dc.contributor.author | Mbiti, Florence M | |
dc.contributor.author | Mung’atu, Joseph | |
dc.contributor.author | Kyalo, Dorothy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-25T11:47:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-25T11:47:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mbiti, Florence M., Mung’atu, Joseph., Kyalo, Dorothy (2015). The influence of socio-cultural factors on growth of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kitui County, Kenya. International Journal of Business and Social Science 6(7) ; PP. 242-250 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | http://ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol_6_No_7_July_2015/25.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/90048 | |
dc.description.abstract | Entrepreneurship is all over the world emerging as gainful employment and a means of helping women t
o
improving their economic and social status while asserting themselves in the business world. This pa
per
examined the influence of socio
-
cultural factors o
n growth of women owned micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
in rural areas of Kitui County. Growth of micro and small enterprise means increase in sales, profit
s, employees,
production and service lines. The study used descriptive survey as the research des
ign involving a target
population of 390 women owned micro and small entrepreneurs drawn from manufacturing, agriculture,
commerce and services sectors in Kitui County. Proportionate stratified sampling was used to form a
sample of
194 women entrepreneurs
. Simple random sampling was applied on the sample to select the respondents from
each sector. Questionnaires and observation guide were used to collect data which was analysed using
descriptive and inferential statistics. The results suggested that socio
-
cultural factors positively influenced the
growth of women
-
owned MSEs. The study recommended for t
he government
continuously review laws pertaining
to women’s land ownership and inheritance rights,
efforts to be made to educate both women and men on their
respective rights
while ensuring full implementation of the new constitution to empower women and be able to
change their roles.
Special programmes to train, capacity build and mentor women particularly in
entrepreneurship should be put in place to change
women mind set to make women
-
owned enterprises more
competitive while
the government should continuously work towards providing conducive business environment. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.subject | Entrepreneurship, Growth of Women Enterprises, Kitui County, Micro and Small Enterprise, Socio - cultural, Women Enterprises | en_US |
dc.title | The influence of socio-cultural factors on growth of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kitui County, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |