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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Business Management) by Type "Thesis"
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)No abstract
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)South African organisations face ever changing internal and external business dynamics and are impacted by several challenges unique to South Africa. The pace of change and unremitting uncertainty has explicitly refocused ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-06-28)A generally accepted definition of an entrepreneur is an individual with the ability to realize a specific vision from virtually anything, a definite human creative action. A differentiating factor defining the true ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The plethora of studies existing in the field of strategic management especially strategy implementation, has exhausted theories such as agency theory, organisational theory, social system theory, social learning theory, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)As the information age progresses, people and businesses alike have become accustomed to the convenience that technology brings into our lives. However, in the business world, high failure rates of projects to produce such ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The main research question of this study is: What influences the choice of entry modes for the BoP markets in Sub-Saharan Africa? A literature review was conducted which assisted in developing a case study research design, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This thesis entitled ‘Assessing antecedents and consequences of entrepreneurial activities of academics at South African universities’ investigates whether aspects related to the human, physical and organisational capital ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-04-29)The global economy is creating profound and substantial changes for businesses and industries throughout the world. These changes make it necessary for businesses to examine their purpose carefully and to devote a great ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-11-11)Women increasingly 'make the leap' into 'traditionally male' entrepreneurial ventures. This dissertation reviews relevant literature on what, how many, why and where women entrepreneurs in construction found their niche ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2002)Everywhere in the world, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are becoming the pillars of economic growth and development. New venture start-ups are a vital contributing factor for any economy as well as to the tourism ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The business environment in South Africa (SA) is characterised by limited resources, high uncertainty and stiff competition which have contributed to the high level of unemployment in the country. The economy is generating ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Although various studies have explored student leadership identity formation, no study to date has focused on the post-apartheid South African context and the potential impact of apartheid on their student leadership ...
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Coping mechanisms of African immigrant entrepreneurs in the small business sector in Southern Africa (University of Pretoria, 2018)The role of immigrant entrepreneurs in the economic development of nations is worthy of some acknowledgement. This is because, like many other entrepreneurs, they contribute towards the productivity of the country. However, ...
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Corporate entrepreneurship in development finance institutions : an experimental case study design (University of Pretoria, 2006-11-15)This study examines innovation and corporate entrepreneurship (I&CE) thinking and acting in Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). Based on the reviewed literature, the study supports the proposition that entrepreneurship ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Purpose: Research reveals the disjointed nature of service innovation and an overall desertion in research studies towards cumulative knowledge development. In addition, studies show a lack of focus on customers and employees ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-09-15)Against the background of reports such as the Global entrepreneurship monitor (Foxcroft, Wood, Kew, Herrington&Segal 2002) and the World competitiveness report (2003), indicating that South African small businesses lag ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-04-28)South Africa has abandoned apartheid and re-entered the global economy where factors like the lack of global competitiveness and global recession, amoung other factors, are contributing to poor performance of South African ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)With the background of global reports highlighting that a relationship exists between entrepreneurship education with entrepreneurial activity in an economy (Martinez, Levie, Kelley, Sæmundsson & Schøtt 2010) and that ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The current theoretical framing of entrepreneurship includes a number of diverse phenomena under the same conceptual umbrella. This entrepreneurship umbrella is painted as a silver bullet for economic development and job ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Considering the recent corporate scandals faced by the South African capital market, stakeholders are understandably more sceptical about the accuracy and transparency of information being communicated to them. An integral ...
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