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Item Influence of Situation Analysis on Performance of YouthEnterprises Development Fund in Nairobi City County(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2023-09) Githinji, Michael Ronald; Kirimi, Eunice; Miluwi, JoshuaThe absence of situation analysis may result in inadequately designed strategies, misallocation of resources, and poor risk management approach all of which could negatively impact organizational performance. The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of situation analysis on the performance of youth enterprise development funds (YEDF) in Nairobi city county. The study was descriptive, targeting a population of 114 staff at the headquarters. A Census of all the target respondents was considered as the sample. A questionnaire with open and closed questions was used to obtain data for the study through online and physical administration. Analysis of data was done by descriptive, content, and regression analysis. Out of a sample of 114 respondents, only 96 respondents returned their questionnaires which represented a response rate of 84.2%. Results of the study revealed that an r-square of 0.196, which implies that situation analysis, accounted for 19.6% of the changes in the performance of the youth enterprises fund. Besides, the study revealed a β of 0.713 and a p-value of 0.001<0.05. The study concluded that situation analysis had a positive and significant influence on the performance of YEDF in Nairobi city county. The study recommended the YEDF enhance and pay more attention to both internal and external factors that affect its performance. YEDF should conduct more internal assessments of its strengths and weaknesses. Besides YEDF in Nairobi county should also conduct a situation analysis on the external environmental factors including technology and economics to enhance its performance.Item MIDDLE LEVEL MANAGEMENT ROLE IN CHAMPIONING ALTERNATIVES AND STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AMONG INSURANCE COMPANIES IN KENYA(International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, 2022-03) Wamugo, Dorry; Kirimi, Eunice; Ndabari, MaryMiddle level managers have a significant role in organizational strategic outcomes and activities particularly implementation of strategy. Middle level managers gather information and make sense of it in line with any issues relevant to organizational strategy making it the basis for strategic decisionmaking. Anchored on Open system theory, the study sought to establish the role of middle level management in championing alternatives and how it affects strategy implementation among insurance companies in Kenya. A descriptive research design was used. The study used the stratified random sampling technique to achieve sample population of 189 management staff in insurance companies in Kenya using Selfadministered questionnaires were used to obtain primary data. The validity of the research instruments was then checked using content and construct validity. The study found that communication and interpretation of strategies and organizational plans and objectives affected the strategy implementation in the organization to a great extent. The study concluded that championing alternatives had great effect on the strategy implementation among insurance companies in Kenya. The study recommended that the involvement of middle level management ought to at the very minimum be represented at the strategic planning stage as it increases ownership of the process by the middle level managers and cultivate a marked will to see the strategy succeed. The study further recommends that communication of the strategy to all stake holders including Middle level managers is paramount and that they ought to have direct access to the main decision making individuals or organs in the organisation.Item MIDDLE LEVEL MANAGEMENT ROLE IN CHAMPIONING ALTERNATIVES AND STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AMONG INSURANCE COMPANIES IN KENYA(International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration (IAJHRBA), 2022-03) Wamugo, Dorry; Kirimi, Eunice; Ndabari, MaryMiddle level managers have a significant role in organizational strategic outcomes and activities particularly implementation of strategy. Middle level managers gather information and make sense of it in line with any issues relevant to organizational strategy making it the basis for strategic decision- making. Anchored on Open system theory, the study sought to establish the role of middle level management in championing alternatives and how it affects strategy implementation among insurance companies in Kenya. A descriptive research design was used. The study used the stratified random sampling technique to achieve sample population of 189 management staff in insurance companies in Kenya using Self- administered questionnaires were used to obtain primary data. The validity of the research instruments was then checked using content and construct validity. The study found that communication and interpretation of strategies and organizational plans and objectives affected the strategy implementation in the organization to a great extent. The study concluded that championing alternatives had great effect on the strategy implementation among insurance companies in Kenya. The study recommended that the involvement of middle level management ought to at the very minimum be represented at the strategic planning stage as it increases ownership of the process by the middle level managers and cultivate a marked will to see the strategy succeed. The study further recommends that communication of the strategy to all stake holders including Middle level managers is paramount and that they ought to have direct access to the main decision making individuals or organs in the organisation.Item Moderating Effect of Strategic Fit on the Relationship between Contingency Factors and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya(Academic