Organizational Structure and the Performance of dairy Cooperatives in Kiambu County, Kenya
Abstract: Today cooperatives in Africa have diversified. Specifically referring
to the dairy cooperatives the union of the continent is strong to ensure
economic growth. Financial institution holds a large market share. As
compared to IMF and all other banking sectors in the African countries,
dairy cooperatives own 14% of the financial markets. This study was
undertaken to establish the influence of organizational structure on the
performance of dairy cooperatives in Kiambu County, Kenya. he study used
agency theory and theory of constraints to support study variables and
findings. This study adopted Sequential explanatory design to determine the
effecting leadership on the performance of Dairy Cooperatives in Kiambu
County. The target population for the study was 22650 respondents. Finite
population formula was used to calculate the sample size which arrived at
117 sample including both members and managers. The questionnaire
method was preferred to other techniques in this study. Data collected was
coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics where percentage, mean and
standard deviation were used. Regression analysis was done to assess the
relationship between the components of organizational management as
independent variables on Performance of dairy cooperatives Kiambu
County, Kenya. The The response rate for this study was 73.5% deemed
adequate for drawing inferences on organizational management and
performance. Females were the majority with representation of 53.49%. the
findings revealed that organizational management is fairly adopted in dairy
cooperatives