Building sustainable business development services : empirical evidence from Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorOlomi, Donath R.
dc.contributor.advisorKiraka, Ruth (Prof.)
dc.creatorNyollo-Otieno, Hellen
dc.date05/14/2013
dc.dateTue, 14 May 2013
dc.dateWed, 15 May 2013 18:47:35
dc.dateWed, 15 May 2013 18:47:35
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T11:28:57Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T11:28:57Z
dc.descriptionPaper presented at the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, 19thMay-23rd May 2009, Kampala, Uganda,
dc.descriptionThis is a PhD thesis that is ongoing. In this paper the authors investigates how sustainability of BDS can be explained; why some BDS providers succeed while others don’t; what the successful BDS providers do differently from those who are not as successful. Grounded Theory is used and justification for its use is given. Data collection and analysis is still going on. Preliminary findings from the data so far collected and analyzed show that what makes sustainable BDS seems to vary from one individual provider or organization to another depending on the motivates for venturing into the business, the personal attributes of the provider, the business approach that the provider takes and on the prevailing external factors. Furthermore it depends on how sustainability has been defined.
dc.description.abstractThis is a PhD thesis that is ongoing. In this paper the authors investigates how sustainability of BDS can be explained; why some BDS providers succeed while others don’t; what the successful BDS providers do differently from those who are not as successful. Grounded Theory is used and justification for its use is given. Data collection and analysis is still going on. Preliminary findings from the data so far collected and analyzed show that what makes sustainable BDS seems to vary from one individual provider or organization to another depending on the motivates for venturing into the business, the personal attributes of the provider, the business approach that the provider takes and on the prevailing external factors. Furthermore it depends on how sustainability has been defined.
dc.formatVolumes:Vol.10,
dc.formatNumber of Pages:187-194
dc.identifier0-9765288-4-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/3543
dc.languageeng
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dc.subjectBusiness Development Services
dc.subjectBDS
dc.subjectSmall and Medium Enterprises
dc.subjectSMEs
dc.titleBuilding sustainable business development services : empirical evidence from Kenya
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeConference Paper
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