepreneur support; start-up support. Business incubator services include business skills development training, technical services, business mentoring and coaching, business and marketing plan development services, access to specialised services such as legal, marketing and financial services, management team development services, shared office or manufacturing space, shared equipment, access to administrative support, networking services and access to financial products (Albort-Morant & Oghazi 2016:2126; Bollingtoft 2012:304; Godeiro et al. 2018:9; Ikebuaku & Dinabo 2018:10; Lamine et al. 2018:1124; Njau, Mwenda & Wachira 2019a:18 by Allahar & Brathwaite 2016:6; Perdomo, Alvarez & Urbano 2014:40; Tello, Yang & Latham 2012:375; Torun 2016:6). keywords: access; africa; business; business incubator; cape; data; development; entrepreneurship; et al; generation; incubate; incubator; innovation; journal; management; models; participant; practice; province; research; services; skills; south; study; support; technology; training; transcript cache: sajesbm-271.htm plain text: sajesbm-271.txt item: #60 of 140 id: sajesbm-28 author: Viviers, Suzette; Venter, Chanel; Solomon, Goosain title: South African University students' intentions to establish social Enterprises date: 2012-12-31 words: 7980 flesch: 40 summary: The high level of interest in social enterprises among social students are very encouraging, given the magnitude of social issues the country is facing. Corresponding author Department of Business Management Stellenbosch University Private Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602 South Africa T: 021 808 2223 F: 021 808 2226 E: sviviers@sun.ac.za ABSTRACT Stimulating social entrepreneurship in South Africa has the potential to address not only the high youth unemployment rate in the country, but also other pressing social and environmental challenges. keywords: africa; business; country; education; enterprise; entrepreneurship; generation; mission; sajesbm; social; south; south africa; start; students; university; volume cache: sajesbm-28.pdf plain text: sajesbm-28.txt item: #61 of 140 id: sajesbm-282 author: None title: sajesbm-282 date: None words: 5045 flesch: 40 summary: Hove, P., 2015, ‘The influence of supply chain practice on supply chain performance in South Africa’, PhD thesis, Business, Logistics, Faculty of Management Sciences, Vaal University of Technology, viewed n.d., from http://hdl.handle.net/10352/320 Jack, S., Dodd, S.D. & Anderson, A.R., 2008, ‘Change and the development of entrepreneurial networks over time: A processual perspective’, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 20(2), 125–159. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250090104 Kang, S. & Moon, T., 2016, ‘Supply chain integration and collaboration for improving supply chain performance: A dynamic capability theory perspective’, 49th Hawaii international conference on system sciences, Washington, DC, United States, January 05–08, 2016, pp. keywords: business; firm; integration; logistics; logistics integration; networking; networks; performance; research; smes; study; supply cache: sajesbm-282.htm plain text: sajesbm-282.txt item: #62 of 140 id: sajesbm-29 author: Pooe, R; Mafini, C title: Business development challenges in a rural District Municipality in South Africa: A case of Fezile Dabi District Municipality date: 2012-12-31 words: 9303 flesch: 48 summary: Many developing countries have identified rural business development as a critical area in their development agenda. Some of the results of business development in rural areas include job creation, innovation, entrepreneurship, infrastructural development, and skills development, among others. keywords: areas; article; business; business development; development; district; economic; fddm; government; growth; item; municipality; respondents; rural; south; study; volume cache: sajesbm-29.pdf plain text: sajesbm-29.txt item: #63 of 140 id: sajesbm-291 author: None title: sajesbm-291 date: None words: 8130 flesch: 46 summary: Lu and Li (2010), on the other hand, reported two factors (innovative idea generation and innovative idea implementation), as do Wojtczuk-Turek and Turek (2013), who refer to these factors as: (1) recognising problems and initiating activities, as well as (2) generating ideas and implementing them. Measurement instrument Kleysen and Street’s (2001) 14 item IWB questionnaire, discussed above, was used. keywords: bruce; factor; fit; idea; innovation; items; iwb; janssen; kleysen; model; scott; street; work cache: sajesbm-291.htm plain text: sajesbm-291.txt item: #64 of 140 id: sajesbm-294 author: None title: sajesbm-294 date: None words: 10444 flesch: 37 summary: The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of different forms of networking (business, social and managerial) on business performance of SMEs in Gauteng province, South Africa, to ascertain which of the three influences SME performance the most, and further to understand the level of performance of those SMEs whose owners view networking as important and engage in networking activities The objective of this study is attained by answering the following questions: ‘to what extent do entrepreneurs value or view networking as important?’, ‘how involved are they in networking activities?’, ‘which form of networking do they engage in?’ This indicates that 67.6% (converted to a percentage for ease of interpretation as correlations go up to 1 and when interpreted as a percentage equated to 100%) of the variance that is seen on business performance can be explained by Network_Maintain and Network_Importance, and this model is significant at p < 0.05 according to the regression analysis results as presented in Table 3. TABLE 3: Multiple regression. keywords: business; business networking; business performance; capital; enterprises; firm; growth; journal; management; managerial; networking; networks; performance; relationships; research; sme; sme performance; smes; social; study cache: sajesbm-294.htm plain text: sajesbm-294.txt item: #65 of 140 id: sajesbm-295 author: None title: sajesbm-295 date: None words: 7953 flesch: 39 summary: Abstract Introduction Research problem and question Research philosophy and design Discussions Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lia M.M. Hewitt Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, Colleage of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Lodewikus J. Janse van Rensburg Department of Business Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Citation Hewitt, L.M.M. & Janse van Rensburg, L.J., 2020, ‘The role of business incubators in creating sustainable small and medium enterprises’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 12(1), a295. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v12i1.295 Original Research The role of business incubators in creating sustainable small and medium enterprises Lia M.M. Hewitt, Lodewikus J. Janse van Rensburg Received: 01 Nov. 2019; Accepted: 03 June 2020; Published: 25 Aug. 2020 Copyright: © 2020. keywords: africa; business; business incubators; development; entrepreneurs; incubators; research; role; services; small; smes; south; state; support cache: sajesbm-295.htm plain text: sajesbm-295.txt item: #66 of 140 id: sajesbm-297 author: None title: sajesbm-297 date: None words: 4783 flesch: 35 summary: Conceptual framework Dichotomising the postulated EG foundation and focusing on the entrepreneur component, Figure 1 was developed to comprehend formative stage business failure by analysing individual business expectations against entrepreneurship business realities. In Zone 1, an entrepreneur who is above the EG line – that is, has higher EG levels – is postulated to have misaligned business expectations to business realities. keywords: business; entrepreneurship; expectations; failure; framework; gap; journal; realities; research; south; stage cache: sajesbm-297.htm plain text: sajesbm-297.txt item: #67 of 140 id: sajesbm-30 author: Viviers, Suzette; Solomon, Goosain; Venter, Chanel title: Entrepreneurial intentions and behaviours of South African University Students date: 2013-12-31 words: 8047 flesch: 45 summary: Corresponding author Department of Business Management Stellenbosch University Private Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602 South Africa T: 021 808 2475 F: 021 808 2226 E: gsolomon@sun.ac.za ABSTRACT The entrepreneurial intentions and behaviours of South African university students are important factors to consider when developing entrepreneurship offerings at local universities. Entrepreneurial intentions and behaviour of South African university students. keywords: african; business; entrepreneurship; intentions; international; offerings; sample; south; students; table; universities; university cache: sajesbm-30.pdf plain text: sajesbm-30.txt item: #68 of 140 id: sajesbm-300 author: None title: sajesbm-300 date: None words: 5333 flesch: 38 summary: To initiate the growth of SMEs, infrastructures such as e-procurement systems, together with supply chain integration, have been increasingly embedded in most firms (Vaast & Walsham 2017:547). In the past decade (2009–2019), integrating suppliers and implementation of e-procurement systems has grown interest in major firms. keywords: chain; design; integration; journal; management; negotiation; procurement; research; study; supplier; supplier integration; supply cache: sajesbm-300.htm plain text: sajesbm-300.txt item: #69 of 140 id: sajesbm-301 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2019-12-12 