Entrepreneurial development in South Africa through innovation: A model for poverty alleviation
Acta Commercii
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Entrepreneurial development in South Africa through innovation: A model for poverty alleviation | |
| Creator | Francke, Errol Alexander, Bennett | |
| Description | Orientation: The development agency could be equipped with a model that will assist them in supporting mobile application development entrepreneurs towards enhanced competitiveness that could assist in alleviating poverty and reducing economic inequality.Research purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the evolution of a model to support mobile application development entrepreneurs towards enhanced competitiveness.Motivation for the study: This study was motivated by the views on black economic empowerment where little has been done to impact the lives of black people on a larger scale. Broader participation of black people in the formal economy is required to achieve sustainable development and prosperity. Studies suggest that innovation through technology transfer is regarded as a contributor to economic growth.Research design, approach and method: This study adopted the Critical Realist Methodology Model via an inductive research approach. Focused interviews with academics, small and medium-sized enterprises in the innovation and technology industry and development agencies were conducted.Main findings: There is business potential in mobile applications, but entrepreneurs have difficulty in commercialising these. They could be assisted with a model that would transform their applications into real business opportunities.Practical/managerial implications: The antidote to disruptive innovation is a management response. What is required from management is that it needs to bring about a paradigm shift in the way that the whole notion of a business is remodelled.Contribution/value-add: This study reveals a multi-factorial strategy model in the form of the Disruptive Innovation State Response Model that could support mobile application development entrepreneurs towards enhanced competitiveness. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-01-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ac.v19i1.631 | |
| Source | Acta Commercii; Vol 19, No 1 (2019); 11 pages 1684-1999 2413-1903 | |
| Language | eng | |
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