ABSTRACT Whereasfirms have retention strategies, the turnover rates keep escalating and the failure to keep or retain knowledge workers may undermine the competitive capability, intellectual capital, culturalfabric, image building and institutional memory of such firms and thus the need for this study.The purpose of this study was to establish the effectiveness of practices used by sugar industriesin retention of knowledge workers as a way of building their competitive advantage. Thespecific ...
ABSTRACT The financial sector in any country is an important sector in the development of a country. Most failures in the financial sector have been caused by non-performing loans or bad debts which are attributed by poor or ineffective loaning policy. While the consequences of credit risk management are well understood, the direction of the effects are predicted by theory, and evidence on their magnitude are still scarce, and centered around banking sectors and insurance markets. This study ...
ABSTRACT The world is changing: the evidence is all around us. Markets are growing and becoming more competitive and dynamic. The systems and methods that once served to hold organizations together are now more likely to inhibit communication and demotivate employees. Managers now need to take account of the changing attitudes and expectations of employees. They need to find new ways to organizing work so that it allows more flexibility and brings motivation and job satisfaction to employees....
ABSTRACT Poverty is a condition in which a person of a community is deprived of the basic essentials and necessities for a minimum standard of living. Poverty reduction has been a major concern for successive governments in Kenya over the years because it is believed to be the universally accepted way of achieving economic growth in the country. The intended purpose is to raise the living standards of the people and improve upon their quality of life. The Kenyan government has been implementi...
ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the development and use of various social media tools in sharing of information, discussions of issues concerning the day-to-day life of the people. A review of previous studies on the use of social media tools has revealed its impact on the organizational performance of different institutions. However, there is very little that has been done in relation to the impact of social media tools on the organizational perfor...
ABSTRACT A study was carried out to determine the factors affecting sheep and goat milk consumption in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya. Specifically the study sought to assess sheep and goat milk production, assess sheep and goat milk consumption, and identify sheep and goat management practices for optimal milk production in Kyawango and Kibauni Locations of Mwala Sub County of Machakos County. Data was collected from a sample of 120 respondents using questionnaires and observations and wa...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the internal factors affecting implementation of strategic plans in faith-based healthcare institutions in Kitui County. The objectives of the study were to: examine the effect of human resource management practices on the implementation of strategic plans in faith-based healthcare institutions, to establish the influence of organizational culture on implementation of strategic plans in faith-based healthcare institutions and to establish the effect o...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the influence of Performance contracting strategies on examination performance in Technical Training Institutes in Eastern region, Kenya. The purpose of this study was to establish how the introduction of Performance Contracting in Technical Institutions has impacted on external examinations performance. A descriptive survey design was used. A sample of three institutions was selected using simple random sampling method, out of which a sample of two hund...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines the Market Structure Paradigms and the Institutional Setting in the Nigerian Electricity Industry. The main objective of this study is to examine and propose market structure that can achieve a production frontier that will produce efficient output and optimal price determination. The study also proposes the most appropriate institutional setting - market design that can ensure sustainable electricity supply and enhance consumers' welfare in Nigeria under the res...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was an attempt to understand the factors influencing turnover in the hospitality industry in Machakos Town in Machakos County. The main objective of the study was to establish the factors influencing employee turnover in the hotel industry in Machakos town in Machakos County. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the influence of organizational factors, individual factors and job related factors to employee turnover in the hotel industry in ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the influence of training and development, recognition and reward, working environment and leadership on employee satisfaction in Public Universities in the South Eastern Kenya Region. The study adopted descriptive research design taking on a case study where data was collected from three Public Universities namely; South Eastern Kenya university, Kenyatta University (Kitui Campus) and Machakos university College. Respondents were sampled through stratified sampli...
Abstract The study was on employment- related factors influencing membership to voluntary pension schemes among national government civil servants in Kitui County. The target population was civil servants performing national government functions i.e functions that are not devolved to the County Government of Kitui. It however excluded employees of parastatals and those serving under the National Police Service Commission. In particular the researcher sought to establish whether the independen...
ABSTRACT Customer retention is reflected on three crucial business attributes which include increased revenue, lower customer acquisition costs and increased referrals. Today, with rising customer acquisition costs, businesses are getting innovative and starting to take a proactive role in retaining their clients. Experts in service recovery and customer retention have documented that when service providers succeed in getting a high Customer retention, they not only attract more customers but...
ABSTRACT Working environment is one of the essential human requirements that enable people to perform their work effectively under defined conditions. It is the quality of the employee’s workplace environment that has most influence on the level of employee’s motivation and subsequent performance. This study sought to understand the influence of work environment on bank employees’ performance. The main objective of this study was to assess the influence of work environment on employee p...
ABSTRACT Agroforestry presents a promising option to sustainable agricultural productivity by providing a buffer to climate variability through permanent tree cover and varied ecological niches. Thus, agroforestry can be used as a strategy to adapt to climate change and variability challenges for smallholder farmers. Success of this strategy in adapting to climate change calls for active participation of men and women in agroforestry technologies. This study aimed to establish roles women pla...