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dc.contributor.authorWanjau, Kenneth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-5324
dc.contributor.authorGichira, Robert
dc.contributor.authorWambugu, Angeline Wambui
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-09T09:38:46Z
dc.date.available2019-10-09T09:38:46Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.identifier.citationIOSR Journal of Business and Management, Volume 18, Issue 9 .Ver. IIen_US
dc.identifier.issn2278-487X
dc.identifier.urihttps://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/2309
dc.description.abstractThe study used Structural Equation Modeling partial least squares (SEM-PLS)to investigate the influence of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firm Performance of Kenya’s Agro Processing SMEs. The study was undertaken on Agro Processing SMEs registered with Kenya Association of Manufacturers operating with Nairobi and its environs. The questionnaires were self-administered on owner/managers of agro processing SMEs. Entrepreneurial Orientation was conceptualized and analyzed as a latent second-order construct comprised of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk taking. The study results revealed that Entrepreneurial Orientation has a positive and statistically significant influence on firm performanceof Kenya’s agro processing SMEs. The study concludedthat Entrepreneurial Orientation as a uni-dimensional construct is an important predictor of firm performance, in terms of growth and profitability.The implication of this finding for managerial practice and future research is discussed. Keywords:-Entrepreneurial Orientation, Firm Performance, Agro Processing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Kenyaen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIOSR Journal of Business and Managementen_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial Orientationen_US
dc.subjectFirm Performanceen_US
dc.subjectAgro Processingen_US
dc.subjectSmall and Medium Enterprisesen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firm Performance of Kenya’s Agro Processing Small and Medium Enterprisesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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