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  In order for projects to achieve the intended objectives there is need for the project team to continuously, monitor the project activities with the objective of ensuring that the project is on course and take corrective actions whenever there are significant deviations. This process involves regular and systematic collection, analysing... Continue Reading

The current business environment is relatively dynamic and competitive. This has necessitated financial institutions to design strategies that ensure they maintain their competitive position in a sustainable manner. These demands mainly come from their customers, who in a rapidly advancing technological age have access to information that... Continue Reading

Issues of Quality of Education, rather than mass production, have had to move to the forefront of the educational agenda of policy makers at higher education level. Considering the huge public and private investment in university education, evaluation of how effectively the investment is being utilized by examining the quality of the... Continue Reading

Project performance is assessed by the timely delivery of project objectives, budget constraints and scope of intervention, along with the satisfaction of the customer and end-user. However, several studies show that projects often fail to achieve one or more of these. This failure is attributable to internal and external factors of an... Continue Reading

The purpose of this research project was to evaluate the influence of access of microfinance loans on poverty reduction towards growth and improvement of people’s living standards through services offered by Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Kuria west constituency. Microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation has insufficiently... Continue Reading

  Principal leadership styles had been recognized by educationists and other stakeholders across the world as a key aspect of an education system. It had been used to judge the level of discipline of learners. Student discipline in learning institutions had received high attention, not only in Kenya but all over the world. In fact many... Continue Reading

Currently, the banking industry is experiencing an exponentially increasing competition among other challenges like government regulations. Therefore, to curb these challenges and be sustainable in the fragile business environment, banks have shifted their focus towards appealing to the public in order to create a good corporate image... Continue Reading

A great deal of literature from a number of studies established that stable financial system offers risk diversification and efficient capital allocation that leads to economic growth of a country and also the economic expansions caused by harnessing FDI as a source of external financing equally leads to economic growth. However, finance... Continue Reading

 Organizational change influences the manner in which firms operate and that for them to prosper; they must be dynamic to the changing environments they operate. The management of strategic change is always incomplete without a thorough understanding of strategy. Negative firm’s performance can be attributed as organization’s failure... Continue Reading

  Corporate governance is a system of structuring, operating, and controlling a company with a view to achieve long-term strategic goals to satisfy its shareholders, creditors, employees, customers and suppliers. Corporate governance plays an important role when improving the profitability of a company. The purpose of this study was to... Continue Reading

Proper working capital management is essential for business survival. This is based on the fact that a firm’s inability to identify relevant working capital management practices can be its source of inability to perform. The general objective of this study was to determine the effects of working capital management practices on... Continue Reading

The wide range of donor-funded infrastructural analysis conducted in Kenya in the past years is mainly based on the nationwide surveys and The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD),(The World Bank, 2010) and the aim has mainly been to assess the success of such projects(Republic of Kenya, 1999). The government has in the recent... Continue Reading

Machine condition plays a significant role on plant efficiency in the field of manufacturing. For this reason, maintenance has become an integral component of manufacturing. There are various methods of maintenance but preventive maintenance is key in maintaining the condition of plant equipment in manufacturers‘ state of operation.... Continue Reading

This study sought to establish how integrated marketing communication affects the performance of Unilever Kenya Limited. In every result driven organization, achieving greater performance is foremost on the minds of both sales leaders and finance executives hence the need for an organization to properly coordinate and integrate its... Continue Reading

The balanced scorecard is a framework that organizations follow in aligning the organization strategy, communicate organization’s mission, prioritize projects, services and products as well as monitoring the advancement towards attaining the strategic objectives or targets. The overall organizational performance of Kenyatta National... Continue Reading

Strategic planning is important for strategic management of organization as the success of  the organization is dependent on external environment and how it aligns its resources  internally to exploit opportunities and cover its weaknesses. The study aimed to  investigate the effects of strategic planning on organizational performance. The... Continue Reading

Over the years Agro Chemical and Food Company Limited has had products in the market  which has done so well but after the introduction of Patriot Superior Gin, a new product on  the alcohol beverage market, it has performed so poorly in the market and this is attributed  to the fact that the marketing mix of the spirit has not reached the... Continue Reading

The objectives that are stated by the BSC are more than just a collection of financial and non-financial measures; it is a holistic process of identifying the individual parts, needs and goals of the organization and recognizing that each arm is intimately connected to the success and health of the firm as a whole. If organizations are to... Continue Reading

The study investigated on factors influencing Corporate Social Responsibility programmes implementation in the commercial banks in Kenya. Currently there are 44 commercial banks in Kenya as per the Central Bank of Kenya 2011. From 2005 to date commercial banks are actively engaging themselves in the CSR Programmes. The findings of this... Continue Reading

The dynamism of the business environment implies that organization have to constantly  redesign their strategies in order to remain competitive or to survive. The capacity for an  organization to thrive in such an environment will be dependent upon their capacities to  come up with appropriate strategies. This study sought to assess the... Continue Reading

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a complex system which is very useful in an organisation  by making resources accessible from one interface hence improving efficiency, data integrity and  customer satisfaction. However the implementation of ERPs is complex hence the need to  evaluate relationships between ERP implementation factors and... Continue Reading

With the globalization and technological advancement rapidly engulfing the developing  economies a lot of changes are taking place in business circles. Local industries are slowly being  marginalized by multinational companies and franchised sectors. These trends have not spared  local alcoholic beverages manufacturers and distributors. Giant... Continue Reading

Within the county government, there has been an element of discontent amongst various  cadres of employees over differential compensation structures. These different groups of  staff have different working terms and reward structures despite working for the same  employer and sometimes in jobs requiring equivalent qualifications. The existing... Continue Reading

Companies now face more challenges as the turbulence in the environment continues. Getting  and maintaining loyal customers for higher organizational performance is critical for survival  and growth. This study aimed at identifying the effect of the customer relationship marketing on  organizational performance in the crop protection industry,... Continue Reading

Adoption of integrated financial management and information system (IFMIS) is for effective management and sourcing procedures within the government, and it is meant for streamlining the financial processes and provision of standard, real-time and accurate financial statements. IFMIS aims at cutting down cost of operations, corruption and... Continue Reading