This article explores the prospect for higher education management post Covid-19 in Kenya.The arrival of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)in Kenya March 2020 did not only present a challenge due to the closure of universities alongside other schools but also presented an opportunity for higher learning institutions to be innovative in their delivery of content to students.As such,it is...
Banking failures coupled with declining profitability have been experienced in the Kenyan banking sector for a couple of years. This comes even after the Central Bank of Kenya has made concerted efforts to address the problem by introducing the risk management guidelines in 2005. Additionally, in its report on the financial of the Kenyan banking sector for 2016/2017, banks profitability...
It had been established that Mission health facilities in Kisii County face vast and unique financial challenges that run from lack of enough funds to cater for the day-to-day operating expenses and obligations of the health facilities through to the unfortunate miniature level of financial resources to guarantee investment projects such as expansion, modernization and upgrading of the...
Financial inclusion has been identified as an important factor that accelerate the growth of any economy and alleviate poverty. MFI's offer various financial services to its clients. However, little has been documented on how the Micro-finance services affect financial inclusion in Arid and Semi-Arid lands in Kenya. Thus, this study sought to establish the effect of microfinance services on...
Kenya government looses about one third of the national budget to corruption engineered through unexplained purchases with the County Governments leading in such unexplained purchases as is annually raised by the Auditor General leading to stalled projects, under-development and massive wastage of public resources. For example, in Vihiga County in 2018/2019 financial year Kshs. 3,454,884 and...
The accelerating pace of technological innovations has affected many organizations performance today.Some firms respond defensively,seeing technology as a problem, while others through strategic use of technological innovation strategies gain permanent advantage.The study analysed the effect of product and process technological innovation strategies on organization performance in the Kenya...
Effect of Working Capital Management Decisions on Financial Performance of Tea Firms in Kenya
Charles Yegon
PhD (Candidate)
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Telephone: 0722 870 350 E-mail: chkyeg@gmail.com
The title of this study is to investigate the effect of working capital management decisions on the financial performance of tea firms in Kenya. The...
Key words: Geothermal, Commitment, Engagement, Leadership, Success, Human Resource Management, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Kenya,
This study brings to a sharp focus the role of employee commitment, engagement and leadership on organizational success in the energy industry in Kenya. The study was carried out with an aim of optimizing employee involvement in the industry as a means of...
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Microenterprise plays a significant contribution to economic growth. In Kenya, The sector has been
recognized by the government through efforts to develop and strengthen appropriate institutional
frameworks are estimated to contribute 20% and 72% to the Gross Domestic Product. The purpose of this
study was to examine the influence of business development ...
According to Kenya National Bureau of statistics report of 2016, the high mortality rate of micro, small and medium enterprises in Kenya was due to shortage of operating funds, increased operating expenses, declining income and losses incurred from the businesses. These issues have been addressed by the national and county governments through various initiatives. However, the stunted growth...
The general objective of this study was to determine the influence of entrepreneurial networking structural dimension on growth of small and medium enterprises in Kenya. The study operationalized networking structural dimension by networking density, position, diversity and range. This study was guided by entrepreneurial networking and entrepreneurship theories. The study employed a mixed...
Influence of External Stakeholder Participation on the Sustainability of Fairtrade Premium Funded Projects in Kenya
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Name: Margaret Cheptoo Siele
Institutional Affiliation: Jomo Kenyatta University
Email Address: msielec@yahoo.com
Phone Number: 0723407650
Theme: Sub-Theme 2; Issue- Development partners and project Sustainability
The Development partners are institutions...
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Bond market plays a great part in the economy of Kenya as it provides a platform for companies and individuals to invest. The study sought to establish the influence of inflation rate on the bond market growth in Kenya. The study further investigated the moderating effect of diaspora remittance on the relationship between inflation rate and the growth of bond market in Kenya. Monthly...
