ABSTRACT Worldwide, the public sector plays a central role in any country‟s socio-economic development. The sector has however been affected by globalization, public sector reforms, regional and international partnerships, climate change, information, communication and technology and human resource development, among other factors. In an increasingly changing global environment, the mandate, structure and operations of public sector must be reshaped and productivity enhanced to make it more...
ABSTRACT The purpose of thìs study was to establìsh emergency preparedness of prìvate securìty fìrms ìn rescue operations wìth a specìal focus on G4S Kenya Lìmìted. Specifically, the study assesed and examined the influence of the level of emergency preparedness on the success of rescue operatìons by G4S Kenya Lìmìted, examined the influence of emergency preparedness strategeines on the the success of rescue operations and explored the influence of strategìc traìnìng measures ...
ABSTRACT Performance of employees in banks among other institutions, has numerous human resource related issues. Workforce diversity has been a very critical issue in human resources due to increasing globalization. Organizations that want to remain competitive recognize that employing people with very diverse backgrounds and different capacities of thinking boosts their ability to stay ahead of the competition. Some of these key diverse characteristics in human resources includes age, race, ...
ABSTRACT Manufacturing is an important sector as it contributes to the country’s economic development and growth. It has the potential to generate foreign exchange earnings through exports and diversify the country’s economy. It is the platform through which Kenya intends to achieve its development goals of Vision 2030. The problem in the sector is huge untapped potential resources which if not checked can lead to economic crisis and also the high cost of production. Other than finan...
ABSTRACT A high number of quoted firms have registered declining financial performance in the recent years resulting to financial difficulties contrary to stakeholders’ expectations and adversely affecting the economic growth of the Kenyan economy. Financial structure choice and its impact on financial performance remains a great dilemma to all stakeholders. This study investigated the effect of financial structure on financial performance of selected firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exch...
ABSTRACT Women are underrepresented on the job market due to stereotypes. Gender role socialization begins early at home and is enforced in school. Although primary school children are not mature career wise, the perceptions they form about various occupations later affect them. The purpose of this study was to investigate Gender Differences in the Occupational Perceptions of Primary School Children. Specifically, the study investigated Gender Differences in the Occupational Perceptions of St...
ABSTRACT Downsizing is currently one of the most popular strategies being used by organizations in an effort to survive and compete in the current business environment. Despite the growth of downsizing, controversy surrounding its benefits still persists. However, since downsizing eliminates redundancies and reduces employment costs, many executives believe that this practice helps firms to compete efficiently and improve profitability. In Kenya, a multitude of private sector corporations, go...
ABSTRACT Effective implementation of procurement practices significantly improves the effectiveness of purchasing decisions and thus improved firm performance. To achieve this goal, procurement Practices must be fair, competitive and must control costs. if procurement is well managed, it adds value to an organization and save time and money as well. Key benefits of proper procurement management include value for money, protection and enhancement of the environment, more efficient use of resou...
ABSTRACT Implementation of appropriate strategies is a long and challenging process which depends on the available resources and scanning of the environment in which an organization exists among other factors. Many private and state corporations in Kenya rarely have implemented fully their formulated strategies to achieve desired goals and objectives. The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between organizational resources and strategic plans implementation in Administration poli...
Abstract Commercial banks and other financial sector players have faced a myriad of challenges ranging from globalization, heightened competition, uncontrolled market and unfavourable government policy. In Kenya most banks have gone into receivership and others winding up due to entry of many players into the market and therefore high competition. This had led to dwindling of profits, returns on assets, reduced investments and therefore instability. Majority of the commercial banks have cut o...
ABSTRACT In the attempt to alleviate poverty and empower the deprived, many non-governmental organizations and Government line agencies have been providing revolving funds and social services to rural dwellers in Kenya. The role of these funds is to help the rural poor, to earn a decent living, through their on-going income-generating activities. The government of Kenya overtime has formulated a series of revolving funds to counter the problem. The most notable and current, is the Youth Enter...
ABSTRACT The study seeks to investigate the factors that hinder performance of the women enterprises. Factors refers to constituent or element that brings about certain effects or results, or change in the enterprise while performance refers to the changes resulting from the constituent or element. The women enterprises are the numerous businesses managed by the women informal or formal and are used because of the efforts made by the government in gender mainstreaming policy. The problem of t...
ABSTRACT The effect of government size on economic growth has given rise to conflicting views among economists. Some view a large government size as harmful to economic growth due to inefficiencies inherent in government. The other group of economists argues that a larger size of government is likely to enhance economic growth. Kenya’s public expenditure has been experiencing rapid growth since 1963, while GDP growth over the same period has not followed the same path. The main objective of...
ABSTRACT To determine the correct mix of dividend and retained earnings and how it affects profitability has been a subject in Literature of financial management. This research came in to contribute to the on-going debate by examining the relationship between dividend pay-out and financial performance of manufacturing firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The key motivation was to establish if the findings of this study are consistent with prior empirical studies as found in both S...
ABSTRACT Many commercial banks in the world are experiencing high rates of employees’ turnover which have been affecting the overall bank performance. High rates of employee turnover mostly have a negative effects of the profitability of many commercial banks when not managed properly In Kenya, the banking industry has witnessed high employee turnover rates for the past five years and this has affected banks performance in terms of profitability; quality of banks services and level of custo...