Effects of Collective Action on Performance of Women-Owned Manufacturing Enterprises in Selected Counties in Kenya
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Date
2023
Authors
Tsuma, Faith Achungo
Wawire, Nelson
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Publisher
EJEFR
Abstract
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are imperative in boosting
manufacturing in Kenya. Stakeholders including the government have advanced
initiatives to promote MSMEs by providing affordable loans and developing policies to
help them thrive. Despite these efforts, there is sluggishness in the way manufacturing
enterprises owned by women perform. Collective action could be employed to reverse
this situation considering that most women are good at networking. This study’s
objective is to determine the effect of collective action on the performance of womenowned manufacturing enterprises. The study uses the primary data collected by
interviewing 55 women who owned enterprises. The women were selected through a
simple random sampling technique and a structured questionnaire administered. This
data was complemented by published data from government policy documents.
Descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses were done to establish the
degree to which collective action influenced how women-owned manufacturing
enterprises performed in Kenya. Spearman’s Rank correlation analysis established that
collective action was strongly and positively correlated with the performance of womenowned manufacturing enterprises. This was further investigated through regression
analysis and it was found that collective action positively affected those enterprises'
performance. The study recommends that women who own enterprises in the
manufacturing sector should embrace networking through belonging to a group(s) or
business organization(s) in order to improve the performance of their enterprises.
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Keywords
collective action, micro, small, and medium enterprises, manufacturing enterprises, entrepreneur
Citation
Tsuma, F. A., & Wawire, N. (2023). EFFECTS OF COLLECTIVE ACTION ON PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN-OWNED MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES IN SELECTED COUNTIES IN KENYA. European Journal of Economic and Financial Research, 7(2).