Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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Influence of Performance Appraisal on Employee Performance In Public Service-Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)For about a decade and a half, the Government of Kenya put in place measures that included adoption of rapid results initiative and performance contracting aimed at improving efficiency in service delivery. Despite the ... -
Effect of Performance Contracting On Quality Service Delivery in Technical and Vocational Educational Institutions in Siaya County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Performance contracting IS aimed at performance improvement within the public sector. However, despite the improvements in performance in some sectors like education and banking, Technical and Vocational Educational ... -
Effect of Human Resource Audit on Employee Performance at Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya
(2015)Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company is bedeviled by numerous customer complaints on water shortages and contamination, regular water line bursts, delay in connections,, bias in customer handl ing and reducing profitability. ... -
Water Resources Allocation and Use in the Lower Sondu Miriu River Basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)The adoption of a holistic approach to water resources allocation where all water resources in a river basin, their quality, quantity and the socioeconomic linkages are considered has been a global issue. However, small ... -
Effect of Computer Applications on the Preparation o f Quality Financial Reports for Public Universities In Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Computer accounting systems' literature show computer applications are important in the preparation of quality financial reports. Previous studies mainly focus on automated accounting information system and computer ... -
Social Context of Bullying in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu-East Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Bullying is a global problem that has negative consequences on school environment and lives of students. Research indicates that the prevalence of bullying is high ranging from 27% in developed countries to as high as ... -
Effectiveness of Personal Selling Strategies in the Banking Industry in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)According to World Bank 2015 report, banking industry contributes enormously to socioeconomicdevelopments of regions and countries. Banks employ, finance and contribute to GDP. However, Economic Survey 2015 reports ... -
Influence of Self-Efficacy on the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Youth in Small and Medium Businesses In Butere Constituency-Kakamega County
(Maseno University, 2015)Kenya Youth Enterprise Fund. Entrepreneurship and youth empowerment is the engine for technological innovation and development worldwide. Thus several businesses for individuals/ youth groups have been formed in the view ... -
Internal Accounting Controls Mechanisms On Performance of Kenya Revenue Authority, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Management accounting literature show preventive accounting controls, accounting error detection controls and corrective accounting controls as important aspect of enhancing performance among firms. Prior studies fail ... -
Effect of Value Added Tax Reforms on Revenue Mobilization from Small Corporate Taxpayers In Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Problems of taxation have been receiving special and increasing attention in recent years the world over. In Kenya, because of the limited amount of resources that can be obtained from offshore and from domestic borrowing, ... -
Effect of Micro-Finance Services on Performance of Small And Medium Enterprises in Kisumu East District, KENYA
(2015)Though micro-finance institutions and markets literature show non-financial services, savings mobilization and micro-credit loans as important aspect of enhancing SMEs growth and sustainability, the effect of non-financial ... -
Relationship between Business Level Strategy and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kisumu City,Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)The service sectors which include the banking sector makes 58% contribution to Kenya's GDP as per the World Bank Statistics 2010. Commercial bank branches in Kisumu city are facing stiff competition from other branches ... -
Effect of Coaching Strategies on Performance of State Corporations in Kisumu County in Kenya: A Case of Lake Victoria South Water Services Board
(Maseno University, 2015)Thedegree on which an organizations' performance is increased, is seen to be based on a numberof performance management systems and styles adopted by the organization. One of such systems currently being adopted by many ... -
Effect of Inventory Management on Financial Performance Of Hospitality Industry in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Inventoryrefers to the value or quantity of raw materials, supplies, work in progress and finished stockthat are kept or stored for use as need arises. Inventory management is the art and science of maintaining stock ... -
Influence of Strategic Choices on Performance of Public Organizations: A Case Study of Kenya Pipeline Company, Western Region
(Maseno University, 2015)Strategic choice is defined as the wayan organization seeks to align itself with the environment. It concerns the decisions about the organizations future and the way in which it needs to respond to pressures and influences. ... -
The Effect of Corporate Branding Dimensions on Consumer Satisfaction in the Banking Industry A Case of Standard Chartered Bank Branches in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)The Kenyan banking sector continued to record impressive growth between 2007 and 2011, with the overall profitability rising by 30%. However, the economic survey of 20 13 indicate that the financial sector grew slower ... -
Effect of Information and Communication Technology Adoption on the Livelihoods of Rural Citizens of Kisii County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Information and Communication Technologies (lCTs) are considered as important tools in , empowering rural citizens with the ability to communicate instantaneously thereby facilitating rural development process and ... -
Effect of Organizational Factors and Employee Demographic Characteristics on Employee Turnover At Lake Basin Development Authority, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Employeeturnover is the rotation of workers around the labour market; between firms, jobs and occupations;and between the states of employment and unemployment. Veldsman's theory has it that the propensity to stay or ... -
Implementation on Hospitality Industry' Performance, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Hospitality institutions are increasingly embracing the practice of strategic planning in anticipation that this may translate to improved performance. However, strategic planning studies have mainly focused on the direct ...