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SUERF Studies, 2003
More detailed search. The Theory of Financial Intermediation: An Essay On What It Does (Not) Expl... more More detailed search. The Theory of Financial Intermediation: An Essay On What It Does (Not) Explain. Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics. Editor Info. Morten Balling () Author Info. Bert Scholtens Dick van Wensveen. ...
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Working Papers, 2009
This paper attempts to provide a critical appraisal of the debate on the effectiveness of microfi... more This paper attempts to provide a critical appraisal of the debate on the effectiveness of microfinance as a universal poverty reduction tool. It argues that while microfinance has developed some innovative management and business strategies, its impact on poverty reduction remains in doubt. Microfinance, however, certainly plays an important role in providing safety-net and consumption smoothening. The borrowers of microfinance possibly also benefit from learning-by-doing and from self-esteem. However, for any significant dent on poverty, the focus of public policy should be on growth-oriented and equity-enhancing programs, such as broad-based productive employment creation.
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Nov 30, 2013
The universities just like any other public institutions in Kenya are buyers of goods, services a... more The universities just like any other public institutions in Kenya are buyers of goods, services and works. Hence public procurement plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy and an important factor in economic growth. Sound and efficient use of scarce public resources is the responsibility of the government and every public entity. Despite the efforts made by the PPOA to strengthen the public procurement system in Kenya, a number of government funded construction projects in the public sector exceed the contract sum, time schedule or general gross inefficiency. The objective of this study is; to analyse the influence of procurement procedures on construction project implementation in public universities. Descriptive survey design was used in the study using questionnaires and an observation checklist as instruments which were validated by piloting in private universities. The sample size was purposive targeting a population of twenty university employees seconded to construction projects. The primary data was collected by administration of questionnaires. Collected data was factor analysed by use of percentages, frequencies among others. Ordinal regression analysis was employed for quantitative data. The findings indicated that 80% of respondents agreed that procurement procedures greatly influenced implementation of construction projects in the Kenyan public universities, hence recommended that procedures should be strictly adhered to, for quality end products. Areas for further research; Analysis of value addition of strategic approaches in procurement activities on the implementation of construction projects in public universities, Determination of the influence of contextual factors on the relationship between procurement function activities and project implementation of construction projects in public universities. In conclusion findings of this study may assist the construction industry to embrace the procurement procedures for satisfactory end results that will satisfy the project sponsor, users and stakeholders.
The use of location by the supermarkets in Kakamega town as a competitive strategy was the object... more The use of location by the supermarkets in Kakamega town as a competitive strategy was the objective of this study. Shoppers will prefer to visit a supermarket and get all the products they want under one roof. Besides, there is no bargaining or haggling in a supermarket. This has seen the growth of supermarkets in Kakamega to four, namely; Tuskys, Nakumatt, Yako and Wallias. This was conducted in supermarkets in Kakamega town using descriptive research. Questionnaires, interviews schedules and observation were used as instruments of data collection. Location strongly influences buying behaviour in Kakamega. The current location of supermarkets is not likely to change soon but they are supposed to put in place strategies that would counter distance issue. This was evidenced when the supermarkets near the bus stage and a bank received large numbers of customers irrespective of their high prices they charge. Further research to be done on other strategies including price, quality of s...
Green management has never been this important in the past as is now seen in the inspired, empowe... more Green management has never been this important in the past as is now seen in the inspired, empowered and green aware employees. Greening TVET requires the cooperation of the top skilled management employees along with programmes that have a great significant on the management. The need for the integration of greening into TVET personnel cannot be over emphasized. The paper wanted to establish the how Green Human Resources Management if Practiced can affect greening in Shamberere Technical Training Institute (STTI). Green personnel theories and models were used to show the importance of green personnel concerns that will impact on greening and to understand the unique features of personnel managers, decisions and behaviours which are central to green personnel. The study specifically looked at the effects of selected Green Human Resources Management Practices and how they influence the overall greening TVET institutions. The study employed a descriptive research design specifically f...
