School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Influence of Strategic Management Practices on Performance of Industrial Development Bank Ltd, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Improving organizational performance and efficiency in service delivery of public institutions has seen the implementation of performance management system through performance contracting throughout the public sector. ... -
Effect of Motivational Factors on Employee Retention: A Case of Kenya Airways Limited
(Maseno University, 2016)Business environment has become very competitive due to advances in technology, increased globalization, and changing customer expectation, among others. Retention of key employees remains key remedy in ensuring competitive ... -
Influence of Strategic Leadership Orientation on Implementation of Competitive Strategies in Kijabe Hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)There is growing recognition that the most important problems in the field of strategic management are not related to strategy formulation, but rather to strategy implementation. High failure rate of organizational ... -
Factors Influencing Choice of Investment Products by Financial Managers of Firms Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Investment products refer to investment avenues available for savers in any market. Behavioral finance and investment management literature show that investment products are influenced by both financial and non-financial ... -
Effect of Procurement Regulations Adherence in Procurement Process Administration in Public Secondary Schools in Emuhaya Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Public Procurement sector in Kenya has evolved from a crude system with no regulations to an orderly legally regulated procurement system by procedures laid out in the Public Procurement and Asset disposal Act, 2015 .Most ... -
Relationship Between Corporate Governance Practices and Financial Performance of Tea Factories in Kisii County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Tea farming contributes about 40% to agricultural export'Tii Kenya. Despite the overall contribution, Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) tea factories in Kisii County have continued to perform poorly leading to 5% of ... -
Association Between Market Penetration Strategy by Rural Electrification Authority and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case of Siaya County, KenyA
(Maseno University, 2016)Market penetration is the activity or fact of increasing the market share of an existing product. The market penetration strategy by Rural Electrification Authority (REA) is an enhanced electricity connectivity programme ... -
Assessment of Performance Appraisal Practices Affecting Employee Performance at Kenya Medical Research Institute Kisumu, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Performance appraisal practices affect organizational strategy. Social justice theory views social exchanges as fair when individual's contributions are recognized with rewards. Effective performance appraisal practices ... -
Relationship Between Working Conditions and Employee Turnover in Private Security Companies, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Emp oyee turnover remams. agoI b a I pro blem to organizations . . . m t heltS.~{' ~<~ a"ors. toL3a g. lRAeve aR competitive advantage. For instance, the U.S. experiences an average of 197% turnover each year; ... -
Influence of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Job Satisfaction in The Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology in Nairobi, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Due to increased competition in the global economy, workforce diversity, s§Ai~~ stakeholders and demand for better services, the Government of Kenya has i hced li"'/ reform agenda to transform the civil service. Human ... -
Effect of Alternative Financial Delivery Channels on Performance of Commercial Banks in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Though commercial banks continue to invest in rolling out branches that are complemented by various delivery channels, the challenge of access to formal financial services by customers remains a big impediment to the ... -
Effect of Inflation on Performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Effect of inflation on the stock exchange has been under scrutiny in past few decades due to the interest potential investors have shown in the stock market globally. However, the empirical studies in this area have ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ...