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Browsing Research Articles (Business Management) by UP Author "Botha, Melodi"
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Pietersen, Michael; Botha, Melodi
(Springer, 2021-09)
While research has begun to identify Team Entrepreneurial Passion (TEP) and Team Entrepreneurial Competencies (TEC) as drivers of new venture team (NVT) dynamics, current literature fails to account for how these cognitive ...
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Botha, Melodi; Blignaut (Taljaard), Amorie
(University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2019-05)
BACKGROUND: Although many scholars focus their research efforts on predicting entrepreneurial
intention, these scholars have not determined the bidirectional relationship between
entrepreneurial intention and competencies.
AIM: ...
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Botha, Melodi; Morallane, Hajo
(Association for Professional Managers in South Africa, 2019-09)
BACKGROUND : The person–entrepreneurship fit has been confirmed for new ventures, but has
not been determined for established entrepreneurs. Personality traits and entrepreneurial
cognitions are seen as important factors ...
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Oosthuizen, Adele; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen; Botha, Melodi
(University of Pretoria, Department of Business Management & Academic Entrepreneurship Society of South Africa (AcES), 2020-06-30)
BACKGROUND : Despite calls by scholars for small business owners (SBOs) to seek external
consultation from accountants, empirical work demonstrating the relationship between the
frequency of various types of services ...
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Taljaard, Amorie; Botha, Melodi
(Sage, 2023)
Entrepreneurship scholars have focused their research on compiling a list of competencies that enhance entrepreneurial behaviour. Yet, these efforts might be redundant as new competencies are necessary in the Fourth ...
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Botha, Melodi; Nyanyom, Michael David Ochieng
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management, 2011)
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: A causal relationship between the independent variable (introduction of innovation) and the dependent variable (Corporate Entrepreneurship orientation) is explored by addressing the question: Do ...
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Soelberg, Frode; Botha, Melodi; Moos, Menisha; Stokvik, Hanne
(AOSIS, 2024-02)
No abstract available.
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Botha, Melodi; Pietersen, Michael
(De Gruyter, 2020)
Scholars often cite an entrepreneur’s actions and their skills, know-how
and entrepreneurial competencies (ECs) as the most influential factors related to
the accomplishment of important venturing outcomes. Yet the joint ...
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Botha, Melodi; Pietersen, Michael
(De Gruyter, 2022-09)
Scholars often cite an entrepreneur’s actions and their skills, know-how and entrepreneurial competencies (ECs) as the most influential factors related to the accomplishment of important venturing outcomes. Yet the joint ...
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Dlamini, Mzwakhe; Botha, Melodi
(Frontiers Media, 2023-06-21)
The relationship between entrepreneurial intention (EI) and entrepreneurial action
(EA) is a popular topic in entrepreneurship research, owing to the contribution of
these constructs in the process leading to the ...
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Roos, Paul; Botha, Melodi
(AOSIS, 2022-04-26)
BACKGROUND : Previous work on entrepreneurial intention suggests that intention does not necessarily lead to entrepreneurial action; this is referred to in the literature as the entrepreneurial intention-action gap. Current ...
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Botha, Melodi; Bignotti, Alex
(Springer, 2017-12)
We build on the work of Haynie and Shepherd (Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33, 695–714, 2009), who introduced five dimensions of cognitive adaptability in an entrepreneurial context, and Urban (Management Dynamics, ...
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Botha, Melodi; Taljaard, Amorie
(Frontiers Media, 2021-07-28)
Several previous scholars have investigated the relationship between entrepreneurial
intention (EI) and entrepreneurial competencies (ECs), yet categorising individual ECs
in relation to higher-order competence constructs ...
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Leffler, Eva; Svedberg, Gudrun; Botha, Melodi
(Umeå University, 2010-12)
Policy documents for schools and education are being increasingly standardised all over the world and some research claims that a global curriculum is developing in which aspects such as entrepreneurship, lifelong learning ...
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Moos, Menisha; Botha, Melodi
(University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2016)
Many scholars have dedicated their studies to understanding the kind of assistance given to small business.
Likewise, numerous studies have concentrated on how government in particular, through a small business
policy, ...
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Pietersen, Michael; Botha, Melodi
(Sage, 2021-12)
While entrepreneurial behaviour is generally seen to arise from a reasoned, judgement-then-action pathway, evidence of an alternative is emerging. Yet, this alternative – an unreasoned, impulse-driven pathway remains to ...
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Pietersen, Michael; Botha, Melodi
(Emerald, 2021-10)
PURPOSE : Although emerging research has linked impulsivity with the decision to start a business, scholars have yet to draw implications for later-stage entrepreneurial outcomes. Furthermore, the authors have still to ...
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Botha, Melodi; Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen; Kunene, Thandeka Ruth
(Association for Professional Managers in South Africa, 2015)
Functional and enterprising competencies were identified in the integrated entrepreneurial performance model and the paper highlights which key skills and which supportive skills should be included in entrepreneurial ...
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Botha, Melodi; Bignotti, Alex
(University of Pretoria, Department of Business Management & Academic Entrepreneurship Society of South Africa (AcES), 2016-09-29)
BACKGROUND : Entrepreneurship education interventions are deemed effective when they
enhance interns’ entrepreneurial intent (EI) and entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE).
Notwithstanding the emergence of internship as ...
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Botha, Melodi; Prawlall, T.
(Association for Professional Managers in South Africa, 2017)
Franchisees play an important role in franchise systems, as they are responsible for managing their business and ensuring its overall performance. Since earlier research confirmed the relationship between entrepreneurial ...