words: 433 flesch: 34 summary: In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https:// sajesbm.co.za for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. keywords: entrepreneurship; journal; reviewers cache: sajesbm-301.pdf plain text: sajesbm-301.txt item: #70 of 140 id: sajesbm-31 author: Mahadea, Darma title: Entrepreneurship in motion: Towards an interdisciplinary and an eclectic perspective date: 2013-12-31 words: 9198 flesch: 37 summary: Concentrating on personality traits implies that we are overlooking the environmental and cultural influences, as well as reducing the importance of education and training on the propensity of an individual to venture into small business entrepreneurship. Elements of entrepreneurship decisions in a small firm In making a decision to take the entrepreneurial route to self-employment in a small business, an individual will compare the uncertain expected utility from self-employment with certain utility from wage-employment. keywords: ach; africa; article; business; decisions; development; entrepreneurship; firms; growth; individuals; management; new; opportunities; resources; south; volume cache: sajesbm-31.pdf plain text: sajesbm-31.txt item: #71 of 140 id: sajesbm-310 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 11, No 1 (2019) date: 2019-12-19 words: 974 flesch: -27 summary: The influence of economic motivation, desire for independence and self-efficacy on willingness to become an entrepreneur Herring Shava, Willie T. Chinyamurindi The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a234 | 12 September 2019 90 105 115 130 144 151 159 170 Page i of ii Table of Contents i Original Research A generic balanced scorecard for small and medium manufacturing enterprises in South Africa Arthur Reynolds, Houdini Fourie, Lourens Erasmus The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a193 | 23 January 2019 Original Research Small, medium and micro-enterprises’ distress and factual evaluation of rescue feasibility Andria C. du Toit, Marius Pretorius, Wesley Rosslyn-Smith The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a149 | 24 January 2019 Original Research The influence of the business environment on the growth of informal businesses in Uganda Fredrika W. Struwig, Janine Krüger, Geoffrey Nuwagaba The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a200 | 14 February 2019 Original Research Boundaries within boundaries: Identifying the boundaries facing private firms that are in financial distress Keith J. Fairhurst, Marius Pretorius The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a147 | 21 February 2019 Original Research Evaluating mentoring outcomes from the perspective of entrepreneurs and small business owners Cordelia Kunaka, Menisha N. Moos The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a214 | 12 March 2019 Original Research May 2019 Original Research A tax compliance risk profile of guesthouse owners in Soweto, South Africa Marina Bornman, Pusheletso Ramutumbu The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a181 | 27 May 2019 Original Research Towards customer satisfaction and loyalty: What cuts it in a hair salon? Chukuakadibia E. Eresia-Eke, Caitlin Jammine, Callon Locke The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 11, No 1 | a215 | 06 keywords: business management; entrepreneurship; vol cache: sajesbm-310.pdf plain text: sajesbm-310.txt item: #72 of 140 id: sajesbm-312 author: None title: sajesbm-312 date: None words: 5441 flesch: 35 summary: (2005:389), the Configuration Theory allows for detailed examination of the dimension of supply chain integration and performance. Zhao et al. (2008:371) further stated that companies need to implement supply chain integration to meet the new challenges of the global competitive environment. keywords: chain integration; chain performance; integration; journal; management; performance; research; smes; south; study; supplier; supplier integration; supply chain cache: sajesbm-312.htm plain text: sajesbm-312.txt item: #73 of 140 id: sajesbm-318 author: None title: sajesbm-318 date: None words: 9802 flesch: 44 summary: Aim: This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the factors affecting ICT adoption by township SMMEs. To further develop an ICT adoption framework for township SMMEs and provide guidelines to policy developers with the aim to increase growth and development. keywords: actors; business; challenges; enterprises; ict adoption; icts; information; journal; medium; owners; small; smmes; south; study; technology; township; township smmes cache: sajesbm-318.htm plain text: sajesbm-318.txt item: #74 of 140 id: sajesbm-32 author: Lekhanya, Lawrence Mpele; Mason, Roger B title: The use of marketing strategies by Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises in rural KwaZulu-Natal date: 2013-12-31 words: 7416 flesch: 50 summary: Therefore, the overall aim of this study was to investigate and describe the use of marketing by SMMEs, in order to suggest ways to improve rural SMME marketing, and thus contribute to reducing SMME failure. Most work on SMME marketing has concentrated on urban entrepreneurial marketing, with little emphasis on marketing strategies used in rural areas. keywords: activities; areas; business; kzn; lack; management; marketing; owners; respondents; rural; smmes; strategies; study; use; volume cache: sajesbm-32.pdf plain text: sajesbm-32.txt item: #75 of 140 id: sajesbm-320 author: None title: sajesbm-320 date: None words: 8849 flesch: 42 summary: This clear testimony of VC growth in Africa has seen new entrants such as Uganda, Tunisia, Ghana and Egypt as the next favoured investor destination. In this context, VC financing emerged as an alternative source to conventional funding to fill the equity gap and benefit the missing middle. keywords: business; capital; companies; data; financing; firms; growth; performance; researchers; results; sales; smes; study; uganda; vc financing; venture; venture capital cache: sajesbm-320.htm plain text: sajesbm-320.txt item: #76 of 140 id: sajesbm-329 author: None title: sajesbm-329 date: None words: 9219 flesch: 26 summary: Abstract Background: Research universities in South Africa are well-recognised sources of new knowledge, and their contributions to innovation are manifested through the creation, transfer and commercialisation of new technologies originating from academic research. They have implemented key performance indicators, such as disclosures, patents, licenses, licensing revenue and the number of spinoff companies to measure the innovation-based contributions of research universities (Gulbrandsen & Rasmussen 2012). keywords: commercialisation activities; entrepreneurship; factors; industry; innovation; involvement; management; researchers; respondents; south; study; support; technology; technology transfer; transfer; tto; universities; university cache: sajesbm-329.htm plain text: sajesbm-329.txt item: #77 of 140 id: sajesbm-33 author: le Roux, Ingrid; Duncan, Kelly title: The naked truth: creditor understanding of Business Rescue: A Small Business perspective date: 2013-12-31 words: 8457 flesch: 53 summary: Business rescue and the rights of creditors Creditors have the right to appoint other independent creditors as members of a creditors’ committee, who may collaborate with the rescue practitioner about matters relating to business rescue. The naked truth: creditor understanding of business rescue: A small business perspective Ingrid LE ROUX* Kelly DUNCAN Department of Business Management University of Pretoria South Africa *Corresponding author Email: Ingrid.leroux@up.ac.za Phone: +2712 420 4773 Postal Address: Dept Business Management, UP. keywords: act; business rescue; companies; company; creditors; knowledge; practitioner; process; rescue practitioner; rescue process; respondents cache: sajesbm-33.pdf plain text: sajesbm-33.txt item: #78 of 140 id: sajesbm-330 author: None title: sajesbm-330 date: None words: 9565 flesch: 37 summary: Aim: The purpose of this article was to determine the benefits that SBOs obtain from the frequency by which they source different types of accounting services. Results: Overall, the study found that the frequency by which different types of accounting services are sourced influences SBOs’ perceptions of the levels of management versus compliance benefits obtained. keywords: accounting services; advisory; benefits; business; compliance; frequency; management; management benefits; relationship; sbos; services; small; smes; source; tax cache: sajesbm-330.htm plain text: sajesbm-330.txt item: #79 of 140 id: sajesbm-331 author: None title: sajesbm-331 date: None words: 10352 flesch: 36 summary: Abstract Introduction Methodology Results Discussion of findings Conclusion and recommendation Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Ishmael O. Iwara Institute for Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa Beata M. Kilonzo Institute for Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa Jethro Zuwarimwe Institute for Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa Vhonani O. Netshandama Department of Community Engagement Directorate, Faculty of Human and Social Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa Citation Iwara, I.O., Kilonzo, B.M., Zuwarimwe, J. & Netshandama, V.O., 2021, ‘Entrepreneurs’ endogenous attributes necessary for small enterprise success in Vhembe rural areas, South Africa’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 13(1), a331. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v13i1.331 Original Research Entrepreneurs’ endogenous attributes necessary for small enterprise success in Vhembe rural areas, South Africa Ishmael O. Iwara, Beata M. Kilonzo, Jethro Zuwarimwe, Vhonani O. Netshandama Received: 17 Apr. 2020; Accepted: 23 Mar. 2021; Published: 20 May 2021 Copyright: © 2021. keywords: africa; areas; attributes; business; development; enterprise; entrepreneurs; factors; failure; journal; management; performance; research; south; south africa; study; success; support; value; variables cache: sajesbm-331.htm plain text: sajesbm-331.txt item: #80 of 140 id: sajesbm-333 author: None title: sajesbm-333 date: None words: 5678 flesch: 31 summary: https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1080.0415 Janssen, O., 2000, ‘Job demands, perceptions of effort-reward fariness and innovative work behaviour’, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 73(3), 287–302. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317900167038 Jiang, L., Probst, T.M. & Benson, W.L., 2017, ‘Organizational context and employee reactions to psychological contract breach: A multilevel test of competing theories’, Economic and Industrial Democracy 38(3), 513–534. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X15579288 Kiazad, K., Seibert, S.E. & Kraimer, M.L., 2014, ‘Psychological contract breach and employee innovation: A conservation of resources perspective’, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 87(3), 535–556. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12062 Kickul, J.R. & Lester, S.W., 2001, ‘Broken promises: Equity sensitivity as a moderator between psychological contract breach and employee attitudes and behavior’, Journal of Business and Psychology 16(2), 191–217. https://doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2008100102 Ng, T.W.H., Feldman, D.C. & Lam, S.S.K., 2010, ‘Psychological contract breaches, organizational commitment, and innovation-related behaviors: A latent growth modeling approach’, Journal of Applied Psychology 95(4), 744–751. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018804 Niesen, W., Van Hootegem, A., Battistelli, A., De Witte, H. & Handaja, Y., 2018a, ‘Quantitative and qualitative job insecurity and idea generation: The mediating role of psychological contract breach’, Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 3(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.36 Niesen, W., Van Hootegem, A., Vander Elst, T., Battistelli, A. & De Witte, H., 2018b, ‘Job insecurity and innovative work behaviour: A psychological contract perspective’, Psychologica Belgica 57(4), 174–189. keywords: articles; behaviour; breach; contract; innovation; iwb; journal; management; morrison; pcb; robinson; studies; work cache: sajesbm-333.htm plain text: sajesbm-333.txt item: #81 of 140 id: sajesbm-34 author: Lebusa, Malefane Johannes title: The prospects of making small retail outlets in the Townships aggressively competitive date: 2013-12-31 words: 5791 flesch: 45 summary: This development has resulted in heightened competition for small township businesses with a potential risk of considerable SAJESBM Volume 6, (2013) www.sajesbm.com In South Africa up to 50% of new small businesses including small retail outlets fail within the first 3-5 years of their creation (Ladzani & Van Vuuren, 2002:154). keywords: africa; business; development; entrepreneurship; market; new; outlets; owners; research; small; south; townships cache: sajesbm-34.pdf plain text: sajesbm-34.txt item: #82 of 140 id: sajesbm-343 author: None title: sajesbm-343 date: None words: 9232 flesch: 40 summary: Strategy formulation amongst SMEs The results from the five aspects of strategy formulation are shown in Figure 1. FIGURE 1: Summary of strategy formulation amongst small and medium enterprises. Keywords: strategy formulation; strategy formulation process; financial performance; SMEs; Zimbabwe. keywords: business; data; david; enterprises; et al; findings; journal; management; medium; performance; planning; process; research; smes; strategy formulation; study; zimbabwe cache: sajesbm-343.htm plain text: sajesbm-343.txt item: #83 of 140 id: sajesbm-35 author: Antonites, Alex; Ross, Annemarie title: Audiology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A perspective on private practice date: 2013-12-31 words: 10790 flesch: 39 summary: Results also suggest that perceptions explain an important portion of the difference in entrepreneurial propensity across genders, since men tend to perceive themselves in a more optimistic light and, as a result, have stronger incentives to start new businesses (Langowitz & Minniti, 2007). Confidence is a huge factor that influences performance, as confidence in one’s own skills, knowledge, and ability to start a new business increases entrepreneurial alertness, and therefore leads to the creation of more new businesses (Langowitz & Minniti, 2007). keywords: 131; article; audiologists; biotechnology; business; entrepreneurship; growth; innovation; knowledge; management; new; practices; respondents; skills; south; study; volume; women cache: sajesbm-35.pdf plain text: sajesbm-35.txt item: #84 of 140 id: sajesbm-356 author: None title: sajesbm-356 date: None words: 10339 flesch: 36 summary: https://doi.org/10.2991/snce-17.2017.132 Siebels, J.F. & Knyphausen-Aufseß, D., 2012, ‘A review of theory in family business research: The implications for corporate governance’, International Journal of Management Reviews 14(3), 280–304. However, classical agency theorists (Daily & Dollinger 1992; Fama & Jensen 1983b) document that the mutual coordination and communication amongst family members within family businesses help to mitigate information asymmetry between the two parties. keywords: agency; agency control; agent; business; business performance; control; enterprises; family; governance; journal; management; managers; performance; principal; relationships; research; smes; study; theory cache: sajesbm-356.htm plain text: sajesbm-356.txt item: #85 of 140 id: sajesbm-36 author: Antonites, Alex; Govindasamy, Thiloshini title: Critical success factors of Indian Entrepreneurs date: 2013-12-31 words: 8093 flesch: 45 summary: Article no 143 127 Table 9: Significant Differences Relating to Family Involvement in Business Variable Method Degrees of freedom Value p-value Family involvement in business Chi-square 1 8.2053 0.0042 The higher tendency of successful entrepreneurs to have family members involved in managing the business may point to the extended family system as defined by Arkin Magyar, K.P. & Pillay (1989), whereby decision-making is conducted on a joint basis. A cross-national prediction model for business success. keywords: business; culture; differences; entrepreneurs; factors; family; group; indian; management; study; success; table; terms; value cache: sajesbm-36.pdf plain text: sajesbm-36.txt item: #86 of 140 id: sajesbm-367 author: None title: sajesbm-367 date: None words: 9257 flesch: 37 summary: The extent of supply chain dominant behaviour can be extended to SMEs that refused to grant the researchers an interview, in fear of losing retail customers if they identified unfair business practices. From the interaction with participants, it seems that it is the larger and well-known retailers that display supply chain dominant behaviours. keywords: apparel; behaviour; business; chain; dominance; journal; management; market; participants; payment; power; practices; relationships; research; retailers; small; smes; south; suppliers; supply; supply chain cache: sajesbm-367.htm plain text: sajesbm-367.txt item: #87 of 140 id: sajesbm-37 author: Emuze, Fidelis; Adendorf, Chris; Ward, Graham title: Development model for family business successions evaluation with a South African Case Study date: 2013-12-31 words: 6393 flesch: 58 summary: Walsh (2011) further observes that family business succession is the process of transitioning the management and the ownership of the business to the next generation of family members. According to Walsh (2011), family business succession comprises management succession and the ownership succession. keywords: business; development; family; family business; firm; process; sse; succession; successors cache: sajesbm-37.pdf plain text: sajesbm-37.txt item: #88 of 140 id: sajesbm-372 author: None title: sajesbm-372 date: None words: 7888 flesch: 27 summary: Dimensions of innovation capabilities Forsman’s (2011) study identified dimensions as being reflective of the degree of innovation capability possessed by small and medium manufacturing and service enterprises. Abstract Introduction Literature review Research methodology Results and findings Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Mahlatse M. Mogashoa Department of Business Management, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Olebogeng Selebi Department of Business Management, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Mogashoa, M.M. & Selebi, O., 2021, ‘Innovation capacity: A perspective on innovation capabilities of consulting engineering firms’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 13(1), a372. