School of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Effects of Governance Practices on Academic Performance among Selected Public Secondary Schools in Buuri Sub-County, Meru County
(KeMU, 2019-08)The Kenya Education Act 2013 outlines the school management structure, specifically spelling out the composition of the board as the organ responsible for the management of secondary education in Kenya. Despite, this ... -
Relationship between Resource Mobilization and Wealth Maximization in Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-07)Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya face challenges in terms of resource mobilization, including strict requirements/bureaucracy, inadequate government support, legal restrictions, default risks/poor repayment, ... -
Effects of Information Communication Technology Adoption on Financial Management in Meru County Government
(KeMU, 2019-09)Information Communication Technology (ICT) is used in different areas. The common factor is its acceptance as a technology for facilitating transfer of information by use of electronic mode. Financial management automation ... -
Evaluation of the Factors that Determine the Success of Small Scale Retail Businesses:
(KeMU, 2009-01)ABSTRACT. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors that determine the success of small-scale retail businesses within Meru Municipality. Small-scale retail businesses play a significant role in the ... -
Impact of Performance Contracting in Public Service Delivery
(KeMU, 2009-04)ABSTRACT Public sector reforms have become the norm in the present world. This has been necessitated the poor performance of the state enterprises that have become a burden both financially and administratively. Tax ... -
Performance of Women Enterprise Fund on Women Economic Empowerment; A Survey of North Imenti Constituency
(2010-05)ABSTRACT Women enterprise fund was meant to empower women economically by providing them with money to start some income generating activities or expand their already existing entrepreneur activities. A representative ... -
Factors Affecting Implementation of Performance Contract Initiative at Municipal Council of Maua
(KeMU, 2010-04)ABSTRACT Drastic and fundamental changes are increasingly occurring in the environment which organizations operate. An obvious manifestation of the responses towards this turbulent environment is the introduction of ... -
Investigation of Factors Affecting Implementation of Balanced Scorecard
(KeMU, 2010-04)ABSTRACT Balanced Scorecard has turned out to be the custom m the current world. This has been necessitated by poor performance of the enterprises both private and public and therefore becoming load both financially ... -
An Analysis of Staff Utilization
(KeMU, 2009-05)ABSTRACT Staffing is a critical function of management and the most crucial aspect of manpower planning. The staffing function consists of three related activities: recruitment, selection and outplacement. Staffing is ... -
Analysis of Factors that Affect Employee Training in Local Authorities
(KeMU, 2009-02)ABSTRACT This research project aimed at analysis of factors that affect employee training in Local authorities. It was a case study that involved employees of all cadres in Meru Municipal Council. The research project ... -
The Management Concerns Affecting Implementation of Performance Appraisal System in Government Departments in Kenya
(KeMU, 2009-04)ABSTRACT Its is a known fact that the Kenyan economy was growing at rate of less than 1 % before December 2002, due to declining efficiency, effectiveness and productivity in delivery of service by the public sector. ... -
The Link between Strategy Adoption and Performance of Insurance Firms in Meru County
(KeMU, 2017-04)ABSTRACT This study focused on the link between strategy adoption and performance of insurance firms in Meru County, Kenya. It was carried out in the backdrop of increased competition due to the emergence of many insurance ... -
Competitive Strategies and Market Share of Savings and Credit Co-Operatives in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2017-04)ABSTRACT Market share responds to parts of competitive strategy. The ability of using the successful competitive strategies is critical for any organization's market share growth. The general objective of the study was ... -
An Assessment of Organizational Factors Influencing Staff Performance in County Assemblies in Kenya
(KeMU, 2017-05)ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to establish the factors affecting staff performance in devolved government. The study was based on the following objectives: to establish the effects of training on staff outcome, ... -
Relationship between Employee Turnover and Organizational Performance in the Kenya Police Service; A Survey of Laikipia Police Divisional Headquarters
(KeMU, 2017-04)ABSTRACT Employee turnover is the alternation of employees around the workforce market; between business enterprises, jobs and careers; and between the situations of been in the labor service and unemployment. The ... -
Factors Affecting Investment Decisions In Portfolio Management
(KeMU, 2016-11)ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting investment decisions in portfolio management for the listed companies and market participants in Nairobi securities exchange. Sixty four companies ... -
Factors Influencing Foreign Direct Investments Market Destinations
(KeMU, 2015-07)Foreign direct investment is a cross-border investment by a resident entity in one economy with the objective of obtaining a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy. The choice of foreign market ... -
Behavioural Factors Influencing Individual Investor Decision-Making Process at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(KeMU, 2015-07)Although finance has been studied for thousands years, behavioral finance which usually considers the human behaviors in finance is quite a new area. Behavioral finance theories, which are based on the psychology, attempt ... -
Factors Influencing the Growth of Dairy Industry in Kenya
(KeMU, 2015-07)Dairy industry is the only single largest agricultural subsector in Kenya. •The government of Kenya values it as it produces 14% to the agricultural GDP. Despite this significant contribution to the national economy, and ... -
Factors Influencing the Independence of the Internal Auditors in Universities In Kenya
(KeMU, 2015-07)The independence of the auditor is considered the hallmark of the auditing profession. Independence is fundamental to the reliability of the auditor's report(s). Growth in the education sector and in particular the rampant ...
