Effect of Integrating Production Skills and Equipment Technology Transfer on the Growth of Micro and Small Catering Enterprises in Kenya
- May 18, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue V, May 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Bancy Muthoni Ngwiri, Phd.
Lecturer, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Technology, School of Business Management Studies, Technical University of Kenya
Abstract: – In the last few decades, both developed and developing countries, micro and small enterprises (MSEs) have been used to trigger economic development. However, there has been lack of accelerated investment in new technology in this subsector. This study thus examined to what extent the technology transfers of production skills and equipment technology transfers are integrated and what is the influence of such integration on the growth of micro and small catering enterprises in, Kenya. This study employed the descriptive research method with a mixed model approach combining both qualitative and quantitative data collection approaches. The subject for the study was all catering MSEs in Nairobi County, Kenya with a population of 11,162 respondents. Stratified and simple random sampling methods were used in the selection of the samples. The total sample size from the total population was 384 catering respondents. Secondary and primary data were collected for this research. Primary data was obtained from owners of MSEs through self-administered questionnaires. Both the validity and reliability of research instruments were tested. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the population characteristics numerically. Descriptive statistics such as measures of central tendency was used to describe levels of dispersion. The relationship between independent variables and the Dependent was determined based on hypothesis testing and regression analysis. The study used the Logistic (or Logit) regression to establish the effects of the independent variables to enterprise growth. Qualitative analytic reasoning process was used to interpret and structure the meanings that could be derived from the data. The results of findings indicated that the combined effect of production skills and technology transfer of equipment/object is much greater than the effects of the individual predictors, production skills or technology transfer of equipment/object.
Key words: – Integration, Production Skills, Equipment, Technology Transfer
