EFFECT OF INNOVATIVENESS AGILITY ON PERFORMANCE OF SAVINGS AND CREDIT CO-OPERATIVES IN KENYA
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Globalization and rapid technological developments have contributed to uncertainty and unpredictability in all sectors which have emphasized the importance of the ability of an organization to adapt to unexpected changes, something that is considered to be critical to achieving and maintaining a steady performance. The study established effect of innovativeness agility on performance of savings and credit co-operatives in Kenya. The study used explanatory cross-sectional design. The study employed stratified random sampling technique in coming up with a sample size of 204 respondents from a total of 433 of representatives of management staff working in savings and credit co-operatives in Kenya. The study concluded that there is a strong correlation coefficient between Performance of Saccos and innovativeness agility. The study recommended that that policy and practice for performance should be carefully evaluated and the results of that evaluation fed back into improved approaches.
Key Terms: Agility strategy, Competition, Innovativeness, Organizational performance, Quality Management, sstrategic Agility
CITATION: CITATION: Ade, E. M., Namusonge, G. S., & Sakwa, M. (2019). Effect of innovativeness agility on performance of savings and credit co-operatives in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (1), 135 – 149.
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