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The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/109123 The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa Mathibe, Tshidi ichelp@gibs.co.za Labuschagne, Joseph UCTD Sustainable entrepreneurship Stakeholder orientation Sustainable practice orientation Financial viability Perceived business performance Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2025. This study investigates how sustainable-entrepreneurship orientations influence business performance among South African SMEs, drawing on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), Resource-Based View (RBV), and Stakeholder Theory. Using a quantitative cross-sectional design, data from 105 entrepreneurs were analysed through Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression to test three hypotheses and one exploratory relationship. Results showed that Perceived Business Performance (PBP)—reflecting entrepreneurial confidence and self-efficacy—was the only statistically significant predictor of reported business performance, while stakeholder, sustainable-practice, and financial-viability orientations were positive but non-significant. The model explained 13.3 % of the variance in performance. The findings indicate that in emerging markets, psychological and relational capabilities exert stronger short-term effects than formal sustainability practices, whose benefits materialise over longer horizons. The research advances theory by integrating the RBV and Stakeholder Theory, demonstrating that stakeholder trust and legitimacy operate as intangible resources that enhance sustainable advantage when supported by institutional stability. It positions sustainability as a capability-driven, cognition-dependent process, offering practical implications for policy and SME-development programmes aiming to align profitability with social and environmental purpose. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2026-03-23T09:08:06Z 2026-03-23T09:08:06Z 2026-05-05 2025 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109123 en © 2025 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 entrepreneurship Stakeholder orientation Sustainable practice orientation Financial viability Perceived business performance The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa |
| title | The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa |
| title_full | The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa |
| title_short | The impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in South Africa |
| title_sort | impact of sustainable entrepreneurship orientation on business performance in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable entrepreneurship Stakeholder orientation Sustainable practice orientation Financial viability Perceived business performance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109123 |