There has been a great demand of Kenyan flowers which has put pressure on producers to meet the ever growing demand in Europe.Kenya has been faced with fierce competition from other flower exporting countries, namely Colombia, Ethiopia, and Israel. A number of flower firms in the country are trying to implement strategies that deliver competitive advantage such as increasing production, cutting costs and complying with the cut-flower industry standards. Business environmental challenges have ...
A high growing population has put a lot of pressure on the areas around Mount Kenya forests, where the area has been encroached for agricultural use and timber resources. This has caused deforestation and degradation of soil and water resources. Kibirichia location is one of those areas that have suffered from different forms of land degradation and deforestation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors contributing to the adoption of PELIS by farmers in degraded forest areas...
Strategic planning is one of the most important determinants of organizational success since it influences the work performance. Effective strategic planning leads to success while, on the other hand, poor planning will occasion organizational failure. There are forty seven Counties in Kenya and Nyandarua County is one of them. Nyandarua County is one of the Counties that have so far developed a County Integrated Development Plan. Though development of CIDP is very sound idea its implementati...
INTRODUCTION Background to the Study One of the bedrocks of the formation of modern state is to enhance the welfare of the citizenry. Government, as the foremost agent of the state, is saddled with the responsibility of transforming this noble goal into reality (Agbaje and Adebanwi, 2003). As a means of achieving this, public policies are formulated and implemented. The quality of public policy output, in its formulation and implementation, depends on a number of interacting and intervening...
ABSTRACT Quality of service delivery (QSD) is an important factor in the success of any institution that wants to remain in business. Theoretical literature suggests that employees’ work ethics is critical in determining quality of service delivery. However, empirical studies have not focused on how work ethics affects QSD. The main objective of the study was to determine the effect of work ethics on quality of service delivery. The specific objectives are to determine the effect of integr...
ABSTRACT Occupational stress is the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other demands placed on them. Its effects can lead to the loss of many man-hours that impact negatively on organizations and the economy of Countries. Although occupational stress is not an illness, it has grievous physical and emotional effects if it is intense or prolonged. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of occupational stress caused by job stress factors, working relation...
ABSTRACT Rewards play an important role in increasing employee job satisfaction resulting in improving organizational performance. Motivated employees are the cornerstone of any successful organization. The main objective of this study was to establish the effects of reward management strategies on employee performance in selected universities in Nakuru County. The specific objectives were: to determine the effect of financial rewards on employee performance, to determine the effect of non-f...
Since the 1990s, poverty reduction has taken priority at both national and international development levels. Within this framework, various initiatives have been taken. Microfinance has caught the attention of many Aid donors, Non-Governmental Organizations and Governments as an effective tool for poverty reduction. The successful use of microfinance is considered as victory for the poor to escape the poverty traps. In the Kenyan context, this same initiative and hope has been adopted. The po...
ABSTRACT The most distinguishing feature between developed and developing countries is the relative poverty rates. Poverty scourge undermines lives of many in developing countries including Swaziland (63%). The general belief is that irrigated agriculture limits crops failure, external shocks hence Swaziland has seen development of new and rehabilitation of existing Smallholder irrigation schemes (SHIS). The Poverty Reduction Strategic and Action Programme (PRSAP) advocates for the developmen...
Volunteer leaders‟ competence is emerging as one of the changes that both profit and non-profit organizations have to accommodate especially as more people look for opportunities to serve, learn, gain new organization experiences and derive personal fulfillment. The success or failure of any profit or non-profit organization largely depends on the efficiency of its human capital. Most non-profit organizations including churches depend on volunteer workers to take the position of leadership ...
The main problem facing tax authorities in any jurisdiction lies in persuading all tax payers to comply with obligations put on them by any tax system. Tax is an important stream of revenue for government’s development projects and therefore all efforts must be made by governments to ensure that it is accurately and efficiently collected so as to facilitate the government’s operations. Unfortunately, Kenya Revenue Authority does not collect all the taxes that it ought to. This is attribut...
ABSTRACT Total Quality Management (TQM) has availed to operations management key practices for measuring corporate performance in today's rapidly evolving environment. As a result food industries are adopting TQM practices to manage their operations for competitive advantage as well as improved operational performance. Previous studies have shown the importance of organizational performance, very few empirical examinations have been done on effect of TM on Operational performance. The overal...
ABSTRACT The Kenyan mortgage market has been experiencing slow growth despite the upsurge of housing prices over the last few years. All commercial banks offer mortgage finance but still only a small percentage of Kenyans have used mortgages. The objective of this study was to establish the factors that hinder investors from accessing mortgage finance in Kenya. It assesses the effect of income level, property registration, mortgage cost and mortgage information on access to mortgage finance....
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of credit risk management practices on growth of SACCOs' wealth. The study was guided by four objectives; to determine the effects of credit risk identification practices on growth of Savings and credit co-operatives wealth, to establish the effects of credit risk analysis practices on growth of Savings and credit co-operatives wealth, to establish the effects of credit risk monitoring practices on growth of Savings and credit ...
Economic empowerment is an important goal for any Government. Agriculture is the main source of food as well as income of Kenya‘s economy. Various interventions and policies for ease of access to financial service have been carried out by different state and non-state agencies to achieve intermediate goals of enhancing the level of financial service providers, physical proximity, creating favourable economic factors, and addressing cross-cutting social contributory factors such as engenderi...