ABSTRACT With the growing competition of globalization, strategic decision makers have been faced with the competing interests of external and internal stakeholders such as greater diversity in corporate governance and maximizing financial performance. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of board characteristics on financial performance among Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions (DTMFI`s) in Nairobi County. This study focused on board characteristics: the board size, b...
ABSTRACT The study examined the nature of recurring violence against women in Harare. It focused on the lived experiences among female victims. Particular attention was given to the forms of violence experienced, reasons for staying in abusive marriages and the surviving mechanisms adopted by the female victims. The qualitative research method was employed to gather the required data with the use of semi-structured interviews. The study findings confirmed the existence of violence in marriag...
ABSTRACT The researcher sought to study the rehabilitation strategies used by Musasa to assist survivors of Gender Based Violence. The research was enriched with a couple of theories, relevant literature by other authors and previous studies that supported the research. The survivors were sampled using the random sampling method. The researcher used the method to pick on whoever wanted to be interviewed because the research is sensitive and therefore the researcher had to be considerate .In ...
Abstract This research sought to investigate the problems associated with gold panning among nonpanning rural, urban communities and also the gold panners of Shurugwi district. Although there are many potential socio-economic benefits of gold panning, there are numerous negative impacts from these small and inefficient panning operations as a result of wasteful extraction and processing techniques. The panning operations were found to be worsening social and environmental impacts of non-pann...
Abstract Numerous studies and literature with varied results have been conducted in the subject of CSR. Several questions about CSR still remain, for example there is no evident answer if CSR activities affect the financial performance, why companies engage in CSR and how they apply to it. There are several different definition of CSR and companies choose to apply it in different ways therefore it is a rather complex subject. A peculiar paradox of Kenyan economic history is that the large fir...
Abstract This study sought to examine the effect of Quality Management System (QMS) based on ISO 9001 and service delivery in the road sector, a case of Project Management and Engineering Consultants Limited (PROME) in Uganda. ISO 9001 Quality Management System was the independent variable, while service delivery was the dependent variable. ISO QMS was measured in terms of customer focus, leadership, and engagement of people while service delivery was measured in terms of customer satisfactio...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the Internal Control System (ICS) that influenced financial performance (FP) in Municipal Urban Councils in northern Uganda: a case of Kitgum Municipal Urban Council (KMUC). The objectives of the study were: to explore the relationship between internal control activities and FP in KMUC; to find out how the internal control environment affects FP in KMUC; and, to assess the impact of auditing on FP in KMUC. A descriptive research survey design was adopted using...
ABSTRACT Unquestionably, access to finance from financial institutions is essential for the profitability and sustainable growth of the small and medium enterprises sector (SMEs). The purpose of the study was to ascertain the factors influencing access to debt finance by SMEs in Rubaga, Kampala, Uganda with a view to establishing a coherent model directed at improving SME access to debt finance. The study adopted the cross-sectional/correlational design and intrinsically it was hypothesized t...
ABSTRACT This study examined the factors affecting performance of the Procurement and Disposal Unit (PDU) in the Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO).The study sought to investigate the relationship between procurement planning and performance of the PDU, establish the relationship between contract management and performance of the PDU, examine the effect of adequacy of resources on the performance of the PDU and to analyze the relationship between professionalism and com...
ABSTRACT In this period of globalization when the world is consistently experiencing numerous rapid changes in various grounds, the atmosphere that the organizations operate on is dynamic and unstable. This has led to strategic planning to facilitate an organizational framework that necessitates changes and gain a competitive edge. In this study, the main objective was to establish influential factors of strategic plans implementation in universities a case of universities in the Mount Kenya ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of electoral processes and democratic elections in the Republic of Sudan. This research was prompted by the fact that despite the provision in the National Elections Act of 2008 to ensure free and fair elections, what actually happens during election periods is different from guidelines; intimidation and violence in some areas of Sudan undercut inclusiveness; the NEC is seen insufficiently transparent and lacked full independence from the central gove...
ABSTRACT Available information reveal that financial performance of Public Universities has continued to dwindle despite implementation efforts to their budgets with its inherent control features. Budgetary Control refers to how well managers utilize budgets to monitor and control costs and operations in a given accounting period. It is a process for managers to align financial performance goals with budgets, compare actual results and adjust performance. Sound financial performance is a core...
ABSTRACT Globally, the role of resident associations (RAs) as a social organization to uplift community services, community empowerment and cooperation are recognized. In Kenya, contributions of RAs in provision of services such as garbage collection, security and advocacy roles within informal settlements have been documented, yet little is known regarding their use as a livelihood strategy in informal settlements. Residents of Obunga informal settlement in Kisumu County are worst hit not on...
ABSTRACT With the Promulgation of the new constitution in 2010 in Kenya, most government functions were decentralized. Services that were initially offered from a centralized position were devolved and brought to the counties, an action that was largely attributed with efficiency and effectiveness in operations within the counties. With this in place, challenges like corruption, nepotism and poor task assignments and massive inefficiencies are still being faced during the dispensation of serv...
ABSTRACT Public procurement is the acquisition of any type of works, assets, services and goods by purchase, rental, lease, license, tenancy, franchise or by any other contractual means. Public procurement consumes huge amounts of tax payers’ money. In United Kingdom, the public sector spent £242 billion on procurement of goods, works and services in 2013/2014 which accounted for 33% of the sectors spending. In South Africa, public procurement spending represents 29% of the country’s gro...