Entrepreneurial Opportunity Discovery Dimensions and Growth of Nongovernmental Organizations in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorTindika, Olive Kamene Ndeveni
dc.contributor.authorWanjau, Kenneth Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorKariuki, George Mbugua
dc.contributor.authorMuchiri, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-26T09:34:20Z
dc.date.available2022-10-26T09:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-19
dc.descriptionA Research Article in the International Journal of Research in Business and Social Scienceen_US
dc.description.abstractNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play a critical role in addressing social ills like poverty, employment, and food insecurity; therefore, their growth prospects enhance their ability to address these social ills. Discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities amongst the agro-based NGOs has not got the desired attention, and it is the least researched area in social entrepreneurship. This study investigated the relationship between Entrepreneurial Opportunity Discovery Dimensions and Growth of Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya. It employed correlation design and was anchored on the Kirznerian Entrepreneurship Theory. The target population was 135 agro-based NGOs in Kenya. A mixed-method approach was used, combined qualitative and quantitative techniques. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 and Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS graphic- 25) aided in the analysis. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS and Simple linear regression analysis were the primary analysis techniques used to evaluate the relationship between entrepreneurial opportunity discovery dimensions and the growth of NGOs. The results indicated that alertness0.372, p=0.033)and prior knowledge (0.163, p=0.031) have a significant favorable influence on growth, while social networks 0.047, p=0.713) showed an insignificant effect on the growth of NGOs. Investing in acquiring alert individuals and helping them gain relevant knowledge in the 21sttechnologies and emerging issues can lead to increased NGO ability to continue serving the community effectively and be engines of development for the general good of Kenyaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNdeveni, O. K., Wanjau, K. L., Kariuki, G. M., & Muchiri, J. (2019). Entrepreneurial opportunity discovery dimensions and growth of non-governmental organizations in Kenya. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 8(5), 18-26.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2147-4478
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/24356
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Research in Business and Social Scienceen_US
dc.subjectOpportunity discoveryen_US
dc.subjectKirzner theoryen_US
dc.subjectStructural equationen_US
dc.subjectModel NGOsen_US
dc.subjectJEL Classificationen_US
dc.subjectL19en_US
dc.titleEntrepreneurial Opportunity Discovery Dimensions and Growth of Nongovernmental Organizations in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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