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v13i1.372 Original Research Innovation capacity: A perspective on innovation capabilities of consulting engineering firms Mahlatse M. Mogashoa, Olebogeng Selebi Received: 14 Sept. 2020; Accepted: 12 Oct. 2020; Published: 03 Mar. 2021 Copyright: keywords: capabilities; capacity; enterprise; firms; forsman; innovation; innovation capabilities; innovation capacity; knowledge; management; medium; south cache: sajesbm-372.htm plain text: sajesbm-372.txt item: #89 of 140 id: sajesbm-373 author: None title: sajesbm-373 date: None words: 7874 flesch: 43 summary: Business registration documents (n = 16) are also important as FFIs only give business credit to businesses in the formal sector (businesses registered with Department of Trade and Industry agencies such as SEDA). Abstract Introduction Literature review Research design, approach and method Research findings Discussion Conclusion and recommendations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Francis T. Asah Department of Management, Faculty of Commerce, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa Lynette Louw Department of Management, Faculty of Commerce, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa Citation Asah, F.T. & Louw, L., 2021, ‘Guidelines and criteria used by formal financial institutions to assess credit applications from small and medium enterprises in South Africa’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 13(1), a373. keywords: africa; application; business; collateral; credit; criteria; ffis; guidelines; owners; participants; research; risk; smes; south cache: sajesbm-373.htm plain text: sajesbm-373.txt item: #90 of 140 id: sajesbm-38 author: Mafini, Chengedzai; Omoruyi, Osayuwamen title: Logistics benefits and challenges: The case of SMEs in a South African local municipality date: 2013-12-31 words: 10380 flesch: 51 summary: In the technologically oriented operational environment of today, technology-related issues and revolutions continue to inflict SMEs with poor market competitiveness, since most SMEs do not have sufficient capitalisation to adopt new technologies (Mbamba, 2009). Such SMEs fail to satisfy the needs of their customers (Zeithaml, Bitner, Gremler & Pandit, 2008). keywords: africa; article; benefits; business; chain; challenges; implementation; international; journal; logistics; logistics strategies; management; research; smes; south; strategies; strategy; study; supply; technology; volume cache: sajesbm-38.pdf plain text: sajesbm-38.txt item: #91 of 140 id: sajesbm-386 author: None title: sajesbm-386 date: None words: 12391 flesch: 28 summary: Innovation and ROI were each measured using six items whose means, medians and standard deviations are shown in Table 4. Managerial conceptual competencies versus innovation In assessing the impact of managerial conceptual competencies on innovation, Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used. Managerial conceptual competencies versus return on investment In assessing the impact of managerial conceptual competencies on ROI, Spearman’s correlation coefficient was again used, and the results are reported in Table 6. keywords: business; business performance; competencies; development; enterprises; entrepreneurs; firm; impact; innovation; international; journal; management; managers; medium; owners; performance; relationship; research; resource; roi; skills; sme performance; smes; studies; study; zimbabwe cache: sajesbm-386.htm plain text: sajesbm-386.txt item: #92 of 140 id: sajesbm-388 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to Reviewers date: 2020-12-22 words: 407 flesch: 33 summary: In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://sajesbm.co.za for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. keywords: entrepreneurship; journal; reviewers cache: sajesbm-388.pdf plain text: sajesbm-388.txt item: #93 of 140 id: sajesbm-39 author: Pretorius, Marius; du Preez, Wanya title: Constraints on decision making regarding post-commencement finance in Business rescue date: 2013-12-31 words: 10729 flesch: 45 summary: Since its introduction, business rescue has become a critical consideration in business strategy decision making. One of the critical components of business rescue, which appears largely unsuccessful to date, involves securing post-commencement finance (PCF) to restore the company’s financial health. keywords: africa; business; business rescue; filing; finance; financiers; financing; lack; pcf; post; rescue; research; south; south africa; subjects cache: sajesbm-39.pdf plain text: sajesbm-39.txt item: #94 of 140 id: sajesbm-394 author: None title: sajesbm-394 date: None words: 8794 flesch: 35 summary: Acknowledgements This article is based on the PhD thesis of the first author at the University of Cape Town, 2018, titled: ‘Entrepreneurship education courses across multidisciplinary programmes at a South African university of technology: Educator and student perspectives’ by Kariema Price, available at https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/30142. In their review of published empirical studies on EE, Kamovich and Foss (2017) conclude that there is a paucity of research on the teaching objectives, methods, and content of entrepreneurship courses, together with a lack of alignment between the objectives, delivery, and assessment of the course impact. keywords: africa; business; content; courses; development; education; educators; ee courses; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; research; south; students; study; teaching cache: sajesbm-394.htm plain text: sajesbm-394.txt item: #95 of 140 id: sajesbm-395 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 12, No 1 (2020) date: 2020-12-23 words: 588 flesch: -10 summary: SAJESBM 12-1_2020_Contents.indd http://www.sajesbm.co.za Open Access Table of Contents Original Research An information and communication technology adoption framework for small, medium and micro-enterprises operating in townships South Africa Stella Bvuma, Carl Marnewick The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a318 | 20 August 2020 Original Research The role of business incubators in creating sustainable small and medium enterprises Lia M.M. Hewitt, Lodewikus J. Janse van Rensburg The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a295 | 25 August 2020 Original Research Examining the influence of supplier integration on supply chain performance in South African small and medium enterprises Jeremiah Madzimure The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a312 | 21 September 2020 Original Research Impact of venture capital financing on small- and medium-sized enterprises’ performance in Uganda Ahmed I. Kato, Germinah E. Tsoka The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a320 | 23 The risk of overvaluing networking on small and medium enterprises performance in Gauteng province, South Africa Semukele H. Mlotshwa, Jabulile Msimango-Galawe The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a294 | 03 March 2020 Original Research Entrepreneurship gaps framework model: An early-stage business diagnostic tool Daniel S. Nheta, Richard Shambare, Caston Sigauke, Ndivhuwo Tshipala The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a297 | 24 March 2020 Original Research Enhancing supplier integration through e-design and e-negotiation in small and medium enterprises Jeremiah Madzimure The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a300 | 23 April 2020 Original Research Compliance or management: The benefits that small business owners gain from frequently sourcing accounting services Adele Oosthuizen, Jurie Van Vuuren, Melodi Botha The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 12, No 1 | a330 | 30 June 2020 1 13 22 35 42 50 Vol 12, No 1 (2020) ISSN: 2522-7343 (print) keywords: business management; vol cache: sajesbm-395.pdf plain text: sajesbm-395.txt item: #96 of 140 id: sajesbm-397 author: None title: sajesbm-397 date: None words: 5263 flesch: 34 summary: Abstract Introduction Literature review Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Godfred Anakpo Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Syden Mishi Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Citation Anakpo, G. & Mishi, S., 2021, ‘Business response to COVID-19 impact: Effectiveness analysis in South Africa’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 13(1), a397. The authors found evidence that business responses such as virtual connection, innovative e-commerce and increasing working hours are more effective business responses, whilst decreasing work hours, laying off workers temporarily and ordinary e-commerce are less effective measures against the impact of the outbreak. keywords: africa; business; covid-19; impact; measures; outbreak; response; south; turnover cache: sajesbm-397.htm plain text: sajesbm-397.txt item: #97 of 140 id: sajesbm-4 author: Rosslyn-Smith, Wesley; Pretorius, Marius title: Stakeholder expectations of the Business Rescue Plan from a South African perspective date: 2015-06-23 words: 9734 flesch: 46 summary: Business rescue plan as a feasibility declaration Business rescue plan as a medium of communication It is stated under section 150(2) of the act that the plan must provide sufficient information for decision-making purposes. keywords: article; business rescue; creditors; expectations; information; parties; plan; practitioner; rescue plan; research; south; strategy; subjects; volume; www.sajesbm.co.za cache: sajesbm-4.pdf plain text: sajesbm-4.txt item: #98 of 140 id: sajesbm-40 author: Meyer, Nicky; Lubbe, Sam; Pelser, Theuns title: The role of strategic information systems planning a typical Small or Medium-sized Enterprise date: 2013-12-31 words: 7193 flesch: 61 summary: Keywords: company strategy; strategic information systems planning; small and medium- sized enterprises; SME sustainability; stakeholders and management; Viewpoint Training and Consulting INTRODUCTION This question was rated as strongly agreed and supports the