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Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry
Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60492 Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen nasrat.edoo@sanlam.co.za Edoo Sirkissoon, Nas Shahnah UCTD Corporate Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Orientation Financial Advisers Employee Retention Long-Term Insurance Industry Economic and management sciences theses SDG-08 Economic and management sciences theses SDG-09 Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2016. In this thesis, Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Long Term Insurance Industry, the focus of the researcher was to determine if there is a significant difference between successful and less successful corporate entrepreneurs with regards to five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation. The long term insurance industry has a turnover of corporate entrepreneurs (Financial Advisers) estimated very conservatively at around 35-40% (Shah & Bharti, 2014, p. 275). The attrition rate is a huge cost and added to this conundrum is impending legislation which is expected to change the way business is currently conducted in a significant manner. Insight into the difference between successful and less successful Corporate Entrepreneurs when assessed against the six dimensions (competitive aggressiveness, innovation, risk taking propensity, autonomy and pro-activeness, and independence) will provide valuable knowledge into tweaking the recruitment and selection for new Corporate Entrepreneurs. The research is also intended to provide clues for greater retention of new financial advisers. A systematic literature review was conducted to provide the foundation for the constructs explored and the survey was conducted assessing the six dimensions of EO, using descriptive statistics, EFA, ANOVA, and MANOVA. A key finding advanced from the data collected related to the question of being comfortable in working only for a commission. A significant percentage of the respondents in both groups indicated their dissatisfaction with this factor. Given the current economic climate and the growing rate of unemployment, discovering creative ways to reduce attrition will reduce the high costs of turnover, create a positive impact on employees and hopefully assist companies to grow their bottom line. cb2026 Business Management DPhil Unrestricted SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2017-05-18T08:34:49Z 2017-05-18T08:34:49Z 2017-04-19 2016 Thesis Edoo Sirkissoon, NS 2016, Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry, DPhil Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60492> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60492 en © 2017 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 Corporate Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Orientation Financial Advisers Employee Retention Long-Term Insurance Industry Economic and management sciences theses SDG-08 Economic and management sciences theses SDG-09 Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry |
| title | Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry |
| title_full | Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry |
| title_short | Investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry |
| title_sort | investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the success of corporate entrepreneurs in the long term insurance industry |
| topic | UCTD Corporate Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Orientation Financial Advisers Employee Retention Long-Term Insurance Industry Economic and management sciences theses SDG-08 Economic and management sciences theses SDG-09 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60492 |