Dimensions of firm-level entrepreneurial orientation as antecedents to employment growth in SMMEs

dc.contributor.authorDele-Ijagbulu, Oluwafemi
dc.contributor.authorEresia-Eke, Chukuakadibia E.
dc.contributor.authorMoos, Menisha
dc.contributor.emailoluwafemi.dele-ijagbulu@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-29T06:14:50Z
dc.date.available2021-09-29T06:14:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractUnemployment is a socio-economic challenge in many countries, and small businesses are continually touted as vehicles for economic growth and job creation. However, this is largely dependent on the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) which intensifies business performance. Although EO, as a consolidated construct, has been widely related to business performance, employment growth (EG) is rarely examined as a possible consequence of a firm’s EO. Therefore, this study interrogates the dimensions of EO and how each relates with EG in SMMEs. Using a quantitative research methodology that relied on data collected from 1, 031 respondents, the study revealed that the relationships between the dimensions of EO and EG were statistically-significant for medium-sized businesses (MSBs) exclusively; and not for other categories of SMMEs. Essentially, the study illuminates the relationships between the dimensions of EO and EG and advocates for increased support to MSBs, in the quest to address unemployment in a developing economy context.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentBusiness Managementen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://journals.co.za/content/journal/aa_ajberen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDele-Ijagbulu, O., Eresia-Eke, C. & Moos, M. 2020, 'Dimensions of firm-level entrepreneurial orientation as antecedents to employment growth in SMMEs', African Journal of Business and Economic Research, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 91-114.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1750-4554 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1750-4562 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.31920/1750-4562/2020/v15n3a4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/81980
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAdonis and Abbey Publishersen_ZA
dc.rights© Adonis & Abbey Publishersen_ZA
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial orientation (EO)en_ZA
dc.subjectEmployment growthen_ZA
dc.subjectSmall, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs)en_ZA
dc.subjectMedium-sized businesses (MSBs)en_ZA
dc.titleDimensions of firm-level entrepreneurial orientation as antecedents to employment growth in SMMEsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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