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The purpose of this study was to examine how behavioral biases effect on stock market performance. This study was guided by the following research question: How does disposition effect influence stock market performance? To what extent does overconfidence effect influence stock market performance? To what extent does herding effect influence stock... Continue Reading

A merger happens when two firms, often of about the same size, agree to go forward as a  single new company rather than remain separately owned and operated. According to popular perception, Mergers fail to deliver the synergies, competitive scale, and financial results that   executives had anticipated (Robert, 2002). With the negative... Continue Reading

The Kenya Sugar industry has not been able to produce enough sugar to meet the domestic  demand. The low production of sugar and low income to the farmer is caused by unsustainable  land use practices occasioned by uncontrolled land subdivisions. This research is important as it  helped in identifying the priority needs of the farmers and how... Continue Reading

The banking sector in Kenya has benefitted from the advancement of information solutions that  has shaped the operational processes. Kenyan banking sector has adopted the use of self-service  technology (SST) as a tool of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness in most business  processes leading to an increase in sales, profits and... Continue Reading

The use of performance contract as a performance strategy has been acclaimed as an effective  and promising means of improving the performance of public sector. The objective of this study  was to explore on the effect of the Government‟s performance contracting strategy on the  performance of public health institutions in Kenya. Despite the... Continue Reading

Commercial banks play a crucial role in the agricultural sector in advancing affordable credit  to improve their productivity, enhancing their food security, and expanding their income.  Financing of the sector however continues to get the lowest levels of credit in Kenya compared  to other sectors due to poor loan repayment. The objectives of... Continue Reading

This study sought to examine the effect of strategic alliances on performance of supermarkets  and their alliances in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to establish the effects of  technological, production and marketing strategic alliances on the performance of supermarkets  in Kenya. The study employed a cross sectional correlational... Continue Reading

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is considered as developing securities market and for  many years has faced many challenges due to its low liquidity. NSE has continued to grow  and implement reforms and innovations in order to raise their levels of efficiency. Between  2002 and 2009 a series of reforms were undertaken through the market... Continue Reading

Risk based supervision (RBS) is a structured approach that concentrates on the identification of potential risks faced by firms and the assessment of the financial and operational factors in place to minimize and mitigate those risks. Risk Based Supervision aims at promoting transparency, providing early warning signals and encouraging the... Continue Reading

The main problem facing tax authorities in any jurisdiction lies in persuading all tax payers to comply with obligations put on them by any tax system. Tax is an important stream of revenue for government’s development projects and therefore all efforts must be made by governments to ensure that it is accurately and efficiently collected so as... Continue Reading

Since the 1990s, poverty reduction has taken priority at both national and international development levels. Within this framework, various initiatives have been taken. Microfinance has caught the attention of many Aid donors, Non-Governmental Organizations and Governments as an effective tool for poverty reduction. The successful use of... Continue Reading

Strategic planning is one of the most important determinants of organizational success since it influences the work performance. Effective strategic planning leads to success while, on the other hand, poor planning will occasion organizational failure. There are forty seven Counties in Kenya and Nyandarua County is one of them. Nyandarua County is... Continue Reading

There has been a great demand of Kenyan flowers which has put pressure on producers to meet the ever growing demand in Europe.Kenya has been faced with fierce competition from other flower exporting countries, namely Colombia, Ethiopia, and Israel. A number of flower firms in the country are trying to implement strategies that deliver competitive... Continue Reading

Football is an “industry” and clubs “businesses” characterized by competition for resources. The opportunities presented by expanding markets and the challenges of an environment characterized by increasing competition require that clubs successfully position themselves to build sustainable, competitive advantage. The main aim of the study... Continue Reading

This study analyses the relationship between corporate social responsibility and brand equity of Universities in Kenya. Many corporations seem to engage in socially responsible behavior as part of their normal business operations. The socially responsible activities include positive actions towards economic, social and environmental concerns of... Continue Reading

The hotel and tourism industry contributes a significant proportion of country employment and earnings in developing economies. In Kenya the hotel and Tourism sector contributes 14% of the Gross Domestic Product. Nakuru Town is one of the major tourist destinations in Kenya, however, security threats and decline in the number of tourists visiting... Continue Reading

The banking system plays a crucial role for any economy and any form of disruption in its functioning would have negative effects on the whole economy. It is therefore important to know the factors that influence the performance of the banking sector since identifying these determinants of bank performance is an important predictor of unstable... Continue Reading

The performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is considered one of the driving forces for developing countries like Kenya, where the economy has benefitted greatly from the contribution of SMEs. The traditional mode of delivering products and services by SMEs to the consumers is through a single distribution channel and that is physical... Continue Reading

Semi-autonomous government agencies within the state department of energy are critical to the taxpayer and the government for efficiency in public service delivery. Diverse studies have examined the role of internal audit on the organizational performance but do not link internal audit to organizational performance within semiautonomous state... Continue Reading

With the advent of devolution in Kenya, it is possible that most of the conflict in the public sector organizations today stem from the restructuring of government. Many County governments are yet to resolve some teething problems on many fronts which threaten to impede their functions and slow down the devolution process considerably. Some of... Continue Reading

Balance Score Card (BSC) is multi-dimensional performance management able to measure both fiscal and non-fiscal indicators for the purposes of improving firms‟ performance. Balance Score Cardhas been used by firms to align their activities to strategic outcomes. The study assessed application of the Balance Score card Strategy on performance of... Continue Reading

Most organizational valuable information exists in the form of documents, be it correspondence, memos, policy documents, contractual agreements and reports. Crucial business processes are not only based on but also driven to a great extent by document flows. The purpose of this study was to determine how organizational, technological and human... Continue Reading

The widespread use of mobile phones, the various information access it provides to its users, and the vast presence and significant impact of mobile phone on users’ daily life make mobile phones important devices to study. The research focused on the determinants of choice of mobile phone brand among university students in Kenya. The specific... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of micro-finance funding on the performance of small and medium enterprises within Nakuru town. More specifically, the study sought to analyze the effect of MFI’s cost of credit on the performance of SMEs, to determine the effect of non-repayment of MFI’s loans on the performance of SMEs... Continue Reading

Across the globe, studies have shown that the number of projects that are considered challenged or failed is significantly higher than those deemed successful. Further, in an ever intensively competitive market due to digital disruption, organizations are keen to implement projects successfully to avoid wastage of limited capital. The purpose of... Continue Reading