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Agricultural Imports, Agriculture Productivity and Economic Growth in sub-Saharan Africa: A Bootstrap Granger Noncausality Analysis in Heterogeneous Panels
(Journal of African Trade, 2020-09-08)This study investigates the causal links among agricultural imports, agriculture productivity, and economic growth in 40 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1990–2015. Granger noncausality tests are ... -
Analysis of Post Loan Disbursement Allocation and Performance of Non-Prime Household Loan in Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(2017-08)The part played by non-prime household loans in improving the lives of many people who cannot afford collateral glob-ally cannot be ignored. Many Microfinance Banks in many economies worldwide have tried to maintain the ... -
Assessment of Farmers’ Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change in Kenya: the Case of Kyuso District
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2012)The study was carried out to assess how farmers in Kyuso District have adapted to the effects of climate change. Survey data was collected from 246 farmers from six locations that were sampled out through a multistage and ... -
Credit Management Practice, SACCO Size and Financial Sustainability of Deposit Taking Saving and Credit Co-Operatives in Kenya
(Journal of Accounting, Finance and Auditing Studies, 2020-06)Purpose:Deposit Taking Saving and Credit Co-operatives facilitates financial intermediation, inclusion and deepening. In spite of this, 30 percent do not operate with prudent credit management ... -
Equity Unit Trust Funds Flow and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Kenya
(Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, 2019-04-27)This study sought to evaluate the relationship between equity unit trust fund flows measured as purchases and sales and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) stock market return. The study employed Vector Autoregressive ... -
Financial control and growth of private primary schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, 2020-10)Proper management of finances in private primary schools is very imperative to their operations. There are, however, serious financial challenges in these private schools in Kenya as characterized by unprecedented high ... -
IFRS Adoption, Value Relevance and Conditional Conservatism: Evidence from China
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)Purpose – This study sought to evaluate the relationship between value relevance of financial information and conditional conservatism of non-financial companies listed in China. Design/methodology/approach – Using panel ... -
The Implications of Collaborative Industrial Attachments for Kenya Vision 2030 Development Programmes
(African Journal of Education and Technology, 2013)The purpose of this study is to establish the influence of industrial attachment on instructors’ and students’ competence in creative innovations for improved industrial output. The study also attempted to determine the ... -
Influence of support service linkage strategies on sustainability of donor funded livelihood projects in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Research in Business & Social Science, 2020-07-03)Donor agencies have heavily funded livelihood programs in Kilifi County but these projects struggle with sustainability with some dying immediately the funding is withdrawn. The objective of the study was to establish ... -
Influence of Motivation and Training on Labour Turnover in State Corporations in Kenya
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2018-08)The study was guided by one general objective and two specific objectives: To establish how employee training, and employee motivation influence staff turnover in NWCPC. The study adopted descriptive research designs with ... -
Influence of Stakeholder Participation in Utilization of Monitoring and Evaluation Results on the Performance of Fish Farming Projects in Kenya
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2018-09)This study, sought to establish the influence of stakeholder participation in utilization of Monitoring and Evaluation results on the performance of fish farming projects in Kenya, a case of Economic Fish farming projects ... -
Interaction between Financial Risk Management and Value of the Firm among Private Equity Firms in Frontier Markets: A Theoretical Perspective
(Journal of Accounting, Finance and Auditing Studies, 2019-05)Purpose: The study attempts to establish a theoretical basis for the interaction between financial risk management and value of the firm among private capital firms. Design and Methodology: The study was based on a theoretical ... -
Moderating Effect Of Bank Size On Nexus Between External Equity Capital And Financial Performance Of Lower-Tier Commercial Banks In Kenya
(2023)The Kenyan banking sector is categorized into three tiers, tier I, II and III based on bank size. The profitability of tier II and III has been declining begging the question as to whether the size of the bank has any ... -
Moderating effect of government Regulations on the relationship between Cost recovery and financing of water Investments in nairobi peri-urban markets in Kenya
(2015)Over the last 200 years, most water utilities have been publicly owned and managed. For this reason, public utility firms have been getting financial support from the government in form of subsidies in addition to the ... -
Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Relationship between Relationship Lending and Financial Performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya
(2015)The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on the relationship between relationship lending and financial performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya. Relationship ... -
Motivation and retention of teachers in private secondary schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Business & Social Science, 2020-10)Employee retention has become a key focus of the human resource professional agenda. Organizations and schools have come to the conclusion that money could be saved by reducing employee turnover. However, studies have been ...
