ABSTRACT The main challenge facing the Kenya Ports Authority is how to effectively and efficiently pursue its goals in order to be able to fully execute its key mandate of being open to Eastern and central Africa. The cha11enge with the managers is to strategica11y plan for an action that works best for any given situation. As a result, the purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of strategic management on the organization's effectiveness. Specifically the study sought to: identi...
ABSTRACT Despite the existence of studies on specific areas relating to college students' stress such as coping behaviors, stress in relation to health, and stress management there is little documentation existing on the specific factors that cause stress and burnout amongst college students. A more holistic assessment needs to be carried out to understand the factors that lead to stress and subsequent burnout among the college students and patterns of stressors in relation to personal and ac...
ABSTRACT The study was set out to establish the influence of Savings and cooperative societies on growth of enterprises in Kenya; the study was guided by three objectives, to establish various loan products offered by SACCOs to the members, to establish the strategies used by SACCOs in mobilizing members' savings and establish SACCO's investment opportunities available to the members. The study design comprised of a descriptive research design. Stratified sampling used to determine the sampl...
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 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...
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 This study provides insight into the street hawking phenomenon and evaluates its impact on the Nairobi Central Business District. There is a common saying that “where there is traffic, there is business” which reflects a characteristic of Kenya market hawkers. It is hard to image how hawkers do business. They stand by the street, some of whom carry goods in hand and some on head. Anytime there is traffic, they rush to it and try to sell their goods to people in the vehicles. Owi...
ABSTRACT Building strong brand equity to attain competitive advantage is a top priority amongst many firms but it is not always an easy task to accomplish. Due to the increased globalization and competition, the management of a brand has become of importance and thus presents an interesting area to study. With the adoption of effective brand equity strategies, many companies may compete effectively and efficiently. This study, therefore, set out to investigate the influence of brand equity o...
ABSTRACT The interest and focus in the modern corporate governance practices, especially on matters accountability received much attention following the high-profile collapses of mega firms in the recent past due to accounting fraud. Further interest rose following the financial crisis in 2008. These scandals attracted both public and political concerns in the corporate governance regulation. The governance system of any firm impacts on the ability of the corporation to respond to external f...
ABSTRACT Access to housing is a basic human right enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals and Kenya’s Constitution 2010. Housing plays a huge role in revitalizing economic growth in a country. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Shelter-Afrique on the provision of housing in Nairobi and its surrounding areas during the periods 2010 to 2015, through credit facilities granted to its clients. The study adopted descriptive research design; and it was ideal for ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to provide empirical evidence on technical efficiency levels and trend of the Kenya Agro-processing industry. The major problem of the agro-processing industry is that it has been inefficient in terms of value addition to the agricultural produce and Kenya is known to be a net exporter of raw agricultural produce instead of high-quality value-added products. This study sought to determine the efficiency estimates of the agro-processing industry and analyzed the tre...
ABSTRACT Organizational performance has been the concern of both academicians and practitioners during the last many decades as the ultimate outcome of utilization of tangible and intangible resources. In addition the performance of an organization largely depends on its ability to effectively and efficiently produce cost effective products/services of high quality guaranteeing a competitive advantage. For universities to remain successful and relevant, they are implementing Total Quality M...