Balance Score Card (BSC) is multi-dimensional performance management able to measure both fiscal and non-fiscal indicators for the purposes of improving firms‟ performance. Balance Score Cardhas been used by firms to align their activities to strategic outcomes. The study assessed application of the Balance Score card Strategy on performance of public secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study analyzed the effect of; stakeholders involvement (customer focused strategy), process im...
With the advent of devolution in Kenya, it is possible that most of the conflict in the public sector organizations today stem from the restructuring of government. Many County governments are yet to resolve some teething problems on many fronts which threaten to impede their functions and slow down the devolution process considerably. Some of these problems can be resolved through strategic leadership. However, studies on strategic leadership and organizational behavior have not linked strat...
Semi-autonomous government agencies within the state department of energy are critical to the taxpayer and the government for efficiency in public service delivery. Diverse studies have examined the role of internal audit on the organizational performance but do not link internal audit to organizational performance within semiautonomous state agencies in Energy department. This study sought to fill this gap by targeting semi-autonomous agencies in the State Department of Energy in Nakuru Coun...
ABSTRACT The study sought to evaluate the relationship between Porter’s generic competitive strategies and organizational performance among agro food processing firms in Nakuru and Kericho Counties in Kenya. Specific objectives were;- to determine the relationship between utilization of focus strategy and organizational performance, to determine the relationship between the utilization of cost leadership strategy and organizational performance , to determine the relationship between differ...
ABSTRACT With the collapse of Enron involving the misconduct of one of the Big 4, Arthur Andersen & Co. in the US and the CMC and Uchumi scandals in Kenya involving the big audit firms Delloitte and PwC, the argument for audits for big audit firms as synonymous with quality audit has become questionable. Despite several studies having been done on audit quality, none of them has touched on the analysis of audit quality attributes in relation to client satisfaction for the listed companies on...
The performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is considered one of the driving forces for developing countries like Kenya, where the economy has benefitted greatly from the contribution of SMEs. The traditional mode of delivering products and services by SMEs to the consumers is through a single distribution channel and that is physical SMEs branches. The aim of this study was to identify whether there is any role played by MFIs services on the achievement of strategic objectives of ...
The banking system plays a crucial role for any economy and any form of disruption in its functioning would have negative effects on the whole economy. It is therefore important to know the factors that influence the performance of the banking sector since identifying these determinants of bank performance is an important predictor of unstable economic conditions that would have negative effects on the banking sector. The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of stock market vo...
The hotel and tourism industry contributes a significant proportion of country employment and earnings in developing economies. In Kenya the hotel and Tourism sector contributes 14% of the Gross Domestic Product. Nakuru Town is one of the major tourist destinations in Kenya, however, security threats and decline in the number of tourists visiting the country, increased options, new innovations, and presence of substitute products has changed the competitive landscape. However, there is little...
Branding in universities are alternatives to bring differentiation in order to attract the attention of stakeholders. The problem addressed by this study was to examine how branding strategies such as internal branding strategies, external branding strategies and service mix branding strategies influenced postgraduate students’ choice of Universities in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study employed explanatory research design, the population of the study comprised of 3,742 universities postgradu...
This study analyses the relationship between corporate social responsibility and brand equity of Universities in Kenya. Many corporations seem to engage in socially responsible behavior as part of their normal business operations. The socially responsible activities include positive actions towards economic, social and environmental concerns of the society in which the firm operates. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) integrates these concerns into the corporate strategy and operations in ...
Football is an “industry” and clubs “businesses” characterized by competition for resources. The opportunities presented by expanding markets and the challenges of an environment characterized by increasing competition require that clubs successfully position themselves to build sustainable, competitive advantage. The main aim of the study was to analyze the effects of corporate governance on performance of soccer management in Kenya Premier League. Particularly the study analyzed; th...
There has been a great demand of Kenyan flowers which has put pressure on producers to meet the ever growing demand in Europe.Kenya has been faced with fierce competition from other flower exporting countries, namely Colombia, Ethiopia, and Israel. A number of flower firms in the country are trying to implement strategies that deliver competitive advantage such as increasing production, cutting costs and complying with the cut-flower industry standards. Business environmental challenges have ...
Strategic planning is one of the most important determinants of organizational success since it influences the work performance. Effective strategic planning leads to success while, on the other hand, poor planning will occasion organizational failure. There are forty seven Counties in Kenya and Nyandarua County is one of them. Nyandarua County is one of the Counties that have so far developed a County Integrated Development Plan. Though development of CIDP is very sound idea its implementati...
ABSTRACT Occupational stress is the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other demands placed on them. Its effects can lead to the loss of many man-hours that impact negatively on organizations and the economy of Countries. Although occupational stress is not an illness, it has grievous physical and emotional effects if it is intense or prolonged. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of occupational stress caused by job stress factors, working relation...
Since the 1990s, poverty reduction has taken priority at both national and international development levels. Within this framework, various initiatives have been taken. Microfinance has caught the attention of many Aid donors, Non-Governmental Organizations and Governments as an effective tool for poverty reduction. The successful use of microfinance is considered as victory for the poor to escape the poverty traps. In the Kenyan context, this same initiative and hope has been adopted. The po...