Business development services training and entrepreneurial self-efficacy – a focus on necessity- and opportunity-driven entrepreneurs

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMsimango-Galawe, Jabulile
dc.contributor.authorEister, Tshegofatso
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-23T15:08:13Z
dc.date.available2024-11-23T15:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractBackground: Entrepreneurs have been galvanised by the worsened economic circumstances in South Africa, and small businesses struggle to become established. By providing skills training, business development services (BDS) improve the performance of firms, through the development of entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the impact of BDS training on the entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) of necessity- and opportunity-driven entrepreneurs and whether that impact would be more positive in opportunity-driven rather than necessity-driven entrepreneurs. Setting: The study focused on 519 entrepreneurs in South Africa, of which 97 were necessitydriven and 422 were opportunity-driven. Methods: Statistical analyses were conducted using correlation analysis and multiple linear regression to test the impact of training on the ESE of necessity- and opportunity-driven entrepreneurs while controlling for the impact of confounding variables: gender, education, management experience, industry experience and partnerships. Results: The empirical evidence from this study showed that general entrepreneurial training is more effective in increasing the entrepreneurial self-efficacy of opportunity-driven entrepreneurs, whereas task-specific training was better suited for increasing the entrepreneurial self-efficacy of necessity-driven entrepreneurs. Conclusion: The implications and recommendations of this study are that policymakers should design general entrepreneurial training programmes targeted at opportunity-driven entrepreneurs and task-specific training programmes targeted at necessity-driven entrepreneurs. Contribution: This study enhances the understanding of the training needs of necessity-driven entrepreneurs and how they differ from opportunity-driven entrepreneurs concerning ESE and the growth of their businesses.
dc.description.submitterPM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier0000-0002-8489-9038
dc.identifier.citationEister, T. & MsimangoGalawe, J., 2024, ‘Business development services training and entrepreneurial self-efficacy – A focus on necessity- and opportunitydriven entrepreneurs’, Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 16(1), a858. https://doi. org/10.4102/sajesbm.
dc.identifier.issn2522-7343 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2071-3185 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/sajesbm. v16i1.858
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/42856
dc.journal.titleThe Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAOSIS Publishing
dc.rights© 2024. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
dc.schoolWITS Business School
dc.subjectBusiness development services
dc.subjectBDS training
dc.subjectNecessity-driven entrepreneurs
dc.subjectOpportunity-driven entrepreneurs
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial self-efficacy
dc.subjectSMMEs
dc.subjectSmall businesses
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship training
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleBusiness development services training and entrepreneurial self-efficacy – a focus on necessity- and opportunity-driven entrepreneurs
dc.typeArticle
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Eister_Business_2024.pdf
Size:
663.07 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.43 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Wits Business School (Journal Articles)