The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of the transformationаl leadership style on employee performаnce аt regulatory stаte corporаtions in Kenyа. The study was guided by five research questions: Whаt is the effect of ideаlized influence on employee performаnce in regulаtory stаte corporаtions in Kenyа? Whаt is the effect of inspirаtionаl motivаtion on employee performаnce in regulаtory stаte corporаtions in Kenyа? Whаt is the effect of intellectuаl stim...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of capital structure on the cost of capital of the companies listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The purpose of this study focuses on the financing function of a finance manager of any firm where before a business initiates, it needs money for operation purposes. There has been a contradiction where debt is referred as being cheaper than equity yet practically many firms avoid debt. This is an issue experienced in many compa...
ABSTRACT SMEs are the backbone of global economies and they serve as medium of job creation and poverty eradication. They are unique compared to large organizations in terms of size, resources and flexibility. Since most of the SMEs are constrained resource wise, they are unable to compete and hence their survival and longevity is a major concern. In addition, they are known to operate in isolation which is considered as a major obstacle to their competitiveness and hence performance. It is ...
ABSTRACT Despite the commencement of appraisal on employee performance in the banking industry, a decrease in business ventures, total revenue, and spread per staff in the banks can be blamed for low employee productivity. The general objective of the study was to examine the role of performance appraisal in influencing employee productivity in commercial banks in Meru County, Kenya. Specific objectives were to assess how target setting, reward systems, and feedback & communication influence...
ABSTRACT In the 21st century fraud is becoming an issue that top management of many organizations is struggling to control. Globally most companies do not admit they are vulnerable to fraud. Studies have shown that fraud can occur internally or externally and may involve employees, client or other relevant stakeholder’s in an organization. The result of past studies indicates that fraud can occur amidst policies, tools and models that have been put in place. In Kenya fraudulent acts have b...
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify service quality strategies by private security firms in Kenya. Specifically the study aimed to; evaluate the effects of employee capacity on service quality, assess the relationship between service process and service quality, and to analyze how relationship with stakeholders influences service quality. To achieve the above objectives, the study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was a census of 60 managers comprising of 11 bra...
ABSTRACT The performance of the private health insurance sector in Kenya has continued to be below expectation with most of the companies reporting losses. Health insurance firms continue to compete for the same client base without registering any significant improvement in either penetration levels or performance. This study sought to establish the influence of transient advantage on performance specifically, the role of innovative products, distribution models, market sensing capability an...
Introduction Some Local Governments in Uganda have continued to perform below the expectations of decentralization which is evidenced by poor quality services and inadequate service delivery to the citizens. Similarly, the world is now a global village which calls for a change of ways and practices in which local governments operate so as to improve performance. Change is constant and necessary and while change management practices and objectives may differ from organization to another, all ...
Introduction This study will examine the effect of welfare on the performance of public primary school teachers in Bugisu sub region. It has been observed that the situation of teachers over the world is deteriorating; the status of teachers and working conditions too are getting worse (Kitunga, 2009). This chapter will deal with the background to the study, statement of the problem, the purpose of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, hypotheses, the conceptual framework, ...
The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of transformational leadership style on the performance of judicial staff in Kenya. The research questions were: How does idealized influence of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does inspirational motivation of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does intellectual stimulation of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does...
Introduction This study seeks to identify the critical determinants of new venture creation in Uganda using Kirznerian perspective of entrepreneurial opportunities framework. The lack of a developed theory in extant literature that provides comprehensive explanation of how new ventures emerge in the context of a developing country like Uganda justifies the reliance on Kirznerian analytical framework. Entrepreneurial Alertness (EA) and Information Asymmetry (IA) which constitute the measure...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted under a topic “Success factors for establishment of a Results based monitoring and evaluation system at Advocacy for Vulnerable Children’s Right Uganda which was the case study with three major objectives which included: To examine how institutional factors influence the establishment of RBM&E, Establish the relationship between organizational resources and the establishment of RBM&E and to find out how organizational capacity influence the establishment ...
This study intends to develop a life cycle costing analytical framework for the buildings and construction industry in Tanzania. Life-cycle costing (LCC) analysis is a method used to evaluate the cost effectiveness of designs and materials alternatives of major project cost variables including initial costs, operating costs, maintenance and disposal costs over its entire life (Stanford University, 2005).LCC analysis is used for selection of optimal building designs based on assumed inflation ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the stakeholder-based factors affecting the success of humanchimpanzee conflict management projects in Kasongoire Parish, Masindi district. It had the following three objectives: i) to analyse how meeting stakeholder needs and expectations is associated with the success of human-chimpanzee conflict management projects in Kasongoire Parish; ii) to examine how stakeholder status is associated with their evaluation of the success of human-chimpanzee conflict mana...
ABSTRACT The study focused on assessing the influence of stakeholder involvement on service delivery in the oil sector in Buliisa District, western Uganda. The study sought to establish the extent to which stakeholder involvement in the oil exploration design/planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes has influenced service delivery in Buliisa. The study employed a correlational research design and both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 114 responde...