Department of Business Administration: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Adoption-Use of Open Source ERP by Deposit-Taking Saccos in Kenya
(International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research (IJMSR), 2019)The deposit taking saving and credit cooperative societies (Deposit-Taking SACCOs) are increasingly utilizing open source enterprise resource planning (open source ERP) to improve the efficiency with the least possible ... -
Investor Behaviour towards Initial Public Offers (IPOs) in Kenya: A Re-Modelling of the Harry Markowitz’s Risk-Return theory?
(International Association of African Researchers, 2019)The period 2000-2013 witnessed a tremendous rise in investor participation in IPOs in Kenya. During this period a number of IPOs resulted in over-subscription. Outstanding cases include; Kenya-Re (334%), Kengen (236%), ... -
Application of Management Policies in the Processing of Member Claims in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF): A Case of Nakuru Branch, Kenya
(AFRREV IJAH: An International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2012)This paper reports a study that examined application of management policies in the processing of member claims in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Nakuru Branch. The specific studies objectives include to identify ... -
Construction and validation of consumer attitudes on biosecurity principles: A methodological perspective
(International Institute for Science, Technology & Education (IISTE), 2012)The purpose of this study is to examine how companies could prepare themselves to deal effectively with strategic issues affecting them with particular reference to the insurance industry in Kenya. This follows the turbulent ... -
Effective Management of Strategic Issues in the Insurance Industry, Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2015)The purpose of this study is to examine how companies could prepare themselves to deal effectively with strategic issues affecting them with particular reference to the insurance industry in Kenya. This follows the turbulent ... -
Sustainable procurement concept: Does it all add up?
(Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2018)Sustainable procurement sits under the umbrella of sustainability, which involves making decisions that maintain the right balance between the environment, society and economy to ensure long-term organizational success. ... -
Influence of Customer Experience Dimensions on Purchase behaviour in Kenyan Hotels
(2019-07-31)Customer experience has been found to be a competitive edge for many hospitality industries. The growth and survival of many hotel industries depend on its ability to manage and create memorable experience. Research ... -
Assessment of road contractors’ eprocurement adoption barriers in Kenya rural roads authority, Kenya
(International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Volume 7 Number 4 (2018): Pages 1286-1298, 2018-05)The study assessed road contractors’ e-procurement adoption barriers in KeRRA Busia guided by resource based and legitimacy theories on a descriptive design. A sample size of 323 out of 1667 contractors was drawn using ... -
The place of strategy analysis and choice Approaches in Strategic management research in Kenya
(2011)Globally, strategic management of organizations is important. This is driven by numerous and dynamic challenges organizations continue to experience in the environment in the form of increased competition, depletion ... -
Strategy control and organization social performance: A conceptual Review
(2016)It is argued that strategy control is responsible for favourable strategy implementation outcomes. This paper aims at examining literature on strategic control and organization social performance and expose literature ... -
Might SACCOs be tribally managed successfully
(2011)Savings and co-operative societies (SACCO) serve as an economic cushion for employees' social welfare, however members bear the brunt of huge losses caused by mismanagement despite the set out regulations and guidelines. ... -
Mediating Effect of Marketing Communication in the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Micro-Entreprise
(2011)Performance of micro-enterprises has been linked to entrepreneurial orientation (EO). However, this cannot be viewed in a direct perspective as suggested in past studies because this direct link accounts for a small ... -
Influence of Marketing Communication on Micro-Enterprise Performance in Kericho County, Kenya
(2011)Past research has shown that marketing communication influences financial performance of firms never the less, scanty information is available on non-financial measures. This Study intends to empirically determine the ... -
Effect of Microfinance Services on the Financial Empowerment of Youth in Migori County, Kenya
(2012)The current global youth population is the largest in history. Of the world's 3 billion people estimated to be under the age of 25, approximately 1.3 billion are between the ages of 15 and 24. This group is faced with ... -
The relationship between customer service quality and customer loyalty among retail pharmacies in Western Kenya
(2012)The sought to establish the effect of relationship quality on customer loyalty among registered pharmaceutical firms in Western Kenya. The study used descriptive research design in which multistage sampling technique ... -
Measuring Organization Performance: From Balanced Scorecard to Balanced ESG Framework
(2015)Continuous performance is the objective of any organization because only through this, can organizations grow and progress. Moreover, organizational performance is one of the most important constructs in management ... -
Biosecurity Factors Informing Consumer Preferences for Indigenous Chicken: A Literature Review
(2011)Indigenous chicken sector exhibits a very low adoption of biosecurity practices, thus is highly precarious in the wake of avian disease outbreak. Consumer preferences on the other hand seem strong for this chicken ... -
Head teachers’ Computer Competency and Computerized Management Systems Adoption in Public Primary Schools, Kadibo Division, Kenya
(2011)Introduction of education management information systems may contribute to improved management and academic performance. Kenyan schools however still use manual record keeping for daily managerial activities. Relationship ...