Project Topics and Materials - Page 137

F r e q u e n t r e p o r t s o f f r a u d s i n t h e f i n a n c i a l s e c t o r i n K e n y a e s p e c i a l l y w i t h i n t h e B a n k i n g s e c t o r h a v e b e e n r e p o r t e d o v e r t h e l a s t s e v e r a l y e a r s ( 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 4 ) . I n t h e s e c o n d q u a r t e r o f 2 0 1 0 , o u t o f 1 0 2 c o r p o r a t e... Continue Reading

Globally Monitoring has become an important tool through which environmental, economic and  social sustainability can be attained. Monitoring helps those interested with initiatives with  determining that progress is being made in accordance with goals. The study generally determined  how monitoring practices influence projects performance at... Continue Reading

The study was to determine roles of growth support programs on performance of micro  and small enterprises with a focus of Anza Entrepreneurs Limited (Anza) in Tanzania.  The research objectives were to find out the role of financial sector deepening program in  enabling enterprises access financing and meet their financial needs to enable... Continue Reading

Increased non-performing loans and the availability of substandard products among  SACCOs in Kenya has been a major challenge facing these cooperatives. The current  study aimed at determining the influence of product pricing, product delivery, product  quality and product design on performance of SACCOs in Kenya. The study was  grounded on... Continue Reading

Quality in higher education has been important for decades. In Kenya, quality in universities was embraced some years back by facilitating the vigorous vetting of programmes; matching the programmes with the existing capacity and competent sourcing of human resources  to run the  programmes. Part-time employment has thus become a common... Continue Reading

There has been stiff competition amongst transport companies which has resulted in the steep decline of road freight rates of between 20% and 30% across various transport companies. Furthermore, the transportation costs in the Northern Corridor from Mombasa to various destinations across East African Community has reduced. In wake of such... Continue Reading

Public Commissions in Kenya are importance arms of the executive in the management  of constitutional affairs. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of internal  audit on performance of public commissions in Kenya. The specific objectives of the  study were; to determine the effect of expertise of the internal auditing staff on... Continue Reading

A customer is one of the significant assets for any profit-making firm, hence most profit making firms strive to acquire and retain as many customers as possible so as not to experience nose-diving of profits. While few existing researches have shown that product and or quality of service results in acquisition and retention of business customers,... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of school culture on leading strategic change in public secondary schools especially in Nakuru Sub-County. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of goal orientation, find out the effect of team orientation, assess the effect of customer orientation, and evaluate the effect of... Continue Reading

Organizations exist and operate in dynamic environments. To survive and remain competitive in the evolving and highly competitive environment, organizations need effective change management strategies to develop the capacity to adapt to the changes. The study was aimed to determine the effect of change management on the adoption of ICT systems in... Continue Reading

The informal financial sector provides savings and credit facilities for lower income households and small scale enterprises in urban areas. The informal financial sector mobilizes rural savings and small savings from low income urban households. Despite their success in providing monetary services to small businesses that would otherwise lack... Continue Reading

County governments in Kenya have been consistently accused of poor budget absorption. However, there are no comprehensive studies that have been advanced to assess the challenges cited by the office of controller of budget on absorption rates in county governments. This study sought to assess the challenges affecting budget absorption in the... Continue Reading

Working capital management is a key issue in financial decision making since its overall goal is to ensure that a firm is able to continue its operations and that it has sufficient ability to satisfy both maturing short-term debt and upcoming operational expenses which directly affects the liquidity and eventual profitability of the company.... Continue Reading

Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) play an essential role in economic development as part of the financial system. In Kenya, 63% of population benefit from SACCOs. SACCOs are vital instrument embraced by Kenyan Government towards increasing financial inclusion especially now that financial transactions are tending towards a cashless... Continue Reading

This study examined the ways in which the KCB Mtaani (agency banking) has been used as a competitive strategy at KCB through the enhancement of the financial inclusion within Nakuru County. The need for a competitive strategy was informed by the intense competition in terms of profitability and market share of the different banks. The specific... Continue Reading

There has been unprecedented competition in the financial sector particularly amongst commercial banks. This trend has persuaded banks to be more innovative in order to remain relevant in the sector. One of the key innovations is the introduction of agency banking in the industry. Since the inception of the same in 2010, it has not been clear the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The development of mobile technology has increased, causing effects in the banking sector on a global scale. Moreover, there has been an increase in the rapid technological surroundings around the world in the banking industry and the expansion of distribution channels for financial services. The study’s purpose was to investigate the... Continue Reading

The microfinance banks play a critical role in the economic development of diverse countries across the world especially amongst the developing countries. Microfinance banks offer financial services to those members of populations that are excluded from accessing these services from conventional financial systems. Therefore microfinance banks are... Continue Reading

Strategic change management has been gaining ground in organization recently, including technology based firms like Telkom Kenya. The general objective of the study was to the role of selected management practices in facilitating strategic change in Telkom Kenya. This study was undertaken to seek; the function of utilizing incentives as a... Continue Reading

The study sought to investigate the effects of ethical accounting practices on financial reporting of listed firms in Kenya. The study therefore examines the effects of accounting objectivity, professional competence, integrity and confidentiality on listed firms in Kenya. Listed firms in Kenya continue to face challenges in financial reporting.... Continue Reading

Despite the fact that Kenya is a regional innovation hub with the increasing digitalization of  the various sectors within the economy, the adoption of technology within the agriculture sector  has not been at par with the rest of the economy. This study sought to examine the determinants  of the adoption of digital technologies within the... Continue Reading

This study sought to examine the extent to which technology influences operational performance  of pharmaceutical firms in Kenya. The objectives for this study were to test the relationship  between; level of technology, supply chain technology, marketing technology and quality control  technology and operational performance of pharmaceuticals... Continue Reading

Staff turnover has been regarded as an overall measure or indication of organizational  functionality. When employees are dissatisfied with their job, they tend to withdraw in order  to try to minimize their exposure to the job. Staff turnover is further exacerbated by the fact  that losing high performing individuals affect the productivity of... Continue Reading

The number of technology hubs coming up in Africa has been on the rise in the recent past, as  depicted by several studies herein. However, despite the upsurge in the number of hubs, there  is limited expansion and advancements in most of them, hence prompting the need to examine  factors affecting their growth. Past studies have established... Continue Reading

The large scale maize farming is often faces diverse risks that undermine the financial viability of the farming venture. These risks include variability in prices occasioned by changes in market factors, risks of pests, climate change, theft, low yield and poor seed quality. These risks work to undermine the financial performance of the large... Continue Reading