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The Effects of Microfinance Services on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Machakos County
(2013-10)The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector has continued to play an important role in Kenyan Economy. The sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased from 13.8% in 1993 to over 18% in 1999. The ... -
Effects of public procurement policies on organizational performance: A case of Water Services Regulatory Board
(2013)Water governance has been identified as a key issue in water resources management and in the processes of water supply service delivery. This is in recognition of the fact that, several trend sand factors are currently ... -
Effects of waste reduction strategy on firm performance: A survey of publishing firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management United Kingdom, 2015)This study focuses on the effect of waste reduction strategy on the performance of publishing firms in Kenya. Kenya is a regional publishing powerhouse (newspaper publications selling) in East and ... -
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF MONTHLY DEFAULT PENALTIES AS A DETERRENT MEASURE OF DEFAULT ON HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN RECOVERY IN KENYA
(Semantic Scholar, 2017)Despite the various measures taken by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya to increase its loans recovery, there has been reluctancy by HELB funded University graduates to repay their loans. In this regard, HELB ... -
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF MONTHLY DEFAULT PENALTIES AS A DETERRENT MEASURE OF DEFAULT ON HIGHEREDUCATION LOAN RECOVERY IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017)Despite the various measures taken by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya to increase its loans recovery, there has been reluctancy by HELB funded University graduates to repay their loans. In this regard, HELB ... -
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND LOAN PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017-11)The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of corporate governance on Loan performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The study examined the corporate governance variables namely: Board Structure (BS), Audit ... -
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND LOAN PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017-11)The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of corporate governance on Loan performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The study examined the corporate governance variables namely: Board Structure (BS), Audit ... -
Employer Related Determinants of Scheme Design in Occupational Defined Contribution Schemes in Kenya
(2015)This paper aims to provide an understanding of employer 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 ... -
Environmental factors influencing procurement regulatory compliance by Kenya's public universities
(Ijsse, 2014)In the year 2005, Kenya enacted the Public Procurement & Disposal Act 2005 and Regulations2006. Procurement processes play critical roles in enhancing effectiveness in both the private and public sectors. The main ... -
An Examination of the NGO Sector Competitive Environment in Kenya
(IJSR, 2014)The nonprofit sector firms tend to focus more on the internal facets giving little attention to the ever dynamic external business environment. There is notable growth in the NGO sector in ... -
Expansion formulas for European quanto options in a local volatility FX-LIBOR model
(World Scientific Publishing Company, 2018)We develop an expansion approach for the pricing of European quanto options written on LIBOR rates (of a foreign currency). We derive the dynamics of the system of foreign LIBOR rates under the domestic forward measure ... -
The Extent to Which Public Universities in Kenya Experience Managerial and Environmental Challenges
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)The environment in which organisations operate is continuously changing, thereby posing challenges to the organisations, and higher education institutions are no exception. This study was undertaken to understand ... -
Factor Analysis of Customers Perception of Mobile Banking Services in Kenya
(Sabinet, 2013)Mobile banking service, M-Shwari, allows users to save, earn interest and borrow loan over a short period of time using their mobile phones. The service has a potential to spur economic growth if consumers could understand ... -
Factors Affecting Distribution Performance for Pharmaceutical Products in Kenya’s Public Sector
(International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2013)This study examines the factors that affect distribution performance of pharmaceutical products in public sector in Kenya. It investigates the effect of financial capacity, transport outsourcing, third party relations and ... -
Factors affecting institutional transformation for regulated MFIs
(2015)Purpose - Regulating microfinance activities has been an important policy concern in improving financial inclusion and extending financial services to all. However, introducing a regulatory framework of any kind pushes ... -
Factors Influencing Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nairobi County, Kenya
(2017-05)The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing firm competitiveness among the Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya. Specifically the study set out to examine the influence of strategic leadership, ... -
Factors Influencing Maize Production in Rural Kenya: Case of Kisii County
(2018-07)Agricultural Sector in Kenya is the backbone of the country’s economy and the source of livelihood for majority of the rural population. The sector contributes about 26 percent of the country’s GDP, employs about 75 percent ... -
FARMCHEM’S DILEMMA:Coping with Distribution Challenges in the Supply Chain Management
(United States International University-Africa, 2011)It was on Monday, the 3rd of April, 2011, when Mr. Charles Mulinge, the Managing Director(MD) of Farmchem Limited, a firm dealing in agricultural input products, received a phone call. “Hallo!” he answered ... -
FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENY
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2015-05)Kenya’s banking system has not been exception as far as financial innovations is concerned. The major impetus for financial innovation has been globalization of financial systems, deregulation, and great advances in ... -
FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2015)Kenya’s banking system has not been exception as far as financial innovations is concerned. The major impetus for financial innovation has been globalization of financial systems, deregulation, and great advances in ...