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Role of Vendor Responsiveness on Procurment Performance among Government Ministiries in Kenya
(2019)Purpose: The main objective of the study was to examine the role of vendor responsiveness on procurement performance among government ministries in Kenya. Methodology: Descriptive research design was adopted. The study ... -
Service quality gaps and their effects on organizational performance in the real estate industry in Kenya: A case of Myspace Properties
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 2013)Service quality gaps usually exist whenever a client goes to a real estate company for its services. This is because most of the time the real estate agents usually overpromise and they fail to deliver as per the promise ... -
Social accounting practices among Kenyan firms: An empirical study of companies quoted at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2014)Profit and shareholders wealth maximization have for long dictated accounting and reporting practices, the concern for the social costs and the benefits of the business practices have given rise to the need for environmental ... -
Social health insurance scheme for all Kenyans: Opportunities and sustainability potential
(Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, 2004)Health is a basic need for all, regardless of race, nationality, social class, age, sex, etc. In Kenya, just like in many other developing countries, the health situation has been deteriorating in spite of the government ... -
Strategic Innovation and Performance of Public Universities in Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)The current business environment is dynamic, turbulent and unpredictable. The success of business in such environment is depended on its adaptability to respond to environmental change. Strategic innovation is a strategic ... -
Strategic Innovation and Performance of Public Universities in Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)The current business environment is dynamic, turbulent and unpredictable. The success of business in such environment is depended on its adaptability to respond to environmental change. Strategic innovation is a strategic ... -
Strategic Inventory Management Practices and the Performance of Supermarkets in Nairobi County, Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management Research, 2020-04-19)This study establishes the influence of strategic inventory management practices on the performance of supermarkets in Nairobi County, Kenya. Specifically, the study examined the effect of vendor managed inventory, lean ... -
Strategic planning and implementation practices at the Kisii county government in Kenya
(2013)The aim of this study was to ascertain strategic planning and implementation practices at the Kisii county government in Kenya. The researcher collected qualitative data from the County secretary, Deputy Speaker, County ... -
Structural Contingency Factors And Organization Structure: An Empirical Synthesis
(2016-06)This study examines factors that determine organizationstructures. The objective was to examine the extant empirical literature in order to identify the salient factors that influence organization structures. ... -
Sustainable Procurement Practices and Performance Of Procurement In Food And Beverages Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(GSJ, 2020-03)The study sought to establish the influence of sustainable procurement practices on the performance of procurement in food and beverages manufacturing firms in Nairobi County, Kenya. Four specific objectives guided this ... -
SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SUGAR SUB-SECTOR IN KENYA
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2021-09-03)The main objective of this study was to find out the effects of sustainable supply chain practices on the performance of sugar sub-sector in Kenya. Specifically the study identified the effect of Green manufacturing and ... -
Tax Effort and Determinants of Tax Ratios in Kenya
(European Journal of Economics, Law and Politics, 2016)The study analyzes the tax effort and the factors which influence tax ratios in Kenya. Tax revenue collected from 1980 to 2015 has been less than the government expenditure forcing the government to borrow from domestic ... -
Taxation and private investment: evidence for Kenya
(2013)Private investment in Kenya has been low for the last four decades. This has stimulated much concern to the policy makers’ bearing in mind that investment is a key variable influencing economic growth. Several economic ... -
Tea Production Response to Climate Change in Kenya: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach
(AJER, 2022-01)Tea sector plays a critical role in socio economic development in Kenya. It is a leading foreign exchange earner, a major source of livelihood for most rural communities and significantly contributes to poverty reduction. ... -
Testing Of Consistent Trends in Stock Performance In The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of Nairobi., 2015-03)Consistent stock performance contradicts random adjustment of stock prices in efficient markets and is thus anomalous despite the potential of generating significant profits for investors. This research set out to test ... -
Time Related Work Life Balance Practices Influencing Employee Job Satisfaction in Machakos County Commercial Banks, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018-10)Work-Life balance among employees has emerged as an issue of concern to both employees and employers. There has been growing attention to employees’ inability to dedicate proper attention and time to one’s non-work activities ... -
Training Strategy and Employee’s Performance: Lessons from Kenya Power
(International Journal of Science and Engineering, 2015)The study sought to examine the relationship between training strategy and employees’ performance at Kenya Power. The study was motivated by concerns on employee performance in the organization despite the consistent ... -
Trends in primary school dropout and completion rates in the pastoralist Turkana County, Kenya
(Transnational Research Journals, 2012-10-29)The status of education in Turkana County is typical of all Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) Counties of Kenya characterised by low enrolment levels, high dropout rates and poor infrastructural development. This study was ... -
Trustee Related Determinants of Scheme Design in Occupational Defined Contribution Schemes in Kenya
(2015)This paper aims to provide an understanding of trustee related determinants of scheme design in occupational defined contribution schemes (ODCS) in Kenya. ODCS involve no promises about the size of the benefits and no risk ... -
Utility indifference pricing of derivatives written on industrial loss indices
(North-Holland, 2016)We consider the problem of pricing derivatives written on some industrial loss index via utility indifference pricing. The industrial loss index is modeled by a compound Poisson process and the insurer can adjust ...