ABSTRACT Theimportance of fmancial stability in enabling an organization to function efficiently and maximizethe potential for service delivery cannot be underestimated. The quest for better servicedelivery under new public management in public organizations in Kenya necessitates theneed for public organizations to have proper financial standing in order to run operations andmotivate workers through better remuneration as well as improved working conditions. It is however disheartening that ...
ABSTRACT The concept of micro-finance in Kenya is one of the most developed in the sub-Saharan Africa. As such there is much interest in the knowledge regarding sustainability of the continuous growth and development of this concept of financing. However, given the importance of credit risk in microfinance functioning, the efficiency of microfinance risk management which includes techniques, methods, processes, procedures, activities and incentives is expected to significantly influence its l...
ABSTRACT Since employees are the backbone of any business, its management’s investing in the employees by training to improve their skills and knowledge if an organization aim is to improve the employee’s performance, the results should be analyzed and dealt with according to their performance. For organizations to produce the best human capital investment is key and mandatory for effectiveness. Training aids human capital in achieving their effectiveness and capabilities. These stud...
ABSTRACT The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) reports that Kenya has the highest fraction, in percentage points, of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) attributable to cooperative societies globally. SACCOs have continued to face drawbacks despite their significant contribution in the economy. Key among the challenges facing SACCOs is heightened level of competition in the financial sector. The SACCOs have therefore to rethink their strategic direction in order to remain focused and driven tow...
ABSTRACT Islamic banks are financial institutions that rely totally in their operations on Shari'ah legislations which prohibit all kinds of interest, uncertainty, and gambling. The establishment of Islamic banks has been considered as an alternative solution for Muslims who want to liberate themselves from interest. This research work sought to bring to light the need for financial institutions to pay attention to the management of risk. An assessment of First Islamic Bank’s risk mana...
ABSTRACT During the implementation of projects, disconnect may arise between commitments made at different levels and actual implementation on the ground. These commitments are designed to achieve the projects’ desired results and would determine the success or failure of the projects. Given the failure rates of projects in relation to timeliness, within budget, desired results, stakeholder satisfaction and accountabilities, this research seeks to establish the influence of strategy impleme...
ABSTRACT Organization productivity in Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies faces high challenges in efficiency, effectiveness, service deliver and growth. The study investigated the employee retention practices on productivity of the organization. The study specific objectives were; to determine the influence of training, to examine the influence of job satisfaction, to investigate effect of career development and to analyze effect of compensation on organizational productivity of Saving...
ABSTRACT In spite of having many studies undertaken on performance in Proficiency Examination for Clerical Officers in the Public Service, there lacks a major study specifically undertaken to address the key factors influencing declining performance. This has resulted to a wide knowledge gap among Public Service Commission examination officers on how clerical officers should improve their performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors influencing performance of clerical ...
ABSTRACT Project performance is evaluated differently by various stakeholders of the project based on their expectations in relation to the actual quality; cost and time. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of stakeholder management on project performance with the specific objectives being: to determine the influence of stakeholder need and expectation identification; communication; conflict management and stakeholder participation on project performance. The research adopt...
ABSTRACT Organizational learning(OL) is increasingly being adopted by many organizations in today's fast-paced, highly competitive work world to explore ways to design organizations so that they fulfill their functions effectively, encourage people to reach their full potential, and, at the same time, give their organizations the edge it needs to survive thereby keep fulfilling their purpose. The main objective of the study was to research on the determinants of organizational learning in Ken...
ABSTRACT Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system has been one of the most popular business management systems, providing benefits of real-time capabilities and seamless communication for business in large organizations. However, not all ERP implementations have been successful. Since ERP implementation affects entire organizations such as process, people, and culture, there are a number of challenges that companies may encounter in implementing ERP systems. The purpose of this study was to...
ABSTRACT Sanitation can be considered a private good at the same time a public good, adoption involves social behaviour change, hence can be termed as a social good. Social marketers are playing a great role in changing social behaviors to ensure product adoption. Social marketing is gaining momentum in Governmental and Non-profit institutions for marketing their services, Social marketing techniques are being applied in important areas such as provision of safe drinking water.This study...
ABSTRACT The study aims at analyzing strategic management practices and performance of Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya. Due to increase in cost of education and dependency by students on financial assistance from parents, guardians, government and well-wishers, it has become necessary to enhance the performance of Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in order to effectively deliver on its mandate. This study therefore aimed at establishing how commitment of top level management af...
ABSTRACT Horticultural farmers frequently consider marketing as being their major problem. However, while they are able to identify such problems as poor prices, lack of transport and high post-harvest losses, they are often poorly equipped to identify potential solutions. Mango fruits marketing in Masongaleni ward, of Kibwezi Constituency, is affected by many challenges among them middlemen who get larger profit share at the expense of the farmers who apparently have low level of education a...
ABSTRACT Implementation of capital projects is in line with Nairobi City County’s aim to contribute to the national and county priorities of infrastructure-led economic development. To be able to drive sustainable economic growth, Nairobi City County government develops an annual development plan that is meant to outline the priority projects. The annual development plan at the same time acts as a basis for its medium-term budgeting and spending for capital projects to be implemented and gu...