- Title
- The impact of motivational and business orientations of owner-managers on the performance of immigrant-owned SMMEs in South Africa
- Creator
- Chimucheka, Tendai https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1445-6351
- Subject
- Social responsibility of business -- South Africa
- Subject
- Industrial management -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa
- Subject
- Business ethics -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2017-01
- Date
- 2017-01
- Type
- Doctoral theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/29321
- Identifier
- vital:77943
- Description
- Researchers and policy makers agree that entrepreneurship is essential for the growth of any economy, and hence it is seen as the economic engine of many countries. Most entrepreneurs operate as small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) and they contribute significantly to the gross domestic product (GDP), employment creation, poverty reduction and equitable distribution of income in developing countries. This study investigated the motivational and business orientation factors that affect the performance of immigrant-owned SMMEs operating in South Africa. The secondary objectives of this study were to investigate the extent to which individual motivational pull and push factors influence the performance of immigrant-owned SMMEs operating in South Africa; determine the impact of the use of social networks on the performance of immigrant-owned SMMEs in South Africa; determine the impact of the use of technology on the performance of immigrant-owned SMMEs in South Africa; and to ascertain the extent to which entrepreneurial orientation affects the performance of immigrant-owned SMMEs in South Africa. A positivistic paradigm was adopted and quantitative research design was followed in conducting this research. Snowball and purposive sampling, which are non-probability sampling techniques, were used to select a sample of 400 from immigrants operating SMMEs in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The survey method, by way of a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect primary data. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse data. Factor analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson Product Moment Correlation, simple linear regression and multiple regression were used to analyse data. It was found that individual motivational factors (pull and push), the use of social networks (social network orientation), the use of technology (technology orientation), and entrepreneurial orientation explain and have an impact on the performance of immigrant-owned SMMEs in South Africa. These results are useful for the development of the SMME sector, which is important to South Africa. Some recommendations, including the ‘MSTRIP analysis’ were provided to immigrant entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, government, native entrepreneurs and also to the financial institutions.
- Description
- Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2017
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (xx, 331 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management and Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- rights holder
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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