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The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
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ISSN 2522-7343 · AOSIS · 238 articles in the index
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Bridging the entrepreneurial intention to behaviour gap using entrepreneurial role models
Background: Entrepreneurship has emerged as a vital driver of economic growth and a key strategy for creating jobs in most developing countries. The South African government also believes that entrepreneurship can help address challenges such as youth unemployment. As such, identifying factors that…
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Theoretical foundations of incubator success: Applying business incubation and entrepreneurial value creation to post-incubatee development
Background: A business incubator’s main goal is to produce successful firms that will leave the programme financially viable and freestanding. Incubator graduates have the potential to create jobs, revitalise neighbourhoods, commercialise new technologies and strengthen local and national…
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The impact of personal attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control on entrepreneurial intention among unemployed youth in a South African township
Background: Youth unemployment continues to pose a serious socio-economic challenge in South Africa, especially within township areas. Promoting entrepreneurship has emerged as a key strategy to enhance economic participation and self-employment opportunities among the youth. Aim: The purpose of…
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Psychosocial and institutional factors as determinants of entrepreneurs’ subjective well-being: Empirical evidence from a multilevel analysis
Background: Entrepreneurial activity is widely recognised as a key driver of economic growth, innovation and employment; however, comparatively less scholarly attention has been devoted to the subjective well-being (SWB) of entrepreneurs. Existing studies tend to focus either on individual-level…
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The correlation between corporate entrepreneurship and classical compliance training effectiveness
Background: Research has shown a strong positive correlation between corporate entrepreneurship and classical compliance training effectiveness as a performance indicator. Strategies are proposed to foster entrepreneurial spirit while contributing to the theoretical discourse on corporate…
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A comparative study of the adoption of sustainable construction by South African small, medium and micro enterprises and large enterprises
Background: In South Africa, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and large enterprises (LEs) share the same regulatory environment but differ in resources, capacity and market exposure. Aim: This study compared knowledge, incentives, client demand, regulatory frameworks, behavioural…
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A sustainable entrepreneurship framework for small, medium and micro-enterprises in the agricultural sector in Zimbabwe: Insights from a qualitative study
Background: Sustainable entrepreneurship has become an essential strategy for tackling environmental deterioration, social inequity and economic instability. In Zimbabwe, where agriculture is pivotal to livelihoods, several small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) continue to employ…
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Business acumen as a mediator between entrepreneurial mindset and resilience: Evidence from young entrepreneurs in The Gambia
Background: Entrepreneurial resilience is vital for sustaining businesses in fragile and resource-constrained environments, yet the cognitive and strategic pathways that foster it remain underexplored. Whilst the Psychological Capital (PsyCap) framework highlights traits such as hope, self-efficacy…
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Table of Contents Vol 17, No 1 (2025)
This Table of Contents reflects the print compilation of peer-reviewed articles published in the journal. Each article listed was originally published online under the journal’s open access model and remains individually accessible and citable. This compilation has been created solely for print…
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Stakeholder perspectives of factors contributing to the conduciveness of the business environment of small and medium-sized enterprises in Lesotho
Background: The business environment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lesotho faces several challenges, such as weak regulatory frameworks and inconsistent policy implementation. Approximately 85% of imports come from South Africa, creating a significant trade imbalance. This trade…
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Determinants of business closure disparities during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in South Africa: Evidence from enterprise survey data
Background: Businesses of all types experienced the devastating blow of COVID-19 pandemic. However, the impact was disproportionate – with closure of some businesses at the onset of the pandemic, others endured for a few months, whereas some survived. The factors underpinning disparities in…
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Digital resilience in turbulent times: How small, medium and microenterprises leverage social media advertising for survival in a volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity environment
Background: In a volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) business environment, the survival of small, medium and microenterprises (SMMEs) depends on adopting adaptive, customer-focused marketing strategies. Aim: This study explores the perceptions of SMME owners or managers in…
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Innovative procurement policies for small, medium and micro enterprises empowerment and sustainable socio-economic growth in South Africa’s construction sector
Background: Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the public sector construction are constrained by limited access to large-scale contracts, insufficient capital, and skills development barriers, this mostly being a result of traditional procurement policies that tend to favour established…
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Effect of entrepreneurial marketing on SMEs competitive performance in Lesotho
Background: Entrepreneurial marketing (EM) is an important market strategic concept that small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners or managers adopt and practise to drive their enterprises to attain competitive financial performance. Records indicate that in the past 20 years limited studies…
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Entrepreneurial commitment and entrepreneurial technology readiness among entrepreneur students
Background: It is important to comprehend the dynamics of entrepreneurship and technological readiness in order to establish a technology-based entrepreneurial environmental system. Technology plays a role in the enhancement of success, the promotion of innovation and the facilitation of market…
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Factors affecting the size of SMMEs: Evidence from Gauteng province, South Africa
Background: It is estimated that small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) employ nearly half of South Africa’s labour force and account for approximately a third of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The literature reveals that larger SMMEs tend to make a significantly larger…
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Assessing the role of education and financial literacy in shaping the success of spaza shops: Case study of Gamalakhe Township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Background: This study examined how education influences financial literacy (FL) and subsequent business success among spaza shop owners in Gamalakhe Township, KwaZulu-Natal. Aim: This study aimed to investigate whether the level of education is a significant factor in determining the FL skills…
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Business incubator coaching for small, medium and micro enterprises in South Africa
Background: Economic growth and job creation are focus areas for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and effective business coaching for their owners plays a vital role in South Africa. Unfortunately, SMMEs often fail because of a lack of proper financial understanding, insufficient…
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Model of digital marketing to enhance marketing performance at Pontianak culinary MSEs
Background: Digital marketing and market entry agility play crucial roles in enhancing marketing performance, particularly for micro and small enterprises (MSEs). However, the moderating role of innovation capability in these relationships requires further investigation. Aim: This study explores…
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South African football’s dilemma: Balancing profit, utility and social entrepreneurship for sustainability
Background: This empirical study explores how football club sale decisions, made under financial duress, reflect tensions between profitability, utility maximisation and principles of social entrepreneurship, among fans. Aim: This study investigates whether football managers, acting as social…