ABSTRACT This study was an investigation on microfinance credit and empowerment of rural women in Nyanza, Rwanda. This was guided by the following objectives: i) to determine the relationship between education loan and rural women empowerment in Nyanza district, Rwanda; ii) to establish the relationship between business loan and rural women empowerment in Nyanza district, Rwanda; and iii) to determine the relationship between agriculture loan and rural women empowerment in Nyanza district, ...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at determining the effect credit management on loan performance. The study was based on four specific objectives; to assess the effect of credit standards on loan performance in commercial banks, to determine the effect of implementation of credit policy on loan performance in commercial banks, to analyze how credit terms affect loan performance in commercial banks and to establish the effect of collection policies on loan performance in commercial banks in Buru...
Abstract This dissertation is entitled “working capital management and organizational performance is selected telecommunication companies in Bosaso, Somalia”. The study was carried out based on four specific objectives. The first major objective of this study was profile of respondents in which the study indicates that male dominate (71.4%) female (28.6%) in the three organizations staff, the study also revealed that 49.6% which is the very majority of the employees in the sample were age...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the extent to which working capital management impacts on the managerial performance of the selected real estate companies in Mogadishu, Somalia. To achieve the research purpose, the following research objectives were formulated and these included: to examine the effectiveness of working capital management among the selected real estate companies in Mogadishu; to assess the level of managerial performance in selected real estate companies in Mogadishu; to esta...
ABSTRACTThis study was conducted on the assessment of budget preparation, utilization, and evaluation practices in the case of Burayu Town Municipality. To the best of the researcher’s knowledge, there is no document that reports a study on the probable causes that may hinder the preparation, and utilization of budgeting in the Burayu Town Municipality. This is a major motivation to carry out this study. Thus, the general objective of the paper is to assess the budget preparation, utilizati...
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of working capital management on manufacturing firms’ performance: The evidence came from selected food manufacturing companies in Laga Tafo Laga Dadi town. The study employed a quantitative research approach to test the research hypothesis. A sample of seven (7) food manufacturing companies was purposively selected through purposive sampling, and the sample firms’ financial statements were collected for the period of five...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL I DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES viU LIST OF FIGURES ix CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background to the study 1 1.1.1 Historical perspectives 1 1.1.2 Theoretical perspective 3 L1.3 Conceptual perspective 4 1.2 Contextual perspective S 1.3 Statement of the problem S 1.4 Purpose of the study 1.SResearch Objectives 6 1.6 Research questions 6 1.7 Scope of the Study 7 1.7.1 Geographical scope 7 1.7.2 Theoret...
Abstract This study investigated the effect of adapting to change and organizational growth in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in selected Micro-Finance Deposit Taking Institutions (MDis) in the central region in Uganda. The parameters of change included technology, innovation, research and development and competent management. Growth was considered in terms of revenue, profitability and liquidity. The population consisted of 150 respondents with a sample size of 109. Data was...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the Microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in South Western Uganda: A case study of Kisoro District. The study objectives were; to assess the effects of microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in Kisoro District, Uganda, to investigate the business challenges facing microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in Kisoro Distric4 Uganda and to examine the variousfinancial strategic practices that micro finance institutions use to influen...
ABSTRACT Real estate financing has a significant effect on the value of income-producing real estate as it has on any investment vehicle. The effect is evident as it impacts on one’s capability to purchase commercial properties. The current competitive real estate business has led to most financial institutions and investors scrutinizing the financing variances given the important role that credit market and the investors play in the performance of the real estate industry. The aim of this ...
ABSTRACT Firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) contribute significantly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), averagely contributing 17.6% annually during the period 2003 to 2017. However, financial performance of listed firms remains poor as evidenced by delisting and suspension of 16% of firms in the same period, which threatens Kenya’s economic growth. Although empirical evidence links financial performance to both board composition and financial leverage, results are inconclu...
ABSTRACT This has been an area of interest since SACCOs in Kisumu County have in the past registered declining trends; often times leading to collapse of some due to lack of competitive management skills, noncompliance with capital base threshold required by SASRA, non-recovery of loans due to poor credit management, Weak internal control systems leading to misappropriation of funds by management and untimely audits. Link between credit management and financial Performance is still not clear ...
ABSTRACT Despite the fact that business operational factors (technological, cost and security) among other factors employed by SACCOs are key to the adoption of e-banking, SACCOs in Kenya have continued to comparatively register low e-banking adoption rates. Although previous research outcomes present positive relationship between independent variables (technology, cost, and security) and dependent variable (adoption of technology) there exist contradictory findings with cases of inconsistenc...
ABSTRACT Available information reveal that financial performance of Public Universities has continued to dwindle despite implementation efforts to their budgets with its inherent control features. Budgetary Control refers to how well managers utilize budgets to monitor and control costs and operations in a given accounting period. It is a process for managers to align financial performance goals with budgets, compare actual results and adjust performance. Sound financial performance is a core...
ABSTRACT The last decade has seen phenomenal investments in real estate. According to a report by Wisconsin School of Business in 2016, Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) with an estimated $2 trillion or more in real estate assets under management globally, reported intention to increase their investment in US. Real estate investment contributed 9% of Kenya's GDP in 2016. In Kisumu City, real estate investors have a total per annum return of 13.3%, with an income yield of...