Factors affecting job creating and low job creating firms owned by women in Kenya

The purpose of this study was to identify: constraints which inhibit the expansion of employment in job creating (over 4 employees) and low job creating (4 or less employees) firms owned by women in Kenya, the characteristics of women owned businesses and the strategies they use to promote growth of their businesses. One hundred women entrepreneurs in Nairobi (50 women operating job creating firms and 50 women entrepreneurs operating low job creating firms) were interviewed for this study. The study was exploratory and it was limited to women entrepreneurs in Nairobi.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Gakure, Roselyn Wangui

Contributors dc:contributor

• Nelson, Robert E.

• Women's Studies
• Education, Business

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Gakure, Roselyn Wangui

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9543590
(UMI)AAI9543590

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20005