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EFFECT OF EXTENDED MARKETING MIX ELEMENTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE CHARTERED UNIVERSITIES IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)A comprehensive plan specifically created for attaining a firm's objectives is known as a marketing mix strategy. It offers a strategy for achieving marketing goals. Private Universities are facing competition from public ... -
Effect of Farm Inputs and Smallholder Farmer Characteristics on Irish Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Production Technical Efficiency in Molo Sub County, Nakuru County, Kenya
(Chuka University, 2019-09)In Kenya, irish potato is the second most consumed food crop after maize. The sub-sector contributes significantly to the country’s food security and generates income and employment to many smallholder farmers. Irish potato ... -
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS ADOPTION ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)The search for explanation on the relationship between financial innovation adoption and financial performance continues to dominate finance literature. Empirical studies exploring the nature of the relationship between ... -
EFFECT OF GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF TEA PROCESSING FIRMS IN EAST OF RIFT REGION, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)The business world today is moving towards the “Green Concept” and most firms aim at cost reduction and waste reduction in their procedures while reducing the consequence on the environment. Tea production in the East ... -
EFFECT OF POULTRY MANURE, NPK FERTILIZER AND PINCHING ON GROWTH, YIELD AND POST- HARVEST QUALITY OF BUTTERNUT (Cucurbita moschata) VARIETIES
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Butternut (Cucurbita moschata) is an important tropical fruit vegetable grown worldwide for household food security and nutrition. Butternut is widely gaining acceptance because of its nutritional value, early maturity, ... -
EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ON OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF COMMERCIAL STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Commercial state corporations offer essential goods and services to the general public thereby handling a huge variety of contracts which necessitate contract management so as to ensure effective resource utilization ... -
EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SERVICE DELIVERY AMONG PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Procurement in public universities in Kenya has been recognized as essential in-service delivery since it affects how goods are procured and ensures tenders are awarded at the right time. However, this has not been the ... -
EFFECT OF RATE AND TIME OF PHOSPHOROUS APPLICATION AND PLANTING DENSITY ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea)
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Groundnut is the fourth most important source of edible oil and the third most important source of vegetable protein in the world. Despite its demands outweighing its supply, productivity remain low due to lack of commensurate ... -
EFFECT OF SELECTED HOME-BASED FACTORS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GIRLS IN PUBLIC CO-EDUCATIONAL DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMENTI SOUTH, MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Education as a critical facet in human process plays a vital and dynamic function in creating a basis for the success of learners. It inculcates in them the fundamental attitudes and skills that enable the learners cope ... -
EFFECT OF SELECTED SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON ADOPTION OF INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN CHUKA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Indigenous agricultural practices (IAPs) are environmentally and agriculturally sustainable. Among the widely applied IAPs include crop rotation, agroforestry, intercropping, organic manure application, and minimum tillage. ... -
EFFECT OF SOURCE AND RATE OF LIVESTOCK MANURE ON GROWTH, YIELD, QUALITY AND NET ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.)
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Okra is a vegetable belonging to Malvaceae family mainly grown for its pods which are used fresh, canned or dried and ground as powder. Okra farmers use inorganic fertilizers which are expensive, increasing the cost of ... -
EFFECT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF FOOD PROCESSING FIRMS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)The productivity of food processing firms in Kenya has been declining due to the use Supply Chain Management Practices which are not current. The food processing subsector performance has also been declining thus its ... -
Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Psychosocial Wellbeing of Expectant Teenage Girls And Their Coping Mechanisms Among Girls in Trans Nzoia West Sub-County, Kenya
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Teenage pregnancy refers to the situation where young girls ranging from thirteen to nineteen years of age become pregnant. During their pregnancy the teenage girls are affected in their psychosocial lives. The expectant ... -
EFFECT OF TICK AND MASTITIS CONTROL, SUPPLEMENTATION AND SHEDS ON MILK REVENUE OF SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS IN KAPSERET SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Dairy farming plays an important role in the agricultural sector in Kenya, contributing about eight percent of National Gross Domestic Product with an annual milk production of 3.43 billion litres. It supports the livelihood ... -
EFFECT OF WORK CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON ADOPTION OF SAFETY MEASURES AND LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY AMONG AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN TRANS NZOIA COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2022-09)Due to the physical demands and chemical use involved in agricultural work, it is one of the most dangerous professions in terms of safety. Roughly 70% of Kenya's rural population is employed directly or indirectly in ... -
EFFECT OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)The eventual performance of organizations is contingent on the performance of its employees which in turn depend on numerous factors such as family, leisure or other personal aspects. To improve organizational competitiveness, ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF DECONGESTION PROGRAMS IN SELECTED PRISONS IN KENYAN
(Chuka University, 2022-08)The incarcerated population has drastically increased in Kenyan prisons. As of 2018, the total number of inmates in Kenyan prisons was 55,000, far exceeding the official holding capacity of prisons which is 27,000. This ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPERIENTIAL CONCEPT MAPPING TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY ON ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDE IN PHYSICS BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MAARA SUBCOUNTY, KENYA CATHERINE
(Chuka University, 2020-12)The fundamental challenge facing the teaching and learning of physics as a science in Kenya secondary schools is how to enhance students’ conceptual understanding as well as affective characteristics associated with teaching ... -
Effectiveness of Preventive Counselling in Addressing Public Secondary School Students’ Problem Behaviors in Igembe South Sub-County Kenya
(Chuka University, 2019-09)Addressing and dealing with the perennial students’ problem behaviors have become a major challenge in secondary schools. The conventional counselling approaches applied deals with the students who already had developed ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN INSTILING DEMOCRATIC VALUES AMONG PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IGEMBE SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA: A CRITIQUE BASED ON JOHN RAWLS’ THEORY OF JUSTICE
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Primary school education in Kenya is structured to foster a set of principles and ethics that protect and promote democratic values in the learner. It has the responsibility of helping children develop an appreciation of ...