1 Introduction
1.1 Personal introduction
My name is Ponce, from the Republic of Gabon which is a former
French colony independent since 17th August 1960. I was born on
11th June 1979 at Libreville and I have been in the Republic of
South Africa since November 2002.I did my high school in Gabon, after
matriculating I registered at Omar Bongo University in Gabon in 2000.My studies
were interrupted because of the university strikes of 2000 and 2001, the
university in Gabon shut down for two consecutive years and I had to work as a
salesperson hoping to raise money to further and acquire good education in
overseas. I was granted a bursary from the government of Gabon in 2002 to study
in ovearseas.I was given the opportunity to study in South Africa or in
Germany, I chose South Africa because I could have more exposure to English
which is more international than German. Once in South Africa, i first
registered for intensive English lessons from 2002 to 2003 at the International
House of Johannesburg school in (Braamfontein) because my official language is
French I had no prior knowledge of English. After completing the course, I
registered at the University of Johannesburg in 2004 where I obtained a Bcom
honours in Public Economics and Development in 2008 followed by a certificate
in logistics management as an extra-curricular qualification. I enrolled for
the Mcom in business management since 2009 and I am looking forwards to
completing this program in this year November 2011.
1.2 Content of the portfolio
This paper, more explicitly this summarised portfolio
comprises an introduction providing details about the student in charge of the
portfolio's elaboration namely Ponce KOKOU (920402102), details on the content
of the portfolio, an appreciative reflective report, and a personal development
plan.
Following the introduction, an entrepreneurial audit
containing information about the organisation and critiques of the
organisational core business was performed.
Then, critiques without suggestions being useless, a
conclusion with recommendations is provided at the end of the portfolio.
2. Appreciative reflective report
From a content point of view, the content of the
entrepreneurship course was extremely satisfactory, as students have learnt new
concepts such as corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial audit, etc.
1. After completion of study unit one which provided the basis
and the ground for corporate entrepreneurship. It provided students with a
summary of the development effectuated in terms entrepreneurship, the entrance
and the core foundation of corporate entrepreneurship. And the basis
constituting the qualification of a certain type of entrepreneurship, which is
corporate entrepreneurship
2. In study unit two, a summary of the different levels of
entrepreneurship and its dimensions in the organisation which are: innovation,
risk-taking, and proactiveness. A new concept to the assessment of an
organisational entrepreneurial intensity was brought to the students'
attention, this latter one being the entrepreneurial grid which is a diagram
reflecting any company's degree and frequency of entrepreneurship. And then
forms and structures of corporate entrepreneurship were elaborated.
Following the completion of the second study unit, a mini case
study focusing on 3M was effectuated by students; the latter case study helped
students recognise the importance of diversification of products on corporate
entrepreneurship and the importance given to research and development.
3. Study unit three focused on the importance of human
resources on entrepreneurial organisations. Along with study unit three,
students analysed a case study reflecting on aligning human resource management
systems with entrepreneurial intent. The focus was to assess the importance on
human resource in sustaining entrepreneurship and how one could align the human
factor to promote entrepreneurship in organisations.
4. Study unit four associated corporate strategy and
entrepreneurship and delivered its main components, and also provided guidance
to the successful structuring of companies for entrepreneurship. Then, it was
asked to prepare the case study of 3M in sustaining a corporate strategy for
growth. Which unlighted students in a way it described how successful large
companies organised themselves for better growth.
5. Following the recess, students completed study unit
five,where much importance was given to development of an entrepreneurial
culture, and the constraints of entrepreneurial performance. At the end of this
unit, students were given the opportunity to learn more on how an
organisational culture could impact on entrepreneurship either positively or
negatively.
A written report was assigned to students to learn more about
the course and the topic I ,Ponce Kokou chose such as «fostering and
implementing corporate entrepreneurship in an organisation» through the
case study of Daimler Ltd helped a lot in understanding how a large company
such as Daimler can actually forster and implement a corpopate entrepreneur to
sustain growth.
6. Study unit six provided the attributes and skills to lead
successfully entrepreneurial companies through chapter twelve. And in chapter
thirteen, importance was given to the assessment of entrepreneurial
performance; which consequently helped students perform their entrepreneurial
audits.
The Accordia case study equipped students with sound
entrepreneurial strategies such as appropriate leadership, innovation,etc to
improve the corporate entrepreneurship strategy.
7. In the last study unit, students learnt about control and
entrepreneurial activity in chapter fourteen as well as how to sustaining
entrepreneurial performance in the twenty-first century organisation in chapter
fifteen.
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