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Effect of Leverage on Performance of Non-financial Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Science Publishing Group, 2015-08-13)Managers strive to maximise shareholder wealth by making rational financing decisions regarding optimal capital structure which would minimise its cost of capital. In attempt to magnify the return to shareholders, managers ... -
ANALYSIS OF THE VOLATILITY OF REAL EXCHANGE RATE AND EXPORTS IN KENYA USING THE GARCH MODEL: 2005-2012.
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, 2015-08-16)The real exchange rate has proven to be an important factor in international trade because it is expected that exports respond to real exchange rate movements with respect to the characteristics of the importing and ... -
The Influence of the Entrepreneur’s Open Innovation Strategy on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence From SMEs in Kenya
(IGI Global, 2019-10)This article helps identify the main factors influencing the performance of small and medium agribusiness enterprises in Kenya. The study proposes five research hypotheses, each tested on a sample of 150 agribusiness ... -
Technological Factors and Utilization of Formal Financial Services by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(science publishing group, 2019-07-16)Financing agriculture has become a critical service in enabling the full realization of the agricultural sector’s potential. The allocative efficiency of financial services provided by financial institutions in Africa to ... -
DENOTATIVE MEANINGS OF NAMES GIVEN TO BUSINESSES IN CHOGORIA TOWN: A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS
(International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research, 2019)Naming is an important aspect of our everyday life. Practically everything in the world has a name. This Article sought to provide a pragmatic analysis of names given to businesses in Chogoria town, Tharaka Nithi County ... -
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL INSURANCE FUND IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
(International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, 2021-06-11)In the corporate world, the business environment is rapidly changing necessitating organizations to adopt strategic management practices that give them a competitive edge and lead to improved performance. National Hospital ... -
EFFECT OF CASH MANAGEMENT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT TAKING SACCOS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2021-02)This study sought to determine the effect of Cash management on financial performance of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of cash management on financial performance ... -
Nurturing the Industrial Economy Through Enterprise Education: The Case of Kenyan Universities
(IGI Global, 2021)In recognition of the importance of ensuring adequate supply of highly educated workers, many countries have expanded and reformed their educational programmes. Despite this, many manufacturing companies are struggling ... -
Influence of Procurement Plan on the Effectiveness of Procurement Process among Public Universities in Eastern Region, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research, 2022)The study sought to determine the influence of procurement plan on the effectiveness of procurement process of public universities in Eastern region, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design with a study ... -
Effectof Organizational Values onEmployee Productivity in Public Universities in Mt. Kenya Region
(EdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and BooksPublishers, 2022)The presence of insensitive employees who are not flexible enough to fit into the organizational culture could be a barrier to employee productivity and thus fail to realize the benefit associated. The purpose ... -
ROLES OF WORKPLACE STRESSORS ON JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES IN SELECTED STAR RATED HOTELS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues, 2022-03)Purpose of the Study: The hotel industry growth has been felt globally. Being an industry that requires fast and efficient services, there is need for the industry to establish the work place stressors that ... -
The Influence of the Entrepreneur’s Open Innovation Strategy on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence From SMEs in Kenya
(IGI Global, 2019-10)This article helps identify the main factors influencing the performance of small and medium agribusiness enterprises in Kenya. The study proposes five research hypotheses, each tested on a sample of 150 agribusiness ... -
Evaluating Secondary School Examination Results: Application of Principal Component Analysis
(2014-05-15)Results from Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) indicate that there are schools that have had an upward trend in performance while others have continued to show a decline. This paper seeks to find out the principal ... -
Application of Simplex Lattice Design in Watermelon Production
(2019)This paper discusses the use of Simplex Lattice Design approach to plan the experiment for yield of watermelon with an overall objective of optimizing the multiple responses of watermelon to organic manure. Multiple linear ... -
Influence of Gender in the Saving Culture of Sacco Members in Nyandarua County, Kenya
(2015)Saving is a key component in any development endeavor as it is believed to be the surest way of increasing income and boosting productivity in an attempt to break through the vicious cycle of poverty. A number of studies ... -
Ordinal Logistic Regression Versus Multiple Binary Logistic Regression Model for Predicting Student Loan Allocation
(2012)This paper examines two different methodologies to a classification problem of higher education loan applicants. The paper looks into the allocations made by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) relative to the economic ... -
Effect of Debt Finance on Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Maara Sub-county, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2017-08-03)Debt financing is the acquisition of funds through borrowing. Most Sacco’s results into borrowing to finance their increased customer’s demands thus increasing the leverage if not controlled. This study determined the ... -
Impact of cost Reduction Strategies on Performance of Tea Factories in Embu County, Kenya.
(2014-12)Kenya’s overall economic and social development is highly dependent on the growth and development of the agriculture sector. Tea as a leading cash crop has made significant contribution to the economy. Tea exports increased ... -
The Optimization of Multiple Responses of Watermelon to Organic Manure Using Response Surface Methodology
(2017-03)This paper discusses the use of Central Composite Design approach to plan the experiments for growth and yield of watermelon with an overall objective of optimizes the multiple responses of watermelon to organic manure. ... -
Application of Central Composite Design Based Response Surface Methodology in Parameter Optimization of Watermelon Fruit Weight Using Organic Manure
(2017-03-18)Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is a critical technology in developing new processes, optimizing their performance and improving the design. In Kenya, watermelon cultivation is gradually gaining ground. It is a crop ...
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