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Measuring Entrepreneurial Orientation of the Local Tanzanian Construction Firms

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dc.creator Okangi, Fred Phanuel
dc.creator Letmathe, Peter
dc.date 2019-04-18T15:34:18Z
dc.date 2019-04-18T15:34:18Z
dc.date 2015-08
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-07T11:56:29Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-07T11:56:29Z
dc.identifier 978-1-922069-82-5
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5189
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5189
dc.description Entrepreneurship is considered to be an important catalyst in the process of improving firm's performance and growth by creating new ways of performing business within the firms. This study measured the level of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) among the local Tanzanian construction firms. The study also measured the impact of EO dimensions on growth of the same firms. One-sample t-test and regression analysis were employed for the analysis of 110 local Tanzanian construction firms. Generally, findings demonstrated lack of EO among the local Tanzanian construction firms. On measuring the impact of EO dimensions on growth of the firms, findings indicated a significant impact of proactiveness and risk taking on growth of firms; while innovativeness, autonomy and competitive aggressiveness measured not significant. This study makes a significant contribution to the field of entrepreneurship in Tanzania due to the fact that there was no other studies appear to have been done on EO of the local Tanzanian construction firms. Overall, these findings contribute to a better understanding of individual EO dimensions and their impacts on firm's growth, specifically to construction firms.
dc.publisher Annual Paris Business Research Conference
dc.subject Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Construction Firms
dc.title Measuring Entrepreneurial Orientation of the Local Tanzanian Construction Firms
dc.type Conference Proceedings


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