assertions of Garg et al. (2008) as well as statements by Blili and Raymond (1993) that small companies are not like larger counterparts. keywords: company; et al; information; panellists; planning; question; sisp; smes cache: sajesbm-40.pdf plain text: sajesbm-40.txt item: #99 of 140 id: sajesbm-401 author: None title: sajesbm-401 date: None words: 9619 flesch: 38 summary: The respondents indicated training needs for fashion business skills in all areas of investigation, including developing a business plan, conducting basic bookkeeping, determining correct product pricing, drafting quotations and invoices, developing a budget, conducting basic market research and advertising their products and services. Keywords: fashion business skills; peri-urban communities; resource-poor; survivalist enterprise; training needs. keywords: business; business skills; development; education; employees; entrepreneurs; fashion; fashion business; fashion entrepreneurs; research; respondents; skills; south; study; training cache: sajesbm-401.htm plain text: sajesbm-401.txt item: #100 of 140 id: sajesbm-414 author: None title: sajesbm-414 date: None words: 9519 flesch: 30 summary: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2014.11.002 Hernández-Linares, R., Kellermanns, F.W., López-Fernández, M.C. & Sarkar, S., 2020, ‘The effect of socio-emotional wealth on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and family enterprise performance’, Enterprise Research Quarterly 23(3), 174–192. Aim: The aim of the study was to identify the determinants of innovation output, the types of innovation that are commonly being utilised and the influence thereof on perceived financial performance. keywords: business; enterprise; factor; family; family enterprises; innovation; innovation output; journal; performance; relationship; research; smes; study; variables cache: sajesbm-414.htm plain text: sajesbm-414.txt item: #101 of 140 id: sajesbm-424 author: None title: sajesbm-424 date: None words: 8861 flesch: 45 summary: Keywords: black entrepreneurial success; entrepreneurship; family entrenchment; family business; Maponya business; South Africa. Through the sphere of family influence, there is an assortment of resources that contributes to entrepreneurial achievement in family businesses (Powell & Eddleston 2013) and also to increased levels of business performance, continued existence and accomplishment (Aldrich & Cliff 2003). keywords: africa; black; business; business case; case; clan; entrepreneurship; family; family business; family members; management; maponya; maponya business; maponya family; members; research; south; study; success cache: sajesbm-424.htm plain text: sajesbm-424.txt item: #102 of 140 id: sajesbm-425 author: None title: sajesbm-425 date: None words: 8357 flesch: 24 summary: Social capital Social capital, defined as a set of socio-structural resources derived from social relationships that enable individuals, groups or teams, coordinates action to desired outcomes (Carrillo Álvarez & Riera Romaní 2017) has increased in understanding social and business relations. 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africa; analysis; approach; authors; business; data; design; development; edn; enterprises; entrepreneurship; et al; growth; growth process; growth strategies; international; journal; leadership; management; methods; ncþj ¦; need; participant; plan; process; research; scale; stakeholders; strategies; strategy; studies; study; t!ni`eikdep,½×¿ò¿ýx; ôê?þ¢÷í_.½×¿ñ; õ ©; ÷ê½×¿òvãþ˜ÿüå �; øá7ýj; øëßýßæãÿyãñoÿhs3ÿý?ïú~}z ©; ù]ë; ú7ߺ÷^ûz; ü'öÿ±×¿»¿íçþóçâßþ �; ýç �; ÿs¨ÿú‹ßµ|º÷^ÿeø; ÿ¨½ûwë¯uïô_‚ÿ•ü·ýn£ÿê/~õòëý{ýà¿åw; ™ ©; ™ °; � ¦; � ©; � ½7þrëÿ_}ûwë¯uïôwyÿ;zoüå; � å¿ý!lïÿtÿ¿iùõê§ðÿûþç^þîÿ7ûï‹; � úÿïô{¯ cache: sajesbm-435.htm plain text: sajesbm-435.txt item: #104 of 140 id: sajesbm-440 author: None title: sajesbm-440 date: None words: 9158 flesch: 32 summary: In-store skills transfer Kalitanyi and Visser (2014) posit that immigrant entrepreneurial skills are an asset to the South African economy and not a liability. The findings also revealed that immigrant businesses might play a critical role in solving entrepreneurial development of SA as government funding was considered to be a tool for skills transfer and entrepreneurial growth. keywords: africa; business; capital; citizens; data; development; entrepreneurs; government; growth; immigrant; immigrant entrepreneurs; journal; research; retail; skills; south; study cache: sajesbm-440.htm plain text: sajesbm-440.txt item: #105 of 140 id: sajesbm-45 author: None title: sajesbm-45 date: None words: 10043 flesch: 29 summary: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-010-0151-2 Falck, O., Heblich, S. & Luedemann, E., 2012, ‘Identity and entrepreneurship: Do school peers shape entrepreneurial intentions?’, Small Business Economics 39(1), 39–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-010-9292-5 Fayolle, A., 2013, ‘Personal views on the future of entrepreneurship education’, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 25(7–8), 692–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2013.821318 Fayolle, A., Gailly, B. & Lassas-Clerc, N., 2006, ‘Assessing the impact of entrepreneurship education programmes: A new methodology’, Journal of European Industrial Training 30(9), 701–720. Moreover, entrepreneurship internships provide a good opportunity to follow an entrepreneur and learn essential skills in starting and running a new business (Nabi et al. 2013:3; Zhao 2013:445). keywords: business; business management; education; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; ese; internships; journal; learning; management; programmes; research; small; south; students; university cache: sajesbm-45.htm plain text: sajesbm-45.txt item: #106 of 140 id: sajesbm-453 author: None title: sajesbm-453 date: None words: 8313 flesch: 34 summary: Financial business growth measured by sales and assets in the business had a mean score of 4.14, implying an agreement that there is business growth with most respondents in this regard. Abstract Introduction Literature review Methodology Research findings Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Michael Nyoni Department of Business Management, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Menisha Moos Department of Business Management, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Nyoni, M. & Moos, M., 2022, ‘The relationship between small business owners’ practice of effectuation and business growth in Gauteng townships’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 14(1), a453. keywords: business; business growth; commitments; effectuation; entrepreneurship; experimentation; fbg; flexibility; journal; model; ntsbo; order; owners; relationship; research; respondents; south; study; township cache: sajesbm-453.htm plain text: sajesbm-453.txt item: #107 of 140 id: sajesbm-457 author: None title: sajesbm-457 date: None words: 250 flesch: 32 summary: About the Author(s) Maphelo Malgas Department of Retail Business Management, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Wellington B. Zondi Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Citation Malgas, M. & Zondi, W.B., 2021, ‘Corrigendum: Challenges facing small business retailers in selected South African townships’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 13(1), a457. In the version of this article initially published, Malgas, M. & Zondi, W.B., 2020, ‘Challenges facing small business retailers in selected South African townships’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 12(1), a202. keywords: business cache: sajesbm-457.htm plain text: sajesbm-457.txt item: #108 of 140 id: sajesbm-461 author: None title: sajesbm-461 date: None words: 12023 flesch: 34 summary: Consequently, providing youth with secure access to land in combination to other agricultural resources could enhance youth agricultural participation. Abstract Background and motivation Data and procedures Results Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Johannes I.F. Henning Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Brent D. Jammer Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Henry Jordaan Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Citation Henning, J.I.F., Jammer, B.D. & Jordaan, H., 2022, ‘Youth participation in agriculture, accounting for entrepreneurial dimensions’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 14(1), a461. keywords: access; activities; africa; agriculture; business; development; entrepreneurship; et al; factors; farming; individuals; journal; land; participation; research; resources; rural; sector; wale; youth cache: sajesbm-461.htm plain text: sajesbm-461.txt item: #109 of 140 id: sajesbm-463 author: None title: sajesbm-463 date: None words: 9071 flesch: 39 summary: https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1030.0186 Seifert, M., Siemsen, E., Hadida, A.L. & Eisingerich, A. B., 2015, ‘Effective judgmental forecasting in the context of fashion products’, Journal of Operations Management 36, 33–45. As the existing literature mostly excludes the social drawbacks of extracting value from used fashion products, this perspective was especially useful for understanding additional concerns that could limit adoption: ‘There’s so many people that are in need. keywords: africa; business; chain; clscm; consumers; fashion; loop; participants; products; research; small; smmes; south; stakeholders; study; supply cache: sajesbm-463.htm plain text: sajesbm-463.txt item: #110 of 140 id: sajesbm-472 author: None title: sajesbm-472 date: None words: 9235 flesch: 45 summary: Another view on business models is the value-based perspective of Rezazadeh and Carvalho (2017), in which five types of business model innovation are proposed that are focused on value creation, value proposition, value delivery, value capture and value network. References Adusei, M., 2016, ‘Does entrepreneurship promote economic growth in Africa?’, African Development Review 28(2), 201–214. