School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Effect of Different Strategies on Procurement Efficiency in Public Secondary Schools: A Survey of Public Secondary Schools in Ndhiwa District, Kenya
(American Journal of Business, 2015-04-01)Public procurement system in Kenya has undergone significant developments. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of different strategies adopted by public schools on their procurement processes. The research ... -
Effect of implementing quality management system on the performance of public universities in Kenya: A case of Maseno University, Kenya
(American Journal of Business, 2015-05-23)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’ ... -
Relationship between Volume of Mortgage Lending and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks Quoted in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(International Journal of Business and Management Invention, 2017)Mortgage loans have become an important aspect of loan portfolio among commercial banks in Kenya. It is observed that commercial banks’ lending criteria are pro-cyclical. As a result, they are likely to underestimate the ... -
Analysis of Rice Supply Chain in Kenya
(International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research, 2017)In the last decade, supply chain management has played an important role in leading organizations today to; succeed in their business goals, gain competitive advantages, and improve business performance. As the result of ... -
Effect of Organization Culture on organization performance on Public Universities in Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2018)Organizational culture is the adhesive holding companies together in a country and is characterized by stability processes, collectivity and predictability, and is a source of recreation, of new opportunities as well as ... -
Relationship between Quality Management System Adoption and Organization Performance of Public Universities in Kenya
(Global Journal of Management and Business, 2018-07)Organizations’ implication of adopting Quality Management System (QMS) and the resistance it generates negatively affects the performance of Higher Education Institutions (HEI). In Kenya between the period 2014 and 2015, ... -
Open Source ERP Adoption-Use and Organisational Performance of Deposit-Taking Saccos in Kenya
(International Journal of Information Technology, 2019)The cost and benefits of an ERP system are arguably the reason why Deposit-Taking SACCOs are opting for adoption-use of open source ERP in an effort to achieve organisation performance. Technology adoption is only important ... -
The Extent and Significance of the Drivers of Adoption-Use of Open Source ERP by Deposit Taking Saccos in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2019)Deposit taking credit and savings cooperatives in Kenya are increasingly utilizing open source enterprise resource planning to better manage resources and improve efficiency.The most successful adoption of technology ... -
MEDIATION EFFECT OF SYSTEM SUCCESS FEATURES ON OPEN SOURCE ERP ADOPTION-USE AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE
(Global Scientific Journals, 2019)Organisations are shifting their attention towards flexibility, savings and efficiency in order to win or to survive in the market. The emergence of open source ERP for financial institutions can be viewed as one of the ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption-Use of Open Source ERP by Deposit-Taking Saccos in Kenya
(International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research (IJMSR), 2019)The deposit taking saving and credit cooperative societies (Deposit-Taking SACCOs) are increasingly utilizing open source enterprise resource planning (open source ERP) to improve the efficiency with the least possible ... -
Investor Behaviour towards Initial Public Offers (IPOs) in Kenya: A Re-Modelling of the Harry Markowitz’s Risk-Return theory?
(International Association of African Researchers, 2019)The period 2000-2013 witnessed a tremendous rise in investor participation in IPOs in Kenya. During this period a number of IPOs resulted in over-subscription. Outstanding cases include; Kenya-Re (334%), Kengen (236%), ... -
Application of Management Policies in the Processing of Member Claims in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF): A Case of Nakuru Branch, Kenya
(AFRREV IJAH: An International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2012)This paper reports a study that examined application of management policies in the processing of member claims in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Nakuru Branch. The specific studies objectives include to identify ... -
Construction and validation of consumer attitudes on biosecurity principles: A methodological perspective
(International Institute for Science, Technology & Education (IISTE), 2012)The purpose of this study is to examine how companies could prepare themselves to deal effectively with strategic issues affecting them with particular reference to the insurance industry in Kenya. This follows the turbulent ... -
Effective Management of Strategic Issues in the Insurance Industry, Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2015)The purpose of this study is to examine how companies could prepare themselves to deal effectively with strategic issues affecting them with particular reference to the insurance industry in Kenya. This follows the turbulent ... -
Sustainable procurement concept: Does it all add up?
(Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2018)Sustainable procurement sits under the umbrella of sustainability, which involves making decisions that maintain the right balance between the environment, society and economy to ensure long-term organizational success. ... -
An Econometric Assessment of the Real Effective Exchange Rate Volatility in Kenya
(AJEBA, 2018-05)A country’s real effective exchange rate (REER) is an important determinant of the growth of cross-border trading and it serves as a measure of its international competitiveness. The REER is an active source of discussions ... -
Land tenure challenges in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Net Journal of Social Sciences, 2019)Rapid urbanization often results in land tenure conflicts commonly in urban fringe areas. Overly, this is attributed to lack or in some instance unclear urban planning schemes. Kisumu city, the third largest city in Kenya ... -
INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL LINKAGES ON GROWTH OF INFORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN HOMA BAY COUNTY OF KENYA
(EPRA trust publishing, 2020)Financial linkage is an emerging form of partnership widely practiced between NGOs, formal and informal financial institutions in developing countries. The existing forms include but not limited to financial training, ... -
Determinants of sugar market performance under imperfect market conditions: Empirical evidence from Kenya
(2011)This study investigates market (supply and demand) factors causing high pricing, which influences performance of the locally manufactured sugar from the six (n=6) manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was based ... -
Factors Affecting Performance of Trade Unions in Kenya
(American Journal of Business and Management, 2013)Trade 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 ...