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Determinants of financial distress and their influence on performance of savings and credit cooperative societies in Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO) refers to an autonomous association of persons, united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through jointly owned and democratically ... -
Effect of financial leverage and ownership concentration on performance of firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Financial leverage literature shows plausible but mixed relationships between leverage and performance. Prior studies show mixed relationships between ownership concentration and performance. Ownership concentration has ... -
Influence of investment appraisal and diversification on portfolio selection in the soft drink industry in Western Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2015)Economic reports reveal that Western Kenya has 16% poverty depth due to unemployment; sectoral reports reveal that 71% of employment opportunities are created in the informal sector and a long distribution system. Distribution ... -
The role of strategic fit on performance of public universities in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)According to the Human Capital Report 2015, Kenya’s overall human capital index was 57.54, indicating that public universities contribute to economic success. However, Kenya Audit Report 2012/2013 indicated public universities ... -
Effect of socialization on commitment, identification and tenure of outsourced employees in companies listed at the Nairobi securities exchange (nse), Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)The increasing use of temporary workforce is becoming an integral part of today’s emerging employment trend. Studies have been carried out on new employee socialization and other attitudinal constructs in conventional ... -
Effect of HIV/Aids donor funding on health system infrastructure in Siaya county health facilities,Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)In 1994, donor funds only accounted for 8% of the health expenditure. This proportion increased to 16% in 2001/2002 and to 31.0% in 2005/2006. It is estimated that donor expenditure on health in 2008/09 amounted to 40.6% ... -
Effect of capital market development on economic growth of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Globally, the role of Capital market development in promoting economic growth has attracted a lot of attention among scholars, with several studies conducted to ascertain the relationship between capital market development ... -
The determinants of interest rates spread in the Kenyan economy
(Maseno university, 2015)There has been an increasing disparity between the lending rates and the deposit rates in Kenya over the last decade. In the Kenyan history, 1982 saw the lowest interest rate spread at 2.3% with the highest spread experienced ... -
Effect of real interest rate, income and inflation On savings in Kenya
(Maseno university, 2015)One of the principal strategies of development necessary for any country’s take off is the mobilization of domestic and foreign savings in order to generate sufficient investment to accelerate economic growth. According ... -
Analysis of the relationship between trade openness, foreign aid, external debt and economic growth in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Since 1950, trade openness and aid has led to the expansion of world output by fivefold. Trade accounted for 20% of Gross domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and according to the Vision 2030 blue print, trade is a promising ... -
The influence of informal strategic management modes on performance of small enterprises run by youths in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Information systems are created to enable organizations utilize technologies to gather and use information for effective management. Ministry of Education Science and technology (MOEST) is committed to the implementation ... -
Effect of corporate governance principles on perfomance of public technical, vocational and entreprenuership training (tvet) institutions in Nyanza region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Performance in TVET institutions increased by 7.5%, with a mean score of 5.803 in 2011. However Nyanza region did not keep pace with the increased performance. Prior studies reveal that the influence of structure of the ... -
Effects of employee voice and characteristics on job satisfaction of security guards in western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Globally, managers are concerned about job satisfaction which is affected by employee voice and characteristics. Employee voice are mechanisms allowing employee participation in work-related matters. Poor performance in ... -
An empirical investigation of the relationship between budget deficits and economic growth in Kenya (1975-2012)
(2015)Budget deficit has become a striking and institutionalized feature of most economies of the world. The Kenyan government has continued to reduce inflation (below 10%) and to develop sound fiscal policy that spurs growth. ... -
An empirical analysis of the contribution of indirect tax on economic growth in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The role of indirect tax is high in developing countries because of poor tax administration to collect direct taxes, lower per capita incomes and evasion possibilities. The level of revenue from indirect taxes in Kenya has ... -
Determinants of rice production in Ahero irrigation scheme in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)selected through simple random sampling. Primary data was obtained by questionnaires administration. Instrument Validity was tested using agricultural economists while reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha and the results ... -
Moderating effects of service failure and customer communication on the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction among mobile phone firms in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Worldwide, Telecommunication Industry revenue has reached 2.1 trillion dollars in 2013 and is expected to grow by 3.4% by 2014. In Kenya, the mobile phone sector is growing at 80.5% adoption rate and contributed 12% GDP ... -
Effect of mediating route characteristics on the relationship between low cost carriers’ key factors and airline performance in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Studies show that low-cost carriers have gained 15.2% market shares and enplanement has increased by 38% over a period of ten years following their emergence. Whereas flight frequency and load factor are directly influenced ... -
Effect of corporate governance on performance of banks due to non-performing asset portfolios: a case of commercial banks in Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2016)Corporate governance can be linked to performance of banks due to non-performing asset portfolios (NPAs) in Kenya but this has not been determined empirically. Information is lacking on effect of corporate governance on ... -
An analysis of credit uptake factors on performance of saving and credit co-operative societies – a case of Kenya police saving and credit co-operative society
(Maseno University, 2016)Credit uptake levels, is the volume of loans given by the credit providers to client within a given time. SACCOs being financial institutions, whose financial credit services focus on low to middle-level income groups, ...