Impact of youth firm participation in networks and technological innovations on business performance: A case study of food processing industry in Morogoro Municipal

Kebwe, Veronica N. K. (2019) Impact of youth firm participation in networks and technological innovations on business performance: A case study of food processing industry in Morogoro Municipal. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This dissertation determines the impact of youth firm’s participation in networks and technological innovations in business performance in Morogoro Municipal food processing industry. Specifically to identify factors for youth firm’s participation in networking and technology innovation, that promotes business performance, to explore how youth entrepreneurs networked with input suppliers and the markets of their produce, to examine the relationship between networks and innovations in product, process and market. Sum of 120 participants were extracted from different levels which involved youth SMEs together with Morogoro Municipal (Business Development office department). The Quantitative data were obtained by the used of the questionnaires and the Qualitative data obtained from the interviews done to district staffs. Questionnaires and Interviews were used as data collection tools and data analysis was done using special programme known as Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Microsoft excel 2007. Findings of this study showed that, youth firms’ (food processors) participation in networks on technological innovations in business performance it is still challenging to many of them and most of the business which are done in Morogoro Municipal are not formal. This means that the district business officers has a lot to do to emphasize them to formalize their business so that they can real know and realize if they are making profit or not. It is recommended that the government should provide a wide room to accommodate and provide an integrated strategy which will improve the model of business so there is a need of these officers to provide training on the importance of the youth who are in business to formalize their business. Food possessor should establish a platform that can assist them in getting easy their requirements i.e training, workshops, seminars.

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