dc.contributor.author | Murungi, Sybil G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-15T06:21:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-15T06:21:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/97191 | |
dc.description | A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award for a degree of arts in project planning and management,
university of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The intent of microfinance institutes (MFIs) in developing countries is to provide loans to very poor
people inorder to help them transform their lives. MFIs tend to receive subsidies; sustainability is
being sought to free MFIs from non-market dependencies. Sustainability is expected
tobeachievedwith“bestpractices,”ofwhichmanagementwithperformancemeasuresisa component. The
aim of this study is to examine the influence of microfinance services on women entrepreneurs in
Kiogoro Ward, Kisii County. It seeks to find out the availability of microfinance institutions
operating in Kiogoro Ward, examine influence of financing to the growth of household income in
Ward, explore how group lending influences household income and to examine the influence of
accounting information sharing on household income. In the examination of influence of
microfinance on growth of household income, this study utilized theory of planned behavior and
supply-leading finance theory. Descriptive research design was adopted the target population were
women entrepreneurs who by the time of collecting data were operating in the region. With a total
population of 730, the study used systematic random sampling in selecting a sample of 219
respondents from the three wards in Kiogoro. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used as
data collection instruments and both quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed. The findings
were presented in frequency tables. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | The Influence of Microfinance Services on Women entrpreneurs in Kiogoro Ward, Kisii County | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |