School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Effect of Dynamic Capabilities on Performance of Commercial Banks
(European journal of business and management research, 2022)The Kenyan banking industry contributes significantly to the government revenues yet financial reports indicate that Kenya’s listed banks recorded a negative EPS (earnings per share) growth of 0.8% in the financial year ... -
Moderating Effect of Dynamic Capabilities on the Relationship Between Porter’s Generic Strategies and Performance of Commercial Banks
(European journal of business and management research, 2022)The Kenyan banking industry contributes significantly to government revenues yet financial reports indicate that Kenya’s listed banks recorded a negative EPS (earnings per share) growth of 0.8% in the financial year 2017, ... -
Business-financing options' effects on micro-enterprise performance in the tropics: The case of Kisumu County, Kenya
(Routledge, 2022)Micro-enterprises play an important role in one of the world’s most socioeconomically challenged regions: the tropics. Although various business-financing options for micro-enterprises exist, little is known about whether ... -
Business-financing options' effects on micro-enterprise performance in the tropics
(Vrije universiteit Amsterdam, 2022)Micro-enterprises play an important role in one of the world’s most socioeconomically challenged regions: the tropics. Although various business-financing options for micro-enterprises exist, little is known about whether ... -
Supplier Selection Practices and Procurement Performance
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2021)As market globalization quickens, things to consider when selecting suppliers and the potential suppliers increases. There is a serious concern from the practitioners, government agencies and other stakeholders to what ... -
A Critical Analysis of Adoption of Information Technology in Fostering Supply Chain Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Devolved Governments in Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2021)Kenya being a developing nation is faced with unemployment challenges, unstructured entrepreneurial activities, and poor performance of devolved governments. These challenges have led to dwindling economic performance and ... -
Proposed Information Security Framework for Organizational Culture in Institutions of Higher Learning, Kenya
(Research gate, 2021)Information security policies are essential for the safety of Information Systems because they serve as a blueprint for the success of all information systems. The weakest link in information security is human activity, ... -
Level of poverty among the micro enterprise owners in homa-bay sub county,
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2018)The level of poverty in Homa-Bay County stands at 77.9% against 52% in Kenya. This study sought to establish the level of poverty among the Micro Enterprise Owners in Homa-Bay Sub County, Kenya. The study was guided by ... -
Effect of Competitiveness on Financial Performance of the Sugar Industry in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2018)A firm’s competitiveness and management efficiency in production gives it an edge over others in performance and profitability and thus being competitive and having an efficient management is important in enhancing a ... -
Effect of alternative financial delivery channels on performance of commercial banks: a survey of commercial banks in Kisumu city, Kenya
(IJECM, 2018)Though commercial banks continue to invest in rolling out branches that are complimented by various delivery channels, the challenge of access to formal financial services by customers remains a big impediment to the ... -
Firm size and firm financial performance: panel evidence from nonfinancial firms in nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(IJSSIT, 2019): Non-financial firms listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) contribute 31.4% of GDP which is far below the global average of 50% for the non-financial listed firms in the developed world. Moreover, some of them ... -
Effect of financial leverage on financial performance of nonfinancial firms listed in the nse, kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)Global average contribution of listed non-financial firms to Gross National Product stands at 50% whereas contribution of non-financial firms listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) remains at 13.4% between 2012 and ... -
Employee compensation on job performance in the county government of Kakamega, Kenya
(Strategic journal of Business & change Management, 2019)Despite the fact that County Governments have been investing heavily in staff empowerment strategies since inception its effect on job performance still remains vague. Several studies have been conducted on this subject ... -
Effect of firm size on financial performance of sugar firms in western Kenya .
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)Kenya Sugar sub-sector accounts for 7.5% of the National GDP and 15% of the Agricultural GDP. These firms have been experiencing poor financial performance with an average after tax profit of - 24% for the period 2010-2018. ... -
Moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between financial leverage and financial performance of non-financial firms listed in the NSE, Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)Performance of non-financial firms is perceived to be influenced by firm size and financial leverage among other factors based on the theory of economies of scale. Most studies carried out in Kenya focused on financial ... -
Dynamics of Core Inflation, Energy Inflation, Food Inflation and Manufacturing Sector Output Growth in Kenya: Econometric Analysis of Causality and Effects
(IISTE, 2021)World over, the manufacturing sector plays an important role in spurring economic development by boosting employment opportunities for semi-skilled labour and building a nation’s competitiveness through exports. Globally, ... -
Likely effect of gender and education on information adoption and utilization among sugarcane farmers in the nyanza region, kenya
(Journal of Social Economics Research, 2020)A lack of education and training is what limits the adoption of technology and, hence, development by small scale farmers. Controversy reigns on whether women are less or more likely to adopt and utilize agricultural ... -
Effect of performance based contracting on performance of road agencies in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2018)The study sought to determine the effect of performance based contracting on performance of road agencies in Kenya. Typically, road agencies (RA) are entrusted with responsibility of managing road assets but a large ... -
Electronic procurement practices at Kenya power limited
(International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2018)E- procurement is the use of computer technologies and the internet to conduct procurement operations and is one of the emerging procurement becoming popular: for business case it cannot be denied that, significant ...