School of Business & Economics (JA): Recent submissions
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ANALYSIS OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
(2016)The health sector contributes 2.5% of the GDP in Kenya. Private healthcare facilities control 43% of the health sector in Kenya. Private healthcare sector has a significant market share, approximately 50% in Sub – Saharan ... -
Analysis of Human Resource Management Practices and Firm Efficiency of Consumer Goods Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(2016)Manufacturing sector is important to the Kenyan economy, employing 13% of total workforce in the formal sector and 1.4 million people in the informal sector. Despite the importance, its contribution to the regional market ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE TRAVEL MOTIVATION AMONG YOUTH TRAVELERS IN KENYA: THE ‘PUSH’ AND ‘PULL’ PARADIGM
(2010)This study explores the factors that motivate youth travel in Kenya using the ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ theory. This questionnaire survey involved 132 respondents aged between 15 and 32 years drawn from visitors to Nairobi National ... -
The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Kenya
(2009)The overall objective of the Kenyan study was to quantify the economic contribution of copyright and related rights-based industries in the country by estimating their value-added to GDP, share of national employment, and ... -
The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2010)Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ... -
Gender vulnerability to climate variability and household food insecurity
(2011)Climate variability presents different challenges for men and for women in their efforts to ensure household food security. However, despitetheircentralrole, genderissueshavereceivedonly cursoryattentioninadaptation ... -
Food poverty among pastoral communities in dryland Kenya
(2012)The dryland area of Kenya has the highest poverty incidence compared to other areas in the country; this is why poverty reduction has been a key government policy goal especially in these areas. These regions are predominantly ... -
Factors influencing transient poverty among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid areas of Kenya
(2012)In Africa, many pastoral households are increasingly settling in response to curtailed mobility and shrinking grazing areas. Households in pastoral areas are characterised by few resources, low income, low level of human ... -
Economic factors affecting the level of beef production from ranching: an example of Kenya's cattle sector
(1993)An econometric method was used to determine the economic factors that influence the level of beef production from ranches in one of the range areas in Kenya. The study also used both cross section and time-series data ... -
Emotional Intelligence Influence on Employee Engagement Sustainability in Kenyan Public Universities
(International Journal of Academic Research in Public Policy and Governance, 2014)Organizations the world over face challenges today which require reforms in the management and governance styles. Therefore the organizations continue to attempt to achieve more for less by creating and maintaining value ... -
Human Resource Management Practices and Firm Effectiveness of Consumer Goods Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2016)Manufacturing sector is salient to the Kenyan economy, with a total workforce of 13% in the formal sector and 1.4 million labour-force in the informal sector. Despite the significance, its contribution to the regional ... -
EFFECT OF STEREOTYPE ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(IJRCM, 2015)All over the world, reports from different organizations say that people living with disabilities (PLWDs) are underemployed. In Kenya besides many organizations lobbying for the increased employment of PLWDs, amplified ... -
EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(IJRCM, 2015)All over the world, reports from different organizations say that people living with disabilities (PLWDs) are underemployed. In Kenya besides many organizations lobbying for the increased employment of PLWDs, amplified ... -
TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
(2017)This study was aimed at determining the effect of transactional leadership style on organizational commitment as moderated by employee participation in technical institutions in Kenya. This study was conducted in 47 ... -
The Effect Of Organizational Facilities On Employment Opportunities For People Living With Disabilities In Selected Universities In Kenya
(2017)The world over, people living with disabilities amount to about 10% of the entire population and they are the least employed (World Bank 2010). In Kenya besides many organizations lobbying for the increased employment of ... -
LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
(2017)The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of laissez-faire leadership style on organizational commitment as moderated by employee participation in technical institutions in Kenya. The study population was all ... -
The Effect Of Employer Perception On Employment Opportunities For People Living With Disabilities: Case Of Selected Universities In Kenya
(2017)In Kenya besides many organizations lobbying for the increased employment of PLWDs, amplified by the constitution that at least 5% elective positions must be spared for (PLWDs) there is less employment opportunities. For ... -
Monetary Resources Utilization and Implementation of Constituency Development Fund Projects in Kenya: a Case of Kiharu Constituency Murang’a County
(2017)The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was established by an Act of parliament in Kenya in the year 2003 with an aim of ensuring equitable resource allocation to all constituencies which are the electoral zones. Despite ... -
A Study on Compliance with the Two-Thirds Gender Rule in Appointments and Promotions of Staff in Public Universities Elevated In 2012 And 2013
(2017)The study sought to analyze compliance with two-thirds gender rule in appointments and promotions of staff in new public universities chartered in 2012 and 2013. Specifically, the study determined the gender composition ... -
Role of Livelihood Platform in Adaptation and Poverty Alleviation Case Study of Turkana District, Kenya
(2016)This paper broadly explores the various socio-economic and political assets in Turkana District in North West, Kenya and how these assets have overtime enhanced successful adaptation and poverty alleviation for the Turkana ...
