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Role of Customer Orientation on Customer Loyalty in the Hotel Industry in Kenya
(ijbm, 2017)The purpose of the study was to establish the role of customer orientation on customer loyalty in the hotel industry in Kenya. The study used the non-experimental cross-sectional survey design. A total of 147 hotels listed ... -
Technology Infrastructure: a Customer Relationship Management Dimension in Maintaining Customer Loyalty
(ijecm, 2017)With intense competition among hotels, the study sought to assess the influence of technology infrastructure on customer loyalty as a strategy in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in the hotel industry in Kenya. The ... -
Estimating the Cost of HIV Services for Key Populations Provided by the LINKAGES Program in Kenya and Malawi
(BMC Health Services Research, 2023)Background Data remain scarce on the costs of HIV services for key populations (KPs). The objective of this study was to bridge this gap in the literature by estimating the unit costs of HIV services delivered to KPs in ... -
Government Infrastructure Spending and Economic Growth in Kenya: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model Approach
(IPRJB, 2023)Purpose: Since independence, the Government of Kenya has pursued many objectives, one being economic growth. Over the previous few many years, government expenditure has been developing faster than the GDP growth. ... -
Firm’s Characteristics and Productivity in Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2015)There has been different theoretical argument on the link of different firm’s characteristics on productivity. According to various literature size of the firm, firm’s ownership characteristics, skilled labour force ... -
Does the Inverse Farm Size Productivity Hypothesis Hold for Perennial Monocrop Systems in Developing Countries? Evidence from Kenya
(arjare, 2021)The inverse farm size and productivity relationship (IR) is a recurring theme in the literature. However, most previous studies were undertaken within a setting of mixed cropping systems. In this article, we investigate ... -
Credit Access and Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2020)Ent repreneurship cont ributes to the achievement o f development goals by encouraging economic growth and improving the standards of l iving of the people. The Government o f Kenya has established various funds in an ... -
Inflation, Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate in Kenya
(Creative Commons Attribution, 2020)Kenya has had inflat ion fluctuat ion over the over years. The CBK has always put efforts to maintain the inflat ion rate at 5% with a variat ion of 2.5%. Despite the efforts to achieve the vision 2030 goal, fluctuat ... -
Coping Mechanisms to Income Loss by Girls and Women during COVID-19: Evidence from Selected Informal Settlements in Kenya
(Society For Science and Education, 2023)This study investigated the coping mechanisms that were adopted by girls and women to mitigate the impacts of income loss due to COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed methods approach involving use of desk review, cross-sectional ... -
Government Entrepreneurial Interventions, Individual Characteristics, and Growth of Youth-Owned Micro and Small Enterprises in Kigali City, Rwanda
(American International Journal of Social Science, 2022)Micro and Small Enterprises have been approved as major performers in enhancing economic growth and quality of life by generating employment opportunities and profits in Rwanda. However, they have experienced several ... -
Determinants of Sustainable Development in Kenya
(IISTE, 2017)This study investigated the determinants of sustainable development in Kenya using annual data for Kenya for the period of 1991 to 2014. Adjusted net savings rate (ANSR) was used as a proxy sustainable development. ... -
Congestion in the Justice System and Private Investments
(IPRJB, 2018)Purpose: Public goods and services play a vital role in a given economy. Most importantly, optimal supply of public goods and services is desirable. The justice system services are public services that, as argued by most ... -
Dynamic Linkage between Foreign Equity Flows and Stock Market Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strategic Journals, 2018-07-15)This study investigated the dynamic linkage between foreign equity flows and equity returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) since foreign equity flows are expected to induce a surge in domestic stock prices and ... -
Bank Size and Financial Risk Exposure on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Sciedu Press, 2019-09-13)The performance of banks in Kenya has become a major concern for economics and policy makers due to the role of banks remaining central in financing economic activities. The study sought to establish the effect of bank ... -
An Analysis of Household Choice of Mobile Money Transfer Services in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018-10)Mobile Money Transfer Services (MMTS) has proven to be a critical component in poverty reduction in Africa in general and Kenya in particular. Access to basic financial services through mobile money could enhance the ...
