The myth that entrepreneurs are born, no more holds good, rather it is well acknowledged now that entrepreneurs can be created and nurtured through addressing issues such as opportunity identification and entrepreneurial orientation which has to a high degree potential to increase enterprise growth of SMEs. This research evaluated the effect on entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship of opportunity identification and enterprise growth. Data evaluated was collected through administering of questionnaires to 86 SMEs registered with the National Council for Construction (NCC). The outcome of this research has reviewed that there is a significant effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on Opportunity Identification (OI) and Enterprise Growth (EG) relationship of SMEs in Zambia. This has been supported by Wiklund (2005) who retaliated the fact that empirically, research has found that there is an influence of EO on enterprise growth.
Contents
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
LIST OF FIGURES
CHAPTER ONE
1. BACKGROUND TO THE RESEARCH
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 RESEARCH BACKGROUND
1.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT
1.4. PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH
1.5. RESEARCH QUESTION
1.5.1 SUB-RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
1.6 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE:
1.6.1 SUB-OBJECTIVES:
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH
CHAPTER TWO
2. LITERITURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definitions
2.2.1 Enterprise
2.2.2 Small and Medium-sized Enterprise overview
2.2.3 The Conundrum of SMEs definition
2.2.4 New EU commission SME definition
2.2.5 Zambia’s Definition and Classification of SMEs
2.2.6 Defining SMEs conceptually for research
2.2.7 Significance of SMEs in Zambia
2.2.8 Relevance of SMEs’ growth
2.2.9 Definition of the Key Concepts for this Research
2.3 ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION
2.3.1 Explaining EO and Dimensions of EO
2.3.2 Salient Dimensions Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO)
2.4 OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFCATION
2.4.1 Opportunity identification factors
2.5 BUSINESS GROWTH
2.5.1 Measuring Growth and Indicators to Growth
2.6 BARRIERS TO ENTERPRISE GROWTH
2.6.1 Entrepreneurial skills as Factor to Enterprise Growth
2.7 RELATIONSHIPS OF RESEARCH CONCEPTS
2.7.1 Opportunity Identification and Growth
2.7.2 Opportunity Identification and Entrepreneurial Orientation- IO and EO
2.7.3 Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Growth
2.7.4 Entrepreneurial Orientation, Opportunity Identification and Business Growth
CHAPTER THREE
3. CONCEPTUAL FRAME WORK
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 KEY CONCEPTS
3.2.1 Enterprise Growth (EG)
3.2.2 Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and Opportunity Identification (OI)
3.3 The Conceptual Framework Model
3.3.1 HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT
CHPATER FOUR
4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research Design
4.3 Research Approach
4.4 Research Population
4.5 Sample Size
4.6 Variables
4.6.1 Dependant Variable
4.6.1.1 The dependent variable in our research was Enterprise Growth (EG)
4.6.2 Independent Variables
4.6.2.1 Opportunity Identification (OI)
4.6.2.2 Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO)
4.7 Data Collection Techniques
4.7.1 Secondary data
4.7.2 Primary data
4.7.3 Data Collection Tool (Instrument)
4.8 Reliability and Validity
CHAPTER FIVE
5. DATA ANALYSIS
5.1 Growth
5.2 Opportunity Identification
5.3 Entrepreneurial Orientation
5.4 Hypothesis Testing
CHAPTER SIX
6. DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6.1 Discussions
6.2 Conclusion
6.3 Limitations
6.4 Recommendations
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
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