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Effect of firm size on financial performance of sugar firms in western Kenya .
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)Kenya Sugar sub-sector accounts for 7.5% of the National GDP and 15% of the Agricultural GDP. These firms have been experiencing poor financial performance with an average after tax profit of - 24% for the period 2010-2018. ... -
The effect of increased investment in Boda Boda business on Economic Empowerment of people in Kisumu West District
(ejbm, 2014-12)In the last fifteen years the numbers of motorcycles per capita in many developing nations has doubled, they provide an affordable mobility option that is not otherwise available. Whereas information points to the ... -
Effect Of Internal Budget Deficit Financing On Economic Growth In Kenya
(Noble Academic Publsiher, 2019)Economic growth is an increase of a country’s output of goods and services commonly financed by internal and external sources some of which comprise public borrowings. Internal borrowing by Kenyan government has been ... -
Effect Of Internal Budget Deficit Financing On Economic Growth In Kenya
(Noble Academic Publisher, 2019)Economic growth is an increase of a country’s output of goods and services commonly financed by internal and external sources some of which comprise public borrowings. Internal borrowing by Kenyan government has been ... -
Effect of Internal Control Systems on Financial Performance of Distribution Companies in Kenya
(Jomo Kernyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2019)There is a general consensus that internal Control systems are important management tools in financial management. There has been controversy as to why there is a declining profitability trends among Small and Medium ... -
Effect of Liquidity on Financial Performance of the Sugar Industry in Kenya
(2018)Liquidity is one of the most important goals of working capital management and central task of revenue optimization and company’s financial performance. Equally, aggressive liquidity management is associated with higher ... -
Effect of mortgage financing on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-07-18)The financial performance of commercial banks has been unstable as evidenced in Annual Supervision Report of 2011 to 2020, where the Return on Assets (ROA) rose to 6.2% in 2012 from 3% in 2011; and to below 3% in the years ... -
Effect of portfolio management on the financial performance of listed insurance firms in the Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-08-23)The performance of listed insurance companies in Kenya has over time been unstable, despite its contribution to Kenya’s GDP. Whereas the firms have diversified investment asset portfolios, the financial performance of these ... -
Effects of Strategic Decision Making on Firm`s Performance: A Case Study of Safaricom Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2013)The present study considers potential performance effects associated with strategic decision making. Enhancement of an organization`s communication capabilities may influence performance through improved strategic decision ... -
An Empirical Investigation into the Effect of Enhancing Airline Capacity on Load Factor: A Case of Kenya’s Low-Cost Carriers
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)This paper reports the findings of an empirical study on the low-cost airline market. A lot of literatures on low-cost carriers’ business model agree that low-cost airlines operate with high load factors. However, due to ... -
Examining effect of Forward Integration Credit Risk Mitigation Mechanisms on Return on Equity (ROE) of Agribusiness Firms in Kenya
(EPH, 2017-08)Commercial Banks apply Forward Integration Credit Risk Mitigation Mechanisms (FICRMMs) to promote credit access, security and productivity for various sectors, since credits make a significant portion in business’ capital ... -
Exclusion of Community forest Associations in Decision Making and its Impact on Forest Condition; Case Study of MT. Elgon and Cherangany Ecosystems
(Indian Forester, 2017-09-01)Governance of forestry structure through Participatory Forest Management is backed by Forest Act 2005, which is undergoing a review process. It has been shown that adoption of PFM in some forest stations has resulted in ... -
Exclusion of Community forest Associations in Decision Making and its Impact on Forest Condition; Case Study of MT. Elgon and Cherangany Ecosystems
(Indian Forester, 2017-09-01)Governance of forestry structure through Participatory Forest Management is backed by Forest Act 2005, which is undergoing a review process. It has been shown that adoption of PFM in some forest stations has resulted in ... -
EXISTING TRENDS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES OF KENYA’S MAIN TRADING CURRENCIES
(European Scientific Journal, 2013)Performance of a security market reflects the economic situation of a country as it is affected by both a country’s domestic and foreign economic events. Given the current increased level of cross borders transactions ... -
Extent of Credit Financing By Commercial Banks to Agribusinesses in Kenya
(2014-03-31)Financing in the Agribusiness sector has been difficult due to perceived and unmanaged sectoral risk factors although it contributes to employment by up to 53% in a majority of poor and developing countries, 60% in South ... -
Extent of Credit Financing By Commercial Banks to Agribusinesses in Kenya
(2014-03-31)Financing in the Agribusiness sector has been difficult due to perceived and unmanaged sectoral risk factors although it contributes to employment by up to 53% in a majority of poor and developing countries, 60% in South ... -
Eyeless in Academe: An American View of Disciplinary Myopia
(2013-03)The division of universities into academic departments has deleterious effects on the educational enterprise. Our external publics perceive universities to be in disarray, irrelevant to current problems and preoccupied ... -
Farmers' attitude towards risk on indigenous chicken in Nyanza Region
(Premier Publishers, 2018-06)Kenya has an estimate of 25.9 million indigenous chicken that support livelihood of over 21 million people in rural areas. Indigenous chicken production in Kenya is mainly under extensive and semi intensive systems which ... -
Financial leverage and performance of listed firms in a frontier market: Panel evidence from Kenya
(2015-03-30)This paper investigates the relationship between financial leverage and the financial performance of listed firm in Kenya. We use annual data for the period 2007–2011. Using various panel procedures, the study finds ... -
Firm size and firm financial performance: panel evidence from nonfinancial firms in nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(IJSSIT, 2019): Non-financial firms listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) contribute 31.4% of GDP which is far below the global average of 50% for the non-financial listed firms in the developed world. Moreover, some of them ...