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Factors Influencing Strategies Adopted by Community Based Organizations in Kenya: a Case of Nyamira County

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	John, Hellen Nyamoita Muturi, Willy
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Community Based Organizations (CBOs) play an important role in providing services at the local level. CBOs are non-profit organizations whose activities are based primarily on volunteer efforts. This means that CBOs depend heavily on voluntary contributions for labour, material and financial support. In the hit for donor funding, communities in the developing countries, Kenya included live below a dollar per day and thus rely heavily on donations.The objective of the study is to examine the factors that influence strategy adoption by CBOs in Kenya.A descriptive Study of Nyamira County, Kenya.Target population of nine hundred and fifteen (915) Sub County Social Development Officers, and members of the CBOs and a sample of 10% of the total population was considered that gave a total of 92 respondents. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and results represented by use of percentages, frequency, tables and regression equations. Inferential statistics were done using Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis to determine the relationship between dependent and independent variables. The study concluded that competition, information technology. Resource mobilization and capacity building did influence both negatively and positively strategies adopted by CBOs. They affect negatively when such strategies are not embraced and positively when they are embraced and incorporated in to the organization for efficiency.
Starting Page	83
Ending Page	94
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.9790/487X-1904028394
Volume Number	19
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jbm/papers/Vol19-issue4/Version-2/K1904028394.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1904028394
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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