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Moderating Effect of Integrated Financial Management Information System Use on the Relationship between Supply Chain Practices, Procurement Performance of Lake Region Economic Bloc Counties, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Procurement performance of county governments in Kenya, particularly within the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB), continues to face challenges despite the implementation of the Integrated Financial Management Information ... -
Mediating effect of cash flow on the relationship between portfolio management and financial performance of insurance firms listed in the Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Globally, Financial Performance of listed insurance companies reflects steady growth, which has over time varied across economies. For developing economies like Africa, the performance has revealed weaker growth reflected ... -
Social entreprenuership strategies, social innovation and resilience of one-acre fundhousehold livelihoods in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(Maseno university, 2024)One Acre fund programme a social entrepreneurship was introduced in Western Kenya to help improve maize production on one acre pieces of land. Reports indicate increase of 20% to 30% in maize production of 3000 to 4000 ... -
Performance management in the relationship between transactional rewards and employee performance at teachers’ service commission, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Teachers Service Commission, Kenya (TSC) has struggled to offer quality service to teachers in Kenya. In particular, it adopted performance management besides transactional rewards for its secretariat staff in 2005/2006 ... -
Effect of idiosyncratic risks and earnings quality on volatility of stock returns amongst firms quoted at the Nairobi securites exchange
(Maseno university, 2024)Globally, extreme levels of stock return volatility at the capital markets result to inefficiency in capital utilization and reduction in liquidity by firms. Locally, stock returns volatility at the NSE has led to a ... -
Effect of financial innovations on financial performance of commercial Banks in Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Commercial banking industry in all economies have been facing increased performance fluctuations due to high competition, interest rate changes, high credit risk, exchange rate fluctuations and liquidity problems. To ... -
Influence of corporate governance practices, ownership concentration and firm size on financial performance of firms listed at Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Financial status of firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange from 2016 -2020 showed a decrease in revenue of Ksh -89.671 billion, a decrease in market capitalization of Ksh-294.91 billion and a downward trend in the NSE ... -
Effect of behavioral biases on the relationship between real estate investment strategies and operational efficiency of real estate firms in Nairobi county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Despite several interventions that help cushion developers in Kenya, the supply of housing units stands at approximately 50,000 a year against an annual demand of 250,000. Over the past five years’ operational efficiency ... -
Moderating influence of job satisfaction on the relationship between employee resourcing practices and performance of academic staff in Kenyan public universities
(Maseno University, 2022)Public universities spur Kenya Vision 2030’s pursuit for globally acclaimed education, training and research. However, higher education stakeholders including World Bank, employers, Kenya’s Commission for University Education ... -
Determinants of revenue management practices and their Effects on the financial performance of star-rated Hotels in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Revenue management (RM) has garnered huge attention in management science research. Past RM researches have hypothetical and methodological inadequacies, such as few variables of the study, errors in measurements, and the ... -
Exchange rate pessimism in Tanzanian macroeconomic policy
(University of Illinois, 1989)To correct balance of payments disequilibria many developing countries are experiencing, attention is focussed on visible trade deficit because capital markets are almost non-existent, capital mobility is strictly ... -
Structure and performance of fish Markets in the Lake Victoria region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2002)This study investigates the structure and performance of fish markets in Kenya's Lake Victoria region. The primary data used to analyse the market structure is based on a multistage survey of 465 respondents in Busia, ... -
Analysis of market structural characteristics, conduct and Performance of sweet potato industry in Rachuonyo South district, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Sweet potato (Ipomea halalas L) is a high yielding crop with higher food value than many staple food crops. Its production in Kenya is mainly concentrated in Rachuonyo South district. To minimize market inefficiencies ... -
Analysis of the effect of customer personality on Determinants of customer loyalty in the banking sector: a Survey of banks in Homabay county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2013)Marketing management research has advocated for the establishment of determinants of customerloyaltyto improve customer retention and organization performance. Despite consumer behavior theory emphasizing the importance ... -
Impact of Strategic Control Practices and Strategic Orientation On Organizational Performance of Sugar Firms in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2011)Despite strategic management advocating for the use of strategic control practices to improve the implementation of strategic plans and organizational performance, establishing the strategic control-performance relationship ... -
Analysis of the Effect of Customer Personality On Determinants of Customer Loyalty in the Banking Sector: A Survey of Banks in Homabay County, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2013)Marketing management research has advocated for the establishment of determinants of customerloyaltyto improve customer retention and organization performance. Despite consumer behavior theory emphasizing the importance ... -
Influence Of Human Resource Management Practices on The Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)This study investigated the influence HRM practices on the performance of SMEs in Kisumu Municipality. HRM is the management function that implements strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals. The ... -
Role of cost of information adoption and utilization in the relationship between cost of sugar cane production and cost of food production among farmers in Nyanza region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)In Kenya, agricultural sector absorbs 60% of the labour force, contributes 24% to GDP and sustains over 80% of the rural populations’ livelihood. In Nyanza region, sugarcane production covers 55.9% of the total arable ... -
Projection of Educational Resource Requirement for Provision of Quality Education In Primary and Secondary Schools In Siaya County, Kenya By 2030
(Maseno University, 2021)Projection of educational resources such as teachers and physical infrastructure is the first step towards effective allocation of the scarce resources that are vital in provision of quality education. Siaya County recorded ... -
Moderating Effect of Investment Decisions on Corporate Risk Management and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies In Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)Globally, the financial performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) has been improving steadily as shown by the increase in membership which is approximated at one billion, with the turnover from the ...
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