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

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

Subscribe to access this work and thousands more

Report

Subscribe & Access

Overall Rating

0

5 Star

(0)

4 Star

(0)

3 Star

(0)

2 Star

(0)

1 Star

(0)

APA

N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-5324</div>, < (2024). The Relationship Between Risk Taking and Performance of Small and Medium Agro Processing Enterprises in Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-relationship-between-risk-taking-and-performance-of-small-and-medium-agro-processing-enterprises-in-kenya

MLA 8th

N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-5324</div>, <div>Wanjau "The Relationship Between Risk Taking and Performance of Small and Medium Agro Processing Enterprises in Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 04 Jun. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/the-relationship-between-risk-taking-and-performance-of-small-and-medium-agro-processing-enterprises-in-kenya. Accessed 07 Sep. 2024.

MLA7

N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-5324</div>, <div>Wanjau . "The Relationship Between Risk Taking and Performance of Small and Medium Agro Processing Enterprises in Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 04 Jun. 2024. Web. 07 Sep. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-relationship-between-risk-taking-and-performance-of-small-and-medium-agro-processing-enterprises-in-kenya >.

Chicago

N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-5324</div>, <div>Wanjau . "The Relationship Between Risk Taking and Performance of Small and Medium Agro Processing Enterprises in Kenya" Afribary (2024). Accessed September 07, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-relationship-between-risk-taking-and-performance-of-small-and-medium-agro-processing-enterprises-in-kenya

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

0

Document Details

Related Works