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The development of entrepreneurs at university in an emerging economy: A conceptual framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2020-06-18)A conceptual framework is developed to postulate the process of developing entrepreneurs at a university level as a panacea for mitigating high levels of graduate unemployment in South Africa. The challenges are compounded ... -
Egotism and female managerial performance in South Africa: Evidence from SMEs in the agricultural sector
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)This study sets out to address the perceived pitfalls of egotism among female entrepreneurs in South Africa. This study further ascertains a unique strategy and group of accustomed performance factors that are believed ... -
Covid-19 and South Africa’s small, medium and micro enterprises: Challenges and recommendations
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have a major role to play in sustainable development. SMMEs create incomes through employment and help to reduce poverty and income inequality, and to spur economic growth. ... -
Dynamic managerial capabilities as antecedent of corporate entrepreneurship: A conceptual model
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Current studies on Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE) present organisational boundaries, discretionary time, rewards/reinforcements, work discretion and management support as antecedents of CE. This ... -
Covid-19 and entrepreneurship at Vickispan: Challenges and responses to the lockdown.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This article is centred on an entrepreneurial small farm-based enterprise in rural Riebeecksrivier in the Western Cape. It focuses on the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on the business, its employees and the community ... -
“Entrepreneurs are superheroes of societies”: Insights on how launching and operating a preschool during the Covid-19 pandemic snatched all my superpowers
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The founding father of entrepreneurship, Schumpeter, described entrepreneurs as true heroes of society, primarily due to their contribution to value creation and their ability to create something new, thereby driving ... -
Customer satisfaction at an online store in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Online shopping has become a common way in which retail businesses are conducted across most parts of the world. South African (SA) retailers such as Takealot, Makro, and Spree added this function to their existing operations. ... -
Entrepreneurship and management of small enterprises: An overview of agricultural activities in the Mopani district municipality
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This study analysed entrepreneurial dynamics, activities and challenges confronting small agricultural businesses in the Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. Mopani is a rural district municipality and ... -
Relationship between in-store promotions and consumer behaviour in shopping malls in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Promotions of products and services close to the point of purchase is a reality to many companies. These promotions include the demonstration of products, price discounts and free samples. This paper sets out to determine ... -
Voices of entrepreneurs: A review of entrepreneurs’ perceptions of sme Covid-19 support measures in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This article sheds the spotlight on support mechanisms for small businesses that are struggling as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data was collated during a two-part webinar series on lockdown stories of small ... -
Lived experiences of women entrepreneurs in Masvingo city: Successes, failures and survival strategies
(University of Western Cape, 2021)There has been a significant increase in the number of women entrepreneurs in various sectors of the economy throughout the world. Some women entrepreneurs registered some success stories, while others dismally failed and ... -
Challenges in developing and supporting entrepreneurship education: A case study of the University of Zululand
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Entrepreneurship education is broadly considered an important factor in promoting an entrepreneurial culture among higher education students. Considering the importance of entrepreneurship with regard to economic growth, ... -
Sports effects on ethical judgement skills of successful entrepreneurs: Adaptation of interpretative phenomenological analysis
(Emerald, 2021)This paper aims to identify how entrepreneurs’ active involvement in sports/athletic training affects and adds to their overall ethical judgement skills within and outside the workplace.This study adopted a qualitative ... -
Chartered accountancy and resistance in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2021)In recent times, the chartered accountant profession was regularly in the news for reasons pertaining to the unethical and unprofessional behaviour of members. The profession has an important role to play in the South ... -
Perceptions of trust in the context of social cohesion in selected rural communities of South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)Although nuances around the definitions and contextualization of social cohesion subsist, this paper views social cohesion through the lens of social cooperation and togetherness within a collective in geopolitical terms, ... -
Micro-perspective lens on entrepreneurs in the early stage of business: Expectations vis-à-vis realities
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)In the early stage of business, which is where most new ventures fail, many entrepreneurs experience discrepancies between their entrepreneurial expectations and business realities. These discrepancies referred to by this ... -
Unclean Energy Source Dependence and Sustainability in Nigeria: Consumption Dynamics and Impact of Contextual Factors
(Econjournals, 2022)Fuelwood is the primary energy source for throughout the developing world. This, indiscriminate use of fuelwood as energy jeopardizes the environment, and well-being of the people. Despite Nigeria being the energy giant ... -
Covid-19: An alternative approach to postgraduate supervision in the digital age
(Stellenbosch University, 2022)Universities globally are facing enormous governmental pressure to increase postgraduate output, and in turn, contribute to the knowledge economy. This pressure is transferred to research supervisors, who have to navigate ... -
Dirty money as legal fees in Namibia and Zimbabwe: are lawyers laundering proceeds of crime?
(Emerald group holding, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the contentious issue whether lawyers become launderers when they accept dirty money as legal fees. Lawyers represent criminal defendants who may wish to pay for their legal ... -
Contagion risk in equity markets during financial crises and Covid-19: A comparison of developed and emerging markets
(Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press, 2022)This study compared the impact of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the COVID-19 pandemic on financial market contagion between developed and emerging markets. A DCC-GARCH model was employed to test the contagion effects ...