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EFFECT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
No full textFULL TEXTThe county governments continue to face challenges around the world. In the County Government of Nakuru, the auditor general continues to document diverse financial performance challenges. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of financial management practices on the financial performance of county governments in Kenya. This study was guided by the following specific objectives; to examine the role of internal auditing on the financial performance of County Government of Nakuru, to establish the role of internal controls on the financial performance of County Government of Nakuru, to examine the role of budgeting on the financial performance of County Government of Nakuru and to examine the influence of account payables management on the financial performance of County Government of Nakuru. The study was based on the agency theory and the resource based theory. In this study explanatory research design was utilized. Specifically the study targeted 128 respondents who were employees in auditing, internal controls, budgeting and account receivables. A sample size of 97 respondents derived through Yaro Yamane formula was used in the study. This proposed study utilized structured questionnaires to obtain data for the study. This study used content validity to find out whether or not the proposed research tools were valid. This study used Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient to test the reliability of the research questionnaires. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were done. Chi Square test for independence, correlations, and multiple linear regression analysis were used. The study established that financial performance was strongly and significantly (p<0.05) related to internal auditing (r=0.769), internal controls (r=0.795), budgeting (r=0.671), and account payables (r=0.759). The study further established that 76.5% of the changes in the financial performance of county government of Nakuru is due to changes in account payables, internal controls, internal auditing, budgeting. It was concluded that there was a statistically significant relationship between financial performance of County Government of Nakuru and account payables, internal controls, internal auditing, budgeting. This study is of great value in highlighting importance of financial management practices in boosting financial performance of county governments. The findings of this study are expected to help county governments in managing their funds, address internals control measures, establish the most efficient ways for budgeting, and monitor their borrowing. The study findings add to the limited literature on financial management practices on which future researchers in this subject area can base their studies
Sources of Support for Primary Home Based Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients From AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kiambu County
No full textFULL TEXTEighty percent of cancer cases in Kenya present at advanced stages, when little curative
care can be done and palliative care is their best option of care. Majority of the end of life
care in Kenya is done in the home setting, yet little is known about the caregiver’s lived
experiences and their support systems. A qualitative study was conducted to explore this. A
purposive sampling method was used to identify and recruit twelve participants from the
Kijabe Palliative clinic database. Data was collected in patient’s homes through in-depth
interviews and direct observation. A thematic analytic method was used to analyze the data.
This paper shall discuss the four main themes that emerged: family members, social and
community networks, religious institutions and healthcare providers.1. National Research Fund
2. Sentimental Energy Lt
Current Ratio And Stock Market Price Of Non Financial Firms Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
No full textFull textAnalysts of financial statements and investors at the stock market consider a multiplicity of
factors and metrics when making decisions on what stocks to invest in. This study set out to
establish the effect of current ratio on market price of shares of non financial firms listed at the
NSE. Not much is known about the effect of current ratio, as a measure of liquidity, on changes
in stock market prices of firms listed at the NSE. Studies on current ratio have mostly been
carried out in developed capital markets with little emphasis on its applicability in developing
securities markets such as the NSE. This occurrence has been the basis of great interest in the
issue by capital market researchers in accounting. Correlational research design was used. A
census of all non financial firms listed at the NSE was conducted and secondary data collected
through computation of average rate of change in market price of shares and computation of
current ratios of non financial firms listed at the NSE for the financial years 2012 to 2016. Panel
data was analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Inferential statistics
involved development and testing of predictive ability of current ratio panel data regression
model. It was established that the mean current ratio of non financial firms listed at the NSE was
positive and greater than unit (i.e. 2.382025). The implication was that non financial firms listed
at the NSE had current asset values that were more than two times the value of current liabilities.
