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Analysis of relationship between inventory management and performance of public hospitals in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Performance in public hospitals has been in downward trend with top management of such facilities being blamed for mismanagement. Services in such facilities has been hampered with lack of critical items as drugs which has ... -
Analysis of relationship between supplier quality management practices and procurement performance of South Nyanza sugar company limited, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Procurement performance has been identified as a key indicator to the overall organization’s performance. By ensuring better procurement performance, most organizations would have a competitive edge over others. This is ... -
Analysis of service quality, quality management practices and organizational performance of private healthcare facilities in Nairobi county, Kenya
(2017)ABSTRACT Private healthcare has a significant market share, approximately 50% in Sub –Saharan Africa. Private healthcare in Kenya contributed 2.9% of the 4.7% of health investment in the year 2012. The sector contributes ... -
Analysis of team building effectiveness as a performance Strategy in the telecommunications industry in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)For many years, team building has been used by organizations to enhance the moral of employees in different fields. Proponents of this strategy argued that it is ideal in addressing interpersonal problem in the workplace ... -
An analysis of the effect of supplier relationship management Practices on procurement performance among counties in Kenya. A case of Kakamega county government
(Maseno University, 2023)Signs of poorly managed supplier relationships include late delivery, subpar goods, duplicated raw materials, and repeated legal threats from suppliers owing to unpaid invoices. The firm risks losing both its most valuable ... -
Analysis of the factors affecting implementation of public procurement and disposal act in Kisumu county goverment, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Worldwide, public procurement has become an issue of public attention and debate, and has been subjected to reforms, restructuring, rules and regulations. Public procurement refers to the acquisition of goods, services and ... -
Analysis of the relationship between strategic procurement Techniques and corporate performance of united millers, Kisumu
(2017)Manufacturing industry has had challenges which have impaired the effectiveness of its performance. This makes the supply chain a very prominent concern for all organizations as they strive for better quality goods and ... -
Analysis of the relationship between trade openness, foreign aid, external debt and economic growth in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Since 1950, trade openness and aid has led to the expansion of world output by fivefold. Trade accounted for 20% of Gross domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 and according to the Vision 2030 blue print, trade is a promising ... -
Analysis of working capital management on performance of construction and allied, energy and petroleum companies listed at Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Working capital management means the administration of current assets and current liabilities. Studies on effect of working capital management on profitability have revealed positive and negative relationships. Studies ... -
Application of UTAUT in assessing determinants of virtual kitchen adoption among licensed restaurants in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Restaurants play a significant role in the diversification of a country’s economy through employment creation and revenue generation and as such, various restaurants have come up in Kenya. Despite the increasing number of ... -
Assessment of human resource management practices and performance of private primary schools in Homa bay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)There has been a trend in Homa-Bay County that private primary schools which are expected to perform much higher than their public counterparts continue to register dismal performances in national examinations yet their ... -
Assessment of road contractors’ e-procurement adoption level, drivers and barriers in Kenya rural roads authority, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Whereas e-procurement is globally acclaimed, evidence indicates a slow adoption rate from 18-30 percent at inception. Launching of Integrated Financial Management System on 9th February 2016 by Kenya aimed at facilitating ... -
Assessment of strategic planning models and their effectiveness on community health strategy implementation in Western Kenya counties
(Maseno University, 2017)Globally, strategic management is important due to challenges organizations continue to experience in the environment for example depletion of resources. In Kenya, many organizations have adopted strategic management ... -
Contribution of non-financial and financial investment appraisal factors in influencing the choice of Investments by real estate investors in Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The last decade has seen phenomenal investments in real estate. According to a report by Wisconsin School of Business in 2016, Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) with an estimated $2 trillion or more ... -
Contribution of strategic entrepreneurship in the growth of fast moving consumer goods firms in the Kenyan detergent industry
(Maseno University, 2017)A firm’s growth is one of its main objectives as well as its limiting factor. Customer tastes and preferences keep changing much as availability of resources. Strategic entrepreneurship, simultaneous opportunity seeking ... -
Determinants of financial distress and their influence on performance of savings and credit cooperative societies in Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO) refers to an autonomous association of persons, united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through jointly owned and democratically ... -
The determinants of interest rates spread in the Kenyan economy
(Maseno university, 2015)There has been an increasing disparity between the lending rates and the deposit rates in Kenya over the last decade. In the Kenyan history, 1982 saw the lowest interest rate spread at 2.3% with the highest spread experienced ... -
Determinants of real effective exchange rate fluctuations in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Economic growth in any country is important as it has a significant role in the standards of living of the people. Exchange rates play an important role in economic growth especially through foreign trade. Exchange rates ... -
determinants of revenue collection in Homa bay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Revenue collection has, over the years, been the major source of finance for county governments to fulfill their expenditure obligations. However, this has not been possible in Homa Bay County where the report of Auditor ... -
Determinants of rice production in Ahero irrigation scheme in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)selected through simple random sampling. Primary data was obtained by questionnaires administration. Instrument Validity was tested using agricultural economists while reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha and the results ...