Brownhilder Ngek Neneh
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Factors affecting the absolute and relative long-term performance of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on the Johannesburg Security Exchange (JSE)
Brownhilder Ngek Neneh , Van Aardt SmitInvestment Management and Financial Innovations Volume 11, 2014 Issue #4 (cont.)
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Market orientation and performance: the contingency role of external environment
Brownhilder Ngek Neneh doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.07(2).2016.14In today’s business environment characterized by intense competition from globalization and incessantly changing customer needs, market orientation (MO) has been presented as a valuable approach for firms to safeguard themselves against market fluctuations and maintain continuous superior performance. Even though existing literature suggest that MO is a vital driver of business performance, some studies have failed to find its benefits. This is possibly because the MO-performance relationship is has been argued to be context specific and contingent to the business environment. This study thus had as objective to investigate the impact of MO on SME performance, as well as the moderating effects of the external environment on the MO- performance nexus. Using data from South Africa, this study showed that two of the three dimensions of MO (i.e. customer orientation, competitor focus) are significant drivers of business performance and that the MO-performance nexus is moderated by the external environmental factors. Specifically the MO-performance relationship is positively moderated by market turbulence and negative moderated by technological turbulence and competitive intensity. The study culminates with theoretical and practical implications that can be valuable for scholars and businesses operating in South Africa
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Entrepreneurial orientation and its impact on firm growth amongst SMEs in South Africa
Brownhilder Ngek Neneh , Johan van Zyl doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.15(3).2017.14Problems and Perspectives in Management Volume 15, 2017 Issue #3 pp. 166-178
Views: 1692 Downloads: 573 TO CITE АНОТАЦІЯEntrepreneurial orientation (EO) has been widely touted as a fundamental ingredient for enhancing firm growth. Consequently, this aimed at examining the impact of EO and its dimensional variables (innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness) on SME growth (employment, sales, and asset growth). Using information from 285 SMEs, the results obtained indicated that while EO had a significant positive association with SME growth (employment and sales growth), most SMEs show a moderate level of EO. Also, following the EO dimensions, the findings established the emergence of proactive innovation (a combination of proactiveness and innovativeness) which showed a significant positive association on sales growth. Risk-taking was the only factor that showed a significant influence on employment and asset growth. This study also showed that controlling for the effect of firm age on growth significantly reduced the error of predicting sales growth by 2.3%. This study culminates with recommendations on enhancing EO amongst SMEs in South Africa.