Browsing Articles: Department of Business by Issue Date
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Determinants of tax compliance by small and medium businesses in Embu County, Kenya
(2019-04)Small and medium enterprises are a key engine of economic growth in both developing and developed countries. Small and medium businesses being profit making institutions are expected to pay taxes to the government. ... -
Moderated Mediation Effect of Feedback Seeking Behavior and Goal Commitment on the relationship between Proactive Personalities and Sales Performance of Insurance Sales Agents in Mombasa, Kenya
(2019-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the Moderated Mediation effect of Feedback seeking behavior and Goal Commitment on the indirect relationship between Proactive personalities and Sales performance. The study adapted ... -
Self Efficacy, Goal Commitment and Sales Performance Among Insurance Sales Agents in Mombasa, Kenya
(2019-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the Mediation effect of goal commitment on the relationship between self-efficacy and sales performance. The study adapted explanatory research design targeting 448 insurance ... -
Political Environment and Implementation of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Development in Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2019-07)Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a long term agreement between the public and private sector where risks and rewards are shared in developing a public facility. Private sector play a monumental role in bridging ... -
Organizational Assets and Strategic Positioning in Telecommunication Industry in Kenya
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020)The rapid development in the telecommunication industry has raised a question about the organizational assets and strategic positioning in a rapidly changing environment. The telecommunication industry is continuing to ... -
Performance Measurement of the Business Process Outsourcing Sector in Kenya: Balance Scorecard Approach
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020)The aim of this study is to investigate the performance measurement of the business process outsourcing sector in Kenya using the balanced scorecard approach. The components of the approach include financial, internal ... -
The Influence of Value Innovation Strategy on the Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020)Value innovation is the cornerstone of blue ocean strategy. Value innovation strategy aims at making competition irrelevant. The concept of value innovation strategy is founded on the belief that a business can make its ... -
The Influence of Political Environment on the Performance of Business Process Outsourcing Sector in Kenya
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020)The purpose of this study is to establish the influence of the political environment on the performance of the Business Process Outsourcing Sector in Kenya. The study covered all the 118 registered business process outsourcing ... -
Organizational Learning and Strategic Positioning in Telecommunication Industry in Kenya
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020)The telecommunication industry is continuing to change and mounting a lot of pressure towards efficiency in the business world enabling exploration of new opportunities in the rapidly widening digital environment. The fast ... -
Moderating Effect of Government Regulations on Internal Control System and Fraud Prevention. A Case Banking Sector in Kenya
(2020)The main purpose of the study was to establish the moderating effect of government regulations on the relationship between internal control system and fraud prevention in baking sector. Structured questionnaire was used ... -
Risk Assessment and Fraud Prevention in Banking Sector
(2020)The objective of the study was to assess the effect of risk assessment on fraud prevention in banking industry in Kenya. The study involved all banks in Kenya. Descriptive and correlational research designs were used in ... -
Financial Statements Manipulations Using Beneish Model and Probit Regression Model. A Case of Banking Sector in Kenya
(2020-03)The main objective of the study was to establish whether the banks in Kenya were involved in financial statement manipulations. The study involved all the banks registered and operating in Kenya and whose financial ... -
Application Of Internal Control System In Fraud Prevention In Banking Sector
(2020-03)The main purpose of the study was to establish the effect of internal control system on fraud prevention in banking sector in Kenya. The study involved all the banks where branch managers, operations managers and cash ... -
Technical efficiency of the small-scale tea processors in Kenya: a stochastic metafrontier approach
(Emerald, 2020-04)Purpose – Importance of small-scale tea producers in Kenya is not in doubt. They account for 60% of all tea produced in the country, serve about 560,000 tea farmers and employ about 10,000 people directly. However, the ... -
Foreign equity flows and stock market liquidity in Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-06)In this paper, we explore the dynamic relationship between aggregate foreign equity inflows and aggregate liquidity of the Kenyan stock market using transactional foreign trading data and several liquidity ... -
Macroeconomic Conditions and Stock Market Liquidity in Kenya
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020-11)This paper explores the role of macroeconomic conditions on systematic stock market liquidity in Kenya. The study first estimates the monthly probability of liquidity switching from a high to a low liquidity state using ... -
The Influence of Value Innovation Strategy on the Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020-12)Value innovation is the cornerstone of blue ocean strategy. Value innovation strategy aims at making competition irrelevant. The concept of value innovation strategy is founded on the belief that a business can make its ... -
Earning Management: Analysis of Non-Banking Firms Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange using Beneish M-Score and Altman Z-Score
(2021-02)Earning management or manipulation has been that has been used for a long time by the management of various firms to adjust financial reports to meet certain objectives. This practice has been used even for fraudulent ... -
Employee Productivity in Devolved Governments: The Case of Embu County, Kenya
(2021-09)The research aimed at examining factors affecting employee productivity in devolved governments in Kenya in terms of three thematic areas namely motivation, employee capacity and infrastructure in Embu County government. ...