In search of an applied leadership model for start-up organisations
Date
2008-03
Authors
Serfontein, Louis
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
The topic here is leadership in the start-up organisation. It has become important for both
economic and political reasons that more people successfully start new ventures. Literature on
leadership and entrepreneurship traditionally focus disproportionately on existing businesses
and topics such as organisational change. Not enough conclusive material exists about what
type of entrepreneurial leadership behaviour is required to start an organisation, either as a
new business or as a Greenfield operation in an existing organisation. The hypothesis in this
study is that certain types of leadership traits and behaviours are required to successfully start
a new organisation. The study sets out to determine what these traits and behaviours are. An
attempt is made to prioritise or weight these against each other to provide a model or guide
for the new entrepreneur. This model is tested against existing leadership theories as well as
popular management models. A discussion on its applicability in South Africa concludes the
study.
Description
Thesis (MPhil (Information Science. Decision Making, Knowledge Dynamics and Values))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.
Keywords
Leadership, Start-up organisations, Dissertations -- Information science, Theses -- Information science