The Role Of Small And Medium Enterprises Training On Economic Development: A Case Study Of Faulu Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .................................................................................................................. !

ACKNWOLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................... III

ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................... IV

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................... V

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................... I

1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... I

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY ................................................................................. I

1.2GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ................................................................... III

1.3 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................. III

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS .......................................................................................... IV

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................. IV

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................. IV

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. V

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................................................................. V

2.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... V

2.1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. V

2.2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................ VII

2.2.1 COACHING ............................................................................................................ VII

2.2.2 WORKSHOP .................................. .' ....................................................................... VIII

2.2.3 E- LEARNING ........................................................................................................ VIII

2.2.4 SIMULATION ........................................................................................................ VIII

2.2.5 LECTURES ............................................................................................................ VIII

2.3 TRAINING .................................................................................................................. IX

2.4 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................. X

2.5 THE GENERIC CHALLENGES FACED BY SMES ................................................... XI

CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... XV

METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... XV

3.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... XV

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN ................................................................................................. XV

3.2 SAMPLING PROCEDURE ........................................................................................ XV

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3.3 POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE ........................................................................ XVI

3.4 THE QUESTIONNAIRE ........................................................................................... XVI

3.4.1 INTERVIEW GUIDE ............................................................................................ XVII

3.5 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF INSTRUMENTS ........................................... XVII

3.6 DATA ANALYSIS .................................................................................................. XVII

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................ XIX

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS ............. XIX

4.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... XIX

4.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................ XIX

4.3 RESEARCH FINDINGS ......................................................................................... XXIII

4.3.1 HOW DO SMALL AND MICRO ENTREPRENEURS BENEFIT FROM TRAINING AT

FAULU KENYA? ........................................................................................................ XXIII

4.3.2 THE CHALLENGES FACED BY SMALL AND MICRO ENTREPRENEURS AT

TRAINING IN FAULU KENYA ................................................................................. XXVII

4.3.3 WHAT ARE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS OF HOW TO IMPROVE CHALLENGES FACED

BY SME IN TRAINING AT FAULU KENYA? ............................................................ XXX

CHAPTER FIVE ....................................................................................................... XXXIV

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................... XXXV

5.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. XXXV

5.1 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... XXXV

5.6 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... XXXVII

5.7 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................... XXXVIII

5.8 AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ................................................................ XXXIX

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. XL

APPENDIX A ................................................................................................................. XLII

APPEND IX B ................................................................................................................ XLIII

INTERVIEW GUIDE .................................................. : ................................................. XLIII

APPENDIX C ............................................................................................................... XLIV

THE ROLE OF SME TRAINING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:A CASE STUDY OF

F AULU KENYA .......................................................................................................... XLIV