It was also established that current ratio was not statistically significant in influencing the market
price of shares of non financial firms listed at the NSE
EFFECT OF SELECTED STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT EQUATOR BOTTLERS LIMITED IN KISUMU
No full textFULL TEXTWith the development of strategy, strategic literature aspect of human resource management in the organisations has been among the most remarkable subjects of research papers. The 21st -century companies are keen on human resources as they are the assets for an organisation. These assets play a significant role in enhancing the performance of a company. As these companies look towards optimising their human resources practices, they evaluate solutions that provide strategic human resource/capital management. This well-developed, people-centred approach to business involves a variety of HR-related processes—such as recruiting, on-boarding, payroll, talent management, and others—working together as one, unified “team” to improve the overall health of the organisation, by building upon the individual strengths of its people. This study sought to investigate the effect of selected Strategic Human Resource Management practices on employee performance at Equator Bottlers Limited. More specifically, the study examined the effect of strategic staffing, strategic training and strategic reward on employee performance in Equator Bottlers Limited. The research anchored on universalistic and contingency theories. The study adopted a case study with descriptive and cross-sectional research design. The target population of this study were all the 124 employees of Equator Bottlers Limited; thus, a census sampling method. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The self-administered questionnaire employed the Drop and pick later method. Piloting was done in Rift Valley Bottlers, Eldoret Town, with a sample of 11 employees to ascertain whether the instruments would yield the required data, and to further improve on the data collection instruments. The question Validity and reliability. Descriptive (percentages and means) and inferential (correlation and regression) techniques were used to analyse the collected data with the assistance of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The three independent variables that were studied (strategic staffing, strategic training and strategic rewarding) explained a substantial 57% of the employee’s performance in Equator Bottlers Limited as represented by adjusted R2 (0.577). The results further indicate that strategic reward(r=.674, p=.000) indicated the highest association to employee performance, followed by strategic training(r=.459, p=.012) and lastly strategic staffing(r=.443, p=.016). Multiple linear regression analysis using the beta coefficients on the line of best fit pointed out the decision rule was to reject Ho: βi = 0 since the regression coefficients were significantly different from zero and consequently Rejected all the null hypothesis of the study. The study recommends future research to explore these relationships by testing the causal order of employee commitment potentially that could affect perceptions of the system of SHRM practices and superior employees’ performance. Therefore, the causal order needs to be investigated further
Optical Modeling Of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Films For Spectrally Selective Applications
No full textFull textSnO2: F films are widely used for solar cell applications as the front electrode as well as other
applications such as electrochromics and displays. Optical design of these and other applications
need the knowledge of optical constants. In this study we used the dielectric constant of a
combined Drude and Lorentz to model the optical behavior of SnO2: F. To do this, we used the
fitting parameters from existing literature. From the model we got n and k values which we
inserted into Fresnel R and T calculator and computed R and T spectra over the 300nm -2500nm
wavelength range using Fresnel’s equations. We plotted n, k, T and R for different values of
plasma frequency, p and damping parameter,G . The films exhibited very high visual
transmittance and high infrared reflectance. The results implied the possibleness of the films to
be employed as spectrally selective coating materials
Enhancing Performance Management in Schools: A Model for Effective School Management
No full textFULL TEXTPerformance management as a management process is designed to link the organizational
objectives with those of individual employees in such a way as to ensure that the individual
and corporate objectives are as far as possible met. It is a systematic process of planning
work and setting expectations, continually monitoring performance, developing the
capacity to perform and periodically rating performance. Performance management
involves taking desirable and effective actions that serves as a critical link between a
school’s work output and outcomes aimed at facilitating achievement of efficiency and
effectiveness. Managers must also interact with a variety of colleagues, peers, and coworkers
inside the organization. Understanding attitudinal processes, individual differences,
group dynamics, intergroup dynamics, organization culture, and power and political
behavior can help managers handle such interactions more effectively. This paper was
based on library research where literature concerning performance management was
reviewed. Based on KPI’s theory, the paper seeks to define performance management,
explain the four main stages of performance management. Explain features of a successful
performance management system and finally give suggestions on how schools can improve
their performance by adopting a successful performance management model.1. National Research Fund
2. Sentimental Energy Lt
Influence of Volunteer Leaders’ Competence on Church Performance: Evidence from the Presbyterian Church of East Africa Nakuru East Presbytery, Kenya
No full textFULL TEXTVolunteer leaders’ competence is emerging as one of the changes that both profit and non-profit
organizations have to accommodate especially as more people look for opportunities to serve, learn, gain new
organization experiences and derive personal fulfillment. The success or failure of any profit or non-profit
organization largely depends on the efficiency of its human capital. Most non-profit organizations including
churches depend on volunteer workers to take the position of leadership and management because of their
limited resources. In this regard, this research aimed at assessing the influence of volunteer leader’s
competence on church performance. The study sought to determine the influence of volunteer leaders’
commitment, emotional intelligence, personal attributes and leadership styles on church performance. The
general objective of this study was to access the influence of volunteer leaders’ competence on church
performance: evidence from the Presbyterian Church of East Africa Nakuru East Presbytery, Kenya and was
