ABSTRACT Small and medium enterprises are major stakeholders in developing countries economies. In Kenya although SMEs take off on a high note their life span is short. SMEs are more exposed to information security risks, short life and thus poor performance. The general objective of this study was to investigate the on the influence of information technology security practices on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Nairobi County. This research study used a descriptive researc...
ABSTRACT Although the financial system is a vital component of the socio-economic development of any nation, most Kenyans lack access to formal financial credit services. This arises due to the cause of putting up bank branches in the rural areas is deemed not economically viable. Most banks have partnered with Mobile Network Operators to help mitigate this problem by introducing the use of Mobile banking (M-banking) technology in accessing vital banking services such as financial credit. Ho...
ABSTRACT Most public sector projects fail to meet expecations of the citizenry, funding agencies or even the government itself due to corruption, bureaucracy, poor monitoring and evaluation capacity, limited action on feedback and poor project design framework. Sometimes projects fail because they are badly conceptualized, planned designed, implemented and managed. At the centre of project success or failure is strategic management. If the strategy involved in the project cycle and decision m...
ABSTRACT Public debt in Kenya has consistently risen overtime, with larger portion being debt from external sources. Both positive and negative effects of debt have been experienced in Kenya since independence. In the last one decade external debt has been rising sharply relative to economic growth of the country, which seems to be stagnant overtime. Additionally, the country has been reporting several cases of corruption and mismanagement of public revenue at different levels of public and ...
ABSTRACT Business enterprises are regarded as engines of economic development in many nations of the world. Many of these enterprises are faced with a myriad of problems especially in their initial stages, key among them, insufficient business and management skills. In this study, enterprises were categorized as micro, small and medium. Entrepreneurial training enables enterprise operators adopt better management practices such as profit retention, good customer relations, timely loan repayme...
ABSTRACT Kenya Medical Supplies Authority performance is undergoing strategic change management in its operations. Some of these changes include automating its systems, creation of a self-sustaining supply model, providing market and demand driven medical supplies, and getting autonomy from ministry of health in relations to procurement of medical supplies, and distribution of medical supplies. Despite the advantages of the changes being implemented, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority perf...
ABSTRACT A company's sales quantities are important in the overall profit of the company due to the possibility of increased revenues from the unit profit margins of every product sold. Therefore, there is need for companies to promote their sales and capture a large market share in order to sustain and grow the profits. The main objective of the study was to determine the effects of promotional activities on the market share of broadcast and pay television industry with a focus on Multichoic...
ABSTRACT Labour productivity is a key measure of efficiency in production process especially those that are labour intensive. An improvement in labour productivity is believed to lead to efficiency thus improving on the overall building performances. The general objective of this Study was to determine the influence of labour productivity underlying factors on the per formance of building projects in Nairobi County. The specific objectives were to find out the influence of cost of labour...
ABSTRACT Most public institutions in many parts of the world have poor financial performance compared to private institutions. The poor financial performance can be attributed to financial management practice. The sound financial management practices require the institutions of strong internal control systems. However, there are limited empirical research findings regarding the relationship between internal control system and financial performance. In public institutions, there have been...
ABSTRACT Compensation plays an important role in determining employees’ job satisfaction and thus performance. The perception of being paid what one was worth predicts job satisfaction. Health Workers in Kenya have always downed their tools lamenting about their compensation which raises concern about their job satisfaction. However it was not clear the influence compensation has on employees performance to cause the many stand offs. This study therefore sought to establish the effects of c...
ABSTRACT The modern workforce is made up of age diverse generations of employees with different cultural backgrounds, work styles, work expectations and so on. This often raises conflict and tension. Organizations, therefore, need to be strategic at motivating and retaining these employees, without which they become dissatisfied, unsettled, disengaged and ultimately, may leave. This case investigated the influence of multigenerational employee expectations as the independent variable and rete...
ABSTRACT The advancement in technology in the banking industry has led to the emergence of electronic banking (e-banking), which has revolutionized the way banks provide their services. The application of different technologies in the banking industry has become a competitive strategy employed by commercial banks in Kenya. Consequently, modern banks have decided to adopt and implement e-banking strategies to remain competitive. However, limited knowledge is available regarding the effect of e...
ABSTRACT Ever since 1970, Kenya has experienced more than 440 terrorist related attacks in different parts of the country. As at the end of 2017, Garissa County which is in the Northern part of Kenya, had been hit at least 53 times, putting the County second only to Nairobi County in terms of the lion’s share of the total number of terrorist attacks in Kenya. This study set out to investigate the effects of terrorist related attacks on human capital, physical infrastructure, and private pro...
ABSTRACT Project performance is a primary consideration in any project, and different strategies are usually employed to ensure better project performance. Despite the dedicated efforts to improve project performance, gated community residential construction projects still register poor performance. A literature review reveals that many public construction projects, residential construction projects, and road construction projects still register poor performance related to project management...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to establish the determinants of sustainability of micro and small enterprises owned by youth in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: To assess how competitive environment affects sustainability of youth entrepreneurship in micro and small enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya; To find out how entrepreneurial skills affect sustainability of youth entrepreneurship in micro and small enterprises in Nairobi C...