Islamic Banking is one of the rapidly developing areas of finance in Kenya and the world at large. This study aimed to fill the gap in knowledge of the factors that enhance profitability of Islamic banking and especially ...

Risk based supervision (RBS) is a structured approach that concentrates on the identification of potential risks faced by firms and the assessment of the financial and operational factors in place to minimize and mitigate ...

Many organizations are able to generate innovative strategic plans, but few are able to successfully implement these plans. NCPB has a five year strategic plan that runs through the year 2009 to 2013. East Africa Grain ...

The rationale of this study was to examine the factors that influence the adoption of Information Technology outsourcing by insurance companies in Kenya, with specific interest in four key factors; Establish how Financial ...

Following the adoption of the new constitution by the Kenyan Government in the year 2010, the Judiciary undertook a transformation process which was necessitated by the demand by the people of Kenya though the constitution. ...

A Sacco society is defined as a user-owed, user-controlled business that distributes benefits based on patronage. Direct government regulation of Saccos came about through legislation enacted by the Kenyan parliament, ...

Venture capital financing continues to play a major economic role in Kenya especially towards the attainment of the vision 2030 which aims at making Kenya a middle-income country. It is a type of financing that involves ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of occupational stress on job performance among public primary school teachers in Kuresoi Sub County of Nakuru County. A survey research design was employed and responses ...

Over the past ten years, economic planners have realized the importance of the small enterprise sector in achieving national economic development goals. However, more often than not lack of capacity to tackle the challenges ...

Despite the fact that recent statistics confirm that women’s economic activities play a crucial role in the growth of many world economies in the recent year, empirical studies have not looked at the specific effects of ...

Internal control systems play a very critical role in the attainment of organizations goals and objectives. Introduction and implementation of such internal controls in all areas of an organization may only be beneficial ...

The Kenya Government has tried to facilitate decentralization through initiatives like LATF, DFRD, CDF and ESP. The biggest challenge remains in the constitutional framework in tackling those inherent problems stemming ...

Capital structure is the mix of securities used to finance the operations of a firm. This is through a combination of debt and equity. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of capital structure decisions ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of workplace environment on the performance of Bank employees in Nakuru Town. More specifically, the study sought to establish the extent to which physical workplace ...

Entrepreneurship development is increasingly becoming important in economic growth in many becoming important in economic growth in many countries. The majority of workers in the developing countries. The majority of ...

Given shrinking markets, price pressures and the need to survive and excel in a highly competitive business environment, firms have to continually renew themselves in order to remain relevant in their chosen markets. ...

Technology is easy to acquire and therefore the advantage that results from it depends on how it is exploited. When it is fully exploited, it strengthens the core capabilities of the business. Technology has become an ...

In health conscious countries mostly in Europe and America, Bixa, a natural coloring is in high demand from manufactures of butter, margarine and cheese. Bixa is also used as pigments and flavoring in confectionery flour ...

Financing has been identified as a key element for micro and small enterprises to thrive in developing countries. Researchers have argued that lack of financing literacy is among the key problems for micro and small ...

Access to affordable and decent housing remains a dream to many households, especially in developing nations. In Kenya, the housing need has been identified as one of the most agent area that needs attention. In fact, the ...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating effect of star rating on the relationship between service tipping and the performance of hotels in Kenya based on a Balanced Score Card Perspective. The ...

Deposit Taking Saccos’ in Kenya are required to adhere to regulations set by SASRA within a period of four years which is ending in 2014. Despite the fact that SASRA regulations have been in operation for the last four ...

Resources are the main economic factors that any developing country must strategize in order to bring wealth. Bomet County is endowed with many resources yet to be fully exploited. However the productivity is comparatively ...

With business competition becoming more intense, the most important issues that sellers face are on providing excellent quality products or services and keeping loyal customers to ensure long-term profit to their ...

Studies reveal that weaknesses in financial control practices in CBOs have led to corruption, embezzlement of funds by CBO officials and even the organizations’ risk to lose funding by donors. Therefore, the overall ...

Among the challenges hindering energy provision is the loss of revenue as a result of poorly managed revenue collection systems. This study examined the effect of prepaid meters on revenue collection, a case of Kenya ...

The main issue faced by all tax authorities is that it has never been easy to persuade all taxpayers to comply with the regulations of a tax system. Real estate sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy ...

This study examined the joint effect of creative problem solving (CPS) and perseverance on Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) survival in Wakiso district, Uganda. Multiple sampling methods were used to derive a sample of ...

Micro and Small enterprises (MSEs) in Uganda face survival challenges and many of them collapse before celebrating their first birthday, and those that manage to reach one year still show survival challenges. Prior ...

The study aimed at investigating the factors that lead to successful crowdfunding campaigns in Kenya. The success factors of reward-based crowdfunded campaigns vary in different countries due to differences in ...

Implementation of Human Resource Management policies by governments in developing countries has not translated into development and quality service delivery. Leadership is integral to achieving government goals. This ...

With globalization-no physical/geographical boundaries, hence intercultural communication is part of our daily life, (Neuliep, 2009) thus a necessary concern. -Kenya is home for diff. societies and cultures  Studies have ...

Security officers are part of the non-teaching staff in schools and school managers expect them to be productive, dedicated, disciplined and committed to their work. Studies carried out in other countries have revealed ...

Commodity risk exposure and its management is critical for any business entity as the risk management tactics used impact on the financial performance of an entity. This study adopts a pragmatic approach as it sought to ...

Real estate is defined as land, including the air above it and the ground below it, and any buildings or structures on it. It covers residential housing, commercial offices, trading spaces such as theatres, hotels and ...