NAME: Linet Moraa Amenya
INSTITUTION: JKUAT
EMAIL: linmoraa2003@gmail.com
Phone No: 0710741554
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Bond market plays a great part in the economy of Kenya as it provides a platform for companies and individuals to invest. The study sought to establish the influence of inflation rate on the bond market growth in Kenya. The study further investigated the moderating effect of...
Implementation of Human Resource Management policies by governments in developing countries has not translated into development and quality service delivery. Leadership is integral to achieving government goals. This study aimed to establish influence of intellectual stimulation on implementation of Human Resource Management policies by the County Government of Kakamega. A descriptive research...
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There is rapid growth of university education in Kenya from five public universities to 24 in number and private universities also rose to 24 in number. Such high rate of expansion means, targeting the same customers, the students leading to emergency of competitive strategies in order for the universities to remain afloat. Market focus strategy is one of those critical strategies...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of retained earnings finance structure on the growth of manufacturing SMEs in Rwanda. To reach the study objective, mixed research design was used in collecting, analyzing and interpreting quantitative data. The target population of this study consisted of all the 868 small and medium manufacturing enterprises registered with Rwanda...
Strategic performance measurement systems (SPMS) play a critical role of stimulating learning and triggering change in behavior. Effective performance measurement systems must be designed to reflect dynamism around and within the firm. It’s expected to have adequate flexibility to accommodate demands for contingency and changes. Medium sized firms are major players in economic development....
In response to drought, hunger, intertribal conflicts, and the unsustainable livelihood challenges facing the poor rural community in Turkana county , the study , compelled action to help redress this deplorable situation. The study utilized the Community Project Cycle (CPC) approach. The CPC targeted the following key objectives, to scrutinize the potential of the targeted community in terms...
Performance is a key pillar to the accomplishment of the goals of all organizations, whether private, public or non- profit. Employees are the intellectual assets of the organization and they are an avenue to achievement of competitive advantage. An employee welfare service in an organization is vital in fostering employee motivation and improving their productivity. In view of this, the main...
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Financial institutions in Kenya play a vital role in realizing financial inclusion among micro and small enterprises. Financing has been identified as a key element for micro and small enterprises to thrive in developing countries. Researchers have argued that lack of financing is almost universally indicated as a key problem for micro and small enterprises. The study was guided by...
Public universities are significantly constrained in terms of resources. The human resource attribute is, in fact, the most affected with a lecturer to student ratio of 1:30 for social science undergraduate studies. With the onset of performance contracting, the government requires standard performance from university staff. This calls for a review and analysis of the prevailing staff...
THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING READINESS ON STAR-RATED HOTELS COMPETITIVENESS IN THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT IN KENYA
Jane NZISA, Njenga GITAHI & Symon KIPROP
1Kabarak University, P.O. Box Private Bag, Kabarak, 20157, Kenya
Tel: +254 722 910592, Email: jnzisa@kabarak.ac.ke
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In Kenya where the hotel industry injects KShs. 200B into the economy and most...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating effect of Hotel star rating on the relationship between service tipping and performance of hotels in Kenya based on Balanced Score Card Perspectives. The study was based on Resource-Based Theory and Balanced Scorecard Framework. The study adopted descriptive quantitative survey design with a sample frame of 183 hotels in four...
The state corporations are marred by under-performance which in turn translates to losses and misappropriation of public funds as majority of the state corporations have been found to register losses and dependent on exchequer for budgetary allocation and survival. This can be associated to lack of a comprehensive reward management system which creates dissatisfaction among employees leading...
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Universities are faced with challenging issues of dealing with the perception that employees have regarding support they get from their employers. Academic staffs perceive that universities are reluctant in supporting them in achieving their goals. The criteria used by universities in supporting employees may not be clear, this discourages competent staff reducing their commitment...
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Micro and small enterprises play a critical role in driving sustainable economic growth.Political environment is a significant influence of sustainable growth of Micro and Small Enterprises.This study sought to establish correlation between the political environment and the sustainable growth of Micro and Small Enterprises in Nakuru Town, Kenya. The elements of political environment...
