Entrepreneurial intensity: A comparative analysis of established companies in South Africa

Margarietha J Scheepers; J Hough; J Z Bloom

doi:10.1007/s10257-017-0340-4

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Entrepreneurial intensity: A comparative analysis of established companies in South Africa

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Entrepreneurial intensity: A comparative analysis of established companies in South Africa

Margarietha J Scheepers, J Hough and J Z Bloom

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, Vol.10(2), pp.238-255

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-017-0340-4

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Abstract

Economics

corporate entrepreneurship

entrepreneurial intensity

innovation

Entrepreneurship is gaining recognition as an important way of attaining a sustainable competitive advantage and positive financial returns. This article compares the entrepreneurial intensity (El) of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies with that of listed JSE companies (excluding ICT listings). A cross-section telephone survey was conducted. The findings suggest that ICT companies are more entrepreneurial than JSE companies. Additionally, the size of a company shows no relation to El, but age is negatively correlated to El. By implication, the older the company, the less entrepreneurial it becomes. The findings suggest that organisational factors influence El and that El is industry specific. The managerial implication for companies that want to become more entrepreneurial is that they should create organisational conditions conducive to the development of corporate entrepreneurship.

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Title: Entrepreneurial intensity: A comparative analysis of established companies in South Africa
Authors: Margarietha J Scheepers (Author) - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
J Hough (Author) - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
J Z Bloom (Author) - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Publication details: South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, Vol.10(2), pp.238-255
Publisher: University of Pretoria, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Date published: 2007
DOI: 10.1007/s10257-017-0340-4
ISSN: 1015-8812
Copyright note: Copyright © 2007 The Authors. Creative Commons License All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450696302621
Output Type: Journal article

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