School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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The effect of inventory management control on the performance of the procurement function of south Nyanza Sugar company
(Maseno University, 2017)The ability of the management of medium scale enterprises (MEs) to carefully identify the risks that their businesses could face and take appropriate counter-actions will certainly lead to successful and profitable ventures ... -
Influence of strategy control on organization Performance: a survey of hotels in Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2017)The hotel industry alone is a multi-billion dollar and growing enterprise. Kenya has close to 500 licensed hotels of international standards to choose from. In Kisumu a number of hotels are present and others are being ... -
Effect of interest rate capping on performance of Commercial banks in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The study is set to gain an understanding of the effect of interest rate capping on the performance of banks in Kenya, a case of Kisumu County. There is an existent relationship between interest rates and the performance ... -
Role of self help micro credit groups on growth of small and medium sized investment in Kisii town, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Small and Medium Scale Enterprises are a major force in the Economic Development of a country since they play a role in employment creation and also GDP growth.MSEs Sector comprises 98% of all businesses in the country, ... -
Influence of new product development strategy on performance of bakeries in Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)There has been a question whether new product development strategy is rewarding or not in terms of firms’ performance worldwide. In Kenya, new product development strategy has been considered to be the main challenge for ... -
Analysis of working capital management on performance of construction and allied, energy and petroleum companies listed at Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Working capital management means the administration of current assets and current liabilities. Studies on effect of working capital management on profitability have revealed positive and negative relationships. Studies ... -
Analysis of relationship between inventory management and performance of public hospitals in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Performance in public hospitals has been in downward trend with top management of such facilities being blamed for mismanagement. Services in such facilities has been hampered with lack of critical items as drugs which has ... -
The retail service quality scale and customer loyalty: a case of selected supermarkets in Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)In Kenya, the supermarket sector has experienced tremendous growth in the last decade due to changing supermarket customer tastes and preferences. This has posed tight competition among the supermarkets as well as from the ... -
Influence of youth enterprise development fund activities on financial performance of youth - led enterprises in Kisumu town east constituency Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2018)The need for Youth Economic Empowerment across the globe has attracted increasing interest from policy makers and even Governments. Youth Enterprise Development Fund in Kenya was established in the year 2006. Youths ... -
Influence of on-the-job training and development in strategy implementation at University of Nairobi enterprises and services limited
(Maseno University, 2017)On the job training and development improves the skills and knowledge of an organization’s workforce to implement Strategy. Existing studies have singled out employee skill as one of the constraints of strategy implementation. ... -
Effect of relationship marketing on customer loyalty to brand choice: a survey of supermarkets in kisumu city
(2018)Organizations entirely rely on a proportion of core customers for profitability and financial survival. Essential and deliberate marketing practices like quality products, quality of services, as well as appropriate product ... -
Analysis of team building effectiveness as a performance Strategy in the telecommunications industry in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)For many years, team building has been used by organizations to enhance the moral of employees in different fields. Proponents of this strategy argued that it is ideal in addressing interpersonal problem in the workplace ... -
Relationship between post-audit practices and budgetary Performance of Suna East national government Constituency development fund, Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Global and regional researchers have done studies on factors affecting budgetary performance of institutions and industries. Locally, the already done studies emphasize on monitoring and evaluation of National Government ... -
Analysis of enterprise resource planning implementation factors in procurement performance: a case of Gusii water and sanitation company Kisii, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Most service companies consider Procurement function to be core to most organizational performance. Gusii Water and Sanitation Company (GWSCO) is one such company that has invested on its procurement function in order to ... -
Impact of strategic planning practices on the challenges faced by micro small and medium enterprises (msme’s) in Kitengela, Kajiado county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The purpose of the study is to investigate if strategic planning practices can help solve the challenges among MSME’s; Strategic planning is known to help entrepreneurs make decisions and get organized in order to remain ... -
Effect of resource utilization on performance of Homa bay county government, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)County governments as second level Government should play a vital role in the development of the economy through efficient utilization of resources and better performance. Resources are key factors of production and ... -
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 socioeconomic developments of regions and countries. Banks employ, finance and contribute to GDP. However, Economic Survey 2015 reports customer ... -
Effect of supplier sourcing strategies on organizational performance in South Nyanza sugar company limited Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Performance of most sugar companies in Kenya has been taking downward trend overtime with shareholders complaining of the ever declining asset values. South Nyanza Sugar Company located in Migori County is one such ... -
Influence of procurement process on performance of public institutions in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Procurement process remains fundamentally central to the success of procurement function and to the performance of any organization, private or public. Previous studies have been conducted on the subject matter of procurement ... -
Strategic challenges facing the growth of small and medium enterprises in Kitengela township, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2018)In Kenya, the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for 50% of the country’s GDP and have employed 80% of the country’s work force. SME is a very important sector for the Kenyan economy because it plays a very significant ...