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Effect of Knowledge Management on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kisumu City, Kenya,
(Maseno University, 2015)Knowledge management is a relatively new discipline in management; it is practiced in businesses including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Globally SMEs suffer a high failure rate of more than 50% in the first five ... -
Influence of Customer Segmentation Strategy and Corporate Culture on Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Globally and locally, financial institutions enhance economic growth through financial assistance to business fraternity, which in turn facilitates to improvement in the standard of living of people. However, with ... -
The Effect of Changes in Land Use Characteristics on Accessibility in the Suburbs of Kisumu City, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2014)Globally, studies on the influence of density, transport costs and modal splits in the suburbs have yielded conflicting results indicating the need for more studies. Studies have also shown that the extent to which ... -
Perceived Effect of Agency Banking Model on Performance of Commercial Banks: A Case of Equity Bank Limited, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Agency banking is delivery of financial services outside convectional bank branches; through non-bank retail outlets, that rely on such technology as point of sale devices or mobile phones for real time transaction ... -
Growth and Physiological Response of Seven Amaranth Species to Soil Water Deficit
(Maseno University, 2018)Soil water deficit is a principal abiotic factor that limit plant growth and development in dry areas. Insufficient moisture contribute to soil water deficit and some negative effects on plants such as reduced growth, ... -
Effects of Floods on Economic Value of Crops, Livestock Production and Land Among Communities of Nyando and Budalangi in The Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events such as floods are likely to increase the vulnerability of poor households and communities in developing countries. The Lake Victoria basin of Kenya, specifically ... -
Parental Involvement in The Assessment Process of Their Children with Special Needs at the Educational Assessment and Resource Centers in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Educational assessment of children with special needs involves identification, diagnosis, and intervention (referral and placement). Parental involvement in this process is important since parents do the initial ... -
Information Systems Resources, Capabilities and Performance of Firms in Telecommunications Industry, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Kenya's economy today is driven majorly by information-based service businesses where telecommunication industry is playing a critical economic role. According to Communications Authority of Kenya report of 2017, Kenya ... -
Construction of Zero Inflated Poisson Mixture Distributions and Application to Fertility Data
(Maseno University, 2018)In applications involving count data, it is common to encounter the frequency of observed zeros significantly higher than predicted by the model based on the standard parametric family of discrete distributions. In such ... -
Factors Determining Adoption 0f Banking Financial Services Among the Fishing Communities in Mbita District, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)The fishing commuruties has been viewed as among the most risky groups to provide financial services to, yet the exact nature and extent of the prevailing challenges hindering the adoption of financial services or ... -
Effect of Consumer Attitudes, Consumer Characteristics and Biosecurity Principles on Consumer Preferences for Indigenous Chickens in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Consumer attitudes literature shows plausible but mixed relationships between attitudes and preferences. Prior studies show mixed relationships between consumer characteristics and consumer preferences. Kisumu City is ... -
Effect of Electronic Procurement Processes on the Performance of Non-Governmental Organizations in Kisumu Central: A Case of Life for Children Welfare Organization
(Maseno University, 2014)Electronic procurement concept is a recent and integral focal point among the procurement practitioners. It enhances core procurement activities such as, e-ordering, e-buying, etendering, e-sourcing, and e-payment. Studies ... -
Effect of Socialization on Commitment, Identification and Tenure of Outsourced Employees in Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (Nse), Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)The increasing use of temporary workforce is becoming an integral part of today's emerging employment trend. Studies have been carried out on new employee socialization and other attitudinal constructs in conventional ... -
Characterization Of Scalar Type Operators
(Maseno University, 2017)A closed densely defined operator H, on a Banach space X, whose spectrum is contained in JR and satisfies the growth condition II (Z-H)-l II:::; CII~~:l Vz E iJR for some a ~ 0 and C > 0 is of (00,00+1) type R In studying ... -
Relationship Between Physicochemical Factors and Occurrence of Vibrio Strains in the Environment of The Lake Victoria Basin
(Maseno University, 2017)Cholera is a substantial health burden in the developing world and is endemic in Africa, Asia, South and Central America. The exact scale of the problem is uncertain because of limitations in existing surveillance systems, ... -
Relationship Between Microfinance Contribution and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Growth in Ahero, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Microfinance has endeavored to develop sustainable enterprises and its innovations have been replicated all over the world. In East Africa, MFls endeavored to uplift small businesses throughprovision of affordable capital. ... -
Moderating effect of organization culture on the relationship between quality management system adoption and performance of public universities in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2021)The capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs) to serve as drivers to economic competitiveness has been negatively impacted due to the exponential growth and numerous constraints which interfere with their quality. ... -
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Political Attitudes as Correlates of Women Voters’ Electoral Participation in Counties in Kenya
(Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science, 2020)This article examines sociodemographic characteristics and political attitudes predicting women voters’ participation in the 2013 general election in Kakamega County, Kenya. Survey data from 372 women voters were collected ... -
Women Voters’ Radio Exposure by Sociodemographics During the 2013 Kenya General Election Campaigns in Kakamega County: Implications for Policy and Broadcast Journalism
(African Journalism Studies, 2020)Sociodemographics shape audience exposure to radio. However, it remains unclear whether these sociodemographics correlate with women voters’ radio exposure during elections in Kenya. Grounded in political mobilization, ... -
Influence of radio on women voters’ political knowledge on the 2013 Kenyan general election
(Acta Universitatis Danubius. Communicatio, 2020)Prior research reveals a positive correlation between citizens’ radio exposure and political knowledge in Africa. However, little is known about the connection between women voters’ radio exposure and political knowledge ...