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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 ... -
Application of the Marketing Concept and Performance of Supermarkets in Kisumu City, Kenya
(2011)This paper sought to examine the relationship between the application marketing concept and performance of retail supermarkets in Kisumu City, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey design to explore the above ... -
Approaches to Change Resistance Management among County Governments in Kenya
(sfimar research review, 2022)In 2018, the World Bank reported poor performance among counties in Kenya, citing low absorption rates and sluggish project delivery. This has been attributed to insufficient and late disbursement of funding, but the role ... -
Assessment of road contractors’ eprocurement adoption barriers in Kenya rural roads authority, Kenya
(International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Volume 7 Number 4 (2018): Pages 1286-1298, 2018-05)The study assessed road contractors’ e-procurement adoption barriers in KeRRA Busia guided by resource based and legitimacy theories on a descriptive design. A sample size of 323 out of 1667 contractors was drawn using ... -
Associating Biosecurity to Preferences
(Engineers Publication House (EPH), 2017-07)Poultry biosecurity refers to procedures used to prevent the introduction and spread of diseasecarrying organisms in poultry flocks. Literature shows that indigenous chickens are not produced in biosecure conditions raising ... -
Association Of Cost Leadership Strategy With Performance Of Radio Broadcasting Firms Based In Kisumu County, Kenya
(Novelty Journals, 2017)Marketing strategies literature show that cost leadership strategies are important drivers of performance and competitive advantage among firms. However, there is no literature about radio broadcasting firms, the association ... -
Bio security and poultry agribusiness: A conceptual overview
(Engineers Publication House (EPH) ISSN: 2208-2190, 2017-07)Consumer feedback is an aggregation of the consumer perception and interpretation of the product value chain in an entire production system. It is therefore a planning tool for production expansion and diversification ... -
Biosecurity Factors Informing Consumer Preferences for Indigenous Chicken: A Literature Review
(2011)Indigenous chicken sector exhibits a very low adoption of biosecurity practices, thus is highly precarious in the wake of avian disease outbreak. Consumer preferences on the other hand seem strong for this chicken ... -
Challenges and Opportunities of Kenyan artisanal Fish Industry
(2011)This paper examines the challenges and opportunities of the artisanal (small scale, non-commercial) fish sector in Kenya which has a potential to significantly contribute to the country's economy through employment ... -
Chronic dietary aflatoxins exposure in Kenya and emerging public health concerns of impaired growth and immune suppression in children
(Ivyspring International Publisher, 2011)Page 1. Available online at http://ajol.info/index.php/ijbcs Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 5(3): 1325-1336, June 2011 ISSN 1991-8631 © 2011 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved. Review http://indexmedicus.afro.who.int ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Determining Automation effect on market efficiency
(2013-11-30)The aim of this research was to better understand technology-induced market changes. The Nairobi Security Exchange was studied and the effects of an automation exercise carried out in 2006, was the research focus. Adoption ... -
Does Performance Contracting Drive Citizen-centric Service Delivery: The Case of Huduma Centers’ in Kenya
(The International Journal of Business & Management, 2020)Public service delivery is a concept that has attracted a lot of interest in the discourse on performance management. Citizen-centric service delivery which assures that services reach individuals is however a concept ... -
Effect of airport expansion on business opportunities in Kisumu
(2011)The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of airport expansion on business opportunities. The study location was in Kisumu, Kenya and the population was 11,132 businesses comprising of wholesalers, retailers, ... -
Effect of Commercial Bank Loans on Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Kisumu, Kenya
(2006)Savings and credit cooperative societies' core business is mobilizing savings from members, and then providing them with credit at affordable interest rates. However, SACCOs have received stiff competition from commercial ... -
Effect of Different Strategies on Procurement Efficiency in Public Secondary Schools: A Survey of Public Secondary Schools in Ndhiwa District, Kenya
(American Journal of Business, 2015-04-01)Public procurement system in Kenya has undergone significant developments. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of different strategies adopted by public schools on their procurement processes. The research ... -
The Effect of Early Supplier Involvement on Supply Chain Performance in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
(Journal of Economics, Management Sciences & Procurement, 2021)Purpose: The main aim of this study was to investigate the effects the of early supplier involvement on supply chain performance in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya. Material/method: This study adopted a ... -
Effect of Implementing Quality Management System on the Performance of Public Universities in Kenya: A Case of Maseno University, Kenya
(American Journal of Business, Economics and Management, 2015)The degree on which a set of inherent characteristics of employees fulfill an organizations’ performance, is seen to be based on a number of management systems and styles adopted by the organization. One of such systems’ ...