ABSTRACT This study presents findings on factors that influence sustainability of small tea enterprises in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to assess the influence of enterprise characteristics on sustainability of small tea enterprises, analyze the influence of the way of doing business on sustainability of the enterprises, explore the relationship between finance and sustainability, examine the relationship between resources and sustainability and analyzed how independent variables (e...
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurship is a crucial activity for economic growth and employment generation globally. In Kenya, the majority of business owners are women. However, entrepreneurship is still regarded as manly work, and women have been made invisible. One of the government challenges is ensuring adequate support to women entrepreneurs to ensure the sustainability of their enterprises and improved contribution to the economy. This research thus endeavored to identify the factors influencing t...
ABSTRACT This study purposed to investigate the influence of financial literacy on financial management practices; a survey of dairy farmers managed by K Unity SACCO in Limuru sub county, Kiambu county. The objective of the study was to investigate how financial literacy affects financial management of persons operating in the informal sectors in this case looking at dairy farmers. The researcher sought to find out whether investment practices, saving culture, budgeting practices loan manage...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate employee motivational strategies in Kenya Women Finance Trust which is a deposit taking microfinance. Specifically the research study evaluated the effects of achievement on employee motivation at KWFT, assessed the impact of recognition on employee motivation at KWFT, analyzed the extent to which interest in the job affects employee motivation at KWFT and explored the importance of career advancement on employee motivation at KWFT.Descriptive r...
ABSTRACT Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya face challenges in terms of resource mobilization, including strict requirements/bureaucracy, inadequate government support, legal restrictions, default risks/poor repayment, inadequate lending funds, and the lack of adequate legal framework. This study's overall objective was to investigate the relationship between resource mobilization and wealth maximization in Meru County saving and credit cooperative societies. The specific objec...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate into the challenges experienced in drug and substance abuse cessation efforts by students in secondary schools in Machakos County. The following were the four objectives of the study; to investigate individual challenges experienced by students in secondary schools in Machakos Town in their effort to stop abusing drugs, to establish family challenges experienced by students in secondary schools in Machakos Town in their efforts to stop ab...
ABSTRACT Retirement occurs when one leaves formal employment to other engagement that may not be part of their previous work. It can also be seen as cessation of one stage of life to a new one. Most studies have concentrated on allocation and disbursement of pensions and the experiences of the retirees. Few studies have identified factors that influence the adjustment of retirees from civil service in Kenya. The objectives were to establish the influence of pre- retirement preparations on ad...
Abstract The Kenya Education Act 2013 outlines the school management structure, specifically spelling out the composition of the board as the organ responsible for the management of secondary education in Kenya. Despite, this management structure suggested by the Ministry of Education for all the schools, there has been great variability in the performance of schools in Kenya. Governance practices are regarded as significant in influencing performance of learning institutions. The purpose of...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between credit reference bureau services and financial performance of commercial banks in Meru County. Information about the credibility level of potential borrowers is unavailable and most of the potential borrowers come from less fortunate backgrounds. A large number of them have never borrowed from commercial banks in the past and pledging collaterals to guarantee payment of the loans they intent to borrow is a challenge. Sh...
Abstract The study found out that employability skills of graduates in Kenya are now considered to be the most important skills which the employers pay keen attention to. This study aimed at establishing whether there were skills mismatch between B. Com graduates and Job Market expectations. The study objectives were: (i) To establish what employability skills the B. Com graduates actually possess as they enter the job market. (ii) To establish the employability skills the employers expect f...
ABSTRACT Given the highly competitive banking sector, banks must design, adopt and successfully implement superior strategies. Successful implementation of strategies remains a challenging task to organizations. While empirical literature indicates that a relationship exist between organizational culture and organization performance, there is insufficient research on how strategy operationalisation affects this relationship. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of st...
ABSTRACT The origin of agricutlural State Owned Corporations (SOCs) in Kenya can be traced back to the colonial period. Management functions have impacted on the performance of SOCs. This study explored influence of management functions (planning, organizing, controlling, leading and directing) on the organizational performance with a focus on SOCs in the agricultural sector. To achieve this, the study set: to explore the effects of planning as a management function on organizational perform...
ABSTRACT The increased levels of mobile and internet banking has enabled the Micro Enterprises (MEs) to save, undertake transactions and access low cost credit without necessarily having security for their loans. Many micro-enterprises are not included in the mainstream financial system and hence they cannot access credit. However, with the increased level of antecedents oftechnology adoption (mobile and internet banking), the micro enterprises have not fully adopted this new innovation to i...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to identify the influence that SASRA regulatory framework has on the sustainability of SACCOs in Kenya. Specifically the study aimed to establish the influence of the fit and proper test, loan management, financial reporting and investment requirements on the sustainability of SACCOs in Kenya. Competition for regulation theory, capture theory, agency theory, theory of growth of the firm, modern portfolio theory and prospect theory guided the study. The ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish effect of strategic human resource management on teacher turnover in private secondary schools in Nyeri County. The objectives of the study were to; investigate the extent to which career development opportunities affect teachers’ turnover in private schools; assess the extent to which work environment in the private secondary schools influence teachers’ turnover in private schools; evaluate the extent to which reward system affects teachers’ turn...