• Unravelling the entrepreneurial ecosystem conditions spurring the global value chains : a configurational approach 

  Kansheba, Jonathan Mukiza; Fubah, Clavis Nwehfor; Marobhe, Mutaju Isaack (Emerald, 2024-03)

  PURPOSE : Despite the popularity of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) concept, research on its value-adding activities receives less attention. Thus, in this article, the authors investigate the role of EEs in supporting ...
• Southern Africa's post-COVID-19 tourism industry recovery plans : reality or rhetoric? 

  Ilo, Sylvester O.; Das, Sonali; Bello, Felix G. (Routledge, 2024)

  The adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry necessitated several responses from policymakers in order to support the industry’s recovery and post-pandemic growth. Southern Africa hosts ...
• Narrating the role of socio-cultural factors in entrepreneurial success : a study of township entrepreneurs 

  Mathebula, Veronica (University of Pretoria, 2023-04)

  Entrepreneurship is regarded as one of the strategic pillars for revitalising South African township economies. This is especially important in the post COVID-19 pandemic era, whereby many businesses face immense hardship. ...
• Entrepreneurship training : why trainee selection is as vital as training design and delivery 

  Davies, Clint E.; Moos, Menisha; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen (AOSIS, 2023-11-13)

  ORIENTATION : Entrepreneurship education (EE) and entrepreneurship training (ET) programmes have boomed but many studies have questioned the degree of applied benefits realised from the training. RESEARCH PURPOSE : The ...
• Enhancing creditor decision-making in South African business rescue proceedings: a comprehensive analysis of information requirements in business rescue plans 

  Kekana, Mamekwa Katlego; Pretorius, Marius; De Abreu, Nicole Varela Aguiar (Emerald, 2024-02)

  PURPOSE : Business rescue, as a mechanism to aid financially distressed companies in South Africa, has received considerable academic and practical recognition. However, the business rescue plan is an overlooked and, ...
• RSCL onto-epistemology and practice approach to reconceptualise responsible leadership theory 

  Ntakumba, Stanley Sixolile; De Jongh, Derick (AOSIS, 2023-04-28)

  PURPOSE : This article explores how the relational social constructionist leadership (RSCL) ontology and epistemology, as well as the practice approach, could be employed to reconceptualise the responsible leadership ...
• A framework to drive business growth in developing countries using omni-channel strategies 

  Botha, Lezaan; Human, Lara I.; Rossouw, Melissa E.; Nel, Jacobus D. (Inderscience, 2023)

  During the past few decades, firms have undergone radical changes due to digitalisation initiatives, changing consumer behaviour and other factors, such as the pandemic. This has led to, amongst others, the implementation ...
• Investigating tensions experienced by decision-makers during a business rescue event 

  Du Toit, A.C. (Andria); Pretorius, Marius (AOSIS, 2023-08)

  BACKGROUND : Practice has shown that decision-makers experience various tensions during a business rescue event, which adds to the complexity of their decision-making. Even though business rescue has been operational for ...
• Understanding opportunity evaluation prototypes in search of more entrepreneurs 

  Pretorius, Marius; Millard, Sollie M.; Le Roux, Ingrid (Unisa Press, 2023-06)

  BACKGROUND : In search of more entrepreneurs for economic development, academics and policy makers are continuously seeking ways in which the participation of potential entrepreneurs in the economy can be enhanced. PURPOSE ...
• Comparing the effectiveness of public and private support to youth entrepreneurs : a qualitative inquiry 

  Moos, Menisha; Lombard, Liezl; Yap, Nicola GiGi; Yap, Tamryn Mary; Fubah, Clavis Nwehfor (JCMAN, 2022-08)

  PURPOSE OF THE STUDY : The purpose of this study was to explore the needs of youth entrepreneurs while comparing the effectiveness of support offerings provided by public and private entrepreneurial support centres ...
• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on South African tourism industry - a systematic review 

  Ilo, Sylvester O.; Das, Sonali; Bello, Felix G. (Africa Journal, 2023)

  The need to systematically examine emergent literature focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on South African tourism is prompted by the contributions of tourism to the South African economy. The Preferred Reporting ...
• Internal supply chain integration during disruption recovery : a case study in the South African liquor industry 

  Wolmarans, Ian; Niemann, Wesley (AOSIS, 2023-08)

  ORIENTATION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) alcohol sale prohibitions have significantly impacted the South African liquor industry. This act of government halted the supply chain flow of both locally produced and ...
• Psychological propellers of propensity for business start-ups among university students 

  Eresia-Eke, Chukuakadibia E.; Shaun, De Villiers; Jean-Claude, Pinto; Ijagbulu, Oluwafemi Dele (Adonis and Abbey, 2023-03)

  In a society plagued by inadequate employment opportunities as evidenced by relatively high unemployment rates, the youths are often the most affected. A commonly touted recourse in such situations is an inclination ...
• How high-growth entities’ knowledge of small, medium and micro-enterprise policy framework impacts business performance 

  Nomafu, Zukile; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen; Davies, Clint E. (AOSIS, 2023-07-20)

  ORIENTATION: Global policy attention has shifted from start-up companies to high-growth entities (HGEs), as these entities can innovate and scale up within a short timeframe. RESEARCH PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate ...
• Incubator management experiences engaging with public SMME financiers at national and provincial levels in South Africa 

  Van der Spuy, S.J.H.; Antonites, Alexander Josef (JCMAN, 2022-01)

  BACKGROUND : Public funding agencies are governmental funding organs tasked with supplying developmental finance to prospective and emerging entrepreneurs. These agencies focus on bridging the finance gap between investors ...
• The integration of business ethics and organisational strategy : a qualitative study of commercial banks in South Africa 

  Lourens, Cecilia (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Within the South African economy, financial institutions have a particular responsibility to act ethically because of their responsibility to safeguard economic and financial stability. This study, using a strategy-as-practice ...
• Proposed strategic export marketing plan for the South African textile and clothing industry : wool and mohair clothing for the American consumer market 

  Maepa, Alfred Nchaupe (University of Pretoria, 2003-10)

  McDonald (1999:513) defines marketing planning as simply a logical sequence and a series of activities to the setting of marketing objectives and the formulation of plans. This management report proposed a strategic ...
• Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and iconic branding in South Africa's food retailing industry : a consumer perspective 

  Gantsho, Karen (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  This study aimed to investigate, from the perspective of consumers, the relationship between iconic branding (IB) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of an iconic food retail chain store in South Africa. The study adopted ...
• Investigating distressed venture decision-making during turnarounds 

  Brinkley, Maddison-Lee (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  ABSTRACT Background: Distressed decision-makers (business rescue practitioners or turnaround specialists) are confronted with various alternatives to make the appropriate decisions at various stages of a distressed business ...
• Responsible leadership and inter-organisational partnerships : a relational social constructionist lens 

  Ntakumba, Stanley Sixolile (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Interorganisational partnerships are organisational forms in which multiple stakeholders work as a collective towards common objectives, and yet little empirical evidence exists on how the leadership construct occurs in ...

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