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Role of Credit Reference Bureau in Influencing Customer Repayment Behaviour in Mitigating against Credit Default among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp: (624-632), 2018)The study examined the role of Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) in influencing customer repayment behaviour in militating against credit default in commercial banks in Kenya. The study was based on the Information asymmetry ... -
The role of drought among agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid environment: The case of Botswana
(2013)Agro-pastoral livelihoods in semi-arid Botswana have evolved and adapted to recurrent droughts endemic to the region. Droughts, more than any other phenomena, have shaped and influenced rural communities' interaction with ... -
The role of liquidity risk in augmenting firm value: lessons from savings and credit cooperatives in Kenya
(International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management (IJFAM), 2020)Purpose: The study aimed to examine the interaction between liquidity risk and the firm's value among Kenyan SACCOs. Research methodology: This study adopted the positivism research philosophy and utilised both descriptive ... -
Role of Livelihood Platform in Adaptation and Poverty Alleviation Case Study of Turkana District, Kenya
(2016)This paper broadly explores the various socio-economic and political assets in Turkana District in North West, Kenya and how these assets have overtime enhanced successful adaptation and poverty alleviation for the Turkana ... -
The Role of Moisture in the Successful Rehabilitation of Denuded Patches of a Semi-Arid Environment in Kenya
(2005)This study investigated the role of moisture in the successful rehabilitation of denuded patches in semi-arid lands of Kenya and the primary productivity of three perennial rangelands grasses namely Cenchrus ciliaris ... -
Role of Public Procurement Preference Scheme on the Growth of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Nyamira County, Kenya
(2023-08)The focus of the study is to investigate the role of public procurement preference schemes in enhancing the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises. The general objective of the study was: To investigate the role of ... -
Role of Work Life Balance on Employee Productivity: A Survey of Commercial Banks in Bungoma County, Kenya
(2015-12)Motivation of employees has always been quantified in financial attributes. For productivity to occur then there is need for using non-financial motivational initiatives. The banking industry has produced best trading ... -
Rural livelihoods in the arid and semi-arid environments of Kenya: Sustainable alternatives and challenges
(2008)The improvement of the welfare of inhabitants of arid and semi-arid lands, either through the enhancement of existing livelihoods or the promotion of alternative ones, and their potential constraints are discussed. Alternative ... -
Rural poverty and input use efficiency in smallholder dairy farms in western Kenya
(2014-09)Increasing agricultural productivity depends on the adoption of modern technology that involves the use of modern improved technical embodied inputs. However, farmers have different production decisions and ability to ... -
Seasonal botanical and chemical composition of sheep and goat diets on a common range in Eastern Africa
(2001)The botanical and chemical composition, intake and digestibility of local sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra hirtus) diets were evaluated over the wet (growing) and dry (dormant) seasons. Diet botanical composition was ... -
Seasonal energy extraction patterns by agropastoral herds in semiarid south-eastern Kenya
(2011)Primary energy extraction patterns by livestock under agropastoralism and ranching were investigated by the bite count method in semiarid south-eastern Kenya. Sward biomass for optimal energy intake by cattle was derived ... -
Seedbed preparation influence on morphometric characteristics of perennial grasses of a semi-arid rangeland in Kenya
(2011)Semi-arid rangelands in Kenya are an important source of forage for both domestic and wild animals. However, indigenous perennial grasses notably Cenchrus ciliaris (African foxtail grass), Eragrostis superba (Maasai love ... -
Service Charter and Its Moderating Effect on the Relationship Between Tangible Elements of Service and Student Satisfaction at Selected Public Universities in Keny
(Journal of Education and Practice Vol.10, No.21, 2019, 2019)In the last few years, Kenyan public universities have been faced with challenges of quality service delivery challenges. These challenges have in many occasions led to students’ unrests leading to disruption of studies ... -
Silence as Communication: A Phenomenological Study of Cervical Cancer Patients and Caregivers in Kenya
(2019-02)Managing a serious diagnosis is a complex and challenging process thus effective communication is a critical aspect of cancer management. However, this has not been given the much needed emphasis. This study therefore ... -
Small Business Management
(2013-12)Small businesses form a turbulent part of the national economy because of the large-scale movements in and out of sector. Many new ventures are created every year but an almost equally large number of small businesses close ... -
Social and Solidarity Economy: Our common road towards Decent Work
(2016)After the financial crisis in 2007-2008, some regions and countries, notably in Asia and Latin America, witnessed encouraging and rapid signs of recovery in their real economy, in terms of employment and poverty reduction. ... -
A Study on Compliance with the Two-Thirds Gender Rule in Appointments and Promotions of Staff in Public Universities Elevated In 2012 And 2013
(2017)The study sought to analyze compliance with two-thirds gender rule in appointments and promotions of staff in new public universities chartered in 2012 and 2013. Specifically, the study determined the gender composition ... -
The Successes and Challenges of Kenya‟s Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway Transport Operations: A Special Reference to the Users
(2021-03)This article examined the successes and challenges of Kenya’s standard gauge railway for users in transport operations. The constrained operations in Kenya’s existing colonial railway system have contributed to connectivity ... -
Supplier’s Past Performance Criteria and its Effect on Procurement Performance in County Governments in Kenya
(2023-07-04)The major focus of the study is to investigate the supplier selection criteria and its effect on procurement performance in county governments. The specific objective was to examine the effect of supplier’s past performance ...