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8268.12190 Badhani, S. & Mut, J., 2017, ‘Business model innovation in Edtech – An exploratory study of business model innovation in a complex market environment’, Master’s thesis, Stockholm School of Economics. keywords: africa; business; ceo; edtech; education; government; impact; model; network; participant; product; revenue; south; study; support; value cache: sajesbm-472.htm plain text: sajesbm-472.txt item: #111 of 140 id: sajesbm-483 author: None title: sajesbm-483 date: None words: 9406 flesch: 46 summary: Aim: This research study sought to investigate strategic planning techniques or tools implemented by SMMEs post-COVID-19 lockdown in Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD). Keywords: strategic planning techniques; SMME performance; COVID-19 lockdown, business performance; CBD. Introduction Strategic planning is ‘the art and science of formulating, implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organisation to achieve its objectives’ (David & David 2017:33). keywords: africa; analysis; business; covid-19; johannesburg; lockdown; management; performance; planning; planning techniques; respondents; results; smmes; south; techniques; tools; use cache: sajesbm-483.htm plain text: sajesbm-483.txt item: #112 of 140 id: sajesbm-485 author: None title: sajesbm-485 date: None words: 8937 flesch: 38 summary: This informs institutions that provide funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to encourage people with conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness to experience personality traits to pursue businesses in the technology industry. However, the challenge is that previous studies on personality traits (Hikkerova, Ilouga & Sahut 2016; Woo et al. 2016) focused more on how the construct is related to outcomes such as career success, occupation choice, leadership style and large business performance. keywords: agreeableness; business; business performance; cafes; conscientiousness; experience; internet; internet cafes; journal; managers; openness; owner; people; performance; personality; personality traits; relationship; study; traits cache: sajesbm-485.htm plain text: sajesbm-485.txt item: #113 of 140 id: sajesbm-490 author: None title: sajesbm-490 date: None words: 9410 flesch: 46 summary: Business performance According to Dalrymple (2004:7), the field of researching business performance of SMEs can be considered young and growing – particularly in South Africa. Business performance The findings unearthed that small businesses in terms of infrastructure ascertained business performance using sales volumes and profit. keywords: africa; business; business performance; business practices; entrepreneurs; immigrant; immigrant entrepreneurs; male; management; participants; performance; practices; research; smes; south; south africa; study; years cache: sajesbm-490.htm plain text: sajesbm-490.txt item: #114 of 140 id: sajesbm-50 author: None title: sajesbm-50 date: None words: 8159 flesch: 24 summary: Oke, A., Walumbwa, F.O. & Myers, A., 2012, ‘Innovation strategy, human resource policy, and firms’ revenue growth: The roles of environmental uncertainty and innovation performance’, Decision Sciences 43(2), 273–302. Important to note is that scholars who embark on empirical studies employ a number of different measures to evaluate financial performance (Berger & Bonaccorsi di Patti 2003; Davidson 2003). keywords: accounting; business; firm; innovation; innovation management; instruments; journal; management; market; measures; objective; performance; relationship; research; results; review; studies; study; use cache: sajesbm-50.htm plain text: sajesbm-50.txt item: #115 of 140 id: sajesbm-500 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 13, No 1 (2021) date: 2021-12-30 words: 730 flesch: -29 summary: May 2021 Original Research Entrepreneurs’ endogenous attributes necessary for small enterprise success in Vhembe rural areas, South Africa Ishmael O. Iwara, Beata M. Kilonzo, Jethro Zuwarimwe, Vhonani O. Netshandama The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 13, No 1 | a331 | 20 May 2021 Original Research Business response to COVID-19 impact: Effectiveness analysis in South Africa Godfred Anakpo, Syden Mishi The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 13, No 1 | a397 | 31 May 2021 Original Research The perceived impact of agency control on the performance of Zimbabwean small-to-medium enterprises Nhamo Mashavira The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 13, No 1 | a356 | 28 June 2021 1 11 22 31 42 54 61 Vol 13, No 1 (2021) 145 Page i of ii Table of Contents Original Research Innovation capacity: A perspective on innovation capabilities of consulting engineering firms Mahlatse M. Mogashoa, Olebogeng Selebi The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 13, No 1 | a372 | 03 March 2021 Original Research Exploring supply chain business bullying of small and medium-sized business suppliers by dominant buyers in the apparel retail sector in Gauteng Sumayah Goolam Nabee, Elana Swanepoel The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 13, No 1 | a367 | 31 March 2021 Original Research Guidelines and criteria used by formal financial institutions to assess credit applications from small and medium enterprises in South Africa Francis T. Asah, Lynette Louw The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 13, No 1 | a373 | 26 April 2021 Original Research keywords: business management; entrepreneurship; vol cache: sajesbm-500.pdf plain text: sajesbm-500.txt item: #116 of 140 id: sajesbm-501 author: None title: sajesbm-501 date: None words: 7608 flesch: 30 summary: Business intelligence has a positive influence on process innovation, and it was speculated that business intelligence has a positive impact on process innovation. Business intelligence has a positive effect on market innovation, and it had been predicted that business intelligence has a positive impact on market innovation. keywords: advantage; business intelligence; data; environment; influence; information; innovation; journal; management; market; model; organisations; process; research; smmes; study cache: sajesbm-501.htm plain text: sajesbm-501.txt item: #117 of 140 id: sajesbm-502 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2021-12-22 words: 430 flesch: 34 summary: In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://sajesbm.co.za for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. keywords: entrepreneurship; journal; reviewers cache: sajesbm-502.pdf plain text: sajesbm-502.txt item: #118 of 140 id: sajesbm-505 author: None title: sajesbm-505 date: None words: 9105 flesch: 37 summary: It is against this backdrop that this research is conceptualised, that is, to explore and understand the complexities of SMME policy implementation within a rural municipality context to provide recommendations on how SMME policies, plans and strategies can significantly contribute to sustainable livelihoods during this era of COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Rural-based local institutions and their policies play major roles in sustaining rural SMMEs and livelihoods during disasters and yet there is little research to provide future directions. keywords: approach; development; disasters; figure; findings; implementation; institutions; livelihoods; municipality; national; policies; rural; smmes; stakeholders; study cache: sajesbm-505.htm plain text: sajesbm-505.txt item: #119 of 140 id: sajesbm-522 author: None title: sajesbm-522 date: None words: 10190 flesch: 33 summary: Multiple identities in student entrepreneurship’, Education & Training 59(2), 135–154. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-09-2014-0122 Nieuwenhuizen, C., Groenwald, D., Davids, J., Van Rensburg, L.J. & Schachtebeck, C., 2016, ‘Best practice in entrepreneurship education’, Problems and Perspectives in Management 14(3), 528–537. https://doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(3-2).2016.09 Nowiński, W., Haddoud, M.Y., Lančarič, D., Egerová, D. & Czeglédi, C., 2019, ‘The impact of entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial self-efficacy and gender on entrepreneurial intentions of university students in the Visegrad countries’, Studies in Higher Education 44(2), 361–379. Literature review Defining student entrepreneurship The words ‘academic entrepreneurship’ and ‘student entrepreneurship’ or ‘entrepreneurship education’ are usually used interchangeably within the research space (Marchand & Hermens 2014). keywords: business; education; enspire; enspire programme; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; inqubate; participants; programme; research; student entrepreneurship; students; study; ukzn; universities; university cache: sajesbm-522.htm plain text: sajesbm-522.txt item: #120 of 140 id: sajesbm-526 author: None title: sajesbm-526 date: None words: 7209 flesch: 30 summary: Entrepreneurial intention of matric commerce students Many definitions of entrepreneurial intention have been suggested by various researchers since the 17th century. The role of learning and inspiration’, Studies in Higher Education 43(3), 452–467. