School of Business & Economics (JA): Recent submissions
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Drought impact evaluation and perception model: a systems approach in Turkana County, Kenya
(2020-01)This paper presents the analysis drought in Turkana County, Kenya. It takes a closer look at the challenges and focuses on the quantitative dimensions of Turkana households‟ livelihoods. Then it gives an overview of the ... -
Fuzzy Comprehensive Assessment of Drought Vulnerability in Turkana Rangeland, Kenya.
(2019-10)This paper explores the vulnerability context in Turkana rangeland. It establishes the origin of the people living in Turkana before they settled in the rangeland and provides a general environmental and demographic ... -
Capital Structure of Kenyan Firms: What determines it?
(IISTE, 2014-01)The study sought to find what determines the capital structures of publicly quoted firms, unquoted firms and the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). More specifically, the study aimed to assess whether the size of the ... -
Impact of Asset Mix on Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes
(2017-08)The Pension scheme industry plays a crucial role in providing an employment income replacement upon the retirement of the working pensionable population. Retirement income accounts for 68% of the total income of retirees ... -
Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes
(IISTE, 2017)The study sought to find out whether Agency cost is crucial in influencing the Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes. Agency cost is the total expenses paid to the professional service providers ... -
Effects of Capital and Technology on the Performance of SMEs in the Manufacturing Sector in Kenya -Case of selected firms in Thika Municipality
(IISTE, 2014-01)The global concern about the persistent stagnation and even decline in economic growth accompanied by chronic unemployment, poverty and its resultant problems has led to increased search for strategies which could stimulate ... -
Effect of Consistency and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Performance of Christian Faith Based Hotels in Kenya
(2019-04)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of consistency and Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on performance of Christian Faith Based Hotels (CFBHs) in Kenya. Consistency has captured interest throughout the ... -
Assessment of the Relationship between Involvement, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Performance of Christian Faith based Hotels in Kenya
(2019-07)Organisational culture has been the focus in both theory and practice and has captured attention throughout the last decade because of its substantial relationship between the concept itself and its outcomes such as gaining ... -
Capital Management Risk and Value of the Firm: Perspectives from Private Equity Financial Firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 2019)Purpose This study sought to explore the effect of capital management risk on value of the firm among private equity financial firms in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach Anchored on the agency theory and guided by ... -
Interaction between Financial Risk Management and Value of the Firm among Private Equity Firms in Frontier Markets: A Theoretical Perspective
(Journal of Accounting, Finance and Auditing Studies, 2019)Purpose: The study attempts to establish a theoretical basis for the interaction between financial risk management and value of the firm among private capital firms. Design and Methodology: The study was based on a ... -
Impact of smallholder farmers’ welfare through participation in on-farm regional projects in East Africa
(Agrekon (Agricultural Economics Research, Policy and Practice in Southern Africa), 2019-08)This paper uses panel data from 1,160 smallholder farmers, especially participants and non-participants in twenty-three regional projects from five countries in East Africa – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. ... -
Indigenous Grasses for Rehabilitating Degraded African Drylands
(2019)Drylands provide an important livelihood stream to its inhabitants across the globe through a range of products and ecosystem services. However, these fragile ecosystems are threatened and believed to experience various ... -
The value of pastoralism in Kenya: Application of total economic value approach
(2019)The value of pastoralism practiced in Kenya is not well appreciated, even though it is said to be enormous. The available statistics tend to underestimate this value from the point of view of its contribution to the local ... -
Effects of Innovation on Performance of County Governments in Kenya
(2018-09)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of planning on performance of county governments in Kenya. Questionnaire was used to collect data from seven counties in Kenya drawn from 47 county governments in Kenya. ... -
Effect of Planning on Performance of County Governments in Kenya
(2018-09)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of planning on performance of county governments in Kenya. Questionnaire was used to collect data from seven counties in Kenya drawn from 47 ... -
Information Needs and Seeking Behavior of Young Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
(2018-12)Access to agricultural information influences the farming practices adopted by farmers. Small scale dairy farmers need frequent access to agricultural information to cope with modern dairy farming practices. Inefficient ... -
Information Communication Technologies (Icts) Employed By Young Farmers in Access and Use of Dairy Agricultural Information in Murang’a County, Kenya
(2019-03)Information Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the way information is created, stored, accessed and disseminated. It has the potential to enhance access and use of agricultural information by farmers in rural areas ... -
Employee Perceptions on Transformation Leadership: A Case Study of Kenyan Public Universities
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Emotional Intelligence Influence on Employee Engagement Sustainability in Kenyan Public Universities
(International Journal of Academic Research in Public Policy and Governance, 2014)Organizations the world over face challenges today which require reforms in the management and governance styles. Therefore the organizations continue to attempt to achieve more for less by creating and maintaining value ...