ABSTRACT Competitive strategies consist of all those moves and approaches that a firm makes to attract buyers, withstand competitive pressure and improve its market position. These strategies include cost leadership, product differentiation and customer focus strategies drawn from Porter‟s Generic competitive strategies. Due to the benefits of application of Porter‟s Competitive strategies by firms, many studies have been conducted on the effect of Porter‟s Competitive strategies and p...
ABSTRACT Rights issues give existing shareholders the option of purchasing new shares, normally issued at a discount to the prevailing market price in order to encourage participation in the capital raised over purchasing shares in the market. This study aimed to identify the effects of rights issue on the share performance of listed Kenyan-based companies on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. This study also aimed to compare the share performance of companies which have performed rights issue...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the effects of income diversification strategies on female headed household livelihoods in Ilima division of Makueni County, Kenya. Culturally, it is the responsibility of every female head to have a sustainable livelihood for her household. However, environmental changes have put pressure on natural resource base; a condition that has destabilized the sustainability of the female headed household livelihoods in Ilima Division. This occasioned the need for an e...
The study focused on the effects of Enterprise Resource Factors on the level of adoption of E-commerce Strategy among Small and Medium Enterprises in Kericho County, Kenya. Electronic Commerce is a general concept covering any form of business transaction or information exchange conducted using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).This phenomenon has been a major challenge for Small and Medium Enterprises given the fast advancement and the ever-growing ICT development throughout...
Examination results from Bungoma County have shown poor Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) performance in the period of 2002-2012. There is however, need establish the Human Resource (HR) practices in institutions and determine their impact on the academic performance. The purpose of this research was to examine how the human resource practices impact on the academic performance of public schools in Bungoma County. The study was g...
Islamic Banking is one of the rapidly developing areas of finance in Kenya and the world at large. This study aimed to fill the gap in knowledge of the factors that enhance profitability of Islamic banking and especially in Gulf African bank. The objectives of the study were; to examine Shari’ah compliance as a factor influencing the profitability of Islamic banking, to investigate and understand Perception of people towards Islamic banking Products, and to establish the relationshi...
ABSTRACT Parental involvement has been found to positively impact student achievement. Researchers suggest that parent involvement with their children's homework is associated with improved academic performance. It has therefore been considered a possible solution to underachievement. In Kenya, most low socioeconomic status parents show little or no interest in their children’s homework. This practice denies children from such families the benefits that come with parental involvement in pu...
Private healthcare system in Kenya have grown tremendously over the last two decades due to various reasons, among them lack of adequate and quality public healthcare services and introduction of user fees. This study therefore aimed at empirically examining the determinants that have influenced consumers’ choice for private health service providers in Nakuru County. In achieving this broad objective the study sought to examine the extent to which customer demographics, hospital accessibili...
ABSTRACT The decision of capital structure is important for any firm. It is challenging for a company to identify the correct variations of debt and equity. To create a conducive environment for business in the nation, the government has invested heavily and as a result, various firms have performed well.Conversely, many firms are experiencing downward performance while others have even been delisted from the NSE within the last seven years. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to...
ABSTRACT Interest in the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the development process continues to be in the forefront of policy debates in developing countries. The role of finance, management skills, macro-environment factors and infrastructure have been viewed as a critical element for the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises. Therefore, this study sought to evaluate the factors affecting the performance of SMEs in the Jua Kali sector in Nakuru town. The speci...
Following the adoption of the new constitution by the Kenyan Government in the year 2010, the Judiciary undertook a transformation process which was necessitated by the demand by the people of Kenya though the constitution. Kenya’s Judiciary has therefore embarked on massive transformation initiative which includes decentralization of power, structural changes, adopting ICT as an enabler of justice, redefined individual roles, better communication channels and change in leadership who hav...
ABSTRACT Many public corporations experiencing decline in performance have opted to implement turnaround strategies to improve their performance. This study extends previous research findings by seeking to examine the effect of turnaround strategies on performance of Public Corporations in Kenya, by identifying the turnaround strategies adopted in these Corporations, and to determine the effect of turnaround strategies on their performance. To achieve this objective, correlational research w...
Oil is a major resource for South Sudan and it provides 98 % of the government’s revenue. At independence in 2011, the revenue from the oil was meant to provide for developments and improve on the lives of the local people. This has not occurred so far, as the communities are still poor and their lives have been impacted negatively by the oil production activities that have polluted the environment. Majority of the studies have researched on the amount of revenue accrued from the oil, the d...
ABSTRACT This study focused on impediments to women’s participation in socio-economic activities in Dadaab Sub-County of Garissa County, Kenya. A review of literature on women’s participation in socio-economic activities revealed that women’s participation in these activities has remained substantially low despite the many campaigns globally aimed at improving their participation. The study examined common areas of women’s participation in socio-economic activities; analyzed the leve...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to analyze the credit risk management procedures adopted on financial performance of microfinance institutions in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to determine the extent to which risk identification, risks monitoring procedures, and risk analysis and assessment procedures are applied in credit risk management by microfinance institutions in Kenya and their overall effect on the financial performance of the MFIs. The study adopted the descriptive de...