Assessing the Impacts of Micro and Small Enterprises on Housing Development and Construction: The case of Addis Ababa with particular reference to Saving Houses Development Enterprise (SHDE) and Housing Development Project Office (HDPO)
Creators: name: Matewos, Gebru
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are recognized as important vehicles of economic growth, employment creation, and poverty reduction etc. As a result, MSEs occupy a prominent position in the development agenda of Ethiopia. The main objective of this research work focus on impacts of Micro and Small enterprises on housing development and constriction in Addis Ababa. A descriptive research method was used to address the research questions. The research was based on review of relevant literatures and both primary and secondary data were used in order to collect the necessary data. Primary data has been collected through questioner and unstructured interview. The secondary data was collected from different books, thesis, reports, articles, and webs. The total population of the study was 920 individuals in to two housing development programs with 22 project offices (AASHDE with 4 Project offices and AAHDPO with 18 project office) which is used as a stratum. Proportional stratified sampling technique and quota with the help of purposive sampling was used for the selection of 125 individuals from the strata. Following this, key informants are selected from both programs by purposive sampling technique. This study involves 112 individuals and 14/fourteen/ key informant and the collected data was organized in the form of tables and percentages. After the data were collected data were processed, analyzed and interpreted to arrive at real finding. The analysis was based on primary and secondary data collected through administrative type of questionnaires and interviews from officials. Quantitative and qualitative /mixed/ research techniques were employed and analyzed by using statistical package for social science (SPSS-version 16.0.) and STATA soft-ware. The study shows that 46 respondent (41%) disagree on the construction input do not provide within the given period of time by MSEs. The result of the study also shows that respondents who returned questionnaires 20% replied that hiding (ቅሸባ) Raw material is the highest. 19% of respondent also believe that all alternative would be the fact about negative impact of MSEs and 18% of them agreed that supplying poor quality construction input is the drawback of MSEs. Rent seeking and delay on providing input is the 3rd highest response rate on negative effects of the MSEs, which is accounted for 15%. The study also shows, In the inquiry made to explore whether the MSEs operators have or have no knowledge 34 (30%) (The lion share) of the respondent agreed that they have no knowledge about MSEs what they are doing. While 27% of the respondents are agree about the MSEs have knowledge what they are doing. However, based on results, recommendations were proposed. The study recommends further research especially on the negative impact of MSEs on housing development and construction in Addis Ababa.