School of Business & Economics (JA): Recent submissions
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THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF CREDIT REFERENCE BUREAU AS A COMPLIANCE MEASURE ON HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN RECOVERY IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management,, 2017)This study set out to examine the deterrent effects of loan compliance measures on higher education loan recovery in Kenya through credit reference bureau (CRB). More specifically, the study sought to analyze the deterrent ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Influence of Investment Diversification on Profitability of Commercial Banks in Nakuru Town, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF). Volume 11, Issue 6 Ser. V (Nov. – Dec. 2020), PP 13-19, 2020)Background: Commercial banks have in the recent past been recording fluctuating profits. In the wake of the hitherto unstable profitability posted by these banks in Kenya, they have diversified their financial activities beyond ... -
INFLUENCE OF INDEPENDENCE OF INTERNAL AUDIT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SEMI-AUTONOMOUS AGENCIES IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(International Journal of Business Management and Processes (IJBMP) Vol 4. Issue No.2. November, 2018. PP 209-217, 2018)Semi-autonomous government agencies within the state department of energy are critical to the taxpayer and the government for efficiency in public service delivery. Diverse studies have examined the role of internal ... -
INFLUENCE OF CREATIVE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ON TAX EVASION AMONGST SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN NAKURU, KENYA
(International Journal of Business Management and Processes (IJBMP) Vol 4. Issue No.2. November, 2018. PP 127-135., 2018)Tax evasion has become a challenge to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). In April of 2018 for instance, KRA charged a business person with a KSh. 7 billion tax evasion that was undertaken through use of fraudulent accounting ... -
Human Elements and their Influence on Student Satisfaction at Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Human Elements and their Influence on Student Satisfaction at Selected Public Universities in Kenya, 2019)The number of higher education seekers has been increasing globally and in particular this sector has been the fastest growing industry in Kenya. The demand for higher education has been amplified by the liberalization ... -
Factors Affecting Provision of Quality Service in the Public Health Sector: A Case of Nyahururu District Hospital, Kenya
(International journal of management and economics invention ||Volume||2||Issue||09||Pages-852-896, 2016)In healthcare industry service quality has become an imperative in providing patient satisfaction because delivering quality service directly affects the patient’s satisfaction. The public health sector should ensure ... -
EVALUATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES’ CREDIT WORTHINESS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NAKURU TOWN, KENYA
(International Journal of Business Management and Processes (IJBMP) Vol 4. Issue No.2. November, 2018. PP 191-208, 2018)Small and Micro Enterprises play a vital role in job creation and make significant contributions to economic growth in developed and developing economies alike. However, one on the main challenges of small and micro enterprise ... -
Empirical examination of appropriateness of profitability ratios model in predicting shareholder wealth of Nairobi securities exchange listed non-financial firms, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management United Kingdom. Vol. VII, Issue 12, December 2019, 2019)Financial statements based on requirements of international accounting standards and specific legislative requirements are considered by users to be objective indicators of performance, financial strength and shareholder ... -
Effect environmental activities on the financial performance of small and medium sized companies in Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research and Development .Volume 4; Issue 6; November 2019; Page No. 51-57, 2019)This study therefore seeks to analyze the effect of annual cost of environmental activities on the financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises in Kenya. The study is anchored on triple bottom line model ... -
EFFECT OF BUDGET PLANNING ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN NAKURU TOWN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
(International Journal of Business Management and Processes (IJBMP) Vol 4. Issue No.2. November, 2018. PP 79-88., 2018)Several Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) fail to make budgets; others do it but fail to constantly update their budgets and evaluate their progress against the actual budgets, or are disgruntled by the futility of ... -
Does University Education Produce “Half-Baked” Graduates? Perspectives from Graduates of a Kenyan University
(African Multidisciplinary Journal of Research (AMJR). Special Issue, January 2020. (103 - 119), 2020)University education in Kenya has had an exponential growth in terms of the number of chartered universities and that of students’ enrolment over the past decade. This phenomenal growth has been occasioned by the need ... -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF HOUSING COOPERATIVES IN KENYA
(European Journal of Economic and Financial Research. Volume 2 │ Issue 3 │ 2017, 2017)Housing cooperatives were introduced in Kenya in the early 1980s and currently there are 650 registered housing cooperatives which are affiliated to the National Cooperative Housing Union (NACHU). Official statistics ... -
An Assessment of the Role of Credit Reference Bureau in Influencing Customer Credit Access in Mitigating Against Credit Default in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Management . 7, Vol. 6 (October-November 2017), 2017)The study examined the role of Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) in influencing customer credit access in mitigating default risk among commercial banks in Kenya. The study was based on the theories of Adverse Selection and ... -
Assessing the Effects of M-Shwari on Financial Inclusion among Muhoroni Factory Sugarcane out - Growers’ Households in Muhoroni Sub-County, Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management . Vol.8, No.19, 2016, 2016)In Kenya today the decline in cane production per given unit area has led to a domestic sugar consumption deficit that averages 200,000 tonnes of sugar annually. An aggressive financial inclusion strategy in the sugar ... -
Appropriateness of Liquidity Ratios Model in Predicting Shareholder Wealth of Non-Financial Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting Vol.10, No.22, 2019, 2019)It is necessary that efforts are put in place by the global investing public to address the ever increasing need to accurately measure performance and financial strength of firms (Pandey, 2013). Analysts of financial ... -
The moderating effect of the political commitment on the relationship between strategic management approach and performance of county governments in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM) Volume 23, Issue 3. Ser. II (March 2021), PP 01-06, 2021)This study was to appraise the effect of political commitment on performance of county governments in Kenya. Questionnaire was the data collection instrument used to collect primary data from seven counties identified by ... -
DIVISION OR DIALOGUE. GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CATTLE RUSTLING AMONG PASTORAL COMMUNITIES IN KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI). Vol (4), Issue 2, Pg. 31-41, 2022)Purpose of the study: The study focused on how the Kenyan government utilizes state-based policies in the management of cattle rustling among pastoral communities and the extent to which the policy leads to division or ... -
Effect of carbonization on the surface and influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth stem-based carbon
(Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 2021)Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the effect of carbonization on the surface and its influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth based carbon. Design/methodology/approach – Dried water hyacinth stem ...
