Abstract The main purpose of the study was to assess the factors affecting adoption of E-learning in public secondary schools in Makadara sub-county, Nairobi County. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the influence of ICT infrastructure and E-learning curricula and design on the adoption of E-learning in public schools in Makadara sub-county, Nairobi County. It was also aimed at examining the effect of teacher’s readiness and teachers’ ICT skills on the adoption of E-l...
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystems have been a valuable source of economic wellbeing of human populations for centuries, particularly to the forest adjacent communities. The relationship between human wellbeing and ecosystems consist of complex systems that are mostly nonlinear, uncertain and often not clearly understood. To enhance forest sustainability, the deliberate evaluation of ecosystem services, human interactions and appropriate ways to involve the public in management is imperative. However...
ABSTRACT This study investigated Intergovernmental financial relations and local government autonomy in Nigeria : A case study of Igbo-Etiti local government Area of Enugu State. To accomplish this task, we were able to determine if the structure of Intergovernmental financial relations in Nigeria enhanced autonomy of Igbo-Etiti local government; ascertained whether the structure of Intergovernmental financial relations undermined infrastructural development in the local government and exami...
ABSTRACT The coming into force of Microfinance Act 2006 in May 2008 enabled micro finance institutions to disburse funds as well as receive deposits. Prior to this renowned microfinance institutions had served residents of Ainamoi sub County in Kenya, for more than five years. The different portfolios into which the credit had been used suggest its ability to reach a wide section of all cadres of the population. However, the impact on the welfare across the beneficiaries had not been establis...
ABSTRACT Although crude oil in Nigeria is indeed a blessing, the fly in the ointment is the fluctuating price of oil which looks somewhat like a curse. The overdependence on crude oil as the country’s main product leads to Dutch disease syndrome. This study contributes to existing literature by estimating the impact of oil price fluctuations and oil revenue on welfare in Nigeria for the period 1981-2014. Employing the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) estimation technique within an Error C...
This study examined the legacy and imprint of colonial administrative systems, behavioural systems and administrative processes on the post-colonial administrative systems in present day Zimbabwe. A qualitative research paradigm was adopted in the study and involved in depth interviews with 30 key informants, who were selected through the application of purposive sampling. The data collected was analysed using a combination of content, thematic, critical discourse and statement analysis as we...
ABSTRACT This research work appraises the role Information and Communications Technology (ICT) plays in enhancing administration in Power Holding Company of Nigeria, (PHCN), Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Okpara Avenue. The major aim of this study is to identify how the attitudes, skill and knowledge of ICT by the staff of PHCN have enhanced their administrative capabilities and affected the efficiency and productivity of the company. And also to find out how much ICT has helped PHC...
ABSTRACT The Kenyan retail outlets sector operates in a dynamic environment faced with intense competition. This calls for organizations to employ an efficient and effective value chain and this is achieved through coordinating operations in a manner that ensures the involved companies are able to create more consumer satisfaction than their competitors. However, past empirical studies have not focused on the effect of value chain management practices and organizational performance, particula...
ABSTRACT The evolving dynamic changes in the business environment have led to a focus on knowledge as a driver of superior performance in firms. As a result, some firms are adopting organizational learning to manage their knowledge assets for competitive advantage and increased performance. While past studies have demonstrated the importance of organizational learning to firms, few have empirically examined the effect of organizational learning on organizational performance. This study sough...
This research investigated the characteristics and challenges of the informal business sector, its management and linkages with the formal business sector in Lusaka. The research also investigated why the informal business sector remains unregulated and inhibited from growth and integration into the formal economy. The research was conducted in five informal settlements in Lusaka and in the Central Business District (CBD). Primary data was collected from 300 informal entrepreneurs while seco...
ABSTRACT This study sought to establish factors that determine consumers’ patronage to mobile phone service providers in Kenya with a specific focus on Safaricom Kenya Ltd. Safaricom has faced intense competition in recent years in the Kenyan mobile phone market due to entry of other service providers in the industry. The competition has been mainly price based with competitors emphasizing on price reductions. While Kenyans generally exhibit price sensitive buying behaviour, in this case, t...
This mixed methods study aimed to critically examine employment conditions in the Small and Medium Enterprises sector (SMEs) in Zimbabwe; and their contribution to the retention of employees, within the furniture manufacturing businesses in Glen View Home Industry Complex in Harare. The research adopted a pragmatic study approach where statistical and narrative data were generated and correlated through questionnaires and interviews. The quantitative data was analysed using SPSS version 21.0 ...
ABSTRACT Strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over the long term which achieves advantage in a changing environment through its configuration of resources and competences with the aim of fulfilling stakeholders’ expectations. However, research on predictive power of innovative strategies on the performance of firms listed in the NSE is inadequate. This study aimed at exploring this area in the hope of providing important answers to how innovation can be used to leverage pe...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness and length of stay as factors in somatic symptoms among prison inmates, cross-sectional design was used. Participants were two hundred and nine (209) prison inmates. Their ages ranged between 18 – 62 years, with mean age of 30.9 and standard deviation of 8.68. Three instruments were used for data collection: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale and Somatiza...
ABSTRACT Prosopis juliflora was introduced in Kenya to address the increasing demands of forest resources and to improve the vegetation cover. The extent and spread of Prosopis juliflora is a threat to ecosystem (erosion of biodiversity, allopathic interactions and negative health on both animals and human) that supports livelihoods in Marigat Sub-county. To control its spread, several management and control technologies were promoted in the area in early 2004. They include clearing and plant...