Intrapreneurial orientation in small and medium-sized enterprises: An exploration at the employee level
Acta Commercii
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Intrapreneurial orientation in small and medium-sized enterprises: An exploration at the employee level | |
| Creator | Schachtebeck, Chris Groenewald, Darelle Nieuwenhuizen, Cecile | |
| Description | Orientation: The South African economy and, in particular, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have shown uninspiring performance, reflected in low levels of job creation, worryingly low levels of total early-stage entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial employee activity (EEA). As SMEs are the innovation and growth engine of an economy, the poor EEA levels (0.7%) indicate lacklustre levels of innovation and intrapreneurial activity.Research purpose: This study aims to fill the void by assessing the effect of intrapreneurial orientation (IO) at the employee level on internal SME growth.Motivation for the study: Despite this bleak outlook, to date no study has attempted to determine the influence of an IO on SME growth metrics.Research design, approach and method: The study is quantitative in nature, using an adapted questionnaire and employing a random sampling approach. Data were analysed by means of factor, correlation and regression analyses. A total of 290 responses were received from SME employees across South Africa.Main findings: The empirical study showed that only risk-taking, innovativeness, personal control, self-esteem and certain managerial factors positively relate to the growth of an SME.Practical/managerial implications: The findings provide insights for managers within SMEs on improving employee entrepreneurial activity and growth rates, by means of focusing on growth-supportive IO interventions.Contribution/value-add: The findings of this research are beneficial to academia and industry as the framework and measuring instrument offer additional insights into IO within SMEs. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-06-06 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ac.v19i2.638 | |
| Source | Acta Commercii; Vol 19, No 2 (2019); 13 pages 1684-1999 2413-1903 | |
| Language | eng | |
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