G Government’s Role in Entrepreneurial Business Activities: The Case of Fiji Samantha Naidu 1 , Jashwini Narayan 2 and Gurmeet Singh 3 1 School of Management & Public Administration, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji 2 School of Management & Public Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of the South Pacific (USP), Suva, Fiji 3 Graduate School of Business, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Synonyms Business risks; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Government policy; Innovation; Opportunity recognition Brief Definitions Franchise (or franchising) – It is a method of distributing products or services involving a fran- chisor, who establishes the brand’ s trademark or trade name and a business system, and a franchi- see, who pays a royalty and often an initial fee for the right to do business under the franchisor ’ s name and system. Entrepreneurial orientation – A process of organization management, administration, and the assessment of business risks. Autonomy – Based on the notion of entrepre- neurial independence in developing and bringing into effect an idea. Competitive aggressiveness – The intensity of a firm’ s efforts to outperform industry rivals, char- acterized by a combative posture and a forceful response to competitor ’ s actions. Innovativeness – The willingness to support creativity and experimentation in introducing new products/services, and novelty, technological leadership, and R&D in developing new processes. Proactiveness – The forward-looking perspec- tive with aggressive posturing relative to the firm’ s competitors. Risk taking – A firm’ s propensity to take actions when the outcomes are uncertain such as moving into unfamiliar new markets. Introduction Fiji is one of the most developed island nations in the Pacific. It is considered the hub of the South Pacific region due to many economic activities happening in the country despite its small size and given recent upgrades in infrastructure. Its positioning in the global frontier gives Fiji an © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 A. Farazmand (ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4272-1