The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Relationship between Opportunity Identification and Enterprise Growth of SMEs in Zambia

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

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