Lending is a risky principal business activity for banks as repayment can seldom be fully guarant... more Lending is a risky principal business activity for banks as repayment can seldom be fully guaranteed. The study seeks to examine impact of borrower character on loan repayment in commercials Banks – in Kakamega town, Kakamega County. It examined impact of borrower character on loan repayment in commercial banks within Kakamega town. A cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 105 respondents was selected using purposive sampling and simple random sampling. The study may add to the already existing literature on effects borrower character, and loan repayment; enable commercial banks identify the credit management policies that are critical in the lending business; lending policy formulation and assessment of its loan risk management abilities ; may provide guidance to the Central Bank and other regulators in the credit risk management, policy formulation and to stimulate further research into the area of lending policy formulation and performance of loans. A self-administered qu...
The objective of this book is to have a general understanding of statistics as applicable to busi... more The objective of this book is to have a general understanding of statistics as applicable to business and its use in areas of management research. The book addresses the methods of research with an emphasis on various stages that are necessary to obtain and process information to enable well informed decision-making. It allows the students to grasp and comprehend the methods and techniques used in research and provide with the knowledge and skill to undertake research. It will help researchers to systematically understand research, write a research proposal and report.
Journal of Poverty Investment and Development, 2013
The study evaluated employee perception on remuneration scheme on staff turnover in Kenyan Privat... more The study evaluated employee perception on remuneration scheme on staff turnover in Kenyan Private Universities with the Kenya Methodist University as the case study. The objective of the study was to evaluate remuneration scheme in relation to staff turnover in Kenyan Private Universities and to ultimately come up with appropriate recommendations that would facilitate the reduction of staff turnover in private universities. It is hoped university administration, government and other human resource policy makers and employees will greatly benefit from the findings. The descriptive research design was used to obtain data from the targeted and accessible population which comprised of teaching and non-teaching staff at the Nairobi and Nakuru Methodist University campuses. 136 respondents were selected purposively. Self-developed questionnaires were administered personally to respondents to gather the information. The data collected was analyzed using tables, frequency distributions and percentages. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used to assist in the analysis process. Remuneration is key in retaining workers in any organization and it must be the purpose of any human resource management to design a competitive remuneration package which will serve to attract, retain, and motivate staff so as to ensure the ultimate organization's commercial and financial viability.
SUERF Studies, 2003
More detailed search. The Theory of Financial Intermediation: An Essay On What It Does (Not) Expl... more More detailed search. The Theory of Financial Intermediation: An Essay On What It Does (Not) Explain. Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics. Editor Info. Morten Balling () Author Info. Bert Scholtens Dick van Wensveen. ...
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Working Papers, 2009
This paper attempts to provide a critical appraisal of the debate on the effectiveness of microfi... more This paper attempts to provide a critical appraisal of the debate on the effectiveness of microfinance as a universal poverty reduction tool. It argues that while microfinance has developed some innovative management and business strategies, its impact on poverty reduction remains in doubt. Microfinance, however, certainly plays an important role in providing safety-net and consumption smoothening. The borrowers of microfinance possibly also benefit from learning-by-doing and from self-esteem. However, for any significant dent on poverty, the focus of public policy should be on growth-oriented and equity-enhancing programs, such as broad-based productive employment creation.
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Nov 30, 2013
The universities just like any other public institutions in Kenya are buyers of goods, services a... more The universities just like any other public institutions in Kenya are buyers of goods, services and works. Hence public procurement plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy and an important factor in economic growth. Sound and efficient use of scarce public resources is the responsibility of the government and every public entity. Despite the efforts made by the PPOA to strengthen the public procurement system in Kenya, a number of government funded construction projects in the public sector exceed the contract sum, time schedule or general gross inefficiency. The objective of this study is; to analyse the influence of procurement procedures on construction project implementation in public universities. Descriptive survey design was used in the study using questionnaires and an observation checklist as instruments which were validated by piloting in private universities. The sample size was purposive targeting a population of twenty university employees seconded to construction projects. The primary data was collected by administration of questionnaires. Collected data was factor analysed by use of percentages, frequencies among others. Ordinal regression analysis was employed for quantitative data. The findings indicated that 80% of respondents agreed that procurement procedures greatly influenced implementation of construction projects in the Kenyan public universities, hence recommended that procedures should be strictly adhered to, for quality end products. Areas for further research; Analysis of value addition of strategic approaches in procurement activities on the implementation of construction projects in public universities, Determination of the influence of contextual factors on the relationship between procurement function activities and project implementation of construction projects in public universities. In conclusion findings of this study may assist the construction industry to embrace the procurement procedures for satisfactory end results that will satisfy the project sponsor, users and stakeholders.
