ABSTRACT Profitability of banking sector in Kenya has been declining since 2013. Some of the factors include high competition, capping of interest, pricing strategies among others. Pricing strategies in banking has not been considered despite underlying symptoms of declining growth in assets, loan and deposit. Therefore, there is need to investigate the pricing strategies used in commercial banks in Kenya. The study sought to establish the influence of pricing strategies on profitability of c...
ABSTRACT Shareholder value creation and profit maximizing are among the primary objectives of a firm. Shareholder value creation focuses more on long term sustainability of returns and not just profitability. Rational investors expect good long term yield of their investment. Corporate financial decisions play an imperative role in general performance of a company and shareholder value creation. There have been a number of firms facing financial crisis among them; Mumias Sugar Ltd, Uchumi Sup...
ABSTRACT Sustainability of community based and managed water sanitation and health projects in Kenya remains a challenge. In spite of efforts to improve ownership of water sanitation and health projects to the communities for which they were intended, a large number of water, sanitation and health projects fail within three years of initiation. The broad objective of this research was to investigate the factors influencing sustainability of water sanitation and health projects implemented by ...
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANISATIONAL ABSTRACT Organisations all over the world have been trying to cope with a rapidly changing business environment in which management have to be more astute in finding ways to sustain or gain competitive advantage. Most manufacturing companies are now adopting Total Quality Management (TQM) and other new philosophies to become more effective in the way they conduct business. The relationship between TQM initiative and improved performance ...
ABSTRACT Pre-primary education plays a pivotal role in setting the foundation for better outcomes in post-nursery education. Globally, attention has shifted to how pre-primary education is being implemented both at the national and sub-national levels, with greater financial investments being channelled towards its improvement. In Africa, the quest for universal basic education has forced many countries to rethink how they are implementing pre-primary education, considering that basic educati...
ABSTRACT The securities market plays an integral role in any well functioning economy. In particular, it helps in raising of equity capital, provision of investment opportunities, and transfer of funds from surplus agents to deficit agents. In order to attain Vision 2030, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is expected to play a key role in the economic pillar of this blueprint by perpetuating the mobilization of resources for implementation of envisaged flagship programs and projects. Howe...
ABSTRACT Management is the cornerstone of organizational effectiveness. People‟s efforts are co-ordinated and guided towards achievement of organizational objectives through management processes. People are usually motivated to carry out the management processes in order to satisfy needs either inherent or from the external. Mumias Sugar Company (MSC) is a large-scale organization and hence is controlled by bureaucratic structures. MSC supplies 60% of the sugar consumed in Kenya, but its su...
ABSTRACT Financial management in KTDA managed factories is concerned with ensuring funds are available when needed and that they are obtained and used in the most efficient and effective way to the benefit of the shareholders. Financial performance of KTDA managed tea factories in terms of service delivery continue being poor as depicted by low sales revenue and low profitability in most factories. There has been an issue of delay of the supply of services due to mismanagement of funds i...
ABSTRACT FDI has grown significantly over time. According to the World Bank Economic report 2014, foreign direct investment in Kenya has increased from as low as 2 million US Dollars in the early 1990’s to 944.3 million US Dollars in 2014. A review of literature reveals that, the relationship between FDI and macroeconomic variables is contradictory. Mixed results have been evident with some results indicating that macro-economic variables like interest rate have a positive impact on foreign...
ABSTRACT Adoption of Total Quality Management practices by organizations in Kenya develops voluntary technical standards, which add value to all types of business operations. They contribute to making the development and supply of products and services more efficiently, safer and cleaner. The general objective of this study was to investigate quality management practices effects on the performance of public hospitals in Kenya: A case of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. This study was ...
ABSTRACT Urban agriculture plays a significant role in national development by contributing towards food security, employment creation and income generation. However, it is associated with diverse negative impacts on public health and the environment. Development of UA has been affected by lack of specific laws and policies geared towards addressing the development this important sub- sector. However, various legislations refer individually to the sub-sector. Some of these legislations indire...
ABSTRACT Technology is revolutionizing the way that the financial industry operates. Technology has changed all the systems of banks including accounting and management systems as well as how services are delivered to customers. The growing penetration of cellular phones has given consumers the alternative to use digital wallets in environments that are not covered by internet networks. Customers are able to link their cards to their physical traditional wallets on their smartphones and use t...
ABSTRACT Recently in the banking sectorsome banks have suffered severe losses, this hassignificantly gone up over the last 10 yearsdue to non-performing loans thus, necessitating stringent talks about internal control measures. Given the kind of operations they engage in, financial institutions and particularly, banks are exposed to serious risks including borrowers’ default. Banks have to do away with non-performing loans for them to grow and remain stable.Hence, this study’s main object...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at establishing the effects of regional financial integration on economic growth and intra-regional trade in East African Community (EAC) Countries. The motivation was based on the conflicting views on the effect of regional financial integration on economic growth and intraregional trade. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, both quantitative and qualitative data were used. Data for the period 2000 to 2009 for Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda were emplo...
ABSTRACT Despite efforts of the government to maximize on revenue collection through value added taxes, it is indicated in literature that little has been achieved due to non-compliance to value added tax regulation. Inability of tax institutions to meet revenue targets annually is attributed and non-committal of micro and small scale traders to comply to value added tax regulations are issue of concern. This study aimed at establishing the influence of taxpayers΄ knowledge and value added ...