Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Small and Medium Enterprise Performance in Emerging Economies

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dc.creatorLe Roux, I.
dc.creatorBengesi, K. M. K.
dc.date2018-07-23T05:17:03Z
dc.date2018-07-23T05:17:03Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:51:28Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:51:28Z
dc.descriptionDevelopment South Africa, 2014; 31 (4): 606-624
dc.descriptionThe removal of trade barriers has encouraged the entry of new competitors into formerly protected markets. This situation creates pressure on many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies such as Tenzania. Using a survey method and cross-sectional research design, the research examines three dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), namely: pro-activeness, risk-taking and competitive aggressiveness. (Jnderstanding their relationships and variance may help to improve our ability to explain SME performance. The findings contribute to how SME pedormance in emerging economies be enhanced to enable SMEs to face challenges posed by competitor influx in the context of an open market economy. The findings indicate a strong relationship between EO dimensions and performance, with risk- taking and competitive aggressiveness moderating the effect of pro-activeness. The proposed model could predict 72Vo of the variance explained in SME performance.
dc.descriptionDevelopment Bank of Southern Africa
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2564
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91425
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group
dc.subjectsmall business
dc.subjectentrepreneurial
dc.subjectperformance
dc.subjectentrepreneurial orientation dimensions
dc.subjectemerging economies
dc.titleDimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Small and Medium Enterprise Performance in Emerging Economies
dc.typeArticle

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