Entrepreneurial Leadership and Enterprise Development in Emerging Markets (Traditional Societies)
This paper argues that in order for emerging markets to achieve economic development the establishment of a robust business sector is necessary. In the quest to establish such a sector the focus has to be the development of viable and successful small to medium size business enterprises (SMEs). It further argues that entrepreneurial leadership will be the main determinant for success of such enterprises. The challenge for emerging markets then is to identify and nurture entrepreneurial leadership in the hope that such leadership will facilitate and spearhead the establishment of viable small business enterprises. Once these enterprises are successful they will not only provide employment to the people but can also act as role models or benchmarks for other prospective business entrepreneurs. In the quest to identify entrepreneurial leadership, some form of training and mentoring may be necessary. This is based on the view that entrepreneurship is not natural, which means people learn to be entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. In other words, there is no such thing as born entrepreneurs. The paper also explores the role of entrepreneurial leadership in the development of Indigenous business enterprises in Tanzania and South Australia. The study focuses on ten Indigenous business enterprises in South Australia and in Tanzania that are small in orientation and are considered successful businesses, promoting individual and family holistic development in the process. The research explores the processes, issues and challenges Indigenous entrepreneurs face in developing business enterprises. In addition to entrepreneurial leadership, it also examines other factors that influence practice and success in Indigenous entrepreneurship and enterprise development.
Gido Mapunda
University of South Australia
国际会议
2011 Academy for Global Business Advancement(AGBAs)8th World Congress(全球商务发展学会第八届国际会议)
大连
英文
467-467
2011-09-15（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）