Employees’ job satisfaction is an old concept in industrial relations and is influenced by a number of factors. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 devolved some of the government functions to the County Governments. Employees working in the following devolved functions; Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Public works and roads among others were deployed to the County Government. The deployment to the counties had adverse effects among employees a...
Commercial banks play a crucial role in the agricultural sector in advancing affordable credit to improve their productivity, enhancing their food security, and expanding their income. Financing of the sector however continues to get the lowest levels of credit in Kenya compared to other sectors due to poor loan repayment. The objectives of the study were to establish the effect of Gross Domestic Product, determine the effect of real effective exchange rate; determine the effect of lendi...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate the influence of alcohol use, religious orientation and educational attainment on marital distress. Three hypotheses were formulated in the course of the study and data was obtained from two hundred and fifty three (253) respondents, who were married using a set of questionnaire measure. A cross sectional design was adopted for the study and data was analyzed using a hypothesis which stated that there will be a significant contribution of ...
Hotel service quality has long been a concern for scholars and practitioners. Previous researches indicate that the service quality of hotels in Kenya is yet to match international standards. It has been argued that one reason why hotels do not deliver quality service is due to the substantial gap of the living standards of Kenyans and international tourists and the lack of proper investment in the sector due to fluctuations in growth in the past. With the recent growth in the economy, s...
ABSTRACT The incessant development crisis that enveloped the post-colonial Nigerian state amidst externally and internally oriented policy prescriptions coupled with the abundant material and human resources within her territory, has continued to elicit contentions among scholars and policy-makers. With the transition of Nigeria from the military to democratically elected government in 1999, the then President Olusegun Obasanjo through the instrumentality of the IMF sponsored National Econom...
This study sought to examine the factors that influence social exclusion of elderly persons in Alego-Usonga Constituency, Siaya County. Social exclusion can be defined as a process by which individuals or social groups are detached from key social realms that determine an individual‟s integration in the society. The problem manifests itself among elderly persons in form of weak social ties with members of the community; limited income; lack of proper home-based care; poor health and nu...
In the global economy of the 21st century competition is complex and intense. Without effective strategic leadership, manufacturing firm‟s efforts to achieve and sustain competitive advantage are greatly constrained. Organizational effectiveness emanating from strategic change is significant for an organization to achieve competitive advantage. Effective strategic leadership guides organizations to enhance strategic change whilst competing in turbulent and unpredictable environment. H...
The use of performance contract as a performance strategy has been acclaimed as an effective and promising means of improving the performance of public sector. The objective of this study was to explore on the effect of the Government‟s performance contracting strategy on the performance of public health institutions in Kenya. Despite the availability of extensive existing literature on the effect of implementing performance contracting in various public sectors in Kenya, there is no i...
ABSTRACT Trends in academic performance show that girls’ performance is low compared to that of boys. This has been reflected in the low number of girls who qualify to join tertiary institutions and later reflected in the job market. The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing academic performance of girls in mixed day secondary schools in Njoro Sub-County Nakuru County, Kenya. The poor performance of girls at KCSE level in the Sub-County prompted the study. The study wa...
Abstract This thesis quantifies the economic values of East Mau forest ecosystem using Market based, Contingent Valuation and Benefit Transfer techniques. Data was collected from households, sawmills and forest product traders within and adjacent to East Mau forest. Additional data were obtained from published and unpublished sources. Descriptive statistics and parametric tests were applied to describe forest ecosystem values. Difference in forest incomes across locations; ethnicity and wealt...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of quality management practices on the performance of public primary schools in Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. The research objectives were to; determine the extent to which QM practices have been applied in public primary schools and determine the effect of QM practices on performance in public primary schools within Nakuru Municipality. The study used a census survey of all the 60 public primary schools and the respondents of the study were 60 head t...
This study sought to assess the influence of security agency organizational factors on the implementation of community policing strategy in Njoro Sub-County. It sought to establish the level of community policing strategy implementation by security agencies, and investigate the influence of two aggregate organizational factors (organizational structure and management styles) on the implementation of community policing. The study was guided by the contingency theory and diffusion of innov...
ABSTRACT This research work examines the contributions of women in the development of local government areas using Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State as a case study. The study critically reviewed the dominant issues on the role and contributions of women in the development of local government areas, gender equality and women empowerment in Epe Local Government and generally in Nigeria. This study maintains that women are the most vulnerable group in Nigeria, thus, their social, politi...
ABSTRACT Prudential regulation forms a critical part of operations in the banking sector. The aim of the regulations is to protect investors and consumers and ensure systemic stability. Consequently, commercial banks are required to maintain adequate level of capital, liquidity, asset quality, credit risk and management efficiency. This implies that new regulations have a direct impact on financial performance of banks. In Kenya, the Central bank of Kenya implemented the prudential regulation...
The banking sector in Kenya has benefitted from the advancement of information solutions that has shaped the operational processes. Kenyan banking sector has adopted the use of self-service technology (SST) as a tool of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness in most business processes leading to an increase in sales, profits and relative growth in market share of most companies. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of SST on operational performance of commercial banks i...