Browsing by Author "Basardien, Fawzy"

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    Evidence-based practices of promoting entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions in Africa
    (International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016) Basardien, Fawzy; Friedrich, Christian; Twum-Darko, Michael
    This research applies the changing of cognitive mechanisms of University students through Entrepreneurship Education (EE). The study hypothesises that entrepreneurial orientation (achievement orientation, personal control, innovation and self-esteem) improves after completing the entrepreneurship module. The context of this research involves undergraduate commerce students from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The study involves quantitative research using questionnaires through a longitudinal approach. The research design consists of a pre-test, post-test and post-test after the intervention. The impact of the training intervention was assessed over a 12 month period based on a randomised control design. This study indicates that entrepreneurial orientation was influenced through this Entrepreneurship module. The practical implications of this study emphasises the importance of training approaches that are based on empirical research. The uniqueness of this paper lies in the pedagogy used that allows the effectiveness of assessing a training program.
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    The relationship between planning strategies and entrepreneurial success for start-up entrepreneurs in the Western Cape
    (Sage Publications, 2013) Basardien, Fawzy; Friedrich, Christian; Parker, Hamieda
    The total entrepreneurial activity rate in South Africa was 9.1% in 2011, compared with 8.9% in 2010, which is below the average for similar economies. This study examines the moderating impact of environmental difficulty on the relationship between planning strategies and entrepreneurial success. The authors carried out a cross-sectional interview- based study of 60 start-up entrepreneurs in the Western Cape in South Africa. The results show that environmental difficulty moderated the relationship of ‘opportunistic’ and ‘reactive’ strategies to entrepreneurial success. No moderation effects were found for environmental difficulty on the relationship between success and ‘complete planning’ and ‘critical point planning’ strategies.
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    The impact of action strategies on the success of sme's in a South African context
    (University of the Western Cape, 2003) Basardien, Fawzy
    The focus of this mini-thesis is on the exploration of the connection between two dimensions of action strategies namely planning strategies and entrepreneurial orientation on the success according to the Giessen-Amsterdam Model of Entrepreneurial Success. It is argued that although the traditional factors (example, access to capital and markets) relating to failure are taken into account, this approach offers another perspective. It is confirmed that action strategies is the only variable that has a direct influence on success and human capital, personality and goal setting. but the environment has an indirect influence on success. The research has confirmed the findings of Frese (2000) and (2002) in that complete planning and critical point planning strategies have a positive impact on success while opportunistic planning and reactive planning strategies have a negative impact on success. The research further confirms the findings of Frese (2000) and (2002) that innovation, initiative and need for achievement have a positive impact on success. The researcher further argues that if the capacity of business owners is increased to adopt complete planning and critical point strategies as well as higher levels of entrepreneurial orientation especially in competitive environments, then higher levels of success is possible.