Abstract

This study intended to determine the moderating effect of Innovation on the relationship between Enterprise risk Management Strategies (ERMS) and performance. The context of the study was the Christian-based hospitality businesses in Kenya. Indicators of performance were both financial and non-financial and data was sought both from primary and secondary sources. The Null hypothesis was formulated for testing the relationship using a significance p-value of p<0.05. The study adopted a positivistic philosophy using descriptive cross-sectional survey design on a population of 76 Christian-based hospitality businesses in Kenya which are unlisted. A 65.8 % response rate was achieved. This concludes that innovationsadopted by Christian Hospitality Sector in Kenya have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between enterprise risk managementstrategies and performance. The results implies that for the Christian-Based Hospitality Businesses in Kenya to improve performance effective enterprise risk management strategies must combine with effective innovative practices in order to perform well.

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