IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/cwk/ajocsk/2025-26.html

The Role of Strategic Evaluation and Control in SME Performance: Lessons from Empirical Evidence in Kabwe District

Author

Listed:
  • Ndila L Yanda

    (The University of Zambia, Institute of Distance Education, Lusaka, Zambia)

  • Austin Mwange

    (The University of Zambia, Graduate School of Business, Lusaka, Zambia)

  • John Moose

    (The University of Zambia, Institute of Distance Education, Zambia)

  • Clement Mwaanga

    (Mulungushi University, School of Business, Kabwe, Zambia)

Abstract

This study investigates the role of strategic evaluation and control (SEC) in the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kabwe District, Zambia. Based on the Resource-Based Theory (RBT) and Dynamic Capabilities Theory (DCT), the research explores how SMEs assess and adjust their strategies over time to align with internal and external environmental changes. A mixed-methods approach was employed, collecting quantitative data from 202 SME owners and managers through structured questionnaires and qualitative data via semi-structured interviews. The findings reveal that strategic evaluation and control positively affect SME performance, particularly in terms of sales, profits, and customer satisfaction. However, qualitative findings indicate inconsistencies and a lack of structured frameworks in implementing evaluation and control processes. The study recommends enhanced training, collaboration, and access to financial resources to improve the strategy evaluation and control mechanisms within SMEs in Kabwe District.

Suggested Citation

  • Ndila L Yanda & Austin Mwange & John Moose & Clement Mwaanga, 2025. "The Role of Strategic Evaluation and Control in SME Performance: Lessons from Empirical Evidence in Kabwe District," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, vol. 6(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:cwk:ajocsk:2025-26
    DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v6.i.1.9
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ijcsacademia.com/index.php/journal/article/view/155
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.59413/ajocs/v6.i.1.9?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:cwk:ajocsk:2025-26. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Charles G. Kamau (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://ijcsacademia.com/index.php/journal .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.