Dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and small and medium enterprise performance in emerging economies

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dc.contributor.author Le Roux, Ingrid
dc.contributor.author Bengesi, Kenneth Michael Kitundu
dc.date.accessioned 2014-08-06T06:59:49Z
dc.date.issued 2014-07
dc.description.abstract The 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 Tanzania. 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. Understanding their relationships and variance may help to improve our ability to explain SME performance. The findings contribute to how SME performance in emerging economies can 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 risktaking and competitive aggressiveness moderating the effect of pro-activeness. The proposed model could predict 72% of the variance explained in SME performance. en_US
dc.description.embargo 2016-01-31
dc.description.librarian hb2014 en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Ingrid Le Roux & Kenneth M K Bengesi (2014) Dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and small and medium enterprise performance in emerging economies, Development Southern Africa, 31:4, 606-624, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2014.913474. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0376-835X (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1470-3637 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/0376835X.2014.913474
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41083
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.rights © 2014 Development Bank of Southern Africa. This is an electronic version of an article published in Development Southern Africa, vol.31, no. 4, pp. 606-624, 2014. doi : 10.1080/0376835X.2014.913474. Development Southern Africa is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20. en_US
dc.subject Emerging economies en_US
dc.subject Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) en_US
dc.subject Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) en_US
dc.subject SME performance en_US
dc.title Dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and small and medium enterprise performance in emerging economies en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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