ABSTRACT . Past and recent studies have found the level of fertility among the Yoruba to be very high and stable. Attempts to explain why this is so have, however, not been satisfactory. This study has therefore attempted to provide an answer to this problem using Iwo local government area as a case. The study reveals that the level of fertility. in Iwo local government is very high despite the fact that a significant proportion of the women interviewed had ever used family planning methods a...
ABSTRACT A recurring decimal in Nigerian federalism is the issue of resource allocation and sharing of revenue between the federal.' government and the component units. The Nigeria physical federal arrangement is unique because by the nature of the Nigerian arrangement, the federal government controls all the resources, hence distributes revenue to the states and local governments based on criteria, which she determines. The problem has always been there with which criteria should take preced...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title of Page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgment Table of Content CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study 1.2 Statement of research problem 1.3 Research hypotheses 1.4 Objectives of the study 1.5 Significance of the study 1.6 Scope and limitations of the study 1.7 Scheme of the study CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Concept in Examination of Risk Management 2.3 Examination of Risk Management process 2.4 Im...
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ABSTRACT Change is what brings forth new ideas, solutions and growth. It’s about breaking free from our circle of comfort in order to start seeing alternative routes offered to our organizations to progress in the right direction. It’s about embracing business transformation, making an organisation more agile, ready to adapt, and taking advantage of the latest innovations to boost competitiveness. County governments in Kenya have become a point interest especially in service delivery at t...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page - - - - - - - - - - i Approval Page - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - iv Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - v CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 General Introduction - - - - - - - - 1 1.1 Background of the Study - - - - - - - 1 1.2 Statement of Research Problem - - - - - - - 2 1.3 Research Question - - - - - - - - 3 1.4 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - - 3 1.5 Hypothesis - - - - - - - - - 4 1.6 Signif...
ABSTRACT: Kenya has devolved funds to grass root level with the aim of bringing services and development close to its citizens in view of vision 2030. However a report by the controller and Auditor General in Kenya gazette 2010 uncovered massive misappropriation of Constituency Development Funds in Constituencies. Inspite of this, other constituencies were reported as posting remarkable performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of devolution on economic development. A des...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Table of contents CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of Research Problem 1.3 Objective of the Study 1.4 Research Hypotheses 1.5 Significance of the Study 1.6 Scope of the Study 1.7 Chapter Scheme CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Definition of Small and Medium Enterprises 2.2.1 Cottage Industry 2.3 Small and Medium Enterprises and acce...
ABSTRACT Stock prices fluctuations for quoted companies occur daily due to both company specific variables like company earnings with corresponding dividend policies, and multiple macroeconomic variables. This study sought evidence supporting the existence of influence of the selected macro-economic variables of: foreign exchange rate of hard currencies, interest rate and inflation rate on share prices fluctuations based on the weighted average monthly data from January 2008 to December 2012 ...
ABSTRACT Every year the Ministry of Education places students in various categories of public secondary schools in Kenya. However, the final form one enrolment in these school categories do not adhere to the Ministry of Education’s initial placements. This has mainly been attributed to differentiated students’ background characteristics. The purpose of this study therefore was to establish the relationship between students’ background characteristic and their decision to enroll into dif...
ABSTRACT Despite the strict regulations put in place by the Commission for University Education, it is perceived by the education stakeholders that the academic sector in universities faces difficulties of handling large numbers of student enrollements that has escalated in the recent past due to increase in the number of universities and thirst for education making handling of voluminous data manually very cumbersome. This study was conducted to determine the efficiency of Enterprise Resourc...
Abstract Employee retention is one of the global challenges facing organizations in both public and private sector. It has emerged to be a major strategic decision by organizations in both developing and developed countries. The study sought to understand the determinants of employee retention at Daystar University which is one of the leading private universities in Kenya. The main objective of the study was to establish the determinants of employee retention at Daystar University. The target...
Abstract Efficient delivery of public services in Kenya and other developing countries has for long been hindered by highly centralised governments. Recognising the need to achieve high economic growth and reduce poverty-related inequalities, Kenyans persistently pushed for enhanced decentralisation of governance and development. In response, government has over time initiated numerous reforms, key among them the Vision 2030 blue print and a new constitution aimed at strengthening institution...
ABSTRACT For several years, the different communities within Tharaka Districts have had to face a myriad of challenges that have left them weak and impoverished. These challenges have been both natural and man-made. They include; inter community warfare, land clashes/conflict over scarce natural resources, population growth, hunger and famine. In understanding these major issues, the region is unique as it is occupied by different ethnic communities/clans; these are the Tharaka, Imenti, Tigan...
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