Maseno University Repository: Recent submissions
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Effect of Market Orientation Strategies on Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya, A Case of Kisumu County
(Maseno University, 2015)Banking is an essential service in an economy. The stability of a country's economy is closely related to the soundness of its banking system. Literature links bank performance with market orientation strategies. Strategy ... -
Simulation of Abstractions for Water Allocation Planning In Sosiani Sub-Catchment in Nzoia River Basin Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Anthropogenic activities reduce availability of water resources by nature of,use, which alter flow regimes within surface water systems. In Sosiani catchment, information. on impact of the abstraction on river flow, ... -
Extent of Integration of Environmental, Economic, And Social Sustainable Public Procurement Practices In Lake Victoria South Water Services Board (Lvswsb), Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Sustainable procurement has close connection to sustainable development. It advocates for acquisition and disposal practices that maximise economy and facilitate economic development while having little or no negative ... -
Role of Customer Management Strategies on Customer Satisfaction in the Service Industry A Case of Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Customermanagement strategies are techniques set up by organizations to identify and satisfy the needs of customers in the provision of goods and services. Customers are today aiming at getting maximum satisfaction not ... -
Effect of Iso 9001 Implementation Aspect of Leadership And Customer Focus On Performance of Tvet Institutions in Western Region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)ational Organization for Standardization 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) have appliedaround the world and in all sectors ofthe economy. QMS was initially designed for acturing sector and have recently become a popular ... -
University Education Liberalization Process and Challenges in Kenya: Options for Strategic Planning and Management.
(researchgate, 2005)Worldwide, higher education is undergoing major changes in its structure and organization. Kenyan universities are benchmarking with top universities in the world, struggling very hard to compete for limited resources. ... -
Scaffolded assistance in Kenyan secondary school classrooms :the case of Maseno University student teachers of English
(Newcastle University, 2014)he thesis furthers understanding of sociocultural perspectives on teaching and learning by investigating the process of scaffolding in whole class interactions among pre-service teachers of English in the Kenyan secondary ... -
Weather and climate hazards that affect food production in the Lake Victoria basin.
(Maseno University, 2000)This paper discusses the impact of weather and climate hazards on the lives of the rural people living near Lake Victoria, Africa, thereby worsening their already desperate condition, and suggest ways of mitigating these ... -
The use of weather and climate forecasts by rural people to enhance food production.
(Maseno University, 2000)This paper discusses the influence of weather and climate forecasts on food production in Kenya. It provides general information on the usefulness of weather and climate, the benefits of using weather and climate in ... -
Response of French Bean {Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to Intra-row Spacing in Maseno Division, Kenya
(Embu UNiversity, 2012)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of intra-row spacing on growth of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Maseno Division, Kenya. The study was carried out at Maseno University Horticultural Farm. ... -
Toward a size scale-up cold sintering process at reduced uniaxial pressure
(Journal of America ceramic library, 2019)Cold sintering is a low-temperature powder process methodology that enables the densification of ceramics and ceramic-based composites at significantly reduced times and temperatures. Although the general notion of required ... -
Sickle cell trait is not associated with endemic Burkitt lymphoma: An ethnicity and malaria endemicity-matched case–control study suggests factors controlling EBV may serve as a predictive biomarker for this pediatric cancer
(International Journal of Cancer, 2013)Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and Plasmodium falciparum coinfections. Malaria appears to dysregulate immunity that would otherwise control EBV, thereby contributing to eBL ... -
Influence of rainfall amount and livestock grazing on soil respiration in a moist Kenyan savannah
(African Journal of Ecology, 2019)The influence of livestock grazing and changing rainfall patterns on soil respiration (Rs) in the tropical savannah in Lambwe is unclear. Measurements of Rs using chambers were conducted between June and November 2012 in ... -
Relationship Between Financial Planning Practices and Performance of Constituency Development Funded Projects n Ndhiwa Constituency, Homa Bay County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The Constituency Development Fund (COF) was implemented in 2003 to address challenges of unbalanced development and poverty at the grassroots level in Kenya. However, studies indicat~ that up to 40% of projects funded ... -
Relationship Between Information Technology Adoption and Warehouse Operations at Sony Sugar Company, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)The world is growing in technology and most industries are adopting the use of ICT in their operations. Information technology involves development, maintenance and use of computer systems software and networks for ... -
Effect of Workplace Conflict on Teacher Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Homa Bay Sub County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Workplace conflict is a global organizational phenomenon present in all organizations including schools. Many schools in Kenya have experienced a general wave of conflict characterized by destruction of property. Between ... -
Effect of Perceived Iso 9001 :2008 Quality Management System Product Identification on Product Realization at Maseno University, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Educational institutions in Europe began to implement the ISO 9000 family of standards in the 1990s followed by United States and Asia. These institutions encountered enormous challenges because the ISO 9001 :2008 standard ... -
Effect of Initial Public Offer Financing on Performance of cooperative Bank of Kenya Limited in Nyanza Region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Financial institutions including Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited performed very dismally in eighties both in Kenya and globally. During this period, a number of banks and microfinance institutions did poorly and very ... -
Perceived Effect of Functional Leadership and Employee Characteristics on Performance of Employees at Lake Basin Development Authority, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Functional leadership is the behaviour exhibited by a team leader in mobilizing employees to perform a given task. Group members in an organization are expected to possess certain inherent traits to execute their duties ... -
Effect of Strategic Outsourcing on Performance of Kenya Tea Development Agency Managed Factories in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Strategic management literature show that strategic outsourcing modes are important factors in enhancing firm performance in terms of cost reduction and quality improvement, among other reasons. However, given the dynamic ...