Journal of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-04) Gagai, Geoffrey; Gichunge, Evangeline M.; Kirimi, EuniceThe purpose of the study was to investigate the moderation effect of strategic fit on the relationship between contingency factors and the performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design where a census of 39 commercial banks regulated by CBK was carried out. The study targeted 7 respondents from each of the 39 commercial banks. Primary data were collected through a questionnaire from the selected managers and were analyzed using SPSS version 26. Correlation and multivariate regression analysis were used to test the research hypothesis. The regression analysis results showed that strategic fit moderated the relationship between strategic contingency factors and the performance of commercial banks in Kenya (p-value < 0.05). It was recommended that organizations should endeavor towards matching their resources and capabilities with the opportunities in the external environment. The matching takes place through strategy and it is therefore vital that the company have the actual resources and capabilities to execute and support the strategyItem Relationship between Organizational Structure and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya(Academic Journal of Business and Management (AJBM), 2021-05) Gagai, Geoffrey; Gichunge, Evangeline M.; Kirimi, EuniceThe banking sector is among the sectors expected to facilitate the realization of vision 2030, by ensuring that there is the provision of efficient financial services and investment opportunities that will create vibrant and globally competitive financial services in Kenya. This study will focus on the effect of structure on the organizational performance of commercial banks in Kenya since they provide an important contribution to the economy. The study is prompted by the increased number of commercial banks in the recent past facing financial difficulties. These difficulties resulted in low returns to the investors and in some cases, commercial banks put under statutory management thus threatening the wellbeing of the country’s economy. The study adopted a descriptive research design where a census of 39 commercial banks regulated by CBK was carried out. The study targeted 4 respondents from each of the 39 commercial banks. The respondents were head of human resource department, operations department, finance department, research, and development department, information technology department, head of customer care department, and sales and marketing department. Primary data were collected through a questionnaire from the selected managers and were analyzed using SPSS version 26 for regression analysis and model specification tests. Correlation and multivariate regression analysis were used to test five hypotheses. The regression analysis results showed that organization structure influenced performance (β = 0.287; p-value >0.05). It was recommended the management of commercial banks in Kenya should put in place high organizational structure strategies as it leads to high performance. The banks should ensure they have a specialized organizational structure, high nature of the span of control, centralized structure, and have departmentalization in the company.Item INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN THE MEDICAL INSURANCE INDUSTRY, IN KENYA(Journal of Social Sciences Management and Entrepreneurship, 2020-10) Mwanzia, Maureen N; Kirimi, Eunice; Ogolla, DouglasThe most important assets in any institution are the human resources. Retention of experienced and efficient employee in a firm is important since it reduces hiring costs. The objective of the research was to determine the link between human resources management strategies and retention of employees in the medical insurance industry in Kenya. The specific objectives were; to examine the effects of recruitment and selection, training and development, employee relations and reward and compensation strategies on retention of workers in the medical insurance industry in Kenya. The study design was the descriptive method. The unit of observation was the medical insurance industry. The unit of analysis was the staff at the medical insurance companies. The study targeted 150 top level managers and 300 HR managers in the medical insurance firms in Nairobi County. The stratified random sampling was used in selecting the sample for the study. 212 respondents formed the study sample size. Primary data was collected by use of questionnaires. The questionnaires were administered by the researcher with the help of trained study assistants. Descriptive analysis was used in analyzing descriptive data. MS Excel and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 21) were used to describe the data. Frequencies, percentages, means and other central tendencies were used. The results were presented by use of tables and charts. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to analyze Likert scale. Open-ended questions were analyzed by use of content analysis. A multiple regression analysis was carried out to find out the association between human resources management strategies and employee retention. To determine the significance level of the model ANOVA was adopted. Theistudy foundithat recruitment andiselection, trainingiand development, employeeirelationsiand reward andireward and compensation had significant positive relationship with staff retention in the medical insuranceiindustry in Kenya. Theistudyirecommends medical insurance companies to use recruitment agencies and internal staff recommendations in recruiting and selecting employees; this ensures that the firm hires committed and productive workers. The management of insurance companies should invest more in training activities to ensure they are effective and should ensure that training and growth are used as strategies for motivation. The insurance company management