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The Effects Of Political Risk And Macroeconomic Factors On Stock Market Performance In Kenya

ABSTRACT This study provides a critical review of the effects of political risk and macroeconomic factors on stock market performance in Kenya. The study was undertaken due to the country’s increasingly volatile political environment following the 2007/2008 political violence that rocked the country as a result of the fiercely contested presidential elections in addition to the erratic movement in key macroeconomic variables in the Kenyan economy. Unlike previous studies that analysed the i...

Accounts Receivable Management And Financial Performance Of Kericho Water And Sanitation Company Limited, Kericho, Kenya

ABSTRACT Account receivables have been a major problem for most utility service providers especially those still dealing with the post payment method where services are rendered before payment is made. This study sought to find out if financial performance of Kericho Water & Sanitation Company (KEWASCO) was attributed to management of accounts receivable. The study collected secondary data spanning from 2010 to 2014 from Kenya national audit office and KEWASCO published financial statements t...

An Investigation Into The Factors Influencing Public Participation In The Security Exchange Market By Resident's In Nyeri Municipality

  ABSTRACT A Security exchange market is a corporation or mutual organization which provides trading facilities for stock brokers and traders, to trade stocks and other securities. It may be a physical trading room where the traders gather, or a formalized communications network. Creation of a stock exchange is a strategy of economic development. Stock markets may affect economic activity through the creation of liquidity. Liquid equity markets make investment more attractive because they ...

Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Venture Capital On Growth Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Kenya: A Case Of Nanyuki Town, Laikipia County

ABSTRACT Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play important roles in the economic growth and sustainable development of any economy (Ariyo, 2005). According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) (2010), the formal SME sector contributes 33 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP) and accounts for about 45 per cent of total employment in developing countries. Despite their significance and the increased efforts by the government of Kenya and other stakeholders to ensure the success of...

Resource Management Practices And The Performance Of Road Infrastructure Projects In Wajir County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The effectiveness of resource management practices can be measured in terms of the extent to which it influences project performance. Due to project management requirements to deliver projects within the specified time, budget and that satisfy client needs it is imperative that resources are managed so as to ensure high project performance. Therefore, there is need for project managers at County government of Wajir to know what they need to make a project successful so that they can ...

Institutional Factors And Procurement Performance At National Youth Service’s Headquaters In Nairobi, Kenya.

ABSTRACT Public procurement plays a leading role in the attainment of political, economic and social goals of a country through provision of goods, works and services. However, material quality defects, compromised order cycle time, lead time and poor contract management among others, are rampant. For instance, The NYS lost over Kshs 791milion in 2015 and Kshs 10.5 Billion in 2018 fraudulent procurement deals. This pilferage could be partly attributed to institutional factors. Despite th...

An Investigation Into The Impact Of Motivation On Employee Performance (A Case Study Of National Social Security Fund)

Motivation is the term used to describe those processes, both instinctive and rational by which people seek to satisfy the basic drives perceived needs and personal goals, which trigger human behaviour. This study sought to investigate the factors that motivate employees in the workplace and their relationship to employee performance with special reference to National Social Security Fund. The researcher adopted a descriptive research design. The target population for this study was all the e...

Competitive Strategies And Performance Of The Banking Industry In Kenya

ABSTRACT Corporations want to learn how to manipulate day after today’s possibilities as appropriately as they manipulate modern corporations. Competitive strategies employed by using firms of their operations vary widely. The present day operational set-up inside the banking enterprise in Kenya is a turbulent one and exceptionally aggressive marketplace situation. To ensure survival and sustainability inside the marketplace place banking industries in Kenya require adopting a competitive s...

An Investigation Of Training Methods Used By Parastatal Organisations In Kenya A Case Study Of Kenya Seed Company Limited

An Investigation Of Training Methods Used By Parastatal Organisations In Kenya A Case Study Of Kenya Seed Company Limited

Corporate Governance Practices And Quality Of Financial Reporting Of Companies Listed On Nairobi Securities Exchange In Kenya

ABSTRACT Financial reporting communicate to outside world about a corporate’s financial performance and position, and represents managements’ accountability to shareholders on stewardship role of resources entrusted to them. In the recent past there have been instances of financial reporting misrepresentation leading to lack of confidence in financial reporting credibility and loss of investors’ wealth. In response to corporate financial reporting scandals, regulators have responded by ...

Service Quality And Customer Satisfaction Among Account Holders Of Deposit Taking Savings And Credit Cooperative Societies In Nairobi City County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Global competitive environment characterized by technological advancement and customer dynamics have continued to increase pressure to businesses in the financial industry forcing them to re-think their customer satisfaction strategies for sustainability. Technological advancement has brought about consumer awareness resulting into consumer rights groups, availability of competing brands and substitutes that have increased consumer demand. A report by the DT SACCO regulator on the in...

Total Quality Management Practices And Service Delivery Of Horizons Offices Limited, Kenya

ABSTRACT The service industry has consistently been characterized by persistent operational inefficiency and poor customer services and in order to address the problems of inefficiency in service delivery these organizations are fast adopting TQM in order to make them effective in meeting public demands. Despite the fact that quality management practices have been recognized by many organizations as capable of transforming the quality culture and producing substantial financial results for la...

Effects Of 2008-2012 Strategic Plan On Organisational Effectiveness In The Ministry Of Local Government

ABSTRACT Strategic planning is important for strategic management of companies. The concept of strategy may have had its original underpinnings in the military and its war efforts, over many decades it has become a mainstay and a major process in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Strategic planning in the Ministry of Local Government is now being appreciated not only as an external tool introduced under the Public Sector Reforms Programme but as an important medium term planni...

Accounts Receivable Management And Financial Performance Of Embu Water And Sanitation Company Limited, Embu County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Accounts receivable represents money owed to a business in return for goods already delivered or services already rendered. Proper maintenance of accounts receivable helps an organization maintain customer loyalty, track customer credit and uncollected profits. However, many organizations nowadays encounter numerous challenges in regard to their invoicing and accounts receivable process. Embu Water and Sanitation Company limited operate in conditions which limit its ability to maximi...

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Expansion Strategies On Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya A Case Of Banks On Tier One

ABSTRACT Implementation of structural adjustment program and ensuing market liberalization opened the Kenyan market, leaving businesses at the mercy of market forces. As a result, businesses face stiff rivalry and register low performance in terms of profits growth and sometimes even losses are incurred. This could be credited to lack of proper strategic expansion planning. Some of the forces of change that have greatly influenced the banking industry include intense competition, regulations ...


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