anchored on the Social Exchange Theory of Volunteerism and the Contingency Theory of Leadership that try
to show how church performance relates to volunteer leaders’ competence. This study adopted a descriptive
survey research design and the design was deemed appropriate to the study because the research was seeking
to establish a cause-effect relationship between volunteer leaders’ competence and church performance. The
target population of the study was 750 church leaders composed of 288 Church Elders and 462 Group
Leaders. Nassiuma formula was used to obtain a sample size of 88 respondents after which Neyman
allocation formula was used to proportionally allocate the sample size across the categories of the
respondents giving a sample size of 33 elders and 55 group leaders. Volunteer leaders in all the eleven
parishes were randomly selected. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire which was pretested to
ensure content validity and also reliability at the recommended Cronbach alpha of 0.7. Collected data was
analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of the Statistical Package for Social
Science (SPSS). Multiple linear regression was used to determine the relative effectives of the volunteer
leaders’ competence on church performance. Findings were presented in graphs and tables. The study
revealed significant influence of volunteer leaders’ commitment(t=4.356, p=0.00), emotional intelligence
(t=3.012, p=0.003), personal attributes (t=4.654, p=0.00) and leadership styles (t=4.654, p=0.00) on
performance of PCEA Nakuru East Presbytery. The study concluded that volunteer leaders’ commitment,
emotional intelligence, personal attributes and leadership styles contributed to a large extent to church
performance. The researcher recommends that the church should acknowledge the great role volunteer
leaders play and come up with strategies to motivate and inspire them so that they can continue volunteering
and also increase their effectiveness and performance. The researcher further recommends that a study be
undertaken on the strategies to enhance volunteer leaders’ competence to increase church performance
Influence of Competitive Strategies on Firm Performance in the Telecommunication Industry: A Case Study of Telkom Kenya in Nakuru East Sub County
No full textFULL TEXTFirm performance of the telecommunication
companies is thus important in Kenya's context. However,
comparing the firm performance of Telkom Kenya Limited
with other mobile phone service providers, Telkom Kenya
Limited has performed relatively low compared to its peers as
evidenced by data from communication authority of Kenya.
Competitive strategies have been noted as key drivers of firm
performance around the world. This study sought to examine
the role of competitive strategies on the firm performance of
Telkom Kenya. In particular, the study examined the influence
of differentiation strategy and cost strategy on firm
performance of Telkom in Nakuru. The study was guided
byInstitutional Theory and Michael Porter Theory. This study
utilized a correlational research design. The target population
of this study is 56 Telkom Kenya staff involved in marketing,
finance and operations aspects of the Telkom offices at Nakuru
East Sub County. The study used the census method in selecting
sample members. The sample size of the study is therefore 56
Telkom Kenya staff based in Nakuru East Sub County offices.
The study used structured questionnaires for the purposes of
the data collection process. A pilot study was undertaken in
Naivasha offices of Telkom Kenya. The validity of the
instrument in this study was examined using the content validity
of the instrument. Reliability of the research instrument in this
study was examined using the Cronbach alpha coefficient. Data
was coded into the SPSS software in preparation for data
analysis. The data from the questionnaire was analysed using
descriptive and inferential statistics. The statistics to be
undertaken include frequencies, chi-square, and linear
regression analysis.The results of this study indicate that a
positive statistical significance relationship existed between
differentiation and firm performance. In respect to the
influence of the cost strategy on the firm performance, the
results indicated that there was a positive and statistically
significant relationship between cost strategy and firm
performance.The study recommended that the competitive
strategies such as focus strategy, differentiation strategy and
cost strategy should be implemented continuously by the
organization. The study further recommends that Telkom
Kenya as a firm should place its emphasis on cost strategy as it
had the most influence on the firm performance at the
organization followed by focus strategy, and differentiation
strategy respectively
Effect of Electronic Point of Sale System on Operational Efficiency of Hotels in Nakuru County
No full textFULL TEXTThe main aim of this study was to determine the effect of Electronic Point of Sale System on operational efficiency of Hotels within Nakuru County. Specifically, the study determined the effect of electronic Point of Sale System (EPOS) data processing, transactional tracking, transactional security and reporting systems on operational efficiency of hotels in Nakuru County. Descriptive research design was adopted.The target population of the study was 36 Hotels in Nakuru County with one respondent from each hotel who was the Operation Manager. A census survey was used to conduct the study targeting the entire first to fifth Star hotels in Nakuru County. Correlation results showed that a strong positive significant relationship existed between EPoS data processing speed and operational efficiency of Hotels in Nakuru County (r = 0.528; p 0.05). This results in the failure to reject the null hypothesis, hence a conclusion that there is no significant effect of EPoS transaction security and control on operational efficiency of the Hotels in Nakuru County. Finally, hypothesis was tested at a significant level 0.05. The test results showed that there exists a statistically significant correlation between EPoS reporting system on operational efficiency (β = 0.358, ρ = 0.000< 0.05). The result leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis, hence a conclusion that there exists a significant effect of EPoS reporting system on operational efficiency of Hotels in Nakuru County. From the descriptive results it can be concluded that the hotels have improved storage and processing of their customer data. In addition, through electronic point of sale storage of their room data have been enhanced. From the conclusions a recommendation can be made that the hotels should maintain improved storage and processing of their customer data. Further research on electronic Point of Sale System on operational efficiency should be carried out to identify other elements that appear to be critical to the success of operational efficiency