Commercial banks play a crucial role in the agricultural sector in advancing affordable credit to improve their productivity, enhancing their food security, and expanding their income. Financing of the sector however continues to get the lowest levels of credit in Kenya compared to other sectors due to poor loan repayment. The objectives of the study were to establish the effect of Gross Domestic Product, determine the effect of real effective exchange rate; determine the effect of lendi...
In the global economy of the 21st century competition is complex and intense. Without effective strategic leadership, manufacturing firm‟s efforts to achieve and sustain competitive advantage are greatly constrained. Organizational effectiveness emanating from strategic change is significant for an organization to achieve competitive advantage. Effective strategic leadership guides organizations to enhance strategic change whilst competing in turbulent and unpredictable environment. H...
The use of performance contract as a performance strategy has been acclaimed as an effective and promising means of improving the performance of public sector. The objective of this study was to explore on the effect of the Government‟s performance contracting strategy on the performance of public health institutions in Kenya. Despite the availability of extensive existing literature on the effect of implementing performance contracting in various public sectors in Kenya, there is no i...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of quality management practices on the performance of public primary schools in Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. The research objectives were to; determine the extent to which QM practices have been applied in public primary schools and determine the effect of QM practices on performance in public primary schools within Nakuru Municipality. The study used a census survey of all the 60 public primary schools and the respondents of the study were 60 head t...
ABSTRACT Prudential regulation forms a critical part of operations in the banking sector. The aim of the regulations is to protect investors and consumers and ensure systemic stability. Consequently, commercial banks are required to maintain adequate level of capital, liquidity, asset quality, credit risk and management efficiency. This implies that new regulations have a direct impact on financial performance of banks. In Kenya, the Central bank of Kenya implemented the prudential regulation...
The banking sector in Kenya has benefitted from the advancement of information solutions that has shaped the operational processes. Kenyan banking sector has adopted the use of self-service technology (SST) as a tool of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness in most business processes leading to an increase in sales, profits and relative growth in market share of most companies. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of SST on operational performance of commercial banks i...
ABSTRACT The development of entrepreneurship is an important economic development but is challenged by lack of capital. Microfinances are set up with the main objective of financing small enterprises but still they are not capable to meet the capital needs of the businesses. In spite of the importance of this sector, the provision and delivery of financial services by these firms has been below expectation. Literature suggests that firm characteristics determine performance of microfinances. ...
ABSTRACT In the Kenyan, unit trusts have played a pivotal role in the growth and development of the economy. Unit trusts have grown in acceptance and popularity as evidenced by the growth in the number of approved unit trust funds from virtually zero in 2001 to 11 in 2008. However, performance of unit trusts has elicited a lot of questions, there has been an average growth of Sh1.9 billion annually to Sh17.6 billion in a span of nine years much slower than other financial sector investments s...
ABSTRACT The recruitment of employees with the right skills and abilities helps an organization achieve its strategic goals efficiently. Egerton University has had difficulty in attracting a pool of applicants in fields such as Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Health Sciences, Agricultural Economics and Commerce as highlighted in its strategic plan. Past studies have not examined the strategic factors influencing the recruitment of academic staff. The purpose of this study was to det...
The Kenya Sugar industry has not been able to produce enough sugar to meet the domestic demand. The low production of sugar and low income to the farmer is caused by unsustainable land use practices occasioned by uncontrolled land subdivisions. This research is important as it helped in identifying the priority needs of the farmers and how to address these constraints. The main objective of the study was to investigate the effect of land subdivisions on sugarcane production within SONY S...
ABSTRACT Every business organization has its own way of building its corporate shareholding structure and it affects the decision of dividend payment. The general objectives of the study were to study the effect of corporate shareholding structure on dividend policy of listed firms in Nairobi securities exchange. The specific objectives of the study were; to examine the effect of foreign shareholding structure on dividend policy of listed firms in NSE; to evaluate the effect of local individu...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) on Organizational Performance among tea processing firms in Kericho County. The objectives of the study were: to investigate the effect of Green Purchasing on Organizational Performance, to establish the effect of Green Manufacturing on Organizational Performance, to investigate the effect of Green Distribution on Organizational performance, to examine the effect of Green Marketing on Organiza...
A merger happens when two firms, often of about the same size, agree to go forward as a single new company rather than remain separately owned and operated. According to popularperception, Mergers fail to deliver the synergies, competitive scale, and financial results that executives had anticipated (Robert, 2002). With the negative viewpoint so popular, many executives may have second thoughts about proceeding with a merger, even if a deal looks promising. In Kenya, a number of organiz...
ABSTRACT Acknowledging that women had been marginalized in access to formal financing, the government of Kenya introduced the Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) to provide an alternative, easily accessible and affordable finance. However despite the efforts made by the government, most women enterprises still are not accessing the funds as anticipated in this government endeavors. There has been concern among various stakeholders that even though the government has availed affordable funds for women...
ABSTRACT Pyrethrum production, processing and marketing has been faced with many challenges, evidenced by Kenya losing the top position of global supplier of pyrethrum. Kenya used to control 70% of the global pyrethrum market share. However, the production, processing and marketing of pyrethrum flowers has dwindled in recent years. According to the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, markets have been lost to other competing countries, while farmers are shifting to alternative crops. While past studies...