Structural differentiation and organisational learning capability as predictors of corporate venturing and business growth among SMEs in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorLetshaba, Ralebitso Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorMaziriri, Eugine Tafadzwa
dc.contributor.authorNdoro, T.T. (Tinashe)
dc.contributor.authorChuchu, Tinashe
dc.contributor.emailtinashe.chuchu@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-23T06:53:28Z
dc.date.available2020-10-23T06:53:28Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn this ever-changing business milieu, growth is generally perceived positively for business as it is considered a measure of success and a key driver in the creation of wealth, employment, and economic development. This paper therefore investigates the relationship between structural differentiation, organisational learning capability, co-operative venturing and business growth from the perspective of SME managers. To this end, a unique conceptual model was developed and empirically tested. The survey method was adopted where a questionnaire was administered to SME managers within the Gauteng province of South Africa. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25 and Smart PLS 3.0 to generate the sample profile and to test the proposed hypothesis, respectively. Organisational learning capabilities had a noticeably stronger impact on successful corporate venturing as compared to structural differentiation, suggesting that SMEs have to invest more resources toward improving employees’ knowledge of the job within their respecting roles within SMEs.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMarketing Managementen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.ijbs.unimas.myen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLetshaba, R.K., Maziriri, E.T., Ndoro, T., & Chuchu, T. (2020). Structural differentiation and organisational learning capability as predictors of corporate venturing and business growth among SMEs in South Africa. International Journal of Business and Society. 21 (2): 717-736.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1511-6670
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/76579
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversiti Malaysia Sarawaken_ZA
dc.rightsThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.en_ZA
dc.subjectStructural differentiationen_ZA
dc.subjectOrganisational learning capabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectCorporate venturingen_ZA
dc.subjectBusiness growthen_ZA
dc.subjectSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)en_ZA
dc.titleStructural differentiation and organisational learning capability as predictors of corporate venturing and business growth among SMEs in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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