The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry

dc.contributor.advisorMyres, Kerrinen
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateBahula, Mokgele Aubreyen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-07T15:25:19Z
dc.date.available2013-04-18en
dc.date.available2013-09-07T15:25:19Z
dc.date.created2013-04-25en
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.date.submitted2013-02-16en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.en
dc.description.abstractThis study seeks to understand whether there exists a relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance (FP) and whether this is applicable in the context of the South African metals and engineering industry. An exploratory quantitative study of 125 SMEs and large firms in the metals and engineering industry was undertaken in 2012 to investigate the existence of the relationship between EO and FP. EO is measured using the Hughes&Morgan (2007) EO scale which incorporated the five dimensions of Lumpkin&Dess (1996). The Hughes&Morgan (2007) EO scale is used to study the independent effects of these multi-dimensions on FP. A Chi-square test is used to test the significance independence of the relationship between the multi-dimensions of EO and FP. This cross-section study finds out that there is convincingly a moderate to strong relationship between EO and FP.en
dc.description.availabilityunrestricteden
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en
dc.identifier.citationBahula, MA 2012, The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29324 >en
dc.identifier.otherF13/4/125/zwen
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-105812/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/29324
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectStrategymakingen
dc.subjectFirm performanceen
dc.subjectEntrepreneurshipen
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial orientationen
dc.titleThe impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industryen
dc.typeDissertationen

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