School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Exports as a Determinant of Inflation in Kenya: Disaggregated Econommetric Analysis
(European Scientific Journal, 2017)The purpose of this study was to examine exports as a determinant of inflation in Kenya: A disaggregated econometric analysis with specific objectives of establishing the relationship between domestic exports and inflation ... -
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2017)Empirical literature on the determinants of FDI flows is extensive but controversial over some determinants of FDI in-flows in developing countries. The objective of this study therefore is to investigate the overall ... -
Land Tenure Systems in Kisumu City;The formal- Informal Dichtomy
(International Journal of Sciences, 2017)In the process of urbanization, the peri-urban areas are often the front line of urban transformation and transition and therefore potential zones of conflicts over land tenure arrangements. This study sought to explore ... -
The Relationship between Exports and Inflation in Kenya: An Aggregated Econometric Analysis
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2017-05-08)The relationship between exports and inflation remain debatable and inconclusive where empirical studies have posted mixed results such as [11,16,12,13,15] that range from positive effect, negative ... -
Effect Of Internal Budget Deficit Financing On Economic Growth In Kenya
(Noble Academic Publisher, 2019)Economic growth is an increase of a country’s output of goods and services commonly financed by internal and external sources some of which comprise public borrowings. Internal borrowing by Kenyan government has been ... -
Challenges of solid waste management in Kisumu, Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2017-12-01)Solid waste management is a major environmental and public health concern in many urban areas of developing countries. Kisumu like many urban areas of developing countries is grappling with increasing waste generation, an ... -
The Characteristics, Extent and Drivers of Urban Food Poverty in Kisumu, Kenya
(Consuming Urban Poverty Project, 2018)Kisumu – Kenya’s third-largest city – experiences a very high level of food insecurity that is directly linked to poverty. Given the precarious employment status of many in Kisumu, and the high levels of food insecurity, ... -
Public Expenditure On Agriculture And Poverty Alleviation In The East African Community
(IJRAS, 2018-10-10)Over the last decade, the East African Community (EAC) partner states have sustained an increase in public expenditures. The underlying debate is the belief that budgetary expansion creates economic opportunities ...
