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Aid unpredictability and Economic Growth in Kenya
(African Development Bank Group, 2015)Studies on the impacts of aid on growth are not limited. Some have found positive effects, others negative effects, others no effect and others have found positive impacts only under certain conditions. A less examined ... -
The Analysis of Profitability of Kenya`s Top Six Commercial Banks: Internal Factor Analysis
(2014)The financial sector plays an important role in the development of the country. For sustainable economic growth, a country must have a strong banking sector. The Kenyan banking sector has experienced several challenges ... -
Community-Based Conservation, Income Governance, and Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania: The Case of Serengeti Ecosystem
(SAGE, 2013)Protected areas occupy about 27% of Tanzania’s land of 945,000 sq km and contribute 17.5% of its GDP. But who benefits from and pays for the cost of conservation? This study provides insights into these issues based on ... -
Do Clinical Guidelines Reduce Clinician Dependent Costs?
(Health Research Policy and Systems, 2011)Clinician dependent costs are the costs of care that are under the discretion of the healthcare provider. These costs include the costs of drugs, tests and investigations, and discretionary outpatient visits and impatient ... -
The Dynamics and Trends of Employment in Kenya
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Economic Effects of Inter-community conflicts in Kenya: evidence of the importance of peace in the realization of sustainable development
(2016-11)The sixteenth goal of the United Nations’ seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs) seeks to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. Therefore including the reduction of all forms of ... -
Effect of human capital investment on organizational performance of pharmaceutical companies in Kenya
(European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2015-11)Provision of adequate health care services to their population remains a major challenge for governments in Africa. In Kenya, the number of trained Pharmacists is increasing with time but still insufficient relative to ... -
Effect of human capital management drivers on organizational performance in Kenya a case of investment and mortgages Bank Ltd
(2014)The skills and capacities that reside in people that are put to productive use can be a more important determinant of the nation’s long term economic success and that of an organization. In Kenya, the contribution of the ... -
The Effect of Regional Financial Integration on Intra-Regional Trade in the East African Community
(Globalbiz Research,, 2013-12)This paper aimed at establishing effects of regional financial integration on intraregional trade in East African Community (EAC). The importance of financial integration on trade prompted the study. Quantitative and ... -
Effects of competition on the profitability of cement manufacturers in Kenya
(European Society of Business and Social Sciences, 2014)The main objective of this study was to identify the effects of competition on the profitability of cement manufacturers in Kenya. This study adopted a survey research design while, stratified random sampling was ... -
Effects of cross cultural factors on knowledge management of Kenya homegrown multinationals operating in east Africa
(2015)The economic integration of the five East Africa regional countries has created unprecedented opportunities and new challenges. Kenya homegrown multinational firms have taken advantage of these opportunities by expanding ... -
Effects Of East African Community customs union on trade and economic growth in Kenya
(2015-10)During the 1990’s the world experienced a new wave of regional integration agreements (RIAs) that reached unprecedented proportions. The increasing importance of regional integration agreements and in particular their ... -
Effects of Infrastructure Development on Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2017)Kenya’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as a percentage of GDP have been increasing negligibly over the last 4 years, increasing from 0.4 per cent in 2010 to 0.9 per cent in 2013. And yet evidence shows that ... -
The effects of public relations in delivery of forestry services at Kenya forest service headquarters
(European Journal of Business Management, 2014)Public Relation is a planned effort to maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its publics. In recent years, PR has been one of the prominent issues that companies have been addressing. Yet, few studies ... -
Effects of Tax Reforms on Buoyancy and Elasticity of the Tax System in Kenya: 1963–2010
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2014)The study examined the effects of tax reforms on tax buoyancy and elasticity estimates. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the effect of tax modernization programme and revenue administration reforms and ... -
Efficiency of Financial Market Intermediation in Kenya: A comparative Analysis
(Elsevier, 2011)Wide interest margins as witnessed in Kenya are a sign of a repressed and inefficient financial sector. This paper carries out a cross-country analysis of the determinants of financial market efficiency using panel ... -
Emiprical Analysis of Determinants of Demand for Family Planning Services in Kenya’s City Slums
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2011)The purpose of the study was to empirically examine the determinants of demand for family planning services in Kenya’s slums using a binomial logit model. The study revealed low usage of family planning services due to ... -
Employer Related Determinants of Scheme Design in Occupational Defined Contribution Schemes in Kenya
(2015)This paper aims to provide an understanding of employer related determinants of scheme design in occupational defined contribution schemes (ODCS) in Kenya. ODCS involve no promises about the size of the benefits and no ... -
Employment Challenges in Kenya
(Centre for Economics and Community Economic Development, 2013)This paper explores the employment challenge in Kenya. It focused on the past employment creation interventions adopted by the country over time, their outcomes and the status of the country’s employment policy. Kenya’s ...
