ABSTRACT A company must respond strategically to competition for it to achieve competitive advantage and long-term profitability. “This normally involves the devising and implementation of strategies that are superior and sustainable to those of competitors. There has been the emerging trend where milk producer based organizations are getting into processing. These firms compete against each other and therefore need to adopt competitive strategies with the aim of performing effectively and ...
ABSTRACT Trade unions are legally recognized as representatives of workers and their activity today centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership, on representi_ng their members in disputes with management over violations of contract provisions, on educating their members thus creating awareness of members rights and advocating policies and legislation on behalf of workers. Until 2003, employees in Kenya's EPZs were banned from joining tra...
ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to identify the types of risks mitigated by the Kenyan insurers, mitigation strategies and techniques adopted, and the challenges facing the insurers i~ risk mitigation process. This was an exploratory study, hence survey methods were used to identify the risks in the Kenya's insurance sub-sector and the techniques available for managing them. The target population included all the 43 licensed insurers in Kenya. Primary data was collected using self...
ABSTRACT Performance appraisal is the basic tendency to make an evaluation of an individual's work performance in order to arrive at objective personal decisions. It systematically reviews a person's work and achievements over a recent period, leading to plans for the future in personnel psychology. Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) are voluntary associations to which members contribute regularly their pooled savings and from which they obtain loans for provident and other p...
ABSTRACT Micro-small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of economic activity in Kenya. The MSMEs in Kenya have not performed well as expected and thus has not played anticipated and as required economic growth and advancement of Kenya. Medium and Small enterprises have specific shortcomings that influence their development and growth and thus limit their capacity to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development of the economy. Among those issues is lacking access to ...
ABSTRACT Industrial relations if not well practiced could lead to negative impact on the organisation depicted in the occurrence of strikes organised by employees. The purpose of the study was to find out to what extent social and economic factors affect industrial action in parastatals in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to analyse the effect of education as a social factor on industrial action, to analyse the influence of inflation on industrial action, to assess the effect of taxati...
ABSRACT The study was prompted by the fact that performance is a challenge to many organizations. It is hard to achieve the desired levels of performance hence the need to use human resource tools such as employee development. The study aimed at examining the effect of employee Development on performance with specific reference to the Unilever Kenya limited in Kericho County. The study was driven by the following objectives; to evaluate the influe...
xi ABSTRACT The impact of Small and Medium Enterprises on all kinds of economies cannot be overlooked. Worldwide, they have been accepted as the engine of economic growth and for promoting equitable development. However, without finance, SMEs cannot acquire or absorb new technologies nor can they expand to compete in global markets or even strike company linkages with larger companies. Despite the fact that SMES are the vital and significant contributors to economic development through their ...
ABSTRACT In this study research, we have examined the Project Evaluation and Review Technique, PERT and the Critical Path Method CPM/Critical Path Analysis. CPA as Project Management tools, among others, and applied them to study the Electrical and Mechanical services contract of the School of Health Technology Building Project, FUTO, using Network Planning and Scheduling approach. We reviewed relevant past literature to ascertain the views of professionals in project management, and accordi...
ABSTRACT strategy implementation is a critical compon~nt of strategic management. Thus, the mam purpose of this research was to study the factors affecting the implementation of strategy at Kenya national Audit Office. The specific objectives of the study included: examining the extent to which financial resources affect strategy implementation; determining the extent to which lack of coordination affects strategy implementation; establishing the extent to which capabilities of employees. af...
ABSTRACT In this changing society, it’s been noticeable that conflicts are inescapable especially among individuals, groups and organisations. The conflicts can be managed through a procedure, styles and having the right skills known as conflict management. Once the conflicts are not resolved, employee performances are affected which leads to industrial action sometimes which affects the services offered. Conflicts within public hospitals are on the rise leading to industrial actions and ha...
A B S T R A C T Bunkering has to do with the fueling of Ships. It is a legitimate trade whereby licensed operators are authorized to provide fuel and other provision to vessels. This study has appraised the practice of the bunker trade in Nigeria with emphasis on the Niger Delta Region and to demystify all that has been stated about illegal bunkering in Nigeria. Bunkering as an organized trade has traders, brokers and buyers who play very important roles. These have been extensively examined...
ABSTRACT Multinational Corporations are an important part of the economic development in the world with Kenya benefiting from such corporations as they form a larger part of the foreign exchange earner and also provide employment to its populace. They play a very important role in our lives hence boosting the whole world economy in very significant ways, but there is always a problem of competitiveness because of cost, productivity, safety and production levels. Multinational Corporations are...
ABSTRACT Over the past half-decade, a lot of changes have been experienced in the banking sector. This ranges from regulatory reforms, technological shifts especially on mobile and internet banking, intensified financial innovations, internalization and heightened competition from other players. Although some banks may have recorded good performance in the period under assessment, most of the commercial banks have recorded dwindling performance. This study was interested in determining t...
ABSTRACT Stiff competition in the energy sector in Kenya has made it crucial for organizations to seek ways of improving their organization performance. Due to changes in both external and internal environmental factors, organizations have been compelled to adjust to new procedures so as to endure and prosper in the global market place that has seen an increase in innovation and technology use. This had led organizations to focus on relentless improvement of its goods and services and to seek...