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    Operational Practices and Performance of Selected Textile Firms within Export Processing Zone Athi River, Kajiado County, Kenya
    (Journal of Business and Management Sciences, 2024-09) Malala, Ayub; Muthimi, Janet
    Kenya's garment and textile business encounters numerous challenges which arise from the continuous decrease in the spending power of the majority population, resulting in reduced demand for textile items. Furthermore, the country is vulnerable to intense competition in third markets from well-established manufacturing economies such as China, as a result of inexpensive imports and the removal of quotas following the expiration of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothes. This, study sought to examine operational practices and performance of selected textile firms within Export Processing Zone Athi River, Kajiado County in Kenya. Specifically, the study investigated the impact of organizational systems approaches, innovation approaches and stakeholder involvement practice on performance of selected textile firms within Export Processing Zone Athi River, Kajiado County in Kenya. Using descriptive research design, a total of 29 Export Processing Zone Businesses in Athi River, Kajiado County, made up the research population. The sample size of 213 was drawn from a population consisting of 457 staff that were administrative staff, the research made use of a stratified simple random sampling design. The data collection method involved use of questionnaire for primary data source which were subjected to validity and reliability tests. The inferential techniques were used to determine central tendency metrics like the standard deviations and study mean and std. deviation. Finally, conducting regression and correlation analysis to compare variables. Using a statistical tool for social science to analyze data rendered the analysis less complex. For the purpose of making the comprehension of the quantitative data as straightforward as possible, tables were utilized. From the analysis, among selected textile firms within export processing Zone, a positive and statistically significant correlation ((β)=0.217, t=3.874, p