Business Administration: Recent submissions
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Effects of professional ethics practices in performance of public health institutions in Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Health with its socio-economic underpinnings remains one of the major global challenges and an important obstacle to human capital development. Siaya County Annual Development Plan 2017 to 2018 reports high morbidity and ... -
Relationship between ethical procurement practices and performance of Homa-Bay county government, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Many organizations consider procurement functions as key to their competitive advantage. This is because procurement takes nearly 65% of every organizations/country budget every financial year. Ethical procurement practices ... -
Relationship between working capital management and financial returns of Seventh-day Adventist organizations in East African union.
(Maseno University, 2017)Working capital management plays a significant role in improving financial return of firms. Firms can achieve optimal management of working capital by making the trade-off between profitability and liquidity. There has ... -
Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on performance of small medium-size restaurant businesses in Nairobi city.
(Maseno University, 2017)Small Medium Enterprises contribute significantly to economic growth, social stability and equity of Kenya as a country. The sector is one of the most important vehicles through which low-income people can escape poverty. ... -
Top management involvement in effective supply chain risk management in the sugar industry: case of sugar industry in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Several researchers have explored the role of top management in fields like TQM, project management, safety management and other areas. A few researchers have taken up this to explain the role of top management in Supply ... -
Effect of strategic planning on performance of medium enterprises in Kisumu central business district
(Maseno University, 2018)Medium enterprises play an important role in the Kenyan economy as this sector comprise of the largest number of businesses that contribute to economic growth. In 2016 the Kenya National Economic survey showed that five ... -
Influence of marketing strategies on financial Performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The importance of marketing strategy in the wake of intense banking industry competition and financial turmoil cannot be overemphasized. Coupled with massive regulations, the competition and other challenges ailing the ... -
Influence of performance appraisal on employee performance in public service-Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)For about a decade and a half, the Government of Kenya put in place measures that included adoption of rapid results initiative and performance contracting aimed at improving efficiency in service delivery. Despite the ... -
Effect of small and medium enterprises challenges on access to commercial bank credit in Seme sub-county Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector has continued to play an important role in the economy both globally and regionally. The Kenyan government has therefore encouraged the commercial banks to provide credit facilities ... -
Effectiveness of streamlined physical distribution to distributor small and medium-sized enterprises in Kericho county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Distributor SMEs provide employment, jobs and support economies. They represent the interest of exporters in their specified territories for agreed range of products. However, a 2016 survey indicated that in 2015 and 2016, ... -
Analysis of effect of strategic approaches on competitive advantage in commercial banks in Nairobi, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The banking industry in Kenya faces intense competition. According to Kenya Bankers Association Report of 2016/2017, the banks have experienced declining performance dropping in profitability by 12.3%. Commercial banks ... -
The effect of ICT adoption on the financial performance of savings and credit co-operative societies in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) statistical report for 2014, recorded a total of 57,000 Credit Unions (SACCOs), spread across 105 countries and 6 continents. The worlds Credit Union system has a combined savings ... -
Impact of performance appraisal on Teacher performance in public secondary schools in Kisumu west sub-county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2018)Performance appraisal is one of the basic tools that make workers to be very effective and active at work. If the system of teacher performance appraisal is properly designed and implemented, it is believed to have favorable ... -
Assessment of strategic planning models and their effectiveness on community health strategy implementation in Western Kenya counties
(Maseno University, 2017)Globally, strategic management is important due to challenges organizations continue to experience in the environment for example depletion of resources. In Kenya, many organizations have adopted strategic management ... -
Influence of employee engagement practices on Teacher Performance in public secondary schools in Ndhiwa Sub county
(Maseno University, 2017)Performance in public secondary schools is believed to be influenced by factors such as school resources, teacher student ratio, learners’ discipline and curriculum implementation. Inadequate performance in most public ... -
Effect of diversification strategies on performance of commercial banks in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Commercial banks contribute to; mobilising saving for capital formation, financing industry, financing trade, agriculture and also helps in monetary policy. Moreover in Kenya, the commercial banks have contributed to 20% ... -
Effect of performance contracting on quality Service delivery in technical and vocational educational institutions in Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Performance contracting is aimed at performance improvement within the public sector. However, despite the improvements in performance in some sectors like education and banking, Technical and Vocational Educational Training ... -
Effect of total quality management practices on organisational perfromance in international research organisation in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Total Quality Management (TQM) describes a management approach to long term success through organisational performance. It is a widely implemented strategic tool for ensuring business performance and transforming ... -
Effect of strategic leadership on corporate social performance in public universities in Western Kenya region
(Maseno University, 2018)Strategic leadership continues to gain prominence in organization’s management within unpredictable operating environment of the 21st century. Today, Corporate Social Performance (CSP) which is also allied to organizations ... -
Relationship between non-discretionary organization social responsibility and performance of county government of Kisumu
(Maseno University, 2017)Organizational social responsibility has become a main priority in current society given that as is evidenced by many global corporations integrating organization social responsibility (SR) programs into their business ...