Influence of entrepreneurial orientation on organisational performance : evidence from Congolese Higher Education Institutions

Ruba, Remo M.; Westhuizen, Thea Van der; Chiloane-Tsoka, Germinah Evelyn

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“…This chapter builds on the SHAPE project-supported research supported in part by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (Grant Number: 122002-Shape). These works include: Adelakun and Van der Westhuizen (2021), Awotunde and Van der Westhuizen (2021a), Awotunde and Van der Westhuizen (2021b), IGI Global (2020), Nhleko and van der Westhuizen (2022), Ruba et al (2021), Van der Westhuizen (2017a), Van der Westhuizen (2017b), Van der Westhuizen (2018a), Van der Westhuizen (2018b), Van der Westhuizen (2019), Van der Westhuizen (2021).…”

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Introduction to Youth Entrepreneurship

van der Westhuizen

2023

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South Africa is facing its biggest crisis ever in relation to youth unemployment. Under the expanded definition of total national unemployment, which includes discouraged job seekers, the rate rose to a record of 43.2% in the first quarter of 2021 from 42.6% in the previous quarter. Underscoring the gravity of the situation, the youth’s jobless rate based on the expanded definition now stands at 74.7%, which means that only one in four school leavers who are 24 or younger have a job in South Africa. A link between youth unemployment and low economic development is evident in South Africa, and the low economic growth influences the total labour market. It is important to examine the effects that unemployment has on youth development because unemployed youths are unable to gain valuable entrepreneurial skills. Entrepreneurship is often seen as a strategy to improve youth unemployment, but by no means can it be seen as a save-it-all strategy for national social-economic development. Attempting to investigate possible support strategies for youth entrepreneurs, the SHAPE ecosystem for youth entrepreneurs was first theoretically created and then practically applied over time.

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van der Westhuizen

2023

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“…Product and service innovation is the creation of different new products and services by upgrading the quality of current products and services in order to improve customer experience and customer satisfaction (Lumpkin and Dess 1996;Singh and Hanafi 2020;Ruba et al 2021). Moreover, technology innovativeness is defined as the company's orientation towards embracing new working techniques, processes, tools, and skills (Covin and Wales 2012;Lechner and Gudmundsson 2014;Rauch et al 2009).…”

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“…Innovativeness (INN) is one of the main components of company strategic orientation (Gomes et al 2022;Ruba et al 2021). Strategic orientation is the set of specific "paths" or principles of strategic management that determine the internal processes of a company to help it adapt to environmental conditions in order to improve its performance (Bubenik et al 2022).…”

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Moderating Effect of Business Environmental Dynamism in the Innovativeness—Company Performance Relationship of Congolese Manufacturing Companies

2023

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Research has shown that innovativeness is a key factor in business performance. However, the link between innovativeness and organisational performance and the role of environmental dynamism are still being debated. This study thus sought to analyse the moderating effect of the dynamism of the business environment in the relationship between innovativeness and performance of manufacturing companies. In order to do this, a questionnaire was distributed to 344 owners and managers of manufacturing companies operating in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. One hundred and seventy-eight of these questionnaires were returned and used to test the study’s hypotheses. The study used an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression under the hierarchical regression analysis approach. The results confirm the positive and significant effect of innovativeness on company performance. On the other hand, results indicate that business environmental dynamism has a direct positive and significant effect on company performance. However, the dynamism of the business environment negatively influences the relationship between innovativeness and company performance. Based on these results, recommendations and further research perspectives are suggested.

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“…Finally, entrepreneurial orientation, knowledge management, and strategy implementation have a significant effect on improving Islamic boarding school performance. Ruba et al (2021) conducted research to analyze the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance in Congolese higher education institutions. The study's findings demonstrate that each dimension of entrepreneurial orientation makes a unique contribution to the understanding of organizational performance.…”

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“…The existing literature on the relationship between organizational learning capability, entrepreneurial orientation, and organizational performance has yielded inconclusive results. The studies conducted by Alosani (2020), Al-Dhaafri et al (2016), Rofiaty (2019), andRuba et al (2021) collectively establish that there exists a notable correlation between entrepreneurial approach and the performance of public sector companies. In the study conducted by Balasubramanian et al (2020), it was shown that there is no statistically significant relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance.…”

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The role of service innovation in mediating entrepreneurial orientation, organizational learning capability, and organizational performance relationship

Pusparani,

Moko,

Prabandari

2023

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In 1997, Indonesia had a severe economic crisis, which prompted the Indonesian government to face significant pressure to promptly initiate governmental reform. There is a prevailing desire among the general public for enhancements in governance, with one aspect of this being the implicit need for improvements in government performance. This study investigates the role of service innovation as a mediator in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, organizational learning capability, and organizational performance. The study was conducted at the Directorate General of State Assets Management (DGSAM) in Indonesia. The questionnaires were collected from a total of 226 head offices, specifically from the heads of sections under the vertical agency of DGSAM, which is the State Assets and Auction Service Office (Kantor Pelayanan Kekayaan Negara dan Lelang/KPKNL). A quantitative approach was employed in order to elucidate, substantiate, and exemplify the hypothesis posited in the investigation pertaining to the observed events. The statistical technique employed for data processing was Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). This study demonstrates a significant and positive correlation between entrepreneurial approach and organizational learning capability, and both service innovation and organizational success. However, it is determined that service innovation does not act as a mediator in the relationship between entrepreneurial attitude and organizational learning capability in terms of organizational performance. The anticipated outcomes of this study are expected to make significant contributions to the field of science and its associated stakeholders.

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Influence of entrepreneurial orientation on organisational performance : evidence from Congolese Higher Education Institutions

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

Introduction to Youth Entrepreneurship

Introduction to Youth Entrepreneurship

Moderating Effect of Business Environmental Dynamism in the Innovativeness—Company Performance Relationship of Congolese Manufacturing Companies

The role of service innovation in mediating entrepreneurial orientation, organizational learning capability, and organizational performance relationship

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