ABSTRACT The current business environment is relatively dynamic and competitive. This has necessitated financial institutions to design strategies that ensure they maintain their competitive position in a sustainable manner. These demands mainly come from their customers, who in a rapidly advancing technological age have access to information that has changed the dynamics and transactions in the banking industry. The response to these demands determines the strategies used in achieving the d...
Abstract This chapter entails introduction to the study, statement of the problem, study questions, objectives of the study, justification of the study, significance of the study and the conceptual framework. The construction industry is formed of establishments primarily engaged in the building of structures or engineering projects like highways and utility systems; establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of sites for new construction and establishments primarily engaged in sub-d...
ABSTRACT The intention of the study was todeterminehow the graduate trainee programmesaffects the preparedness of graduates for the job market. The study focused specifically on trainee motivation, work assignment, work supervision and practical experience of the trainees at the National Construction Authority. The statement of the problem was that, despite the best intentions of academic institutions to enhance graduates’ preparedness through graduate trainee programmes, the limitations i...
ABSTRACT In order for projects to achieve the intended objectives there is need for the project team to continuously, monitor the project activities with the objective of ensuring that the project is on course and take corrective actions whenever there are significant deviations. This process involves regular and systematic collection, analysing and reporting of information about a project’s inputs, activities, outputs and intended impact. In addition, due to continuous calls for accounta...
ABSTRACT The customer retention among the insurance companies in Malindi town has been declining Khasaya. Compared with other financial institutions in the area, the attraction of the new customers has been inadequate within the insurance companies. Most customers open accounts with insurance companies in Malindi Town but make minimal transactions with those insurance companies such as insurance cover among others. Thus formed the basis of the current study that the influence of personal sel...
ABSTRACT Despite the potential of Hospital Management Information systems (HMIS) to significatly reduce medical errors, streamline clinical processes, contain healthcare costs and ultimately improve the quality of healthcare, their adoption by hospitals in Kenya has been slow. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of; technological factors, organizational factors and environmental factors on the adoption of HMIS in selected hospitals in Meru County. The study adopted survey ...
ABSTRACT This study is aimed at finding out the causes of stress among teachers of public Secondary Schools in Starehe District in Nairobi. The study looks causes of stress among the teachers of Secondary Schools. The study will use descriptive research design. The target population will be two hundred and sixty eight (268) teachers in the six (6) public Secondary Schools in Starehe District but a sample of eighty one (81) teachers will be taken using stratified random sampling. Data will be...
ABSTRACT Employee relations is one of the key fundamental elements of organizational performance, prosperity and sustainability. Since good employee relations results in a highly committed, motivated and loyal employees there is need for organizations to develop strategies that will improve performance. Employee relations strategy involves decisions and actions made by the management affecting the way in which the organization relates with its employees. The general objective of this study w...
ABSTRACT Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan economy accounting for 24% of the GDP and accounting 18% of all formal employment in the country. Agriculture includes crop husbandly and animal production. The livestock sector in Kenya accounts for 10-15 % of the GDP. Au - 1BAR, Kenya livestock sector study .The sector employs about 50% of the total labor force in the agricultural sector. The sector contributes over 30% of the agricultural GDP, out of this the dairy sector accounting for 8...
ABSTRACT Strategic management can be beneficial when an organization applies approach to strategic management which matches the situation they are in. The economic environment is changing rapidly and this change is characterized by phenomena such as globalization, changing customer and investor demands and ever increasing product-market competition, thus the importance of strategic management practices for the organization to compete successfully in this environment. Food manufacturing compa...
ABSTRACT Kenya with support from multilateral and bilateral financing agencies has implemented many rural water projects to address the pressing need of water supply and improve on local sanitation conditions. Many rural projects fail to deliver the goods and services as planned and operational costs increase exponentially making them unsustainable to run. The main objective of the research was to establish the factors affecting project sustainability of community managed water supplies with...
ABSTRACT In the current global business environment formulating and implementing the best strategies is essential for organization success. One of the key units in the manufacturing industry is the purchasing department. The major share of the organization costs are utilized within the purchasing department hence finding and employing the best purchasing strategies is key to fostering organization performance. Despite the central role of the purchasing department there is minimal scholarly l...
ABSTRACT Competition in the banking sector has been increasing globally, hence, implementation of learning organization becomes a key focus in any organization. Research indicates that employees play a major role in the banking sectors and they are the determinants of customer retention. Hence employee performance is a key issue that most banking sectors look upon. Studies have indicated that most banks perform poorly in terms of ensuring that the performance of their employees is high hence...
ABSTRACT The non-performing loans ratio among Kenyan lenders rose to a 10-year high in the third quarter of the year 2018 as commercial banks struggled with loan defaults in a tough economic environment. The rise has mainly been driven by business borrowers and has affected largely banks in tier 2 and 3, a research report by Standard Investment Bank showed. Businesses in the country have struggled with a tough operating environment this year as credit growth ground to a halt on the back of a...
Abstract The usefulness of ICT has led to an overwhelming elastic demand for electronics most computing devices such as mobile phones and computers. Individuals, learning institutions and government institutions worldwide are adopting ICTs at a fast pace. Widespread consumption has resulted into huge amounts of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) or e-waste generated from non-usable or old electronics. E-waste management in developing countries is one of the least revised env...