RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERVENTIONS AND BENEFICIARY POVERTY REDUCTION BY FAITH BASED ENTERPRISES: DOES MACRO ENVIRONMENT MODERATE?

Abstract

This paper focuses on the moderating role of macro environment on therelationship between interventions and beneficiary poverty reduction (BPR) byFaith based enterprises (FBEs) within the slums of Nairobi. The slums poor live indeplorable conditions with social welfare deprivations. This explains the comingin of FBEs to assist in various aspects of BPR such as education, health, shelter,water, food and employment. There is incomplete information that cannot explainsuccess or failure of moderation by macro environment. Based on these gaps, thepaper sought to determine the moderating effect of Macro environment on therelationship between interventions and beneficiary poverty reduction by FBEs. Toattain this, hypothesis from the study objective was tested. This paper appliedtriangulation data collection from 72 FBEs. The study uses the descriptive crosssectionalresearch design. Data is analysed using descriptive, inferential statisticsand qualitatively. The study results provide evidence FBEs instill disruptions indevelopment that impact positively on people livelihoods. Regression results foundmoderation effect of Macro environment not statistically significant on therelationship between Interventions and BPR. Correlation coefficient was .729indicating a strong correlation between interventions of macro environment alonewith BPR. Descriptive show Macro environment factors contribute positively toBPR. The lack of significant moderation effect by Macro environment is newinformation to theory as it explains scanning of environment information forresources to achieve best management practice. Pentecostalism and Catholicismare the most prevalent in BPR within slums of Nairobi. Future research couldadopt the grounded theory approach for possible in-depth diverse set of conceptsand theories to explain moderating effect of Macro environment on therelationship between interventions and beneficiary po