ABSTRACT Mergers are intended to improve the performance and position of a company in competitive globe, mergers help organizations to increase their capital base so as to meet the increasing market demand, diversify to international markets and also to employ the new technologies. The objectives of this study were; to assess the effect of business mergers on employee loyalty in selected companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Data was analyzed using SPSS statistical soft ware and ...
ABSTRACT Countries in East Asia Central America and the Caribbean basin have successfully used Export Processing Zones as an instrument for economic development. Attempts to do the successful. It has been argued that economic theory should lead us to reject Export Processing Zones as a development option. Some blame Africa's lack of adequate infrastructure and services to support the business community. Others blame the ignorance of investors or the lack of indigenous entrepreneurs. Peter L....
INTRODUCTION The significance of Kenya's SME sector has continued to grow since the sector was first brought into the limelight in 1972 in a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on "Employment Income and Equity in Kenya" (Mullei and Bokea, 1999). This report underscored the sector's critical role in promoting growth in incomes and employment in Kenya. However, the HIV/AIDS pandemic is unraveling years of hard-worn gains in economic and social development. Issues related to H...
ABSTRACT Accounts receivables account for a greater portion of current Assets. Management has to formulate strategies of managing this asset. The objective of this project was to understand the factors affecting management of accounts receivable with specific reference to agro-manufacturing companies in Kenya. It further explored various strategies used by companies to manage their accounts receivables. Also the project examined the weaknesses and strengths of the various strategies use...
ABSTRACT In Kenya, over 75% of insurance companies employ red ocean strategies to outperform competitors and acquire many customers in the existing insurance market. Only less than 10% of insurance companies have attempted to implement blue ocean strategy by offering new insurance services in the target market and thus successful implementation of Blue Ocean strategy remains as a major hindrance to the growth and development of the insurance industry in the country. The main objective of the...
ABSTRACT Women entrepreneurs are increasing rapidly though faced with a number of problems. They have been identified as a force for innovation and job creation. One of the reasons (IS to why we should encourage women entrepreneurs is because nowadays, they are given a chance to be educated and can contribute to national development equally (IS men do. This study investigated the factors influencing growth of MSEs owned by women entrepreneurs in Chuka municipality Meru south district. The re...
ABSTRACT Government projects have changed from a simple activity to complex integrated activities which must be smartly implemented to ensure they don’t fail on operation. Despite many project implemented by Machakos County, most of them have not been effectively and efficiently implemented, others are struggling to remain relevant and the remaining have been abandoned or failed. The raised concern in the project implementation ought to be studied and find out where the project managers in...
ABSTRACT Many countries in developing world have turned to tourism as a tool for sustainable development. Community participation is a crucial element to the success of tourism development. The level of success of tourism within a community is dependent upon the degree of resident‟s involvement and participation. The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of soapstone handicraft tourism industry in Tabaka in Kisii County. The objective of the study was to investigate the cont...
ABSTRACT Stress simply means being subjected to external force or pressures, and can be either positive or negative depending upon the effect of the external force. Stress will affect everybody who is living regardless of his stature but the level of stress will vary from one individual to another. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting management of stress in the banking industry in Murang'a district. The study was guided by formulated objectives and research questio...
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a rapidly emerging issue in the world of business. World over, companies are adopting corporate social responsibility practices in a bid to improve the visibility, image and the long term profitability. This has been found necessary due to changes in the world brought about by globalisation and increased societal expectations on aspects such as human rights and environmental awareness. This awareness bas led to boycotts of companies products ...
ABSTRACT The local authority councils have a critical role to play in the socio-economic development of Kenya. It is responsible for the implementation of policies and programs, which aim to improve the well being of local residents. It is the machinery through which the central government translates basic policy objectives into workable programmes for the benefit of society. A local council with a low budget deficit or no deficit at all is, therefore key to the country's economic growth and...
ABSTRACT This research is a case study that was conducted in the postal corporation of Kenya. It was aimed at investigating the impact of job changes on Human Resource Development in the communication sector of Kenya. It was carried out in the General Post Office which is the Headquai1ers of the Postal Corporation of Kenya. The researcher was mainly concerned with the overwhelming rate of job changes that were taking place in organizations that invest in Human Resource Development. The indepe...
ABSTRACT Secondary School teachers play a vital role in the implementation and management of school curriculum in Kenya. This is in line with what the Government through the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MOEST) expects of them. However, relatively hard economic times, the re-emphasis on competition and productivity, the accompanying curriculum changes, increased workload and fears of job loss among other factors have increased workplace pressures and teachers distress. This a...
ABSTRACT The failure of several large corporations at the global stage has been attributed to weak or ineffective financial control. ,.D., recent example is the large United States of America (US) insurance organization, American International Group (AIG), which in May 2005, reduced its 2004 profits by $2.7 billion due to accounting errors over the period 2001 to 2004. In the energy industry, some of the big corporations that have suffered huge losses attributed to failure in their accountin...
ABSTRACT Successful adoption, sustainability and growth of Livestock related rural livelihood support initiatives by the Kenya Government and NGOs in Meru South District of Kenya's Eastern Province is dependent on various factors. These include training, structure and governance of projects, weather patterns, marketing, Government support and community involvement. The main objective of the study was to get farmers inputs on how these factors affect them within the target population and also...