Complexity in Modern Automobile Technology : A Challenge to Mechanics Operating in Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
@inproceedings{Mairura2015ComplexityIM, title={Complexity in Modern Automobile Technology : A Challenge to Mechanics Operating in Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya}, author={Kennedy Ojucku Mairura and Kepha Osoro}, year={2015} }
Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya have restricted levels of technology, inappropriate technology and inadequate institutional capacity to support adaptation and absorption of modern technological skills. Technological inventions, innovations and developments in electronics, hydraulics and pneumatics have revolutionalized the automobile industry. In light of the these developments, the informal sector mechanics must be equipped with appropriate technical skills in order to have a competitive…
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