Strategic Alliances and Performance of Commercial State-owned Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Loading...
Date
2025
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
global presshub
Abstract
Most commercial State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Nairobi, Kenya, have been underperforming,
often relying on financial bailouts. This study investigated the impact of strategic alliances on their
performance, focusing on resource sharing, risk sharing, regulatory compliance, and cost-efficiencybased alliances. Grounded in resource reliance, resource-based view, and public interest theories,
the study employed a descriptive survey design, targeting all 37 commercial SOEs in Nairobi. Using
purposive sampling, one senior manager from each SOE participated, and structured
questionnaires were used for data collection. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics (mean,
standard deviation, and coefficient of variation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and
multivariate regression). Results indicated that strategic alliances significantly influenced SOE
performance, explaining 88.7% of performance variation. Resource-sharing alliances had a positive
Description
Article
Keywords
Citation
MUSIMBA, KENNEDY, and Nahashon Langat. 2025. “Strategic Alliances and Performance of Commercial StateOwned Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya”. Asian Journal of Economics, Finance and Management 7 (1):252-66. https://doi.org/10.56557/ajefm/2025/v7i1271