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Lean manufacturing practices and supply chain performance of sugar manufacturing firms in western Kenya
(American Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2021)Introduction:Western Kenya is the largest producer of sugar in Kenya, supporting about 170,000 smallholder farming households and contributing about 80 percent of the total sugar produced in Kenya. ... -
Learning company for sustainable competitiveness: Towards a model and theory development
(2015-08-19)Previous studies on learning organizations do not provide a strategic framework of adapting organizational learning for sustainable competitiveness. This paper reviews various contributions on developing learning companies ... -
Lending Rates and its impact on Economic Growth in Kenya
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2014)After the liberalization of interest rates in Kenya in 1992, there has been an upward trend in the interest rates. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the factors influencing lending interest rates and their impacts ... -
Log frame and completion of CDF health construction projects in Busia county, Kenya
(Novelty Journal, 2018-12)Monitoring and evaluation of projects is fundamental if the project objectives and success is to be achieved since it improves overall efficiency of project planning, management and implementation. This study sought to ... -
Logistics Leverage for a Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs): Case of Wakenya Pamoja SACCO Society Ltd., Gusii Region, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2013)The paper focuses on Logistics Leverage for a Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA) in SACCOs, a survey of Wakenya Pamoja SACCO Society Ltd. (WPS). SACCO membership is on a declining trend,attributed to the stiff competition ... -
Management in Action: Managing the HIV/AIDS Curriculum in Kenya
(Scientific Research, 2014-07-02)Curriculum management can only be effective when the curriculum content and expected learning outcomes are clearly stated for the actual implementers. The implementers on their side especially the teachers and the school ... -
Managerial Competencies as an Antecedent to Customer Satisfaction in small and medium sized Entreprise (SMES) in Eldoret Municipality
(2014-06)Customer satisfaction has received much attention in the last two decades from both practitioners and researchers as one of the strategies firms can employ to remain competitive. Despite this attention, little empirical ... -
Measuring Impacts of Information and Communication Advances for Development in the 21st Century
(Information and Knowledge Management, 2015)This paper explores why measuring the impacts of information and communication advances is important for development in the 21st Century and why it is statistically challenging. Measuring impacts in any field is difficult, ... -
Mediating Effect of Dynamic Capabilities on the Relationship between Strategic Firm Resources and Competitiveness of MICE Destinations
(Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research (EAJCR), 2023-07-03)Dynamic capability view theory stipulates that an organization's basic competencies should be used to create short-term competitive positions that can be developed into long-term competitive advantage. This study aimed at ... -
Mediating Effect of Dynamic Capabilities on the Relationship between Strategic Firm Resources and Competitiveness of MICE Destinations
(Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research (EAJCR), 2023)Dynamic capability view theory stipulates that an organization's basic competencies should be used to create short-term competitive positions that can be developed into long-term competitive advantage. This study aimed at ... -
Mobile Phone Banking and its Convenience in Making Transactions : The Case of M-PESA Customers in Kisii Couny, Kenya
(International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies (IJPSAT), 2019)The purpose of this paper was to determine the convenience of the M-banking in particular M-Pesa in the making of transactions in Kisii County, Kenya. The Technology Adoption Model (TAM) conceptualizes the use of the ... -
Moderating effect of Firm Characteristics in the Financing Diversification – Performance nexus among Credit Unions in Kakamega County, Kenya
(I n t e r n a t i o n a l J o u r n a l o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d I n f o r m a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y, 2016-10-03)The last two decades has seen a lot of creativity and diversity in the funding strategies pursued by credit unions as a result of financial sector liberalization and competitive pressure in the financial system. Research ... -
Moderating effect of social networking on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of small and medium enterprise in Nakuru county, Kenya
(2015-07-19)An emerging stream of research indicates that entrepreneurial orientation is a critical factor in enhancing entrepreneurial outcomes such as firm performance. However, few studies have examined how a firm’s embedded in ... -
Moderating Influence of Conflict Resolution on the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Implementation of Constituency Development Fund Construction Projects in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2019)Transformational leadership is depicted mainly in four dimensions as idealized behavior, individual consideration, Intellectual stimulation, and inspirational motivation. The study sought to explore whether Conflict Resolutions ... -
October, 2010 Working Paper number 72 Ojijo Odhiambo United Nations Development Programme, Namibia John E. Odada Department of Economics, University of Namibia. Addressing the plight of poor households by zero-rating value added tax on basic commodities in Namibia
(International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC - IG), 2010-10)Difficult economic times began for Namibia in 2008 as real economic growth suddenly dropped to 4.3 per cent from the 5.5 per cent recorded in 2007. There were also wide fluctuations in ... -
An overview of fish disease and parasite occurrence in the cage culture of Oreochromis niloticus: A case study in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2021)Cage aquaculture has been on a steady rise in Lake Victoria, Kenya, since 2016, resulting in the current culturing of over 3,600 cages of Tilapia (O. niloticus) (Orina et al., 2018). Unfortunately, there has been limited, ... -
Perception: A Guide for Managers and Leaders
(Journal of Management and Strategy, 2011)Managers and leaders in organization are entrusted with employees whom they must work with and through to realize organizational objectives. In organizations, perceptions of leaders, managers and employees shape the climate ... -
Relationship between Flexible Work-Arrangement and Commitment of Nurses in Public Hospitals in Kenya
(Hrmars, 2016)The study was set to determine the relationship between flexible work arrangement and commitment of nurses in public hospitals in Kenya. The study adopted cross sectional survey design and the target population consisted ... -
Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment Inflows and Selected Macroecomics Variables in Kenya.
(International Jounals Of Social Science And Information Technology, 2021-07)Abstract: Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key component of attaining sustainable economic growth and development in most developing economies. This is majorly through strengthening infrastructural system, information ... -
Relationship between work-life balance practices and employee performance in Homa bay county teaching and referral hospital, Kenya
(Global Journal of Arts Humanity and Social Sciences, 2023-07-13)Purpose: The specific objective of the study was to establish the relationship between telehealth and employees’ performance in Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya. Methodology: The study has adopted ...