ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the effect of macroeconomic factors on the equity market performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study was guided by an objective; to examine the effect of the selected macro-economic factors on equity market performance in Kenya. The selected macro-economic factors included inflation rate, exchange rate, money supply and real Gross Domestic Product. The study followed descriptive research design and used secondary data. The data spanned the peri...
ABSTRACT Conservation agriculture has been promoted and implemented as solution to enhance crop productivity, which in turn leads to food security and as a poverty alleviation mechanism among communal farmers in Zimbabwe, Zaka district in particular. Primarily this research is focusing on assessing the contributions of CA towards food security in the whole of Zaka district. This research presented CA as a multifaceted solution to food insecurity problem in Zaka District. Quantitative researc...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to identify effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies in Nguu Division, Makueni District. Nguu Division is one of the areas that are hard hit by poverty in the district. The study looked at the various strategies which the Kenya govemment has put in place since independence, causes of poverty in the district, Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, approaches to poverty reduction, a public management strategy and the different theories of poverty. To accomp...
ABSTRACT The issue of unplanned pregnancy in higher institutions of learning is quite prevalent. This research therefore seeks to study the effects the unplanned pregnancy has on the social and academic life of students in Maasai Mara University. From the background information, the issue in no longer a new agenda but a common problem that needs to be addressed. It therefore does so guided by the objectives which are to identify problems experienced by pregnant and nursing/breastfeeding stude...
ABSTRACT School attachment is an important component of teacher education. Public universities have thus designed their own rules and regulations that guide school attachment practices to enable student teachers put into practice the theory they have learnt. However, school attachment practices by teacher training institutions remain a contentious issue. The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of school attachment practices on student teacher performance in teaching practice in ...
ABSTRACT This research assesses the impact of ISALS in poverty reduction in Gokwe South by analyzing the operations, benefits and challenges of the funding methodology. The research uses methodological and data triangulation in an attempt to make an informed conclusion about ISALS as a mitigating strategy against poverty. The research goes a step further to evaluate the extent ISALs have reached the poorest. The research analyses Household Economic portfolios and loan portfolios of groups i...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study aimed to find out the role of financial reporting in investment decision making. A case study of listed companies in the Nairobi stocks exchange. (NSE) the study was guided by the objectives; to evaluate the performance of a company depending on how it makes its investment decisions based on the financial reports, to examine how a set of analytical tools will aid investors in assessing the financial statements of the corporate organization and to find out t...
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 The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of HIV/AIDS prevalence on youth’s economic development. The specific objectives of the study were; to find out the causes of HIV /Aids among the youth of Nyanchwa location Kisii County, to determine the rate of HIV/Aids spread among the youth of Nyanchwa location Kisii County, to establish the effects of HIV /aids on the economic growth among the youth of Nyanchwa location Kisii County and to find out the solution of HIV /AIDs on...
Abstract This research was carried out at Macro Construction a member of MCD Group of companies. The aim of the research was to investigate the cost management practices of the organization. The objectives of the study were to understand the organizational costing policy, Investigating the organizational policy implementation guidelines, to find out the capacity of personnel in policy implementation, to examine the challenges experienced in policy implementation, to find out which controls ...
Abstract The study is about an investigation of cost management practices at ZPC Kariba in Kariba. The study made an examination into the effectiveness of the measures as used at ZPC Kariba. This led to the researcher to analyse on the cost control measures. The researcher made use of case study design and questionnaires and interviews were used to gather data. The results showed that cost management practices were not reducing operational costs as anticipated due to various factors. However...
ABSTRACT In 2010, the Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) was initiated by the Government of Kenya with the aim of encouraging aquaculture in Kenya. Kitui Central Sub- County benefited with 200 fish ponds under ESP. However, their status is not known in terms of production, challenges and the contribution of fish farming to household wellbeing. To address this, a sample of sixty (60) fish farmers were used from the targeted 200 fish farmers who benefited from the Government’s support. The prima...
ABSTRACT The Zimbabwe newspaper industry has recently been suffering from financial challenges due to the economic crises and the rise in digital media. It is against this background that the study sought to investigate the impacts of digital media on financial performance of Newspaper Companies. Time series data for the period of January 2011 to December 2013 was regressed using a multi-regression technique the Ordinary Least Squares method (OLS). The e-views 4 software was adopted to make ...
ABSTRACT The study was assessing the effect of financial literacy on personal investment decisions among secondary teachers in Machakos Sub County. It explored on the reasons as to why teachers in Machakos Sub County fail to invest for their future and investigated on how their financial literacy contributes to the problem. The study was seeking to determine the influence of knowledge on interest rates, inflation, risk diversification and financial education on investment decisions of the TSC...
ABSTRACT This research focused on the effectiveness of VAT administration on revenue collection. The researcher observed during audit that revenue collected from VAT is continuously decreasing when the economy started to be unstable. VAT administration that was used when the economy was stable is still being used to the unstable economy and this has caused a lot of challenges in VAT administration. This has highly negatively affected revenue collection on VAT. Descriptive research design was...