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Effect Of Public Debt On Economic Growth In Kenya

ABSTRACT The study investigates the effect of public debt on economic growth in Kenya, between 1980-2013.The choices of period was guided by data availability and escalation of Kenya’s public debt. The main problem is that, Kenya government has been relying heavily on public debt, aid and grants as a source of finance. This has resulted to a buildup of the level of public debt stock which has led to funds being diverted to debt servicing at the expense of economic development and domestic c...

Assessment Of Access To And Utilisation Of Treadle And Hip Pump Technology By Farmers In Machakos County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the access to and utilization of the treadle and hip pump technology by farmers in Machakos County, Kenya so that gender responsive strategies can be suggested to improve the uptake of the technology among the farmers. This was due to low adoption of the two pumps in Machakos county after previous KSI/WSU study that marketed and distributed the technology among farmers in the county. The specific objectives of the study were: to establish which...

Risk Management Techniques And Financial Performance Of Islamic Banks In Kenya

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...

Influence Of Strategy Implementation On Performance Of Constituency Development Fund Projects In Kenya, A Case Of Gachoka Constituency

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...

Determinants Of Revenue Collection By The County Government Of Kericho

BSTRACT The process of revenue collection is an important part in enhancing services delivery to the public in all economies globally. This research study therefore seeks to explore the determinants of revenue collection in County government of Kericho County in Kenya. The devolved governments in Kenya was created to address the issues of equal distribution of national resources and to devolve power from the central government to the devolved units. The Constitution of Kenya (2010) provided f...

Employee-Retention-Practices-And-Organizational Productivity-In-Savings-And-Credit-Co-Operative Societies-In-Kericho-County, Kenya

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...

Factors Influencing Performance Of Clerical Officers In The Proficiency Examination In The Public Service In Nairobi, Kenya

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 ...

Stakeholder Management And Project Performance Of Open Air Market Projects In Nyeri County, Kenya

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...

Short-Term Financing Decisions And Financial Performance Of Non-Financial Firms Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya

ABSTRACT The existing literature links poor financial performance among non-financial listed firms in Kenya to long-term funding conduct of these firms. However, as important as longterm financing decisions are, they are made less frequently, while the day-to-day decisions involving the management of short-term financing components consume tremendous amounts of management time. Poor short-term financing decisions impair the firm’s ability to remain operating. This study therefore inves...

Effects Of Financing Decisions On Total Productivity Of Non-Financial Firms Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange

ABSTRACT The importance of a firm’s productivity cannot be overemphasised as it not only results in the growth of firms but also contributes to the overall growth of an economy. More than half of the variation in economic growth across different countries is said to be explained by differences in total factor productivity arising from the firm level. One major challenge facing developing economies, including Kenya is extremely low productivity level at the firm. Studies have pointed to inno...

Determinants Of Organizational Learning In The Kenyan Government Institutions: A Case Study Of National Social Security Fund (Nssf)

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...

Enterprise Resource Planning System And Performance Of State Corporations In Kenya

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...

Marketing Mix And Adoption Of Improved Sanitation Products Among Rural Households In Magarini, Kilifi County Kenya

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...

Strategy Implementation Practices And The Performance Of Higher Education Loans Board In Kenya

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...

Challenges Affecting Marketing Of Horticultural Produce In Kenya: Mango Fruits In Masongaleni Ward Of Kibwezi Constituency

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...


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