School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Effect of working capital management on financial performance of sugar companies in western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Globally, studies on how various working capital elements impact on the firm’s profitability have focussed on listed firms and small businesses. The performance of the Kenyan sugar companies has for a long time been wanting ... -
Factors affecting financial reporting of community based organizations in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Financial reporting by Community Based Organizations (CBOs) has become an issue of global concern; because of their local operations CBOs do not use standards in their operations. The financial reporting of the CBOs do not ... -
Assessment of human resource management practices and performance of private primary schools in Homa bay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)There has been a trend in Homa-Bay County that private primary schools which are expected to perform much higher than their public counterparts continue to register dismal performances in national examinations yet their ... -
Effects of marketing communication strategies on organizational performance of beauty product firms in Kisumu
(Maseno University, 2018)The marketing industry today is facing a massive challenge. The old traditional media channels used to market products and services and persuade customers is losing its momentum and effectiveness due to changing customer ... -
Analysis of employee selection methods on performance of the county government of KIsumu
(Maseno University, 2017)Success of any organization depends on the quality of staff employed. Services offered by The County Government of Kisumu have always been seen to fail the tests of perfection even though they enjoy wide sources of revenue. ... -
Contribution of strategic entrepreneurship in the growth of fast moving consumer goods firms in the Kenyan detergent industry
(Maseno University, 2017)A firm’s growth is one of its main objectives as well as its limiting factor. Customer tastes and preferences keep changing much as availability of resources. Strategic entrepreneurship, simultaneous opportunity seeking ... -
Mediating role of financial leverage level on the effect of firm size on financial performance of sugar firms in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Kenyan sugar industry, an agricultural sub-sector, contributes 15% of the agricultural GDP and 7.5% of the national GDP. 14 out of the 15 sugar firms are located in the Western region of Kenya, of which 6 are state owned. ... -
Relationship between internal control systems and financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Homa Bay town, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) is one of the biggest contributors to the economy. Economic survey 2009 statistics indicate a tremendous growth of small and medium scale Enterprises in Kenya over the last ten years; ... -
Influence of group training on loan repayment performance of government revolving funds in Kisumu Central constituency Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Training before advancing a credit facility, plays a vital role in enabling the borrower to achieve the level of knowledge, skills and competencies needed to carry out his entrepreneurship activities effectively. Inadequate ... -
Effect of employee characteristics on human resource Practices in Bungoma county government, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Devolution is a system of governance in Kenya implemented in the year 2013with the aim of improving delivery of services to citizens. Devolved governments employ up to 50% of the total workforce in the country. Service ... -
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. ...