should adopt strategies that create an environment in which employees feel a sense of voice encouraging employee developmentItem Influence of Procurement Practices on SMEs’ Growth in Samburu County(Journal of Business and Strategic Management, 2021-09) Leila, Lenguris Milicent; Kirimi, Eunice; Rintari, NancyPurpose: The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of procurement practices by the county government in supporting SMES’ growth in Samburu County Methodology The research followed a descriptive design. The target population was be made up of 2,546 SME owners and 15 Government officers. The research used a sample of 255 SME owners and 15 government officials chosen using simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling technique respectively. The researcher collected data using questionnaires and schedules for interviews. The study undertook a pre-test study in Samburu County using 26 SME owners (10 percent of the study) that were not in the sampled size of the study. The 26 SME owners were selected by simple random method. The study also interviewed 3 county government officer’s secretaries in charge of SMEs in Samburu County selected by purposive sampling method. Measures were put in place for ensuring that pre-test study’s owners of SMEs were not included in the study in actual data collection. The main study was able to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. Using descriptive analysis, the quality data obtained from open-ended questions was analyzed. Quantitative data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, and means; and inferential statistics such as Pearson Correlation and Regression Processing, using SPSS Version 24. Results: There was a positive significant relationship between procurement practices and growth performance of SMEs. This implies that procurement practices support from the county government had a significant impact towards contribution on the growth of their businesses over the last three years. R value was .801 while R-square value was .642. This was explained that procurement practices predicted 64.2 percent of growth performance variable. Procurement practices had a β=0.098 and a p-value=0.001. Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study gathered from procurement practices variable that in Samburu county, the government had allowed an open access for SMEs to contract opportunities. SMEs owners however complained on limited efforts facilitated through county government to make sure that SMEs remained competitive as compared to other types of businesses. The study therefore recommended that providing access to contract would be more useful to SMEs owners if they had knowledge on how to place bids to stand a chance in winning the contracts hence more training was offered. There should be more public awareness on availability of these resources especially county government tenders. The study recommended also that county government should conduct more research on potential markets where SMEs owners can supply products to earn more profits.Item Factors influencing gender disparities in the recruitment of executive officers: a case in Kisii county government, Kenya(International Academic Journal of Social Sciences and Education, 2019-10) Momanyi, Rael Kwamboka; Kirimi, Eunice; Mbebe, JamesThis study intends to study the factors influencing gender disparity in executive positions in KCG. To achieve this, the study will be guided by two objectives which include; determining social-cultural factors affecting the recruitment of women and its effects to KCG and finding out whether education influences the recruitment process of executive officers in KCG. The theory was hinged on the Feminist Theory and Social Cognitive theory. The case study research design was adopted. The study targeted staff who entailed the 119-top echelon of staff in the County. The sample size to be studied is census of 119 respondents who make up 100% of the target population for efficient questionnaire administration. Primary data was collected using one structured questionnaire. Primary data collected from the field was captured from the filled questionnaires, cleaned, coded with unique numbers, entered into the Microsoft excel worksheets and transferred to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. After data cleaning which entails checking for errors in entry, descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean score and standard deviation was estimated for all the quantitative variables. The qualitative data from the open-ended questions was analyzed using conceptual content analysis to analyze the secondary data collected from Kisii County annual reports, the Kisii County Integrated Development Plan 2013-2017, the Kisii County Website, books, journals, magazines and media reports and presented in prose. Inferential data analysis was done using Pearson moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. The information was presented in tables. The study found that the gender disparity of work is given by chance and men have to give a convincing demonstration of incompetency to be actually judged incompetent. The studies also found that quite a number of women apply for such posts so that selection can be easier. The study concluded that education had the greatest effect on the gender disparities in the recruitment of executive officers in Kisii County government while social-cultural factors had the least effect to the gender disparities in the recruitment of executive officers in Kisii County government. The study recommended that there is need to embrace on the communal beliefs and social constructs that women cannot lead in leadership positions more likely to be hired when they have applied through computerized application process. The study also recommends that more women should be encouraged and supported to go for higher education and training so that they can take equal employment positions as their male counterparts.