The primary objective of the study is to determine the level of corporate
entrepreneurship within higher level employees at Anglogold Ashanti (Mponeng mine) in
order to make recommendations regarding the encouragement of an entrepreneurial
climate.
A comprehensive literature was conducted. In the literature review entrepreneurship,
corporate entrepreneurship and an entrepreneurial climate were defined. The
establishment if a climate of corporate entrepreneurship was found to be dependent on
the presence of 13 important constructs. If proposed steps are followed to promote
corporate entrepreneurship in an organisation, five identified success factors will
improve as a result.
A historic overview of the gold mining industry including Anglogold Ashanti (Mponeng
mine) was given in chapter 3. Part of the Anglogold Ashanti strategy is ?innovation?,
wanting to give all employees the opportunity to contribute to improvement by sharing
their ideas within the organisation.
A questionnaire was adapted to test for the presence of the 13 construct of the climate
of corporate entrepreneurship which were identified and to verify current perceptions
regarding the organisational success of the organisation among middle managers.
Empirical research was conducted which was focusing on discussing the results
obtained from the questionnaires. Basic demographic information of the respondents
were dealt with first, after which the perceptions of the respondents with regard to the
13 construct measuring the entrepreneurial climate and the constructs measuring the
perceived success of the organisation were discussed. Furthermore, the relationships
were determined between demographic variables and the constructs measured in the
questionnaire. Following the detail analysis of chapter 4, it was concluded that managers participating
in the survey regarded the entrepreneurial climate in Anglogold Ashanti (Mponeng
mine) as being average. Based on the findings of the empirical research and the insight
gained in the literature review, recommendations were made on how to foster an
entrepreneurial climate within Angolgold Ashanti (Mponeng mine). / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4423 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Melk, Miranda Rechinah |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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