Project Topics and Materials - Page 134

Firms have always sought ways to gain a competitive advantage over their competitors; one  avenue that firms have pursued to improve their competitive position in this new business  environment is to increase the role of outsourcing in their operations, which has been found to  provide a competitive advantage and heightened performance to these... Continue Reading

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the effect of M-Pesa utilization on  the performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nakuru town. M  Pesa is an SMS ‐ based money transfer system that allows individuals to deposit, withdraw  and send funds using their cell phones. The introduction of M-Pesa has... Continue Reading

Over the past five years, development in Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) has assumed  high preposition in Kenya. The trend could be attributed to: their renewed provision of products  and services that banks either cannot or may not offer, also their potential to deliver other  savings, investments and risk management tools. However, a... Continue Reading

Firms across all industries continue to face the most disruptive market conditions in decades.  Increased competition has only accelerated and the battle for market share is now more aggressive in  the telecommunication industry. The objective of the study was to determine how competitive  advantage strategies applied by firms in the... Continue Reading

Commercial banking sector in Kenya is one of the most important facilitators of economic  growth, driven by competition and government regulations which have led to innovations of  various channels of bank service delivery; agency banking and mobile banking with the help of  support infrastructure; credit reference bureaus and deposit... Continue Reading

Audit reports by the office of the controller of budget for three consecutive years from  2013 – 2015 revealed gross financial mismanagement and a fall in revenue collection  even after County Governments have put in place the Integrated Financial Management  Systems (IFMIS) and e-pay systems in accordance with the requirements of the... Continue Reading

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 drivers, Focus on core competencies, Technological advancements and Government policy  influence adoption of Information... Continue Reading

Outsourcing has become an important business strategy because it enables businesses to  reduce and control operating costs, to improve company focus, to gain access to world class  capability and to free internal resources for other purposes. Outsourcing has been used as part  of the new public management agenda with the aim of increasing... Continue Reading

Internal credit rating (ICR) was used in evaluating the level of risk associated with a loan  applicant and assign probabilities that an applicant with a given credit score would be good or  bad. It could also be used as abasis for loan approval, pricing, monitoring and capital allocation.  Lending difficulties may arise due to Internal Credit... Continue Reading

Induction training is absolutely vital for new starters in an organization. Good induction training  ensures new recruits are settled down quickly, comfortably and happily to a productive role. Poor induction training for new recruits may increase the risk of the problems like poor performance,  low job satisfaction, absenteeism and resignations... Continue Reading

This study aimedtoexamine theeffect of corporate governance on financial performance of  Energy sector state corporations in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to examine the role  of internal controls, stakeholder management, organizational culture and leadership on the  financial performance of Energy sector state corporations in Kenya.... Continue Reading

This study analyses the relationship between corporate social responsibility and brand  equity of Universities in Kenya. Many corporations seem to engage in socially  responsible behavior as part of their normal business operations. The socially responsible  activities include positive actions towards economic, social and environmental... Continue Reading

The promulgation of a new constitution of Kenyan on 31 st  August 2010 effectively created two  levels of government; the national and county governments. Provision of health services is one of  the functions that were devolved to the county government amid resistance from the health care  workers’ unions. Devolution of health functions was... Continue Reading

In keeping with the advancement in technology, savings and credit cooperative societies have in  the recent past undergone major technological leaps in the provision of banking services by  adoption of mobile banking technology. This model of banking was particularly useful in  providing efficiency and accessibility of banking services without... Continue Reading

The main goal of every microfinance institutions is to maximize profits in order to maintain their  financial stability, improve growth and sustainability. However, high levels of loan delinquency  create credit volatility which constrains the ability or capacity to offer credit to borrowers  because microfinance institutions have to compensate... Continue Reading

Many companies make investment to sponsor the big sports events such as Olympics, world  Cup and popular sports games. Effective promotional strategy involves strategic decisions  about five factors target audience, objective of the promotion effort, nature of the product,  stage in the product life cycle and amount of money available for... Continue Reading

With the growing liberization of trade and business in Kenya, many manufacturing  firms are now able to produce and bring to the markets broad varieties of products.  On the other hand consumers have become more knowledgeable and are seeking lot  of information before purchase and consumption of products and services. In  detergent market... Continue Reading

Credit risk is on an increasing rate and is becoming an area of concern to many people  and institutions in the lending business globally. This kind of exposure leads to instability and  poor financial performance of microfinance institutions. Microfinance institutions are  exposed to credit risk and therefore it is important for them to come... Continue Reading

Ergonomics is about how key components of an office, for example, physical work  settings,unique characteristics of an employee, organizational characteristics  andworkstation equipment are customized to fit and improve representative wellbeing  and execution. The relationship between office ergonomics and employee productivity  has not been... Continue Reading

There has been a great demand of Kenyan flowers which has put pressure on producers to meet  the ever growing demand in Europe.Kenya has been faced with fierce competition from other  flower exporting countries, namely Colombia, Ethiopia, and Israel. A number of flower firms in  the country are trying to implement strategies that deliver... Continue Reading

Women Enterprise Fund as any other credit business is exposed to credit risks. Credit  advanced to women by WEF come along with credit risk challenges. How the fund  has handled these risks challenges among women is not adequately researched  compared to other enterprises or corporations. To the researcher knowledge, there is  little... Continue Reading

It is a fact that success in every organization depends on the quality of its human  resources both skilled and unskilled labor. Studies have shown that in today’s  competitive business environment, success is increasingly a function of effective  human resources management. In the recent past Nakuru County Government faced  performance... Continue Reading

Poor participation in strategy formulation and absorption of development funds hinders effective  strategy implementation, review and leadership in county governments and ultimately affects  effective service delivery. The main purpose of this research study was to assess the influence of  strategic management practices on Service Delivery in... Continue Reading

Work attitudes such as organizational commitment, job involvement, job satisfaction  and perceived organizational support have dual interest to organizational managers  and represent important outcomes they may want to enhance. The defined generations  in Kenya somehow differ from the USA and other countries. In Kenya, Generation X  refers to... Continue Reading

The purpose of the study was to assess the factors influencing teacher turnover in  private secondary schools in Nakuru Sub County. The objectives of this study were to  assess the extent to which leadership, working environment, remuneration and  Organizational culture contribute to teacher turnover in Private secondary schools in  Nakuru Sub... Continue Reading