Production Management Procedures and the Growth of Jua Kali enterprises in Kenya

The Micro and Small Enterprises play an important role in the economic development of most countries globally despite their level of development. The sector act as vehicle for low-income people to escape poverty through market-driven productive activities for growth of the economy. Consequently, their role and consequence of economic development have become a major research area in developing countries like Kenya. Studies have been conducted highlighting the limitations on the growth of micro-enterprises with a view to bringing to the solutions without success. Most enterprises' growth stagnates and eventually flop after some time due to lack of management abilities by most entrepreneurs/ managers. As a result, there was a need to review the production management procedures that affect the growth of Jua Kali enterprises. The objective of this study was to Evaluate the Production Management Procedureson the Growth ofJua Kali Enterprises in Kenya. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design. The target population was 210 entrepreneurs/ managers of microenterprises registered under Jua Kali association. The primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of the SPSS 20. Linear regression analysis was employed to determine the degree of relationship between the Production Management Procedures and enterprise growth. The result showed that Production Management Procedures had a strong positive relationship on the growth of Jua Kali enterprises with a Pearson correlations coefficient (r) of 0.656 at 95 percent significance level (p=0.007). The study concluded that Production Management Procedures has influences on the growth of microenterprise, hence the need for entrepreneurs/ managers to embrace appropriate management practices to grow businesses that spur the economy of the countr