Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2025
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613448052932608 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Myres, Kerrin |
| author_browse | Myres, Kerrin |
| author_facet | Myres, Kerrin |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
| description | Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103039 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:36:18.085Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publishDateRange | 2025 |
| publishDateSort | 2025 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103039 The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth Myres, Kerrin ichelp@gibs.co.za Mosadi, Thabile UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness Emtrepreneurial Orientation Constraints Behaviours Adaptability Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024. Entrepreneurship is related with a resource-constrained environment and a plethora of challenges. Despite these limitations, entrepreneurship is nevertheless viewed as an important component of economic growth and poverty reduction. Business expansion thus becomes a critical component of any economy. Entrepreneurial resourcefulness has been a determining factor of Small, Micro, and Medium Enterprises in a constrained environment. This study suggests that entrepreneurial resourcefulness is a learned behaviour that can be taught to entrepreneurs to sustain business growth. The study looks at the behaviours, characteristics, and orientations of resourceful entrepreneurs. The study takes a qualitative approach to assessing the experiences of entrepreneurs to find trends and patterns of resilience, adaptation, strategic decision making, and self-efficacy. Due to the narrative nature of the research, 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted with entrepreneurs who have been in business for more than 5 years in Gauteng, South Africa. The findings revealed that entrepreneurs used a combination of effectuation, bricolage, and entrepreneurial orientation to overcome financial, operational, and psychological barriers. The study's main themes are adaptability, strategic thinking, and resilience. Furthermore, the findings contributed to the body of entrepreneurship literature; the findings on understanding of the behaviours and characteristics that lead to entrepreneurial resourcefulness provide rich and substantial tools for assisting business owners in overcoming the challenges posed by limited resources. These findings resulted in the creation of a conceptual model for entrepreneurial resourcefulness that business managers, policymakers, and researchers may utilize to help SMMEs grow. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-04: Quality Education 2025-06-30T06:59:42Z 2025-06-30T06:59:42Z 2025-09 2025-03-04 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103039 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness Emtrepreneurial Orientation Constraints Behaviours Adaptability The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth |
| title | The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth |
| title_full | The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth |
| title_fullStr | The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth |
| title_short | The role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth |
| title_sort | role of entrepreneurial resourcefulness in the context of sustaining business growth |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness Emtrepreneurial Orientation Constraints Behaviours Adaptability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103039 |