School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Effect of supplier sourcing strategies on organizational performance in South Nyanza sugar company limited Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Performance of most sugar companies in Kenya has been taking downward trend overtime with shareholders complaining of the ever declining asset values. South Nyanza Sugar Company located in Migori County is one such ... -
Influence of procurement process on performance of public institutions in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Procurement process remains fundamentally central to the success of procurement function and to the performance of any organization, private or public. Previous studies have been conducted on the subject matter of procurement ... -
Strategic challenges facing the growth of small and medium enterprises in Kitengela township, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2018)In Kenya, the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for 50% of the country’s GDP and have employed 80% of the country’s work force. SME is a very important sector for the Kenyan economy because it plays a very significant ... -
Effect of lean practices on operational performance of Vihiga county government, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)With the Promulgation of the new constitution in 2010 in Kenya, most government functions were decentralized. Services that were initially offered from a centralized position were devolved and brought to the counties, an ... -
Strategic challenges in agency banking growth among cooperative bank of Kenya agency, in Kitengela township, Kajiado county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The banking operating environment has been characterized by stiff competition among the banking industry players and other key players offering close products such as soft loans and easy money transfers via mobile banking. ... -
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 ... -
Effect of interest rate ceiling on micro lending Market in Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Interest rate ceilings have been declining over the past several decades globally as most of the developing countries continue liberalizing their financial policies. Prior to 2015, Kenya’s banking sector was vibrant and ... -
Effect of credit management practices on loan repayment performance in micro finance institutions in Kisumu town, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Loan Repayment Performance is the ability of a borrower to service his loan effectively as and when loan installments fall due. Whereas the existing microfinance institutions have contributed in bridging the credit access ... -
Effect of e-procurement on service delivery among county Governments in western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Globally, e-procurement has gained popularity especially with the advent of technology. In United States of America for instance, rapid development of e-procurement was reported in early 2000 just before the recession. By ... -
Relationship between green manufacturing practices and performance of Kibos sugar and allied industries limited Kisumu, Kenya
(2016)Green Manufacturing (GM) refers to production processes which use inputs with relatively low environmental impacts, highly efficient, and generate little or no waste or pollution. The sugar sector in Kenya contributes up ... -
Influence of enterprise risk management strategies on performance of medium scale businesses in Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The ability of the management of medium scale enterprises (MEs) to carefully identify the risks that their businesses could face and take appropriate counter-actions will certainly lead to successful and profitable ventures ... -
Effect of competitive strategies on non-financial performance of Kenya commercial bank, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The financial sector plays a vital role in economic growth for instance it contributed 83.2% of GDP in 2015. Despite being one of the largest banks with an asset base of KES 366 Billion and KES 266 Billion in customer ... -
Effect of teacher appraisal on academic Performance in Homabay sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Kenya government through Ministry of Education has invested heavily on teacher appraisal with the hope of improving education standards. This has been evidenced through funds directed to the department of Quality Assurance ... -
Effect of debt financing on performance of non-financial Firms listed at Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Various firm stakeholders have interest in the financial health of their firms. Efforts to increase financial performance of companies have focused on financial restructuring. The effectiveness of this strategy has however ... -
Influence of electronic procurement implementation on procurement performance of Migori county government, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Public procurement has evolved overtime by integrating information technology and internet to carry out all functions of procurement including; search, sourcing, negotiation, ordering, receipt, and post-purchase review. ... -
Effect of capital market development on economic growth of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Globally, the role of Capital market development in promoting economic growth has attracted a lot of attention among scholars, with several studies conducted to ascertain the relationship between capital market development ... -
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 ... -
Influence of lending practices on investment performance of commercial banks in Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Globally, lending practices are central to the realization of critical banking objectives with investment performance being the baseline yardstick for the sector. Prior to 2015, Kenya’s banking sector was vibrant and highly ... -
Effect of micro- credit financing on the growth of women based enterprises in Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2017)Micro-credit financing is the provision of small loans through Micro- Finance Institutions to, people who operate Small and Medium Enterprises; of which women based enterprises is part, in order to achieve sustained and ... -
Effect of strategic logistics practices on performance of Kibos sugar company, Kisumu, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Sugar processing industries have in the recent past suffered continuous losses arising from mainly operational challenges attributed to poor planning of logistics management practices. Sugar is an important commodity though ...