ABSTRACT Universities worldwide are facing challenges arising from a high level of competitiveness and pressure to deliver their strategic intents according to their mission and vision statements; however, they lack the capacity to sustain achievement of their full potential. Empirical evidence suggests the existence of performance complexities in universities, but few endeavours have been directed towards understanding the manner in which the execution of strategic intent affects performanc...
ABSTRACT The contribution of Private Middle Level Colleges in enhancing education opportunities to Kenyans has continued to playa significant role in our economy. They have provided an alternative to those students who have not been able to secure a place in Public universities due to limited chances. Management activities in any organization lead it to either success or failure. Availability of a mission and vision statement in the organization shows a projection into the future. Various fu...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to establish the challenges of disseminating credit information by credit reference bureaus in Kenya. The information obtained from this study would be useful to both theGovernment, the Central Bank and in particular the Ministry of Finance Kenya to enhance credit information sharing. The study focused purely on licensed Credit Reference Bureaus in Kenya, because credit information sharing facilitated the development of information capital, in the process, it changed...
ABSTRACT 80% of the Kenyan Population live in the rural areas and are involved in agriculture on a subsistence basis. This represents a lack of enterprise culture that accounts for the poverty in the rural areas. In order to eradicate poverty in the rural areas the subsistence farmers need be made to adopt an enterprise culture by practicing their main economic activity as a business enterprise. GOK,(2005) To attain this the factors that account for the lack of entrepreneurial behaviour amon...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the relationship between non-financial rewards and teacher retention in private schools in Kirinyaga-South district. The study intended to identify the extent to which non-financial rewards influence retention of teachers in private schools. Non-financial rewards form part and parcel of a reward system. However, they are often overlooked as the financial rewards take centre-stage. The conceptual framework was aimed at trying to establish the relatio...
ABSTRACT Marketing communication is a systematic relationship between a business and its market in which the marketer assembles a wide variety of ideas, designs, messages, media, shapes, forms and colours, both to communicate ideas and to stimulate a perception of products and services by individual people who have been _aggregated into a target market. Marketing communications are integrated so that a single message is conveyed by all marketing communications tools. There has been a tremend...
ABSTRACT Public debt remains one of the most critical elements of economic development especially in developing countries. This study focuses on the public debt in Kenya and its effect on economic growth. Most developing countries will expect that public debt will affect the economic growth positively. Thus the resources from public debt should be used to finance government expenditures which will spur economic growth of the country. There is a considerable increase in domestic debt as compa...
ABSTRACT Taxpayers complain that tax refunds process is long and tedious. Delay in tax refunds payment has led to businessmen and traders accusing KRA of being quick to collect tax, but slow in refunding. KRA has in the recent past put in place several measures to ensure that tax refunds are timely processed and paid. These measures are geared to accelerating tax refund processes. However, this has not been the case, and majority of taxpayers have to wait for up to five years before receivin...
ABSTRACT Corporate bond recorded a poor performance at the Nairobi Securities exchange (NSE) despite its role in funding companies and in spite of its huge potential as a sustainable source of investment. The primary role of a developed also functioning market for bond is provision of cheaper, long-term finance for funding capital investments. Growth of bond markets is critical to the financial and economic systems of a nation. There is a dearth of studies on performance of corporate bonds i...
ABSTRACT Projects often possess a specialized set of critical success factors in which if addressed and attention given will improve the likelihood of their success. On the other hand if these factors are not taken seriously they might lead to the failure of the project management. Project management occupies a significant place in the national development and reconstruction. It helps in raising the standards of living as well as accelerating the pace of modernization. It carries a wide spec...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of strategic planning on organizational performance. The study was conducted at Equator flower farm, Eldoret branch. The objectives of the study was to; to assess the level of organizational policies and action influence on organizational performance at Equator Flowers, Eldoret, to identify the appropriate planning that can be used at Equator Flowers, Eldoret, to determine employees' attitude and participation regarding organiza...
ABSTRACT The Kenya government, in collaboration with other stakeholders involved in the provision of family planning services, have put in place various strategies and policies to increase uptake of family planning services. These are aimed at increasing contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), reduction in both total fertility rate (TFR) and unmet need for family planning services. Despite the various strategies and policies, total fertility rate still remains high at 4.6 percent, while CPR and ...
ABSTRACT Insurance companies in Kenya are forced to cope with dynamic and competitive environment due to the increased effects of globalization and internationalization. Strategic de-merger is one strategy that aims at differentiating an organization from competitors in a way that in the future it remains competitive. The general objective of the study was to establish the relationship between strategic de-mergers and organizational performance of Madison group of companies in Kenya. Specifi...
ABSTRACT Financial performance is paramount in any given economy. The performance of banks in Kenya is very crucial given the importance of banks in an economy. The financial performance of commercial banks is affected by various macroeconomic factors which this study delved into. This study aimed at contributing to research in determining to what extent macroeconomic factors influence financial performance banks in Kenya. The specific objectives of this study were: to ascertain the effect i...
ABSTRACT Strategy execution in private schools is critical in the changing education sector. Having a well-designed strategy is good tool in enabling a business to achieve a competitive edge. However, having the strategy alone would not be enough to assure the business a competitive edge. Many businesses, including private schools, find it easier to craft a good strategic plan but then flop when it comes to executing the strategy. Some of the challenges that make strategy execution almost dif...