Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 148
-
Determinants of credit accessibility amongst small and micro enterprises in Kenya:A case study of Meru town
(Meru University, 202-12)In Kenya, SMEs are businesses employing between 1-50 people and may be either in formal or informal sectors and may also be in non-farm categories. Due to the sector importance, Kenta has enacted several laws in support ... -
Factors influencing the choice of university by self-sponsored students in Kenya : a survey of universities in Meru County.
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)Higher education in Kenya has experienced an increasingly competitive environment among universities and higher education institutes. -
Modelling Temporal Rainfall Patterns in Kenya Based on Temperature Trends.
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)Rainfall and temperature series and their corresponding extreme events impact heavily on the performance of a country's economy especially in a developing country like Kenya, which relies on rainfed agriculture. Such ... -
Unsteady MHD Flow and Heat Transfer of two Immiscible Fluids between two Parallel Porous Plates in an Inclined Magnetic Field
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The unsteady (MHD) flow of two immiscible fluids in a horizontal channel bounded by two parallel porous plates in the presence inclined magnetic fields had been investigated. The flow is driven by the movement of the upper ... -
Effects of Promotion Elements on Sales: A Case of Women Groups in Imenti North District, Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)As firms increase in number, modern marketing calls for more than just producing the products, pricing them and making them accessible to the target market, in addition, they must also communicate to present and potential ... -
Factors that Influence Coffee Payment Rates of Coffee Societies in Imenti North and Buuri Districts of Meru County,Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The importance of coffee to the world economy cannot be overstated.it is one of the most valuable primary products in world trade,in many years second in value only to oil as a source of foreign exchange to producing ... -
Factor that Influence Growth in Real Estate Investment: A Survey of Residential Real Estate in Meru Township, Kenya.
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)This study focused on the factors that influenced growth in real estate investments in Meru Townships, between 2008 and 2012. The variable that were considered in the study were social amenities, finance, demand, and ... -
Effects of training in business operation on performance of Women's Micro-Enterprises funded by Women Enterprise fund in Imenti North District, Meru County Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)Women entrepreneurs are key contributors in the modern economy.In order for sustainable development to thrive in Kenya the participation of women in the economy needs to be enhanced by increasing their access to educational ... -
Challenges facing women entrepreneurs in accessing credit facilities in Kenya:a case of Ruiru township Kiambu County
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)Despite of good financial infrastructure in Kenya, there has been a tendency to side -line women during credit advancement by financial institution.This is much worrying because previous research has shown that women ... -
Influence of government regulations on the performance of Meru Central District
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The study o the influence of government regulation on the performance alcoholic business was aimed at establishing the influence that the government regulations have on the performance of alcoholic businesses. Despite the ... -
Selected factors influencing growth of dairy farming business in Imenti South District of Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The main objective of this study was to establish factors influencing business growth of smallholder dairy farming enterprises in Imenti South district of Meru County,Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish the ... -
Factors affecting profitability of fish farming under economic stimulus programme in Tigania East District, Meru county, Kenya.
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting profitability of fish farming under Economic Stimulus Programme in Tigania East District of Meru County in Kenya. In 2010, Economic Stimulus Programme was ... -
Accessibility of Women Enterprise fund by Women Micro-Enterprise owner in Tharaka South Sub County,Kenya.
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014-07)Since the inception of women enterprise fund in 2009 women entrepreneurs in different parts of the country have accessed the fund, these funds assist women in financing their enterprises and growth of the enterprises and ... -
Factors affecting small and medium enterprises owners in accessing loan from commercial banks:
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014-07)The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors affecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) i accessing loans from commercial banks in Meru County Municipality. The descriptive research design was used.The specific ... -
Financial Management Challenges Facing Implimentation of Free Day Secondary Education in Imenti District, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014-07)Almost all modern organizations, including schools have the characteristics of the five basic functions performed by all managers which are planning, organizing,commanding, coordinating and controlling. The launch of free ... -
Unstedy MHD flow and heat transfer of two immiscible fluids between two parallel porous plates in an inclined magnetic field
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014-08)The unsteady (MHD) flow of two immiscible fluids in a horizontal channel bounded by two parallel porous plates in the presence inclined magnetic field has been investigated. The flow is driven by the movement of the upper ... -
Modeling the Temporal Effects of External Trade Components of Kenya on the Balance of Trade (BOT)
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014-08)The project aimed to assess the export and imports variables that significantly determine the balance of trade for Kenya over a period of time. In addition it sought to model the balance of trade on context of exports and ... -
Estimation of Population Explosion Time in Meru township by Analysing the Determinants Water Consumptions using time Series Mode
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2015)Meru Town is the headquarters of Meru County and its population has been increasing over the years at an average annual rate of 2.36% per annum.As the population increases, the demand for water increases which in turn ... -
Effects of sales promotion on growth of deposits in national bank branches within Nairobi County
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2015)Most organisations use sales promotion in the line with the general believe that it induces immediate sale.However,positive effects are not guaranteed as negative and insignificant effects are noted in some instances.National ... -
Determinants of lending interest rates of commercial banks in Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2015)The high interest rates charged by many commercial banks have attracted the attention of policy makers throughout the world. The commercial banks lending interest rates is a key indicator the marginal cost of short -term ...