Thesis (MEd)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this masters thesis the nature and theory of entrepreneurship, leadership and
creativity are discussed. The primary objectives were to identify the entrepreneur.
The secondary objectives were to evaluate that when he corporates his
leadership skills and creativity if he can be a winner. Entrepreneurs create and
manage change. Action-orientation is the essence of entrepreneurship.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives an in-depth literature study
was carried out. It was followed by informal interviews with different
entrepreneurs, managers and leaders of big and small businesses. Young
entrepreneurs were also interviewed. During this study it was found that
leadership and creativity are necessary for entrepreneurship, in order to prosper
in an increasingly competitive world.
Development of entrepreneurship, leadership and creativity becomes an
important strategic objective of schools and other organisations. There is a need
for training young people and adults efficiently. This situation poses definite
challenges. On the part of educators it requires innovative and unique
approaches to develop these abilities.
Entrepreneurs are leaders. Being a leader is a prerequisite to entrepreneurship.
An entrepreneur must be a leader to attract, retain and get the most out of
financiers, suppliers, customers, consultants, professionals and contractors. He
must be a leader to get the best out of himself. Some entrepreneurs lead in such
a way that their leadership is easy to observe and to understand, while others'
ways are less visible or comprehensible; but they are all leaders.
One thinks that leaders are born with leadership talent. Some small elements of
leadership may come with birth (Shefsky, 1994: 168), but those elements tend to
determine the quality of the leadership, not the existence of leadership talent.
People can be educated how to be leaders. This can also be taught at school.
Entrepreneurial leadership develops by keeping perspective so that dreams can
become reality, knowing why one must lead, identifying targets and staying focussed. Like other forms of leadership, entrepreneurial leadership entails a
blend of what is ethically correct and what is financially successful.
The entrepreneurial leader must be prepared for the stimulation and the
responsibility of the position.
Creativity in entrepreneurship is challenging and stimulating. Intuition is the
enabling factor in creativity. Once the entrepreneurial leader creates, he tears
apart his good ideas. He will analyse how long his idea will take to develop, what
the risk is and what the market is. He will estimate both sides of success,
spectacular and worst case scenarios. His mind will be open for creativity to truth.
He will be inquisitive, he will question everything and try to figure out how in the
world everything can be done better. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie verhandeling word die aard en teorie van entrepreneurskap,
leierskap en kreatiwiteit bespreek. Die primêre doelwitte was om te bepaal
of die entrepreneur suksesvol kan wees as hy leierskap en kreatiwiteit
koppel aan entrepreneurskap. Die entrepreneur skep verandering en hy
bestuur verandering. Die wese van die entrepreneur is daarin om
daadwerkilk op te tree.
Om bogenoemde doelwitte te verwesenlik, is en diepgaande
Iieteratuurstudie gedoen, asook onderhoude gevoer met verskeie
entrepreneurs, bestuurders en leiers van groot en klein sakeondernemings.
Daar is ook onderhoude met skoolgaande en jong
entrepreneurs gevoer.
Tydens die studie is bevind dat leierskap en kreatiwiteit noodsaaklik is vir
entrepreneurskap ten einde voorspoedig te wees en vooruit te gaan in en
Wêreld wat toenemend mededingend raak.
Ontwikkeling van entrepreneurskap, leierskap en kreatiwiteit raak al hoe
meer die strategiese doelwitte van skole en ander organisasies. Daar is en
behoefte daaraan om jong mense en volwassenes effektief op te lei.
Hierdie situasie skep werklik uitdagings.
Aan die kant van die opvoeders vereis dit unieke verandering deur
nuwighede in te voer en unieke benaderings te ontwikkel, ten einde
hierdie vermoëns te ontwikkel.
Entrepreneurs is leiers. Om en leier te wees, is en vereiste vir
entrepreneurskap. en Entrepreneur moet en leier wees ten om die
finansiers, verskaffers, kliënte, konsultante, beroepslui en kontrakteurs aan te trek, hulle te behou en die meeste uit hulle te haal. Hy moet 'n leier
wees om die beste uit homself te kry. Sommige entrepreneurs lei op so 'n
manier dat hulle leierskap maklik waarneembaar en verstaanbaar is.
Ander se leierskap is weer minder sigbaar of verstaanbaar, maar hulle is
almal leiers.
Daar word algemeen aanvaar dat leiers gebore word met leierskaptalent.
Sommige beginsels van leierskap is reeds by geboorte aanwesig
(Shefsky, 1994: 168), maar hierdie beginsels is geneig om die bestaan
van leierskap te bepaal, maar nie die bestaan van leierskap talent nie.
Mense kan opgelei word on leiers te wees. Leierskap kan ook in die skool
aangeleer word.
Ondernemende leiers ontwikkel deur perspektief te behou sodat hulle
drome werklikheid word, deur te wete te kom hoekom hulle moet lei, deur
doelwitte te stel en gefokus te bly. Soos enige vorm van entrepreneurskap
tree hulle eties korrek op om finansieel suksesvol te wees.
Kreatiwiteit en entrepreneurskap skep 'n uitdaging en is stimulerend.
Intuïsie is die bydraende faktor tot kreatiwiteit. Sodra die voornemende
leier skep, haal hy sy idee uitmekaar uit. Hy analiseer hoe lank dit sal duur
voor sy idee ontwikkel, wat die risiko is en waaroor die mark geleenthede
gaan. Hy maak 'n waardebepaling van moontlike suksesse of mislukkings.
Hy is ingestelop kreatiwiteit, is ondersoekend en weetgierig. Hy doen alles
in sy vemoë om 'n belangrike rol te speel om die wêreld 'n beter plek te
maak.
Klem is gelê op die eienskappe, vaardighede, rolle en funksies van die
voornemende leier en watter rol leierskap en kreatiwiteit in
entrepreneurskap speel.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51743 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Avenant, Leonie |
| Contributors | Van Kradenburg, L. P., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Education Policy Studies. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 119 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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