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Financing Structure and Financial Performance of Listed Manufacturing Firms on Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya: A Dynamic Panel Approach
(JOOUST, 2022)Globally, the manufacturing industry is a crucial engine for sustaining economic growth and development. However, in Kenya, the sector’s contribution the economy has stagnated at 10% of the gross domestic product (GDP), ... -
Analysis of Capital Structure Decisions and Financial Performance of Sugar Firms
(JOOUST, 2023-01)Capital structure decisions help to maximization of the value of the firm; but in most cases these capital structure decisions if they are inappropriate the performance of firms shall remain in jeopardy. The sugar industry ... -
Relationship between selected determinants and examination cheating tendencies of students in public secondary schools.
(JOOUST, 2018)There have been reported cases of examination cheating tendencies among student 111 Kisumu County; Kenya according to report• released on the cheating problem by Kenya National Examination Council ... -
Influence of Liquidity Ratio on the Relationship Between Working Capital Management and Profitability of Small Scale Hotels .
(JOOUST, 2018)In Kenya, small scale enterprises are contributors to economic development by providing employment opportunities and reducing poverty levels. Despite the significance to economic development. small scale ... -
Resilience to Climate Change by Fishing-Based Livelihoods along Lake Victoria Beaches.
(JOOUST, 2018)climate change has emerged as one of the global concern over the recent 30 years and it affects aspects of the society such as health, food security, international peace and security. This study was governed ... -
Analysing the Influence of Supply Chain Perfomance on the Relationship Between Supply Chain Flows and Lead Time of Road Construction Projects in Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2016)Construction supply chains encompass the Flows of Materials, Cash, Labor, Information, Plant, Equipment and Temporary Works that originate from a variety of different parties. Project Lead Time Management, Quality and in ... -
Relationship between Value Addition Strategies and Growth of Women Owned Agri-Based Enterprises in Rural Areas in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)Value addition is a strategic approach to enterprise development that is perceived to influence growth of new enterprises while creating jobs for owners and their employees. Technological applications are cited ... -
Perceptions and Impact of Strategic Planning on the Performance of Sugar Companies in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2017)Although an organization may formulate a comprehensive strategic plan, the extent to which it is successfully implemented will influence organizational performance. This study sought to establish the ... -
Effect of Funding Sources on Quality of Education in Public Universities in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)The exponential growth of graduates in Kenya public universities has raised quality concerns by employers on the skills of the graduates to meet industry needs. In finance, sources of funds and the funds ... -
Influence of Human Resource Management Practice on Academic Staff Retention in Universities :
(JOOUST, 2017)It is purported that the apparent shortage or academic staff in Kenyan Universities is the main cause of universities failure to retain quality academic staff. Kenyan universities are operating ... -
Electronic Human Resource Management(eHRM) and Service Quality in Public Universities in Kenya: The Interaction role of Organizational Factors.
(JOOUST, 2020)Automating Human Resource (HR) tasks and practices is transforming the traditional paper• and-pencil, labor-intensive HR tasks. into efficient, fast-response activities that enable ... -
Income Diversification, Operational Efficiency, and the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya: The Moderating Role of Virtual Banking
(JOOUST, 2021)The moderating role of virtual banking on income diversification, operational efficiency and financial performance has been a matter of debate. Whether, this role has diversified income sources and income streams, improved ... -
Perceptions of Occupational Health Compensation and Safety Practices on Employee Performance in Construction Firms
(JOOUST, 2021)Construction firms play a fundamental role in infrastructural and economic development of any nation. Employee Performance in the firm is therefore critical. Available statistics indicate that Occupational Health Compensation ... -
Influence of Business Networks on The Relationship Between Microfinance Services and Performance of Microand Small Enterprises in Kisumu County, Kisumu County Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022-01)Most of the MSEs are stagnating, retrogressing to micro status or closing after few years of operation. Therefore the ability of MSEs to grow depends highly on their potential to invest in restructuring and innovation; all ... -
Analysis of Public Debt on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Economy
(JOOUST, 2021)The effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth is a debatable issue between scholars since the onset of the debt crisis in the 1900’s. Public Debt is one of the main macroeconomic indicators which forms countries’ image in ... -
Effects of Microfinancing on Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) play an important role in economic development within the informal sector. However the growths of MSEs appear to have a number of challenges mainly related to financial capital for ... -
Relationship between risk management and financial performance: empirical evidence from microfinance banks in Kenya
(School of Business and Economics, 2016-05)The microfinance banking subsector in Kenya has been faced with risk management challenges. This necessitated the adoption of the Risk Based Supervision approach of supervising Microfinance banks in 2010. Additionally CIS ...
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