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An Investigation into Challenges Facing Performance of Women Enterprise Fund in Kisumu Town East Constituency, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) was introduced to promote economic empowerment of women by providing alternative financial services. Loan repayment rate of Kisumu town East Constituency declined from 128% to 118% between ... -
Influence of Strategic Planning on Performance of Women-Owned Businesses in Nairobi: A Case of Kenya Women Holding Company Limited
(Maseno University, 2016)Due to increasing complexity and volatility of the environment, organizations need to engage in strategic thinking and planning in order to perform and survive. It is estimated that 15-30% of women-owned businesses ... -
Assessment of Institutional Factors Influencing Implementation of Strategic Plan at Vihiga County Government, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)In Kenya, strategic planning in various government institutions including those in the county government are formulated in order to address strategic issues that will enable better service delivery. Vihiga County strategic ... -
Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: A Case of Equity Bank Kenya Limited
(Maseno University, 2016)Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to decisions and activities of a firm directed towards fulfilling stakeholder claims. It is manifested in economic, legal, ethical and discretionary responsibilities. Equity ... -
Perception of Mobile Banking Adoption on Performance of Commercial Banks in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Mobile banking is a channel whereby the customer interacts with a bank via a mobile device. Most banking institutions around the globe are moving towards adopting mobile technology based innovations in order to enhance ... -
Relationship Between Supply Quality Management Practices and Procurement Performance of Supermarkets in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Procurement performance is the quantitative assessment of achievement of objectives and Supplier quality management is a set of activities initiated by management to put checks and balances on suppliers concerning quality ... -
Relationship Between Water Service Performance Indicators and Revenue Generated at Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company Limited, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The provision of adequate and reliable water supply in Kenya is a challenge for most water utilities especially public service providers which are unable to generate sufficient revenue for sustainability. It is estimated ... -
Association Between Reverse Logistics and Performance of General Plastics Limited in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Reverse logistics is imperative for this industry for Plastics are not easy to decompose. Arguments and studies done in the field of reverse logistics and its association with organizational performance on the subject ... -
Effect of outsourcing on performance: a case of spectre International, Kisumu Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Abstract Globalization and increasing consumer demand for value have pushed firms to efficiently use limited resources efficiently; outsourcing is one of the ways through which firms attempt to address the new ... -
Analysis of the relationship between procurement best practices And procurement performance in public institutions in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT According to the Kenya Economic Survey 2014 public institutions are the major contributors to the country economic growth. In recent time there has been reports of public sector facing challenges on procurement ... -
Relationship between Financial Literacy and Borrowing Behavior of Small-Scale Business Owners in Homa Bay Town, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Small-scale businesses play an important role in the global economy with over 60% of the population depending on them for employment. In Kenya, statistics indicate that about 30% of the population depends on the Small-scale ... -
Effect of strategic infomiation communication Technology adoption on performance of deposit Taking saccos in Kisii region, kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Globally, performance is a concern to every organization while information communication technology (lCT) has been viewed as a tool that can be adopted to strategically enhance it. Consequently, organizations have ... -
Effect of internal factors on choice of foreign market entry Strategies of multi-national cement manufacturing firms in Kenya:a case of Bamburi cement limited
(Maseno University, 2016)The environment in which the organizations operate is never static. Firms depend on the environment for the required resource and a profitable market for their goods and services. Existing evidence shows that there is ... -
Analysis of corporate governance practices adopted by kisumu Teachers Sacco society limited, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Kenyan SACCOs have been growing at a rate of 25% per year. For instance, in the year 2012, the SACCOs industry's total assets grew by 17.8% to Ksh.292.9 billionin 2012 from Ksh.2487 billion in 2011 contributing 45% GDP. ... -
Effect of Profit Repatriation Practices on Performance of Multinational Corporations Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange Market Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Developing countries grapple with the problem of profit repartriation due to lienient transfer pricing policies, illicit outflows in subsaharan africa have grown form $12.1 billion to $ 68.6 billion between 2003 and 2012, ... -
Effects of Institutional Factors on Credit Performance of Micro-Finance Institutions in Kenya; A Case Of Faulu Kenya Limited
(Maseno University, 2016)Despite aggregate growth in the microfinance sector, microfinance institutions (MFls) continue to face challenges in credit performance. The Central Bank of Kenya has not only been concerned over the low level of risk ... -
Relationship between non-monetary employee motivation And employee retention in the insurance sector: a case of Madison insurance company Kenya limited
(Maseno University, 2016)The insurance sector in Kenya is one of the contributors to the Kenyan Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As part of organizational growth the sector has to find a way of maintaining its most important capital, the human ... -
Effect of Cash Conversion Cycle Management Practices On Performance of Firms Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The subject of cash conversion cycle management has in the ,recent past received attention both locally and internationally. Prior studies report 'that cash conversion cycle management may have an important influence on ... -
Relationship Between Financing Sources and Real Estate Growth in Homa Bay Town, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2016)The real estate industry contributes 28% to Kenya's GDP. Studies show an average annual growth rate of 16% in the country with that ofHoma Bay town being 3% indicating slow growth. Prior studies on real estate indicate ... -
Influence of Table Banking in Livelihood of Women;A Case Study of Joyful Women Organization Uasin Gishu County.
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT Table banking is one of the key strategic interventions in providing financial resources to women globally to engage in livelihood projects thus improving their lives and eradicate abject poverty both in rural ...