Determinants of successful coopetition between SMEs in SADC countries – implications for strategy and firm performance

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dc.contributor.authorFeela, Tshepo
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-29T11:54:44Z
dc.date.available2022-01-29T11:54:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA thesis presented in fulfilment for a degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of Witwatersrand, 2021en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to investigate the existence of coopetition (the simultaneous competition and collaboration between two or more firms) amongst the SMEs in the SADC as well as to ascertain whether these relationships have a positive effect on firm performance. Firm performance is divided into financial performance, strategic performance, and innovation performance. Furthermore, an additional aim is to investigate which variable(s) (foresight, risk aversion and exploiting opportunities) moderate the relationship between coopetition and firm performance. The results show that there is strong coopetition amongst SMEs in SADC and that coopetition has a positive and significant effect on firm performance. However, although no variable moderates this relationship, risk aversion has a positive and significant direct effect on firm performanceen_ZA
dc.description.librarianCKen_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Managementen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/32676
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.phd.titlePhDen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWits Business Schoolen_ZA
dc.subjectSMEs
dc.subjectSADC
dc.subjectCoopetition
dc.subjectFirm performance
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleDeterminants of successful coopetition between SMEs in SADC countries – implications for strategy and firm performanceen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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