Influence of Situation Analysis on Performance of Youth Enterprises Development Fund in Nairobi City County

Abstract

The absence of situation analysis may result in inadequately designed strategies, misallocation of resources, and poor risk management approach all of which could negatively impact organizational performance. The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of situation analysis on the performance of youth enterprise development funds (YEDF) in Nairobi city county. The study was descriptive, targeting a population of 114 staff at the headquarters. A Census of all the target respondents was considered as the sample. A questionnaire with open and closed questions was used to obtain data for the study through online and physical administration. Analysis of data was done by descriptive, content, and regression analysis. Out of a sample of 114 respondents, only 96 respondents returned their questionnaires which represented a response rate of 84.2%. Results of the study revealed that an r-square of 0.196, which implies that situation analysis, accounted for 19.6% of the changes in the performance of the youth enterprises fund. Besides, the study revealed a β of 0.713 and a p-value of 0.001<0.05. The study concluded that situation analysis had a positive and significant influence on the performance of YEDF in Nairobi city county. The study recommended the YEDF enhance and pay more attention to both internal and external factors that affect its performance. YEDF should conduct more internal assessments of its strengths and weaknesses. Besides YEDF in Nairobi county should also conduct a situation analysis on the external environmental factors including technology and economics to enhance its performance.