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Role of Customer Orientation on Customer Loyalty in the Hotel Industry in Kenya
(ijbm, 2017)The purpose of the study was to establish the role of customer orientation on customer loyalty in the hotel industry in Kenya. The study used the non-experimental cross-sectional survey design. A total of 147 hotels listed ... -
Technology Infrastructure: a Customer Relationship Management Dimension in Maintaining Customer Loyalty
(ijecm, 2017)With intense competition among hotels, the study sought to assess the influence of technology infrastructure on customer loyalty as a strategy in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in the hotel industry in Kenya. The ... -
Estimating the Cost of HIV Services for Key Populations Provided by the LINKAGES Program in Kenya and Malawi
(BMC Health Services Research, 2023)Background Data remain scarce on the costs of HIV services for key populations (KPs). The objective of this study was to bridge this gap in the literature by estimating the unit costs of HIV services delivered to KPs in ... -
Government Infrastructure Spending and Economic Growth in Kenya: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model Approach
(IPRJB, 2023)Purpose: Since independence, the Government of Kenya has pursued many objectives, one being economic growth. Over the previous few many years, government expenditure has been developing faster than the GDP growth. ... -
Firm’s Characteristics and Productivity in Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2015)There has been different theoretical argument on the link of different firm’s characteristics on productivity. According to various literature size of the firm, firm’s ownership characteristics, skilled labour force ... -
Does the Inverse Farm Size Productivity Hypothesis Hold for Perennial Monocrop Systems in Developing Countries? Evidence from Kenya
(arjare, 2021)The inverse farm size and productivity relationship (IR) is a recurring theme in the literature. However, most previous studies were undertaken within a setting of mixed cropping systems. In this article, we investigate ... -
Credit Access and Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2020)Ent repreneurship cont ributes to the achievement o f development goals by encouraging economic growth and improving the standards of l iving of the people. The Government o f Kenya has established various funds in an ... -
Inflation, Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate in Kenya
(Creative Commons Attribution, 2020)Kenya has had inflat ion fluctuat ion over the over years. The CBK has always put efforts to maintain the inflat ion rate at 5% with a variat ion of 2.5%. Despite the efforts to achieve the vision 2030 goal, fluctuat ... -
Coping Mechanisms to Income Loss by Girls and Women during COVID-19: Evidence from Selected Informal Settlements in Kenya
(Society For Science and Education, 2023)This study investigated the coping mechanisms that were adopted by girls and women to mitigate the impacts of income loss due to COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed methods approach involving use of desk review, cross-sectional ... -
Government Entrepreneurial Interventions, Individual Characteristics, and Growth of Youth-Owned Micro and Small Enterprises in Kigali City, Rwanda
(American International Journal of Social Science, 2022)Micro and Small Enterprises have been approved as major performers in enhancing economic growth and quality of life by generating employment opportunities and profits in Rwanda. However, they have experienced several ... -
Bank Size and Financial Risk Exposure on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Sciedu Press, 2019-09-13)The performance of banks in Kenya has become a major concern for economics and policy makers due to the role of banks remaining central in financing economic activities. The study sought to establish the effect of bank ... -
Determinants of Sustainable Development in Kenya
(IISTE, 2017)This study investigated the determinants of sustainable development in Kenya using annual data for Kenya for the period of 1991 to 2014. Adjusted net savings rate (ANSR) was used as a proxy sustainable development. ... -
Congestion in the Justice System and Private Investments
(IPRJB, 2018)Purpose: Public goods and services play a vital role in a given economy. Most importantly, optimal supply of public goods and services is desirable. The justice system services are public services that, as argued by most ... -
Dynamic Linkage between Foreign Equity Flows and Stock Market Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strategic Journals, 2018-07-15)This study investigated the dynamic linkage between foreign equity flows and equity returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) since foreign equity flows are expected to induce a surge in domestic stock prices and ... -
An Analysis of Household Choice of Mobile Money Transfer Services in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018-10)Mobile Money Transfer Services (MMTS) has proven to be a critical component in poverty reduction in Africa in general and Kenya in particular. Access to basic financial services through mobile money could enhance the ... -
Higher Education Expenditure and Economic Growth in Kenya
(Strategic Journals, 2019-07-09)Higher education investment has been at the centre of government policy since independence with a commitment to fight ignorance. This study aimed at analyzing the relationship between higher education expenditure and ... -
The Effects of Income Diversification and Non –Performing Assets on Interest Spread among the Kenyan Commercial Banks
(IISTE, 2018)Banking institutions plays a major role in a country’s and global economy. An efficient financial intermediation has a direct impact on effectiveness of investable resource mobilization, and thus, economic development. ... -
Foreign Direct Investment Spill over’s on Domestic Firms: a Case of Kenya’s Domestic Firms
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2016-12)Many developing countries, Kenya included have instituted many measures in order to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). These measures sometimes have been at the expense of domestic firms. This is done with is ... -
Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers; Kenya’s Domestic Firms Case
(Center for Promoting Ideas, 2016-09)Developing countries and emerging economies increasingly see foreign direct investment (FDI) as a catalyst to the development of domestic firms. This development can be through spillover effects whose presence can ... -
The Nature of Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers Effects on Domestic Firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2015)During the recent years, it has been observed that countries compete with each other to attract foreign investment. This has been done owing to the notion that when foreign companies invest in a host country, productivity ...
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