School of Business & Economics: Recent submissions
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Supply chain collaboration as a driver of customer satisfaction among manufacturing firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2022)The purpose of this study was to carry out an investigation on the role of supply chain collaboration on customer satisfaction among manufacturing firms in Kenya. Studies by previous researchers have indicated that ... -
Influence of procurement process on the performance of public entities (A case study of Nairobi County Government)
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2020)Globally public procurement plays a pivotal role in the provision of goods, works and services in every economy. Enhancement in the performance of the public procurement system is key ingredient for ensuring value for ... -
Role of supply chain practices on customer satisfaction in the printing industry in Kenya: A case study of Morven Kester East Africa limited
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2014)The purpose of this study was to carry out an investigation on the role of supply chain practices on customer satisfaction in the printing industry. Studies by previous researchers have indicated that printing industry ... -
Influencing of Leadership on Financial Sustainability of Youth Group Projects Funded by Youth Enterprise Development Fund in Meru North Sub County, Meru County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2022)UNICEF (2009) notes that the global economic crisis has produced a large cohort of unemployed youth, who in 2009, stood at around 181 million worldwide. Kenyan Ministry of youth affairs was created in December 2005 with ... -
Influence of Interest rate on Finance Performance of MFIS in Imenti North Sub County, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2016)Microfinance is a financial institution that is involved in provision of small scale financial services to low income people Thus microfinance institutions (MFIs) enhance the ability of the low income people to be involved ... -
Employee Relations Practices and Performance of Public Universities in Mount Kenya Region
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)The performance of public universities in terms of offering quality education training and their ability to overcome the skills mismatch in the demand-driven global and national labor markets is a key indicator of the ... -
Financial Innovations on Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)There is more to innovation than commercializing ideas and inventions. What is labeled as an innovation may have little or no novelty in practice but a slight change in the use or application of the innovation. This study ... -
Flexible working arrangements on employee Performance in Public Universities in Mount Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)The study sought to identify the effect of flexible working arrangements on employee performance in public universities in the Mount Kenya region. The Objectives of the study were: to determine the extent to which job ... -
Effect of performance contracting strategic elements on Implementation of performance appraisal systems in Public Universities within the Mount Kenya Region
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)The implementation of performance appraisal systems (PAS) has not been very successful in most public Universities. Despite the implementation of PAS since 2005 in public universities, their performance is still not ... -
Application of Risk Management Techniques towards Realization of Quality Higher Education
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2017)The application of risk management as a component of governance and administration has not been fully embraced in training institutions. The stage at which the concept of risk management should be applied in the traditional ... -
Monitoring and Evaluation Data Collection Practices and Performance of Livelihood Programmes: A Case of Caritas, Catholic Diocese of Meru, Kenya
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2023)The objective of the study was to determine the influence of monitoring and evaluation data collection practices on the performance of livelihood programmes at Caritas Meru, Kenya. The target population was 465 composed ... -
Are Kenyan Campus Ladies Too Generous? An Evaluation of Gender Biases in Staff Appraisal Systems in Kenya
(International Journal of Business & Management Science, 2020)There is empirical evidence regarding behavioral cross-gender disparity with male and female gender will arguably exhibit different behaviors when faced with similar circumstances. One school of management thought postulates ... -
The Role of Access to Internet Enabled Devices on Customer Satisfaction in Commercial Banks. A Survey of Selected Banks in Meru County
(EPH - International Journal of Business & Management Science, 2017)With commercialization of the internet, businesses world over began to explore ways of delivering services via internet to reduce their operating costs especially in regard to labor overheads. This study sought to establish ... -
The Role of Internet Connectivity on Customer Satisfaction in Commercial Banks in Meru County, Kenya.
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2017)This study sought to establish the role of internet connectivity on customer satisfaction in commercial banks in Meru County. Banks depend on sufficient profitability to survive in the global business world. Various studies ... -
Effect of Internal Control Environment on Financial Performance of Public Organisations in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2021)A conducive internal control environment ensures that there are procedures adhered to and this minimizes financial risks in the institutions. This study focused on establishing the effect of internalcontrol environment ... -
Evaluation of Risk Control on Financial Performance of state Corporation in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2021)The use of effective internal control systems (ICS) is deemed crucial in the management of business resources. Internal control systems have been so significant to public organization especially in the aspect of assurance ... -
Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on the Financial Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2021)Monitoring denotes the practice of measuring the quality of the internal control structure over time in order to evaluate the quality and the efficacy of the system’s performance over time. By monitoring, the organization ... -
Effect of Internal Control Systems on Financial Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering & Management, 2018)The impact of maintaining functioning internal control systems in organizations has been insistently and vastly underscored due to its positive effects on financial performance. Several state firms in Kenya are characterized ... -
Promoting innovations in SMEs - findings from Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)This paper looks closely at the relationship existing between entrepreneurial activity, innovations and the development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Most SMEs result from implementing the entrepreneurial ... -
SMEs and Covid-19. The aftermath
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)The Corona-Virus (Covid-19) has had ruthless ramifications on all businesses (Small and Large) since its emergence in 2019/2020. It has devastated jobs and businesses across the globe. SMEs have had the worst experiences ...