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Table 1.

Unranked top ten characteristics, enablers (11), barriers and behaviours of consortium entity entrepreneurship

Characteristics (Q1)	Enablers (Q2)	Barriers (Q3)	Behaviours (Q4)
• Perseverance and resilience • Displays professional confidence • Building collaborative relationships • Calculated chance-taker • Curious and intellectually adventurous • Creates and innovates • Research competence • Acts ethically, applies ethical judgement, displays honesty and personal integrity • Drive for results (includes ambition) • Networking and connecting	• Networks and collaborators • Reduced bureaucracy • Organisation brand • Wide and varied funding options • Research infrastructure • Seed funding • Association with a prestigious university • Manageable balance between research, clinical, administration and teaching obligations • Available and willing experienced mentors • Values intellectual independence and freedom • Entrepreneurial organisation culture	• Lack of appreciation for the work of the science-leader • Financial sustainability of Entities • Limited funding opportunities or low success rate • Bureaucracy • Inefficiencies when both the Consortium and Wits are involved as parties to the contract • Shortage of discretionary funds for ongoing unfunded activities • Non-responsive shared services support • Innovation not valued or prioritised internally • Finding and employing talented staff • Inefficient research regulatory environment	• Communicate effectively • Manage teams effectively • Be determined and tenacious • Demonstrate leadership ability • Manage projects with discipline • Publish to develop reputation • Take risks mindfully • Acts with courage • Identify, choose and master academic niche area • Work hard and consistently

Characteristics(Q1)	Enablers(Q2)	Barriers(Q3)	Behaviours(Q4)
• Perseverance and resilience• Displays professional confidence• Building collaborative relationships• Calculated chance-taker• Curious and intellectually adventurous• Creates and innovates• Research competence• Acts ethically, applies ethical judgement, displays honesty and personal integrity• Drive for results (includes ambition)• Networking and connecting	• Networks and collaborators• Reduced bureaucracy• Organisation brand• Wide and varied funding options• Research infrastructure• Seed funding• Association with a prestigious university• Manageable balance between research, clinical, administration and teaching obligations• Available and willing experienced mentors• Values intellectual independence and freedom• Entrepreneurial organisation culture	• Lack of appreciation for the work of the science-leader• Financial sustainability of Entities• Limited funding opportunities or low success rate• Bureaucracy• Inefficiencies when both the Consortium and Wits are involved as parties to the contract• Shortage of discretionary funds for ongoing unfunded activities• Non-responsive shared services support• Innovation not valued or prioritised internally• Finding and employing talented staff• Inefficient research regulatory environment	• Communicate effectively• Manage teams effectively• Be determined and tenacious• Demonstrate leadership ability• Manage projects with discipline• Publish to develop reputation• Take risks mindfully• Acts with courage• Identify, choose and master academic niche area• Work hard and consistently

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