Browsing by Author "Oluoch, Judith"

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    Occupational Stress and Employees Performance. A Case of Kenya Disciplined Services
    (Journal International of Business Management, 2022-02-02) Muchiri, Chege Thenya; Khayota, Maurice; Oluoch, Judith; Gongera, G.
    Stress hasaconsiderable negative impact on job performance. If not dealt with effectively, stress can have detrimental impact on staff and organizations performance. The aim of thisstudy was to investigate the level of occupational stress among the employees ofthe Kenya disciplined services. The study target population comprised of all employees of NYS in all the six Nairobi Stations. Survey was carried outto identify their perceived job stressors and measure degree of impact of job related stress and organizations performance. The survey method was used to help determine the level of workplace stress of the staff and the impact on staff and organizations performance. Stratified random sampling was utilized in drawing a representative sample of 111 employees from a population of 557 for the study.Structured questionnaires administered by research assistant werethe main data collection instrument for the research. The researcher used statistical package for Social Scientists (SPSS) data analysis program to help generate statistical analysis further. The study findings indicated that50.5% of staff were exposed to stress arising from excessive work pressure. In conclusion, NYS staff were largely exposed to stress arising from quantitative and qualitative work overload working during odd hours, over enrolment of students in various courses, working under strict deadlines; inadequate reward system(pay/promotion/recognition);” unnecessary” and frequent transfers especially to hardship areas; inadequate tools and equipment, bullying by senior officers(harassment, degradation, humiliation, shame, intimidation, coercion and threats of transfers); unclear task definition, guidelines, scheduling and job definition; lack of training opportunities irrelevant training not matched to skill requirements; poor placements(role not matched to competence); poor working relation (lack of staff cooperation, arguments and quarrels); and unsupportive working environment from both co-workerand supervisors in that order. Thestudy recommendedthat there was need for NYS to realign its vision, mission and long-term objective for the challenges of becominga premier disciplined Service would be reflected on the quality of service delivery, corporate image, staff productivity and efficiency in service delivery. Achieving these organization performance indicators calls for among others a stress free working environment among staff and a comprehensive stress policy to monitor, manage and prevent work stress
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    The role of promotion mix elements on sales performance in the sugar industry: a case of Mumias sugar brand in Kisumu town
    (2011-12-28) Luseno, Luke; Oluoch, Judith
    Promotion activity in marketing is as old as marketing itself and undoubtedly important to improvement of sales of products. The liberalization of the sugar industry in Kenya has seen the industry crawl from crisis to crisis from 1990. There has been general increase in sugar situation to a greater extend. This has made the local sugar firms to compete to grab a larger market share in the country. For instance Mumias Sugar Company, which controls 65% of the Sugar Market in Kenya, introduced advertising as a promotional element in 1999 and used in effectively to increase sales. The company has added other promotional elements to spur its Sugar sales. The goal of the study was to establish the role of promotion mix elements in marketing of white table sugar of Mumias Sugar Company. Specifically the study will identify the promotional mix elements used in the sugar industry, identify the commonly used promotional method, find out the factors that influence the choice of the promotion mix elements and finally determine the relationship between promotion mix elements and sales performance. The study area is zone 7, which is the Central Business District (CBD) of the town according to the classification of Kisumu Municipal Council. The study design is descriptive research. The research will use questionnaires to collect data from the company and sugar buyers from the supermarkets in the CBD. The collected data will be organised for analysis using descriptive statistical method of percentages. The research findings are expected to generate useful information mix elements on sales of Mumias Sugar stakeholders will be able to make informed decisions about to develop policies in the sugar industry.