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1177716 Nasip, S., Amirul, S.R., Sondoh, S.L. Jr. & Tanakinjal, G.H., 2017, ‘Psychological characteristics and entrepreneurial intention: A study among university students in North Borneo, Malaysia’, Education and Training 59(7/8), 825–840. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-10-2015-0092 Oni, O. & Mavuyangwa, V., 2019, ‘Entrepreneurial intentions of students in a historically disadvantaged university in South Africa’, Acta Commercii 19(2), a667. keywords: africa; business; commerce; education; efficacy; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; intention; journal; matric; questions; research; results; self; south; students; study cache: sajesbm-526.htm plain text: sajesbm-526.txt item: #121 of 140 id: sajesbm-555 author: None title: sajesbm-555 date: None words: 12253 flesch: 44 summary: While much research exists on family business values in a Western and European context, research on family business values in an indigenous black South African (IBSA) context is nonexistent. Aim: The aim of this research is to determine the role that family business values play in enhancing the longevity of IBSA family businesses. keywords: business management; business members; business values; businesses; data; family business; family members; family values; ibsa family; journal; longevity; management; participants; research; researchers; role; sense; south; study; success cache: sajesbm-555.htm plain text: sajesbm-555.txt item: #122 of 140 id: sajesbm-563 author: None title: sajesbm-563 date: None words: 9006 flesch: 29 summary: Fluctuations within the business environment have a negative or positive effect on the growth or failure for majority-African SMEs (World Bank 2020), while the business environment places a direct influence on SMEs trade credit management implicating business sustainability. Werner H. Otto Department of Commercial Accounting, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Ilse Botha Department of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Gideon Els Department of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Citation Otto, W.H., Botha, I. & Els, G., 2022, ‘The impact of the South African business environment on SMEs trade credit management effectiveness’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 14(1), a563. keywords: africa; analysis; business; business environment; corruption; credit management; effectiveness; environment; factors; impact; information; questionnaire; results; smes; south; table; trade credit cache: sajesbm-563.htm plain text: sajesbm-563.txt item: #123 of 140 id: sajesbm-578 author: None title: sajesbm-578 date: None words: 8897 flesch: 38 summary: This study’s specific objectives were: to identify the factors contributing to SME failure in South Africa, to examine SMEs and entrepreneurship funding models with respect to how the models can address the funding gap in South Africa, to identify the factors enabling SME funding in South Africa, to propose a new SME funding model with a view of closing the funding gap. The themes are, namely, the causes of SME failure in South Africa, factors enabling SME funding in South Africa and factors enabling SME success in South Africa. keywords: access; africa; blended; business; enterprises; entrepreneurship; funding; government; institutions; lack; medium; model; risk; sme; smes; south; south africa; support cache: sajesbm-578.htm plain text: sajesbm-578.txt item: #124 of 140 id: sajesbm-58 author: None title: sajesbm-58 date: None words: 8089 flesch: 38 summary: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400410903579510 Nagai, Y. & Junaidy, D.W., 2015, ‘Meta-contents of design creativity: Extraction of the key concepts that form the sense of design’, The Third International Conference on Design Creativity (3rd ICDC), Bangalore, India, 12th January. Nattrass, N. & Seekings, J., 2014, ‘Job destruction in Newcastle: Minimum wage-setting and low-wage employment in the South African clothing industry, Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa 84(1), 1–30. The case selected for this study was a clothing design small business in Pretoria, which was identified as an extreme case when compared to other clothing design small businesses in this region. keywords: business; clothing; creativity; design; design process; designers; innovation; journal; owner; problem; process; product; regard; research; study; thinking cache: sajesbm-58.htm plain text: sajesbm-58.txt item: #125 of 140 id: sajesbm-590 author: None title: sajesbm-590 date: None words: 6757 flesch: 38 summary: TABLE 5: Likelihood of liquidation framework indicators with relative priorities and anchor scale values. Assigning values to the likelihood of liquidation framework indicators To transform the qualitative indicators into a form more suited to computing the likelihood of liquidation the study adopted a five-point scale to assess the magnitude of an indicator. keywords: business; decision; delphi; firm; framework; group; hierarchy; indicators; liability; likelihood; liquidation; participants; process; study cache: sajesbm-590.htm plain text: sajesbm-590.txt item: #126 of 140 id: sajesbm-591 author: None title: sajesbm-591 date: None words: 9224 flesch: 30 summary: A case for entrepreneurial leadership as an essential tool for success’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 15(1), a591. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v15i1.591 Original Research Challenges faced by small, medium and micro enterprises in Gauteng: A case for entrepreneurial leadership as an essential tool for success Thabisile Mhlongo, Preeya Daya Received: 08 July 2022; Accepted: 29 Nov. 2022; Published: 04 Apr. 2023 Copyright: © 2023. Entrepreneurial leadership is acknowledged as an important competency that entrepreneurs could adopt to enhance their leadership development and competitive and sustainable growth for their businesses. keywords: africa; approach; business; causal; challenges; data; development; dynamics; enterprises; entrepreneurs; environment; growth; journal; leadership; management; medium; research; smmes; south; study; system cache: sajesbm-591.htm plain text: sajesbm-591.txt item: #127 of 140 id: sajesbm-594 author: None title: sajesbm-594 date: None words: 10012 flesch: 34 summary: The findings informed perspective that new venture idea incubation manifests as an evolving process; a second proposition: a second proposition: Proposition 2: New venture idea incubation in an iterative occurrence that sees the advancement of new venture ideas into venture concepts. Evaluation of actors engaged in evolving new venture ideas into venture concepts revealed a series of micro processes (Dimov 2018; Hjorth et al. 2015; Shepherd & Suddaby 2017). Although there was recognition that any nascent form is by nature fluid and evolving, this first phase of commitment serves to establish markers of the venture concept under consideration: Proposition 3: New venture idea incubation consists of activities to shape venture concepts as new venture ideas are advanced into venture concepts. keywords: 2015; 2017; business; concept; data; entrepreneurship; et al; idea incubation; incubation; journal; management; new; opportunity; process; research; shepherd; study; venture; venture idea cache: sajesbm-594.htm plain text: sajesbm-594.txt item: #128 of 140 id: sajesbm-6 author: Matchaba-Hove, Tony; Farrington, Shelley; Sharp, Gary title: The entrepreneurial orientation - Performance relationship: A South African small business perspective date: 2015-07-01 words: 10128 flesch: 47 summary: According to Acs, Glaeser, Litan and Fleming (2008:11-12), consensus does not exist on appropriate measures for small business performance. Mahmood and Hanafi (2013:86) also report that EO has a positive influence on small business performance. keywords: business; business performance; dimensions; growth; innovativeness; lumpkin; orientation; performance; relationship; risk; study; taking; volume cache: sajesbm-6.pdf plain text: sajesbm-6.txt item: #129 of 140 id: sajesbm-630 author: Office, Editorial title: Acknowledgement to reviewers date: 2022-12-19 words: 504 flesch: 31 summary: The editorial team of The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management recognises the value and importance of peer reviewers in the overall publication process – not only in shaping individual manuscripts, but also in shaping the credibility and reputation of our journal. In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https:// sajesbm.co.za for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. keywords: https://sajesbm.co.za; journal; reviewers cache: sajesbm-630.pdf plain text: sajesbm-630.txt item: #130 of 140 id: sajesbm-631 author: None title: sajesbm-631 date: None words: 10582 flesch: 25 summary: Aim: This study explores design thinking and entrepreneurial bricolage as facilitating constructs for entrepreneurial opportunity development, employing the design-centred entrepreneurship perspective and the conceptual framework offered by various authors; it investigates the effectiveness of the theoretical frameworks mentioned; and lastly it explores the potential of amalgamating these frameworks into a more comprehensive structure for entrepreneurial opportunity development. Liedtka (2015) congregated a distinctive validation of the problem-solving purpose of design thinking but referred to the absence of data showing