http://hdl.handle.net/2440/15599 ECIC Search the Channel search http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2440/52161 Title: Entrepreneurial orientation and international entrepreneurial business venture startup <br/> <br/>Author: Kropp, Fredric; Lindsay, Noel John; Shoham, Aviv <br/> <br/>Abstract: Purpose – This study seeks to examine the interrelationships among three elements of an entrepreneurial orientation (proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking), age and education of the entrepreneur, and the international entrepreneurial business venture (IEBV) start-up decision. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from a sample of 539 individuals from dynamic internationally focused South African firms. Since the dependent variable is non-metric and the independent variables associated with the IEBV new entry decision are metric, multiple discriminant analysis was used to test new entry decisions. Findings – Results indicate that the start-up decision is positively related to the proactiveness and risk-taking components of an entrepreneurial orientation and the age of the lead entrepreneur and negatively related to the education of the lead entrepreneur. As predicted, the innovativeness component of entrepreneurial orientation is not a factor in the start-up decision. Practical implications – Investors can determine the likelihood of venture start-up by examining the proactiveness and risk-taking dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and the age and education of the lead entrepreneur. Since older and less educated entrepreneurs have a greater likelihood of starting ventures, entrepreneurial training programs may provide greater returns by targeting this age and education group. Originality/value – This is the first examination of the role of entrepreneurial orientation, age, and the IEBV start-up decision. It examines South Africa, a more dynamic, changing and hostile business environment. Managers and financiers can enhance their probability of success by developing the proactiveness and risk taking entrepreneurial orientation dimensions. <br/> <br/>Description: Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2440/51288 Title: Friend and family financing: contrasting arm's-length and relation-based investors <br/> <br/>Author: Hancock, Gary Gordon; Lindsay, Noel John; Kropp, Fredric Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2440/49405 Title: Knowledge Management in the Classroom: Teaching and Learning in Real Time <br/> <br/>Author: Dottore, Antonio G. Mon, 29 Oct 2001 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2440/49404 Title: Teaching & Learning in Real Time: A case study in using ICT and Concepts from Business and Economics Literature to alter the Architecture of a Business Economics Course <br/> <br/>Author: Dottore, Antonio G. Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:58:59 GMT