School of Business & Economics (JA): Recent submissions
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Influence of Firm Age on Customer Orientation of Courier Service Firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(East African Journal of Business and Economics, 2025-02)The objective of this study was to determine the influence of firm age on the customer orientation of courier service firms in Mombasa County, Kenya. The study was founded on the Knowledge-Based View and the target population ... -
COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE
(Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2018-10)This is a conceptual paper that evaluated competitive strategies and firm performance through a review of existing literature. The Resource – Based view, the capability – based view and the Market – Based view were analyzed ... -
An Investigation of Factors Affecting Implementation of Strategic Plans on Registered Non-Govermental Organizations Located at Imenti North District
(Public Policy and Administration Research, 2014)Strategy implementation skills are not easily mastered, unfortunately. In fact, virtually all managers find implementation the most difficult aspect of their jobs- more difficult than strategy formulation. Managers themselves ... -
EFFECT OF THE GROWTH OF THE SERVICE SECTOR ON OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY
(European Journal of Business and Strategic Management, 2018)This document explores the concept of service and service sector in developing economies and shows that service sector has been growing and is equally important in the growth of their GDP, if not more important. Further, ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF SUBSIDIZED FERTILIZER IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF THE NATIONAL CEREALS AND PRODUCE BOARD
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 2013)The supply of subsidized fertilizer in Kenya has raised public concerns due to chronic lateness and inadequate supply to vulnerable farmers even after sufficient quantities have been tendered for and procured into the ... -
Effect of Contract Dispute Resolution Practice on Procurement Performance of Manufacturing Companies In Nakuru County Kenya
(The International Journal of Business Management and Technology, 2024-10)An efficient procurement process serves as the cornerstone of manufacturing operations. However, procurement performance among manufacturing companies faces significant challenges, impeding their efficiency and competitiveness ... -
ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP AS A CATALYTIC FACTOR FOR RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION IN SELECT KENYAN UNIVERSITIES
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI)., 2025-05)Purpose of the study: This paper examined how entrepreneurial leadership within select Kenyan universities influences the commercialization of research outputs. Problem Statement: Under the pressure of reduced government ... -
E-Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performance of Hospitals of Kiambu County in Kenya
(European Journal of Logistics, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 2023-10)Health care supply chain management is vital to ensure good service to patients in a cost-optimized manner. In Kenya inadequacies and inefficiencies such: chronic stock outs of medicine, pilferage of medicine in public ... -
INFLUENCE OF GLOBAL SOURCING ON PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE OF MEGA PROJECTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018-12)Governments around the world face a rising demand for infrastructure. Most governments, including Kenya, are attempting mega projects to bridge the infrastructural gap. Kenya has prioritized, under the Kenya Vision 2030, ... -
Financial Development and Its Effect on Inclusive Growth in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics,, 2024-05)Purpose: In the past decade, Kenya’s economy registered an average real GDP growth rate of 4.63 percent. Despite this growth, many people have been locked out of social and economic opportunities, with 19.1 percent of ... -
FINANCIAL ALLOCATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(Journal of Economics, Management Sciences and Procurement, 2023-10)Purpose: The primary objective of this study was to investigate the influence of logistics management practices (LMP) on the performance of the supply chain of vaccines in healthcare facilities across Lamu County. Specific ... -
Procurement Practices and Performance of Public Institutions in Turkana County, Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, 2023-10)The success of any institution is majorly determined by the procurement practices adopted and how well they are implemented. Procurement concept has dominated most of the activities in public institutions because of the ... -
Determinants of Implementation of the Public Procurement Preference and Reservation Scheme in Tana-River County
(European Journal of Logistics, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 2024-05)Public procurement is estimated to account for a huge percentage of government expenditure. For instance, it is estimated to account for 12% of the GDP of OECD countries. This huge expenditure presents opportunity for ... -
Public Procurement price variance in Kenya: extent, Drivers, and Proposed Mitigation
(European Journal of Logistics, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 2024-06)Developing economies, often dependent on donor funding and debt, such as Kenya could benefit from sealing budget leakages. Public procurement price variance is deemed a key inefficiency in public expenditure contributing ... -
Effect of Accounting Controls on Financial Performance of Transport Sector SACCOs in Murang’a County, Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, 2024-02)The study sought to evaluate the effect of accounting controls on the financial performance of SACCOs in the transport sector. The Kenyan transport sector accounts for about 8.3% of the Kenyan GDP. However, the sector ... -
THE MODERATING EFFECT OF COMPETITIVE INTENSITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARKET ORIENTATION AND PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS IN KENYA
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management., 2020-01)The objective of this study was to establish the moderating effect of competitive intensity on the relationship between market orientation on the performance of private security firms in Kenya. Data was collected from ... -
BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP AND SUPPLIER RESPONSIVENESS: A CASE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS LISTED IN NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE, KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2015-04)This study sought to examine the influence of buyer-supplier relationships on the supplier responsiveness. The population of this study was manufacturing firms in Kenya, forming a total of 90 respondents. The sample size ... -
Analysis of Marketing Communication Tools and Sales Performance in Business Organizations in Kenya. A Case of Public Service Bus Companies in Mombasa.
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)Marketing communication tools are a fundamental part of a company’s marketing efforts and they include all the messages and media used to communicate with the target market with the intention of increasing product ... -
Transport Management Practices and Safety Performance of Public Transport Organizations in Nairobi
(British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies, 2025-02)Road accidents cost the country, as is the case in other developing jurisdictions across the world, a loss of over 4% of the GDP. In Kenya, road accidents have been on the rise unlike in some developed nations. A substantial ... -
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE OF SUPERMARKETS IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI)., 2025-10)Purpose of the study: The study investigated the effect of sustainable procurement practices on supply chain performance among tier-one supermarkets in Kiambu County, Kenya. It focused on four practices-green procurement, ...