This study sought to determine the influence of information and communication technology on choice of competitive strategies in commercial banks in Kenya. The target population was the 43 licenced commercial banks by Central bank of Kenya of which 77% responded. Census study method was used to collect the data required for the study. Questionaires were administered to the Operations managers in the banks. Data from the questionaires was analysed and frequency tables, means and percentages wer...
ABSTRACT Human trafficking is considered to be modern day slavery. Zimbabwe continuously seeks to strengthen its fight against this crime, latest with the Trafficking in Persons act of 2014 and the National Action Plan against human trafficking. The thesis analysis and investigates the extent to which law is able to fight against human trafficking. This is done by analysing Zimbabwe‟s legal framework within the field of human trafficking, conducting interviews with experts, and looking at...
ABSTRACT The state of women in enterprise development, the starting and growing of individual enterprises is a major concern among governments in most countries from the early days. The main objective of the study was to investigate the influence of strategic business support services on the performance of women owned micro, small and medium enterprises in Kisii County. The general objective was addressed by five specific objectives that sought to establish the influence of technology transfe...
ABSTRACT The market of tourists with disabilities is rapidly growing globally but little is known about tour guides experiences with people with disabilities. The group consists of a sizeable and escalating percentage of the travel market, implying that there is need for the tour guiding industry to have the capability to cater for them. The study aimed at identifying the experiences that tour guides had when guiding tourists with disabilities, the challenges that they faced and the concerns...
Abstract Background and Aim: The main problem that Institution of Higher Learning is experiencing regarding administrative and support staff, is a workforce that is not motivated to perform optimally and this results in poor service delivery. Organisations are losing talented and skilled personnel to competitors because employees are of the opinion that their abilities and skills are not valued. There are also no practices in place where shortcomings pertaining to skills and competencies are ...
ABSTRACT Assessment of human exposure to the naturally occurring fluoride in groundwater in Kenya has not being exhaustive in terms of geographical coverage and the media. There is need to have representative data and information on the extent of human exposure to fluoride and its impact on human health. This study investigated the extent of human exposure to fluoride and its impact on human health in Makindu District, and evaluated the potential risk of using ground water contaminated by flu...
ABSTRACT The poor levels of academic performance have been a cause for concern. Children in primary schools have not as been successful in achieving world class education, hence this study so the need to examine the effects of motivation, self-esteem and attitude on academic performance. The objectives of this study were to assess the relationship of the above variables and make recommendations using the ecological approach. This research was informed by the positivism philosophy. A quantita...
ABSTRACT The main focus of the research was on innovative ways of engaging stakeholders in managing droughts. The research focused on Mutoko district’s wards fourteen, fifteen and eighteen which are naturally drought prone areas in the district. The research was aimed at establishing an effective way of managing droughts in the district, identifying and assessing the impacts of droughts in the district, assessing the capacity of institutions responsible for managing droughts in the distric...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the effect of macroeconomic factors on the equity market performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study was guided by an objective; to examine the effect of the selected macro-economic factors on equity market performance in Kenya. The selected macro-economic factors included inflation rate, exchange rate, money supply and real Gross Domestic Product. The study followed descriptive research design and used secondary data. The data spanned the peri...
ABSTRACT Conservation agriculture has been promoted and implemented as solution to enhance crop productivity, which in turn leads to food security and as a poverty alleviation mechanism among communal farmers in Zimbabwe, Zaka district in particular. Primarily this research is focusing on assessing the contributions of CA towards food security in the whole of Zaka district. This research presented CA as a multifaceted solution to food insecurity problem in Zaka District. Quantitative researc...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to identify effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies in Nguu Division, Makueni District. Nguu Division is one of the areas that are hard hit by poverty in the district. The study looked at the various strategies which the Kenya govemment has put in place since independence, causes of poverty in the district, Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, approaches to poverty reduction, a public management strategy and the different theories of poverty. To accomp...
ABSTRACT The issue of unplanned pregnancy in higher institutions of learning is quite prevalent. This research therefore seeks to study the effects the unplanned pregnancy has on the social and academic life of students in Maasai Mara University. From the background information, the issue in no longer a new agenda but a common problem that needs to be addressed. It therefore does so guided by the objectives which are to identify problems experienced by pregnant and nursing/breastfeeding stude...
ABSTRACT School attachment is an important component of teacher education. Public universities have thus designed their own rules and regulations that guide school attachment practices to enable student teachers put into practice the theory they have learnt. However, school attachment practices by teacher training institutions remain a contentious issue. The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of school attachment practices on student teacher performance in teaching practice in ...
ABSTRACT This research assesses the impact of ISALS in poverty reduction in Gokwe South by analyzing the operations, benefits and challenges of the funding methodology. The research uses methodological and data triangulation in an attempt to make an informed conclusion about ISALS as a mitigating strategy against poverty. The research goes a step further to evaluate the extent ISALs have reached the poorest. The research analyses Household Economic portfolios and loan portfolios of groups i...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study aimed to find out the role of financial reporting in investment decision making. A case study of listed companies in the Nairobi stocks exchange. (NSE) the study was guided by the objectives; to evaluate the performance of a company depending on how it makes its investment decisions based on the financial reports, to examine how a set of analytical tools will aid investors in assessing the financial statements of the corporate organization and to find out t...