Corporate Growth Strategies and Performance of Selected Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMwilu, Hamida
dc.contributor.authorNjuguna, Reuben
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-17T12:59:47Z
dc.date.available2020-09-17T12:59:47Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research article published in International Journal of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe dynamic nature of business operating environment has called on business leaders to be strategic in their leadership roles if they are to sustain their competitiveness into the unforeseen future. Growth is important in Sacco’s because it is future oriented establishing ways in which the organizational operations can be aligned to future changes in the business environment to ensure that competitiveness is sustained. The SACCOs in Kenya have experienced problems in the past; some even shutting down therefore there is need for customer growth to be enhanced so as to increase their incomes so as to sustain the business. These SACCOs have to look for leaders and managers who can develop future targets, direct and lead other staffs towards meeting the firm’s objective and gaining a competitive edge. The aim of this study was an assessment of corporate growth strategies and performance in savings and cooperative societies in Kenya, Nairobi County. The study sought to determine the influence of market expansion, diversification strategies and acquisition strategies. The study target population was 41 licensed SACCOs in Nairobi County. The study used primary data to collect information, and the data collection instrument was a questionnaire which was given to the 41 operations managers in the 41 selected SACCOs. The data collection procedure was done by the researcher and drop-and-pick strategy will be applied. The data was coded and keyed in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 23.0), and was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. For descriptive statistics was through mean scores, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages, while the inferential statistics was through regression analysis to establish the relationship between strategic leadership and customer growth. The findings were presented in tables and charts for easy understanding, interpreting, and describing the data. The study established that market expansion, diversification strategies and acquisition strategies as corporate growth strategies had a positive and significant effect on the performance of SACCOs in Nairobi City County. The study concluded that the SACCOs significantly employed market expansion strategies through improved branch network, customer base enhancement, new distribution channels and technological innovation. The study concluded that the SACCOs embraced a hybrid of the main diversification strategies, diverse products and services significantly. It was concluded that to a little extent the selected SACCOs in Nairobi City County have employed acquisition as a corporate growth strategy. The study recommends that the SACCOs should embrace integrate technology in the implementation of corporate growth strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Further studies should be undertaken to establish the effect of corporate growth strategies on the performance of other SACCOs in other regions to establish the disparities or similarities among the financial sector players.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMwilu, H., & Njuguna, R. (2020). Corporate Growth Strategies and Performance of Selected Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya. International Journal of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2(2), 19-30. https://doi.org/10.35942/jbmed.v2i2.112en_US
dc.identifier.issn2707-802
dc.identifier.uriEntrepreneurship and Innovation, 2(2), 19-30. https://doi.org/10.35942/jbmed.v2i2.112
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20387
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovationen_US
dc.subjectGrowth Strategiesen_US
dc.subjectMarket Expansionen_US
dc.subjectSaccoen_US
dc.subjectDiversification Strategiesen_US
dc.subjectAcquisition Strategiesen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.titleCorporate Growth Strategies and Performance of Selected Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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