ABSTRACT The SME sector is important in the social economic development of Kenya and is perceived as an engine for economic growth. However, SMEs seem ill equipped to confront the challenges of globalization, whose hallmark is ICT and information a major determinant of competitiveness. Whereas large enterprises have embraced ICT to gain a competitive edge, evidence relating to ICT adoption and use by SMEs has suggested a slow response and limited progression. The objective of the study was to...
ABSTRACT Sound credit management is a prerequisite for a financial institution’s stability and continuing profitability, while deteriorating credit quality is the most frequent cause of poor financial performance and condition. Firms must therefore ensure that the management of receivables is efficient and effective. On that basis, it is simply good business to put credit management at the front end by managing it strategically. Therefore this study sought to establish the effect of credit ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between strategic practices and performance of KUSCCO. While the purpose of KUSCCO is to mobilize SACCOs to become affiliated to it hence the increase in saving portfolios from Ksh. 1.4B to Ksh. 2.0B but only 1.27 billion was achieved at the end of that Strategic Plan 2009-2013 period; this failure to build enough SACCO saving portfolio, through recruitment of more SACCOs, is attributable to weak or poor or inappropriate s...
ABSTRACT Despite the effort made by the government of Kenya to support the growth of MSE sector by creating enabling environment through appropriate legal and regulatory procedures, and in spite the fact that banks have recently made micro-credit accessible to MSEs (MESPT, 2011), there is no indication that the sector is growing. Research has shown that sixty percent (60%) of MSEs fail within few months of their operation (Bowen, 2009). Furthermore research has also confirmed that poor or lac...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the relationship between public financial management practices and county government funds absorption rate in Kenya. Many studies have been done on this field of public finance but none has focused particularly on public financial management practices and county government funds absorption rate in Kenya. Improved public financial management practices provide a unique opportunity for Kenyans to experience enhanced development due to high funds absorption r...
ABSTRACT Banking industry offers distinguished services that facilitate the transfer of cash between countries, and at the same time ensuring that borrowers and savers do business in a well-structured manner. Empirical evidence on the relationship between service delivery practices and performance of banks in Kenya is very scanty. In general the objective of the study was to determine the effect of service delivery practices on performance of commercial banks. The specific objectives investig...
Abstract Globalization and increased e-commerce has heightened the level of competition between organizations as they seek to have a competitive advantage over their peers in the industry. Subsequently, the need to attain company objectives has become paramount and therefore the productivity and performance of employees has become a key aspect for human resource management. The telecommunication sector in Kenya has transformed significantly over the past two decades and many companies have be...
ABSTRACT Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) “in the developing world are increasingly deploying the use of mobile payment systems to enhance the quality of their services and increase growth. The pace of transformation in the SME sector has caused more micro businesses realizing the potential of using the mobile money services or mobile payment systems in their service delivery. However, there are only a handful of studies on the application of mobile money service for success and g...
ABSTRACT Open Source Software is quickly gaining popularity among academic libraries in Kenyan and its presence is being felt by librarians everywhere. The perceived cost-effectiveness of OSS have significantly attracted managers of Kenyan libraries whose budgetary allocation is always inadequate. However, there is a glaring lack of information relating to the performance of Kenyan university libraries in relations to the unique features of Open Source Software.It is upon this background that...
ABSTRACT For a long time, the Catholic Church, Nakuru Diocese has been facing the challenge of not achieving intended goals of their projects due to the over runs in time and budgets in most Catholic Churches’ projects, it become necessary to examine the influence of project management practices on project outcomes at catholic churches. The study was therefore carried out to establish the influence of selected project management practices on project outcomes at Catholic Churches Nakuru dio...
ABSTRACT Over the last four decades, the pressure on organizations to engage in CSR has increased. Being socially responsible involves costs and therefore it should be beneficial to the business and improve sustainability. This study sought to investigate the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on financial performance of microfinance institutions in Mombasa County. The specific objectives of this study were to determine how the firms participation in environmental activities ...
ABSTRACT Budgetary process was a key activity in public secondary schools in Kenya as it guided activities of the schools. If not properly addressed, administrations of the schools were to find it difficult to consistently provide timely and quality learning services. The main objective of this study was to examine budgetary process and budget variance in public secondary schools in Rongo Constituency, Migori County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: To determi...
ABSTRACT The general objective of this study was to investigate the influence of knowledge management strategy on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Wajir County. Specifically, the study sought to: establish the influence knowledge creation on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Wajir County, determine the influence knowledge acquisition on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Wajir County, assess the influence of...
ABSTRACT The performance of most projects in Kenya fails to meet the expected goal based on time and cost indicators. More than seventy percent of the implemented projects recorded time and cost variations. Most of Kenya’s urban construction sector projects fail to achieve their objectives despite the many rules, regulations and the quality training of the consultants. In 2016, Mombasa County failed to deliver on its development public projects to the tune of forty seven percent. The study...
ABSTRACT Unaitas Sacco is faced by brand competition from the dominant market players such as commercial banks and micro-finance institutions with facilities throughout the country hence affecting loyalty among account holders in Unaitas Sacco. This is due to the fact that there are so many products and as such, consumers are highly influenced by perceptions on brand equity and other product attributes. This study therefore is aimed at establishing the effect of brand equity on brand loyalty ...