A considerable number of small and medium sized businesses in South Africa donot make it past the growth phase of the business life cycle due to failure toadequately address the requirements of this demanding phase. Certaininappropriate leadership behaviours have been known to lead to business...

A nations competitiveness depends on the capacity of the nations individual firmsoperating within various industry clusters to continually innovate and upgrade at apace faster than firms in competing nations. The nature and sophistication of localdemand is an ingredient to stimulating innovation...

Black Economic Empowerment is a strategy aimed at substantially increasingmeaningful Black participation at all levels in the South African economy. South Africais characterised by remarkably low levels of entrepreneurship. As entrepreneurship isassociated with wealth generation and job...

The environment in which a business operates is not static. Intensifying globalcompetition and rapid technological progress put pressure on business tochange. Better quality and service are no longer enough to give a competitiveadvantage. This can be achieved by entrepreneurial organisations....

Various surveys conclude that regulation stifles the growth of South AfricanSMEs. It is not known how regulation impacts on public companies. The literature identified certain unintended consequences of regulation that result in companies growth being stifled. Elements of an ideal strategic...