Can personal initiative training improve small business success? A longitudinal South African evaluation study

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dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Goosain
dc.contributor.authorFrese, Michael
dc.contributor.authorFriedrich, Christian
dc.contributor.authorGlaub, Matthias
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-08T07:49:45Z
dc.date.available2017-06-08T07:49:45Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractHigh levels of personal initiative will be required to unlock the potential offered by the many untapped resources in Africa in terms of business opportunities. Significant resources are ploughed into the development of the small business sector by governments in Africa, particularly in South Africa. However, there is little evidence that these efforts are sufficiently effective to produce the desired results. Two issues are addressed in this article: (a) whether or not enhancing the personal initiative of owner-managers improves the performance of small businesses, and (b) the moderation of the content and effectiveness of a short training intervention by means of a longitudinal evaluation study, including a control group. The findings show an increase in the training group’s business activities and performance, and also identify the varied contributions of the components of the training.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved list
dc.identifier.citationSolomon, G. et al. (2013). Can personal initiative training improve small business success? A longitudinal South African evaluation study. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 14 (4): 255–268en_US
dc.identifier.issn1465-7503
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2934
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2013.0129
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsPublisher retains copyright. Authors may archive the published version in their Institutional Repository.
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial trainingen_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship educationen_US
dc.subjectSmall businessesen_US
dc.subjectSuccess factorsen_US
dc.subjectPersonal initiative trainingen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleCan personal initiative training improve small business success? A longitudinal South African evaluation studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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