its role in material, innovative outcomes and entrepreneurial opportunity development. keywords: approach; bricolage; business; design; design thinking; development; entrepreneurship; et al; goldsby; innovation; journal; management; opportunities; opportunity; opportunity development; process; prompt; research; thinking; vanevenhoven cache: sajesbm-631.htm plain text: sajesbm-631.txt item: #131 of 140 id: sajesbm-650 author: None title: sajesbm-650 date: None words: 8649 flesch: 43 summary: Benefits to students include better options for future employment, making their education more relevant, providing professional growth, career preparation, job satisfaction, work-based learning, developing communication skills, developing job-related skills, getting sooner job offers, developing a stronger resume, receiving feedback, enhancing student learning, networking and all this together with valuable real-world experience (Divine et al. 2007). Hence, theoretical models discussing student motivation and student learning achievement should include a description of their situation and context. keywords: business; career; education; experience; internship; job; learning; motivation; practice; research; students; study; work cache: sajesbm-650.htm plain text: sajesbm-650.txt item: #132 of 140 id: sajesbm-663 author: None title: sajesbm-663 date: None words: 8580 flesch: 27 summary: Although there is plenty of literature on SMEs performance most studies have focused on either intrinsic issues or extrinsic factors that constrain SMEs capacity to attain competitive performance in Lesotho (Amadasun & Mutezo 2022; Benedict et al. 2021). Edes Osakpamwan D. Amadasun Department of Business, Faculty of Business and Management Globalization, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Maseru, Lesotho Ashley T. Mutezo Department of Finance, Risk and Banking, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, Tshwane, South Africa Citation Amadasun, E.O.D. & Mutezo, A.T., 2023, ‘Factors of market-driven strategies and access to finance effect on SMEs competitive performance in Lesotho’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 15(1), a663. keywords: access; bank; business; capacity; enterprises; factors; finance; influence; information; journal; lesotho; market; performance; smes; strategies; study cache: sajesbm-663.htm plain text: sajesbm-663.txt item: #133 of 140 id: sajesbm-678 author: None title: sajesbm-678 date: None words: 8523 flesch: 31 summary: Scholars also assume cross-cultural entrepreneurial learning to be highly individual, powerful and emotional (Kubberød & Pettersen 2018a, 2018b). Cross-cultural learning experiences are recognised as powerful and highly personalised learning processes, encompassing both experimental and learning-by-doing elements (Pidduck 2022; Yamazaki & Kayes 2004). keywords: culture; experience; experiential; image; internship; learning; management; new; pidduck; programme; research; self; south; students cache: sajesbm-678.htm plain text: sajesbm-678.txt item: #134 of 140 id: sajesbm-690 author: Office, Editorial title: Table of Contents Vol 14, No 1 (2022) date: 2022-12-31 words: 802 flesch: 33 summary: Vol 14, No 1 | a485 | 04 August 2022 Original Research A framework for closed-loop supply chain adoption by small, medium and micro enterprise fashion retailers in South Africa Chenai Muhwati, Roger H. Salisbury The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vol 14, No 1 | a463 | 17 August 2022 Original Research Entrepreneurial intention of matric commerce students: An empirical study Mondli H. Phetha, Akinlawon Amoo, Jamila K. Adam The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | keywords: entrepreneurship; management; vol cache: sajesbm-690.pdf plain text: sajesbm-690.txt item: #135 of 140 id: sajesbm-7 author: Hind, Colene; Steyn, Renier title: Corporate entrepreneurship - Distilling the concept date: 2015-07-01 words: 4916 flesch: 46 summary: www.sajesbm.co.za Article 148 79 Table 1 Comprehensive definitions of CE, strategic renewal, corporate venturing and intrapreneurship Concept Definitions CE CE is a broad concept which refers to strategic organizational adaptation to improve an organization’s position. 69 CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP – DISTILLING THE CONCEPT Colene Hind * hindc@unisa.ac.za Renier Steyn steynr@unisa.ac.za UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership *To whom correspondence should be addressed ABSTRACT Background: Corporate entrepreneurship (CE) is credited for many positive organisational outcomes, including systemic growth and increased revenue. keywords: business; covin; definitions; entrepreneurship; journal; management; venturing; volume; zahra cache: sajesbm-7.pdf plain text: sajesbm-7.txt item: #136 of 140 id: sajesbm-8 author: Wolmarans, Hendrik Petrus; Meintjes, Quentin title: Financial management practices in successful Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) date: 2015-07-01 words: 8164 flesch: 50 summary: In order to understand the scope of financial management practices more fully, it is useful to link these practices to established financial management topics and financial management skills. KEY WORDS Small and medium enterprises, Financial management practices, Successful SMEs, Entrepreneurship education SAJESBM Volume 7 (2015) www.sajesbm.co.za Article 149 mailto:hendrik.wolmarans@up.ac.za mailto:qmcape@gmail.com 89 INTRODUCTION Various studies have identified the performance of a country’s SME sector as a good indicator of its overall vitality and future prospects (Xesha, Iwu & Slabbert, 2014:37). keywords: africa; business; cape; financial; management; practices; prepare; skills; small; smes; south; volume; √ √ cache: sajesbm-8.pdf plain text: sajesbm-8.txt item: #137 of 140 id: sajesbm-81 author: None title: sajesbm-81 date: None words: 11262 flesch: 25 summary: Entrepreneurship education in the Zimbabwean higher education sector Following a 1999 joint review of the state of the education sector, the Zimbabwean government henceforth sought to expand entrepreneurship education to all institutions of higher learning in the country (Nziramasanga 1999). https://doi.org/10.1080/14632440110094632 Bae, T.J., Qian, S., Miao, C. & Fiet, J.O., 2014, ‘The relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions: A meta-analytic review’, Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice 38(2), 217–254. https://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12095 Balan, P. & Metcalfe, M., 2012, ‘Identifying teaching methods that engage entrepreneurship students’, Education Training 54(5), 368–384. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400911211244678 Bandura, A., 2006, ‘Guide for constructing self-efficacy scales’, Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Adolescents 5(1), 307–337. keywords: behaviour; business; economic; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurship intention; findings; intention; journal; learning; methods; participants; research; self; students; studies; study; teaching; theory; training cache: sajesbm-81.htm plain text: sajesbm-81.txt item: #138 of 140 id: sajesbm-9 author: Pretorius, Marius title: Assessment of Entrepreneurship education: A pilot study date: 2008-12-31 words: 7673 flesch: 43 summary: The original purpose of the EEAM was primarily to explain the minimum requirements for entrepreneurial education programmes and, secondly, to determine the constructs which should be included in the successful education of small business entrepreneurs, in order to ensure optimum learning and resultant start-ups (Pretorius, 2001:133). Normally there is sufficient focus on entrepreneurial education programmes in this construct of the model. keywords: assessment; business; construct; context; education; elements; entrepreneurship; knowledge; learning; model; plan; programme; skills; small; start cache: sajesbm-9.pdf plain text: sajesbm-9.txt item: #139 of 140 id: sajesbm-91 author: None title: sajesbm-91 date: None words: 7389 flesch: 42 summary: Sanchen Henning School for Business Leadership, University of South Africa, South Africa Kabira Akoob PPC Cement, Pretoria Portland Cement Company, South Africa Citation Henning, S. & Akoob, K., 2017, ‘Motivational factors affecting informal women entrepreneurs in North-West Province’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 9(1), a91. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v9i1.91 Original Research Motivational factors affecting informal women entrepreneurs in North-West Province Sanchen Henning, Kabira Akoob Received: 15 June 2016; Accepted: 19 June 2017; Published: 30 Aug. 2017 Copyright: © 2017. keywords: access; africa; business; entrepreneurs; factors; family; lack; motivational; need; sector; self; south; training; women; women entrepreneurs cache: sajesbm-91.htm plain text: sajesbm-91.txt item: #140 of 140 id: sajesbm-99 author: None title: sajesbm-99 date: None words: 9483 flesch: 36 summary: Abstract Background: There is a longstanding debate on whether the practice of coaching support is useful for entrepreneurs who lack the skills and assistance needed to make a success of their businesses. Aim: To gain a better understanding of the benefits derived from coaching support, this study explores the debate on whether coaching is useful as a support function for entrepreneurs. keywords: business; coaching; development; entrepreneurs; intervention; learning; mentoring; participants; research; self; skills; study; support cache: sajesbm-99.htm plain text: sajesbm-99.txt