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The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29324 The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry Myres, Kerrin ichelp@gibs.co.za Bahula, Mokgele Aubrey UCTD Strategymaking Firm performance Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial orientation Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. This study seeks to understand whether there exists a relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance (FP) and whether this is applicable in the context of the South African metals and engineering industry. An exploratory quantitative study of 125 SMEs and large firms in the metals and engineering industry was undertaken in 2012 to investigate the existence of the relationship between EO and FP. EO is measured using the Hughes&Morgan (2007) EO scale which incorporated the five dimensions of Lumpkin&Dess (1996). The Hughes&Morgan (2007) EO scale is used to study the independent effects of these multi-dimensions on FP. A Chi-square test is used to test the significance independence of the relationship between the multi-dimensions of EO and FP. This cross-section study finds out that there is convincingly a moderate to strong relationship between EO and FP. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-07T15:25:19Z 2013-04-18 2013-09-07T15:25:19Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-02-16 Dissertation Bahula, MA 2012, The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29324 > F13/4/125/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29324 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-105812/ © 2013 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 Strategymaking Firm performance Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial orientation The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry |
| title | The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry |
| title_full | The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry |
| title_fullStr | The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry |
| title_short | The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry |
| title_sort | impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry |
| topic | UCTD Strategymaking Firm performance Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial orientation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29324 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-105812/ |