School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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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 Competitiveness on Financial Performance of the Sugar Industry in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2018)A firm’s competitiveness and management efficiency in production gives it an edge over others in performance and profitability and thus being competitive and having an efficient management is important in enhancing a ... -
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 ... -
Employee compensation on job performance in the county government of Kakamega, Kenya
(Strategic journal of Business & change Management, 2019)Despite the fact that County Governments have been investing heavily in staff empowerment strategies since inception its effect on job performance still remains vague. Several studies have been conducted on this subject ... -
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 ... -
Dynamics of Core Inflation, Energy Inflation, Food Inflation and Manufacturing Sector Output Growth in Kenya: Econometric Analysis of Causality and Effects
(IISTE, 2021)World over, the manufacturing sector plays an important role in spurring economic development by boosting employment opportunities for semi-skilled labour and building a nation’s competitiveness through exports. Globally, ... -
Likely effect of gender and education on information adoption and utilization among sugarcane farmers in the nyanza region, kenya
(Journal of Social Economics Research, 2020)A lack of education and training is what limits the adoption of technology and, hence, development by small scale farmers. Controversy reigns on whether women are less or more likely to adopt and utilize agricultural ... -
Effect of performance based contracting on performance of road agencies in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2018)The study sought to determine the effect of performance based contracting on performance of road agencies in Kenya. Typically, road agencies (RA) are entrusted with responsibility of managing road assets but a large ... -
Electronic procurement practices at Kenya power limited
(International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2018)E- procurement is the use of computer technologies and the internet to conduct procurement operations and is one of the emerging procurement becoming popular: for business case it cannot be denied that, significant ... -
Strategic Resource Allocation and Performance of Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya
(IJRBS, 2021)Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company has consistently struggled to achieve its envisioned accepted performance range of 80-90% set by the Water Sector Regulatory Board standards, for instance, the company performance was ... -
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 ... -
Managing nations as brand entities; a focus on Kenya in relation to India
(International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research and Managemen, 2017)World Book Dictionary defines “Nation’ as a ‘sovereign state’ or ‘group of people, race or tribe having the same descent, language and origin.’ As of May 2008, United Nations had 192 Members excluding Vatican. Today, ... -
The Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth in East African Community Countries
(Noble Academic Publishe, 2017)The relationship between inflation and economic growth has been of great concern to most countries and regions across the world. Several studies have attempted to explain the linear association, long run and causal ... -
Likely effect of gender and education on information adoption and utilization among sugarcane farmers in the nyanza region, Kenya
(Conscientia Beam, 2020)A lack of education and training is what limits the adoption of technology and, hence, development by small scale farmers. Controversy reigns on whether women are less or more likely to adopt and utilize agricultural ... -
Determination of Cost Efficiency Level of Production among Sugarcane Farmers in Nyanza Region, Kenya
(Inderscience Publishers, 2020)In agricultural production, labour, capital and land are critical ingredients in increasing output levels. In sugarcane and food crops production, farmers always experience competing requirements on production inputs. In ... -
Effect of Government Infrastructure Expenditure on Poverty in the East African Community
(Noble International Journal of Economics and Financial Research, 2021)The East African Community (EAC) level of economic integration is among the most advanced Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa. With advancement in integration, efforts are being made by the member countries ... -
Moderating effect of organization culture on the relationship between quality management system adoption and performance of public universities in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2021)The capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs) to serve as drivers to economic competitiveness has been negatively impacted due to the exponential growth and numerous constraints which interfere with their quality. ...
