dc.contributor.author | Otieno, Irene A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-09T09:38:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-09T09:38:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Masters thesis University of Nairobi (2009) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/20711 | |
dc.description | Master of Arts Degree in Project Planning & Management | en |
dc.description.abstract | This study assessesed how demographic factors affect the performance of women
owned enterprises in Kibera slums.
The following were the study objectives: To determine how differences in education
levels of women entrepreneurs affect performance of their enterprises, to determine
the effect of family size on performance of women owned enterprises, to determine the
effect of different ages on performance of women owned enterprises, to determine the
effect of marital status on performance of women owned enterprises, and to determine
the effect of previous occupation on performance of women owned enterprises
The design employed to meet the objectives was the survey method used to capture first
hand information on demographic factors. The instruments of data collection used were
questionnaires, which were administered by the researcher to the respondents.
Observation was done to check on the general performance of the enterprises.
The results show that previous occupation has no significant effect on performance of
women owned enterprises. A large family size has a negative effect on business
performance but that marital status, education, and age have positive influences on
business performance of women owned enterprises. The results also show cross
relationships among the demographic variables. The study concludes that efforts to
address the problem of women's less remunerative enterprises should focus on improving
their access to education as one of the important factors for improving their human
capital. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
dc.title | The Influence of Demographic Factors on Performance of Selected Women owned Micro and Small-scale Enterprises (MSEs) in Kibera Division, Nairobi. | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Department of Arts | en |