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International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research ISSN: 2321-3124 Research Article Available at: http://ijmcr.com 1143|Int. J. of Multidisciplinary and Current research, Vol.6 (Sept/Oct 2018) Effect of Social Correlates on Employee Performance in Public Health Facilities, Turbo Sub County, Kenya
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, 2018-10)In this globalized era, organizations certainly require employees who are high achievers. This calls for a high demand for professionals with skills, hence organizations are virtually required to embrace their ... -
Is There Profit from Bonus Share Announcements in Nairobi Securities Exchange?
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2013)The question of whether the announcement of issuance of bonus shares by quoted companies is news to stock market participants or it is anticipated by the market has been the subject of research. If the announcement ... -
Lean Inventory Management Systems and Performance of Supermarkets in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Academy of Business and Economics, 2020-04)Lean inventory management systems (LIMS) is postulated to have the capability of enhancing performance of firms through minimization of overheads associated with inventory management in firms where inventory forms ... -
Leveraging donor funds: the switch to commercial funding
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2003)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight important factors that influence funding decisions from the perspective of commercial lenders, and suggest commercialization of microfinance as a source of alternative ... -
Modelling Risk of Financing Agribusiness in Kenya
(2015)We review agricultural financing strategies in developed and developing economies in light of the risks that agricultural businesses face due to variations in weather conditions among other challenges. We specifically ... -
The Moderating Effect Of Decision-Maker On The Relationship Between Strategy And Organizational Structure
(2017)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of the decision maker on the relationship between strategy and organization structure. The study was informed by the apparent dearth of empirical evidence about the ... -
Moderating Effect of Firm Size on The Relationship Between Credit Risk and Financial Performance of Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(Research Academy of Social Sciences, 2023-03)Microfinance banks (MFBs) in Kenya have continued with a trend of posting high aggregate annual losses in contrast to other financial institutions in banking sectors such as commercial banks. The commercial banks ... -
Moderating Effect of Government Policies on the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives and Financial Performance of Cement Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS), 2021-07)The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating effect of government policies (GP) on the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Financial Performance (FP) of cement manufacturing companies ... -
On Modelling and Pricing Rainfall Derivatives with Seasonality
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)We are interested in pricing rainfall options written on precipitation at specific locations. We assume the existence of a tradeable financial instrument in the market whose price process is affected by the quantity of ... -
On Steady Dividend Payment under Functional Mean Reversion Speed
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc, 2016)We study how firms’ management can ensure steady dividend growth and payout to the shareholders in an emerging market. We create the dividend equalization reserve account whereby during high profit some amount of money ... -
Operational risk and financial performance of microfinance banks in Kenya
(Full Length Research, 2022-02)The aim of the study was to explore the effect of operational risk on financial performance of Microfinance banks in Kenya. The target population was MFBs regulated by Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The study employed ... -
Participatory orientation to strategic planning process: Does it pay?
(Prime Journal of Business Administration and Management (BAM), 2011)It is postulated that a participatory orientation to the strategic planning process could influence the realization of the expected strategic planning outcomes. Past studies investigating the relationship between ... -
Precursors to effectiveness of public procurement audits for Constituency Development Funds (CDF) in Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2012)This study examined the factors that affect effectiveness of public procurement audits for constituency development funds in Kenya. Specifically it sought to investigate the effect of the legal framework, auditor’s ... -
Procurement PoliciesandImplementation Of Effective Procurement Practices In Tertiary Public Training Institutions In Kenya
(2014)Procurement policies are rules and regulations for governing procurement procedures in an organization. A properly designed and implemented procurement policy plays a pivotal role in providing a guiding framework ... -
Public Health Spending and Health Outcomes in Kenya
(2019)Health is important for sustainable economic performance of a country. This study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of public health spending on health outcomes. This is obtained by estimating a health production ... -
Regime-Switching Model on Hourly Electricity Spot Price Dynamics
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018)A robust time-varying regime-switching model for price dynamics of hourly spot price of electricity on the electricity market is developed. We propose a two-state Markov Regime Switching (MRS) model that gives weight to ... -
The Relationship Between Competitive Strategies And Firm Performance: A Case Of Mobile Telecommunication Companies In Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2014)The main aim of the study was to examine the relationship between competitive strategies and organizational performance among firms in the mobile telecommunications industry in Kenya. The study identified the ... -
The relationship between Dividend Payout ratio and Capital Structure of companies quoted at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya in the industrial and allied sector
(International Journal of Economics, 2015)The existing literature on optimal dividend policy and capital structure is voluminous and has continuously evolved over the last five decades. The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between the ... -
The Relationship between Strategic Planning and Firm Performance
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)Organizations from both the private and public sector are increasingly embracing the practice of strategic planning in anticipation that this will translate to improved performance. Past studies have mainly focused on the ... -
Relationship Marketing and Customer Satisfaction at Safaricom: A Case of M-Pesa Services in Kajiado Central, Kenya
(The International Journal of Business and Management, 2021)This study sought to establish the effects of relationship marketing on customer satisfaction: a case of M-pesa Services in Kajiado Central, Kenya. The objective of the study was to determinant relationship ...