The use of location by the supermarkets in Kakamega town as a competitive strategy was the object... more The use of location by the supermarkets in Kakamega town as a competitive strategy was the objective of this study. Shoppers will prefer to visit a supermarket and get all the products they want under one roof. Besides, there is no bargaining or haggling in a supermarket. This has seen the growth of supermarkets in Kakamega to four, namely; Tuskys, Nakumatt, Yako and Wallias. This was conducted in supermarkets in Kakamega town using descriptive research. Questionnaires, interviews schedules and observation were used as instruments of data collection. Location strongly influences buying behaviour in Kakamega. The current location of supermarkets is not likely to change soon but they are supposed to put in place strategies that would counter distance issue. This was evidenced when the supermarkets near the bus stage and a bank received large numbers of customers irrespective of their high prices they charge. Further research to be done on other strategies including price, quality of s...
Green management has never been this important in the past as is now seen in the inspired, empowe... more Green management has never been this important in the past as is now seen in the inspired, empowered and green aware employees. Greening TVET requires the cooperation of the top skilled management employees along with programmes that have a great significant on the management. The need for the integration of greening into TVET personnel cannot be over emphasized. The paper wanted to establish the how Green Human Resources Management if Practiced can affect greening in Shamberere Technical Training Institute (STTI). Green personnel theories and models were used to show the importance of green personnel concerns that will impact on greening and to understand the unique features of personnel managers, decisions and behaviours which are central to green personnel. The study specifically looked at the effects of selected Green Human Resources Management Practices and how they influence the overall greening TVET institutions. The study employed a descriptive research design specifically f...
Lending is a risky principal business activity for banks as repayment can seldom be fully guarant... more Lending is a risky principal business activity for banks as repayment can seldom be fully guaranteed. The study seeks to examine impact of borrower character on loan repayment in commercials Banks – in Kakamega town, Kakamega County. It examined impact of borrower character on loan repayment in commercial banks within Kakamega town. A cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 105 respondents was selected using purposive sampling and simple random sampling. The study may add to the already existing literature on effects borrower character, and loan repayment; enable commercial banks identify the credit management policies that are critical in the lending business; lending policy formulation and assessment of its loan risk management abilities ; may provide guidance to the Central Bank and other regulators in the credit risk management, policy formulation and to stimulate further research into the area of lending policy formulation and performance of loans. A self-administered qu...
The objective of this book is to have a general understanding of statistics as applicable to busi... more The objective of this book is to have a general understanding of statistics as applicable to business and its use in areas of management research. The book addresses the methods of research with an emphasis on various stages that are necessary to obtain and process information to enable well informed decision-making. It allows the students to grasp and comprehend the methods and techniques used in research and provide with the knowledge and skill to undertake research. It will help researchers to systematically understand research, write a research proposal and report.
Journal of Poverty Investment and Development, 2013
The study evaluated employee perception on remuneration scheme on staff turnover in Kenyan Privat... more The study evaluated employee perception on remuneration scheme on staff turnover in Kenyan Private Universities with the Kenya Methodist University as the case study. The objective of the study was to evaluate remuneration scheme in relation to staff turnover in Kenyan Private Universities and to ultimately come up with appropriate recommendations that would facilitate the reduction of staff turnover in private universities. It is hoped university administration, government and other human resource policy makers and employees will greatly benefit from the findings. The descriptive research design was used to obtain data from the targeted and accessible population which comprised of teaching and non-teaching staff at the Nairobi and Nakuru Methodist University campuses. 136 respondents were selected purposively. Self-developed questionnaires were administered personally to respondents to gather the information. The data collected was analyzed using tables, frequency distributions and percentages. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used to assist in the analysis process. Remuneration is key in retaining workers in any organization and it must be the purpose of any human resource management to design a competitive remuneration package which will serve to attract, retain, and motivate staff so as to ensure the ultimate organization's commercial and financial viability.