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Effect of perceived brand quality on performance of medium-sized restaurants in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Reviewed Journal International of Business Management, 2024-09-26)Perceived quality is how a customer evaluates the overall excellence or superiority of a product. Many companies nowadays place a high value on perceived brand quality, and actions taken to increase brand equity may be ... -
Analysis of Influence of Total Quality Management on Performance of Parastatals in Kenya
(Social Science and Humanities Journal (SSHJ), 2024-10-09)From competitive and survival perspectives, the ability to identify dynamics in an environment and timely respond by choosing convenient management approaches, is vital in prosperity of parastatals. Universally, Total ... -
The relationship between lean practices and performance of parastatals in kenya
(International Journal of Social Science, Management and Economics Research, 2024-10-15)The ability to identify changes in an environment and appropriately respond by choosing a convenient management approach is critical to the success of parastatals. Globally, lean is one of the management concepts that ... -
Does Planning Pay Off? Investigating Role of Procurement Planning in Fostering Organizational Performance: The Case of Kenyan Judiciary.
(International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews, 2023-11)With the ever increasing competitions, complexity of business systems and structures buoyed by government regulations and deregulations, business organizations and corporates are turning to strategic practices with the ... -
Empowering Women in Entrepreneurship: Unlocking Growth Potential in Rural Kenya and Urban Slums
(American International Journal of Business Management (AIJBM), 2024)This prospective publication aims to delve into the role of women in entrepreneurship within the unique contexts of rural Kenya and urban slums. It seeks to explore the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in these ... -
Empirical Analysis of Macroeconomic Factors and Stock Return in Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR), 2024-02-02).Studies about macroeconomic factors and stock return have revealed varied results despite interest and importance in this area of study. Many studies reviewed focused on macro-economic factors and stock return at firm ... -
Can Brand Awareness Influence co-operative performance? Evidence from Mwalimu National Sacco, Kenya.
(2024-03)Cooperatives are present in all SDG goals and can be seen as an inherently sustainable business model, with their “triple bottom line” of social, economic and environmental sustainability. Savings and Credit CoOperatives ... -
Change Resistance Management, Strategic Change Management Practices and Service Quality in Counties in Western Kenya
(SAS Publishers, 2023-09-03)Globally, service delivery has remained an issue of utmost concern among public organizations as it anchors key government operations. Statistics indicate that delivery of service in terms of health, sanitation and ... -
Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of the Fall Armyworm and The Striga Weed at Three Stages of the Maize (Corn) Value Chains in Kenya: A Review 2024
(AGRIS, 2024-06-18)Global food security faces increasing threats from climate change, leading to diseases, pests, drought, water salinity, and rising temperatures. The study broadly addresses global food security challenges, focusing on ... -
Influence of Strategic Change Management Practices on Service Quality in Counties in Western Kenya
(The International Journal of Business & Management, 2022-10-31)Globally, service delivery has remained an issue of utmost concern among public organizations as it anchors key government operations. Statistics indicate that delivery of service in terms of health, sanitation, and ... -
Sources of Supply Chain Volatility: A Literature Review
(IPRJP, 2024-02-28)The purpose of this study was to identify the main source of supply chain volatility based on empirical literature, addressing the gap in existing research where consensus on this matter has been lacking. -
Maize From Push-Pull Technology (PPT): Can the Produce Be Differentiated?
(UPSCALE, 2023-04-04)Maize is a major staple food in East Africa region with the potential to solve the region's food security and nutrition challenges. The crop is however faced with several biotic and abiotic stressors that resulting to pre ... -
Push-Pull Technology in Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture
(UPSCALE, 2023-07-05)The SSA region is bearing the brunt effect of climate change as a result of over-reliance on agriculture, poor farming practices such as deforestation, and intensive use of agrochemicals in production. As the outcome, the ... -
Effect of Resource Availability on the Performance of Energy and Petroleum Sector State Corporations in Kisumu County, Kenya.
(Research Bridge Publisher, 2023-08-08)The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of resource availability on performance of energy and petroleum sector state corporations in Kenya. The study employed explanatory research design. The target population ... -
Social Entrepreneurship Strategies and Resilience of One-Acre Fund Household Livelihoods in Kenya
(AJEBI(American Journal of Economics and Business Innovation), 2023-09-16)Entrepreneurial activities, especially social entrepreneurship, are acclaimed to foster resilience. A social entrepreneurship One Acre fund program was introduced in western Kenya to help improve maize production on one ... -
Social Innovation: An Impulsion for Resilience of One-Acre Fund Household Livelihoods in Kenya
(2023-09-16)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of social innovation on the resilience of one-acre fund household livelihoods. Resilience is the ability to bounce back after a period of such shocks. . In that ... -
Maize from Push-Pull Technology (PPT): Can the produce be differentiated?
(Maseno University, 2023)Low soil fertility, weeds, pests, and climatic change severely threaten crop productivity and agricultural sustainability, especially in SSA. Despite decades of research finding adequate technical solutions for most ... -
Might legalized gambling expose Kenyan microenterprises to survival risks during COVID-19 Pandemic?
(Maseno University, 2023)Microenterprises are very small in size but growth-oriented enterprises largely dependent on founder’s cultural orientation for survival. Kenya enacted a legal framework on micro and small enterprise development in 2012. ... -
Analysis of Postharvest losses in Maize in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, Kenya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA, 2022)