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Do Budgeting Practices Affect Saving Behaviour among Small Scale Entrepreneurs in Kenya? Evidence from Kisumu Central Constituency
(ESI Preprints, 2022)World Bank Development Indicators' most recent data reveals that the nation's Gross Domestic Savings as a proportion of gross domestic product(GDP) was 11.09 percent in 2017, 11.64 percent in 2018, ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Ordinary Least Square and Vector Autoregressive analysis of Forward Integration Credit Risk Mitigation Mechanisms by Commercial Banks on Capital Employed growth of Agribusinesses in Kenya
(International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management, 2017)Capital growth is long-term return expectations on a balanced fund; where time is required to facilitate determination of compounding and diversification functions of Capital Employed on itself; not only for the lender ... -
Effect of Internal Control Systems on Financial Performance of Distribution Companies in Kenya
(Jomo Kernyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2019)There is a general consensus that internal Control systems are important management tools in financial management. There has been controversy as to why there is a declining profitability trends among Small and Medium ... -
Attitude of Indigenous chicken farmers towards agricultural insurance in Nyanza, Kenya
(JDAE, 2018-06)Indigenous chicken (IC) contribute significantly to income and food security of rural communities. However, the IC are kept in systems that are characterised by high risk conditions such as diseases, predation, inadequate ... -
Farmers' attitude towards risk on indigenous chicken in Nyanza Region
(Premier Publishers, 2018-06)Kenya has an estimate of 25.9 million indigenous chicken that support livelihood of over 21 million people in rural areas. Indigenous chicken production in Kenya is mainly under extensive and semi intensive systems which ... -
Effect Of Internal Budget Deficit Financing On Economic Growth In Kenya
(Noble Academic Publsiher, 2019)Economic growth is an increase of a country’s output of goods and services commonly financed by internal and external sources some of which comprise public borrowings. Internal borrowing by Kenyan government has been ... -
Validating Measures in Business Research: Practical Implications
(2015-08-31)Instrument validity, though at the heart of quantitative business research, has not been adequately treated by novice researchers and advisors alike, potentially invalidating otherwise good research. This paper ... -
Board composition and value-added performance in an emerging securities market: Panel evidence from Kenya
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers, 2017)This study investigates the role of board composition in influencing valueadded performance for firms in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) using the fixed effects panel data methodology. Using a sample of 456 firm-year ... -
Trends in forest conditions and implications for resilience to climate change under differing forest governance regimes: the case of Mount Elgon, East Africa
(CIFOR, 2017-03-16)Mount Elgon is a transboundary East African montane ecosystem that harbors unique biological diversity and provides critical goods and services to the surrounding densely populated communities. As a key water tower, the ... -
Exclusion of Community forest Associations in Decision Making and its Impact on Forest Condition; Case Study of MT. Elgon and Cherangany Ecosystems
(Indian Forester, 2017-09-01)Governance of forestry structure through Participatory Forest Management is backed by Forest Act 2005, which is undergoing a review process. It has been shown that adoption of PFM in some forest stations has resulted in ... -
IMPACT OF MOTORCYCLE TAXI ON THE EMERGENCE OF OTHER RELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN SIAYA DISTRICT
(Engineer's Publication House (EPH), 2016-01)In Kenya there has been a significant increase of motorcycle taxi business since 2005 to date. This has resulted into diversification in transport industry and the competitive framework amongst the key operators in the ... -
Eyeless in Academe: An American View of Disciplinary Myopia
(2013-03)The division of universities into academic departments has deleterious effects on the educational enterprise. Our external publics perceive universities to be in disarray, irrelevant to current problems and preoccupied ... -
Extent of Credit Financing By Commercial Banks to Agribusinesses in Kenya
(2014-03-31)Financing in the Agribusiness sector has been difficult due to perceived and unmanaged sectoral risk factors although it contributes to employment by up to 53% in a majority of poor and developing countries, 60% in South ... -
Validating Measures in Business Research: Practical Implications
(2015)Instrument validity, though at the heart of quantitative business research, has not been adequately treated by novice researchers and advisors alike, potentially invalidating otherwise good research. This paper ...
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