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The Relationship Between Risk Taking and Performance of Small and Medium Agro Processing Enterprises in Kenya

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The element of risk taking in entrepreneurial orientation reflects calculated and manageable risks. Risk taking is a dominant attribute of entrepreneurship as the higher the risk-taking orientation, the higher a firm’s profitability and growth. This purpose of this paper was to establish the influence of entrepreneurial risk taking and firm performance of agro processing small and medium enterprises in Kenya. The study findings revealed that risk taking has a positive impact on firm performance of agro processing SMEs in Kenya. The implications of these findings for managerial practice and suggestions for further research are discussed. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Risk taking, Firm Performance, Agro Processing SMEs, Kenya

Source: Karatina University Digital Repository (Karatina University)

Authors: Kenneth Wanjau, Angeline Wambui Wambugu, Joseph Mung’atu

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2791199810

FWCI: 4.536

Cites: 52

Cited by: 29

Related to: 10