School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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A review of Kenya’s national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation: Insights from Mount Elgon
(CIFOR, 2014-12-16)Climate change will impact many sectors of the economy: rural agriculture, biodiversity, hydrology, etc. Farmers are particularly affected since agriculture, livestock, fisheries, horticulture and agroforestry depend on ... -
Might SACCOs be tribally managed successfully
(SAS Publishers (Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers), 2011): Savings and co-operative societies (SACCO) serve as an economic cushion for employees’ social welfare, however members bear the brunt of huge losses caused by mismanagement despite the set out regulations and guidelines. This ... -
Determining Automation effect on market efficiency
(2013-11-30)The aim of this research was to better understand technology-induced market changes. The Nairobi Security Exchange was studied and the effects of an automation exercise carried out in 2006, was the research focus. Adoption ... -
Factors affecting performance of trade unions in Kenya
(World Scholars, 2019)rade unions have been used to settle disputes between members and management, the implementation of changes and securing adequate representation of members in government, public and private sector. The objective of this ... -
Association Of Cost Leadership Strategy With Performance Of Radio Broadcasting Firms Based In Kisumu County, Kenya
(Novelty Journals, 2017)Marketing strategies literature show that cost leadership strategies are important drivers of performance and competitive advantage among firms. However, there is no literature about radio broadcasting firms, the association ... -
Effects of Service Quality Management on Performance of Vernacular Radio Broadcasting Firms in Western Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2018)Managing the quality of products and services is very important in ensuring that business excels in meeting its customer requirements and achieves organizational goals. Recent studies around service quality management ... -
Effect of Implementing Quality Management System on the Performance of Public Universities in Kenya: A Case of Maseno University, Kenya
(American Journal of Business, Economics and Management, 2015)The degree on which a set of inherent characteristics of employees fulfill an organizations’ performance, is seen to be based on a number of management systems and styles adopted by the organization. One of such systems’ ... -
Responses adopted by private universities in Kenya to cope with the changing higher education environment
(School Of Business, 2007)This study was on responses adopted by private universities operating in Kenya to cope with the changing higher education competitive environment; and the challenges, which the private universities are facing in responding ... -
Moderating effect of tourism business networks on tourism backward linkage with local micro and small enterprises in Kisumu County.
(Sinop University, 2020)The study aimed to establish whether the effect of physical location and type of tourism enterprises, on extent of tourism backward linkage with local enterprises in Kisumu County was moderated by business networks established ... -
Moderating effect of tourism business networks on tourism backward linkage with local micro and small enterprises in Kisumu County.
(Sinop University, 2020)The study aimed to establish whether the effect of physical location and type of tourism enterprises, on extent of tourism backward linkage with local enterprises in Kisumu County was moderated by business networks established ... -
Effect of Foreign Direct Investment, Inflation, Real Exchange Rate and Transfer Payments on Trade Deficit in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 2020)Across all the countries, the balance of trade has remained a key indicator of economic activities as it shows a country’s level of competitiveness in the world market. Economists are divided on whether a persistent trade ... -
Extend Of Adoption Of Corporate Governance Practices In Public Secondary Schools In Kisumu Central Sub-County, Kenya
(International Journal Busniess Quantitative Economics and Applied Management Research, 2016)Corporate governance is an important concept and is defined as the process and structures used to direct and manage business affairs of the company towards enhancing prosperity and corporate accounting. This implies the ... -
Strategic Management Practices and Service Delivery in the County Government of Bungoma, Kenya
(Kibabii University, 2018)Strategic management practices involve the art and science of formulating, implementing, and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives. The main purpose of this research ... -
Real Effective Exchange Rate Volatility and Its Impact on Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 2018)on foreign direct investment in Kenya. Findings of this study will add value to the Dornbusch overshooting model, production flexibility and risk aversion theories and partial and general equilibrium theories and will ... -
An Econometric Assessment of the Real Effective Exchange Rate Volatility in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 2018)A country’s real effective exchange rate (REER) is an important determinant of the growth of crossborder trading and it serves as a measure of its international competitiveness. The REER is an active source of discussions ... -
Assessing the productivity of indigenous chickens in an extensive management system in southern Nyanza, Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2010)The present study was conducted to assess the performance of indigenous chickens under extensive system in southern Nyanza, Kenya. The study was carried out in two phases in Komolorume and Kawere villages in Rongo and ... -
Effect of corporate governance on total income due to nonperforming asset portfolios in the banking sector: a case of commercial banks in Kenya
(www. ijern. com, 2016)It’ s argued that corporate governance can be linked to total income due to non performing asset portfolios (NPAs) in commercial banks in Kenya but this has not been determined empirically. Information is lacking on effect ... -
Mediating Role of Route Characteristics on Effect of Low-Cost Carriers on the Airline Market in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)Studies show that low-cost carriers have gained 15.2% market shares while enplanement had increased by 38% following their emergence. Whereas frequency is directly influenced by airlines’ key factor such as turn-time, it, ... -
An Empirical Investigation into the Effect of Enhancing Airline Capacity on Load Factor: A Case of Kenya’s Low-Cost Carriers
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)This paper reports the findings of an empirical study on the low-cost airline market. A lot of literatures on low-cost carriers’ business model agree that low-cost airlines operate with high load factors. However, due to ...
