Abstract Background of the Study: At the inception of SAP it was clearly stated that " the objective of Government is to evolve a realistic and sustainable market determined exchange rate for the Naira, so as to reduce the demand for foreign exchange to available supply and to reduce the pressure on the balance of payments" (CBN Annual R'eport 1986, Obadan 1993~377) " --- The package of adjustment measures adopted from 1986 placed a heavy burden on monetary policy for containing domestic and ...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to contrast bank performance measures and propose a single measure of performance for commercial banks in the East African Community (EAC) region. The study is in two major parts and addressed four main objectives. The first part analysed the various performance measures that have been applied by banks which include Return on Equity (RoE), Return on Assets (RoA), Net Interest Margin (NIM), Profit Margin (PM), efficiency, effectiveness and explored the ...
ABSTRACT Divorce is unexpected experience among married men and women that cut short their life dreams against the divine intended purpose for marriage and family as a unit. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing divorce among Christian couples in MCK Mwiteria Circuit. Specifically, the study sought to establish the influence of infidelity on divorce among couples in MCK Mwiteria Circuit, to evaluate the influence of domestic violence on divorce among couples in...
Abstract Low output growth in Nigeria have been attributed to a riumber offacto~ssu ch as poor technology, demographic factors, social conditions, poor macroeccwomic policies, insufficient infrastructural facilities and high dependence on primary products What however, attracts lesser attention is the interface between output growth and macroeconomic fluctuations. It is not only that output ~rowth is low but it fluctuates beyond the expectations of different macroeconomic analysts There have...
ABSTRACT Income generating Units have been in operation in the public Universities since their inception in 1990s. Their establishment was meant to cushion the Universities from the effects of the reduction of Government capitation to finance their recurrent and capital expenditure. The Government of Kenya was the sole financier of higher education until 1991 when it became unable to fully finance this education. To find a way out of this fiscal distress, Public Universities were called upon...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of cross listing on share liquidity for cross listed firms within East Africa with emphasis on the domestic market which is the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). A census study was carried out for all the firms that cross listed in the East African Community (EAC) in the last five years and included, Kenya Commercial Bank, Equity Bank, Nation Media Group and Centum Investments. Traded volume and turnover were used as measures of li...
Strategic positioning is about how a company positions itself to create value different from that of competition. Therefore, strategic positioning is defined as a firm’s relative position in the industry. It must lead to one of two outcomes – lower cost or higher premium. Higher premium can be charged when there is unique focus on either a product/ service or the unique needs of a few exclusive customers (niche market). Lower cost on the other hand implies a high production efficiency. On...
ABSTRACT The study was aimed to analyze the influence of human resource practices on diversity among state corporations in Mombasa County. Specific objectives were; to determine the influence of recruitment and selection on diversity among state corporations in Mombasa county, to analyze the influence of training and development on diversity among state corporations in Mombasa county, to investigate the influence of compensation on diversity among state corporations in Mombasa county and fin...
Abstract This study has critically examined the Millennium Development Goals and poverty reduction in Anambra State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined how lack of good governance in the management of Millennium Development Goals funds undermined poverty reduction in Anambra State, and how the state implementation of neo-liberal economic policies impeded the programme of poverty reduction in the State. Literature reviewed are deficient in explaining the link between lack of good gover...
ABSTRACT Kenya aims to create internationally competitive and prosperous country’s economy by supporting industrialization under the economic pillar as spelt out in vision 2030. Small and medium hardware enterprises play a critical role in this endeavor. However, the competitiveness in small enterprises hardware shops in Imenti South sub-county has continued to intensify to an extent of threatening their growth. This curtails the creation of a stable employment and can be a deterrent to af...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between earnings announcements and stock prices at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the effect of interim earnings announcements on stock prices at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, to determine the effect of annual earnings announcements on stock prices at the Nairobi Securities Exchange and to determine the relationship between the interim and annual earnings announceme...
ABSTRACT Revenue management is one of the most important functions of governments, but is one of the least written about subjects in the field of public financial management. Good internal controls will help align the performance of the organization with the overall objectives through continuous monitoring of the performance and activities carried out by the organizations. According to a report from the office of the auditor general, Nyeri County experienced several challenges in revenue man...
The high failure rate in strategy implementation points to the fact that strategy implementation is not an easy task, and strategic leadership is one of the key drivers of strategy implementation. The banking sector in Kenya has over the past decade performed well, a feat attributable partly to effective regulation and partly to effective strategy implementation in the banks. The study aimed at investigating the influence of strategic leadership on the effective implementation of strate...
ABSTRACT Environment degradation, loss of grazing lands, high grazing intensities and drought in northern regions of Tanzania, led to massive migration of pastoralists and livestock to more resourced areas in the south. This has brought different ethnic groups into same ecological ranges there by increasing environmental degradation and resource use conflict. Kilombero valley is one area which received many pastoralists now days with highest conflict incidents reported. The objectives of th...
ABSTRACT Strategy implementation is an on-going, never-ending, integrated process requiring continuous reassessment and reformation. Strategic management is dynamic, it involves a complex pattern of actions and reactions. It is partially planned and partially unplanned. Particularly, strategy implementation includes designing the organization's structure, allocating resources, developing information and decision process, and managing human resources, including such areas as the reward system,...