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April 22, 2026Open Access

Influence of Innovation on Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Kinshasa City

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NMNantembu Nadine MweruGEGichunge EvangelineNJNzili James

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Descriptive research shows innovation enhances performance in SMEs, indicating a need for supportive policies.

Key Points

  • To investigate the impact of innovation on the performance of SMEs in Kinshasa City.
  • Adopted a descriptive research design targeting 290 SMEs.
  • Used stratified random sampling to select 322 respondents.
  • Employed structured questionnaires and performed statistical analyses including regression.
  • Innovation has a positive and statistically significant effect on SME performance.
  • 39.9% of performance variation is explained by innovation (R² = 0.399).
  • Regression analysis showed a strong positive relationship (β = 0.612, p = 0.000).

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Mweru et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e867356e0dea528ddeb7fchttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19656489
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