Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Small and Medium Enterprise Performance in Emerging Economies

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dc.contributor.authorLe Roux, I.
dc.contributor.authorBengesi, K. M. K.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-23T05:17:03Z
dc.date.available2018-07-23T05:17:03Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionDevelopment South Africa, 2014; 31 (4): 606-624en_US
dc.description.abstractThe removal of trade barriers has encouraged the entry of new competitors into formerly protected markets. This situation creates pressure on many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies such as Tenzania. Using a survey method and cross-sectional research design, the research examines three dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), namely: pro-activeness, risk-taking and competitive aggressiveness. (Jnderstanding their relationships and variance may help to improve our ability to explain SME performance. The findings contribute to how SME pedormance in emerging economies be enhanced to enable SMEs to face challenges posed by competitor influx in the context of an open market economy. The findings indicate a strong relationship between EO dimensions and performance, with risk- taking and competitive aggressiveness moderating the effect of pro-activeness. The proposed model could predict 72Vo of the variance explained in SME performance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDevelopment Bank of Southern Africaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2564
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectsmall businessen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneurialen_US
dc.subjectperformanceen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneurial orientation dimensionsen_US
dc.subjectemerging economiesen_US
dc.titleDimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Small and Medium Enterprise Performance in Emerging Economiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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