...Lilian Korir; Dieu Hack-Polay Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the effect the five different generations and the key financial inclusion indicators of gender, education and location (rural–urban) in exacerbating disparities in financial inclusion in Kenya. This paper considers...

...Karambu Kiende Gatimbu; Maurice Juma Ogada Purpose Importance of small-scale tea producers in Kenya is not in doubt. They account for 60% of all tea produced in the country, serve about 560,000 tea farmers and employ about 10,000 people directly. However, the subsector faces a myriad of challenges...

... environment. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by focusing on specific strategies of a subset of successful industrial firms in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on two data sets. First, a quantitative data set based on a survey of food processing firms provides an overall...

... to propose an integrative framework that investigates the internationalisation process of African banks. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative, case‐based approach, the study explores the distinct cases of four banks (three in Nigeria and one in Kenya/Mauritius) and explores...

...Josep F. Mària SJ; Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot; Loice C. Maru Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and espouse employee corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in classified hotels in the coastal region of Kenya, then to evaluate perceived job satisfaction, employee turnover...

...‐administered questionnaires. The population was composed of hospitality managers from ten five‐star hotels in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. A sample of 160 hospitality managers was selected proportionately by simple random sample method. Findings Several critical generic management competencies are emerging...

... with data from 50 large foreign multinational companies operating in Kenya. Findings Results of this paper show that the SHRM practices that best predict firm performance are training and development and compensation systems. The relationship between the use of SHRM practices and firm performance does...

...Robert Rugimbana; Morekwa Esman Nyamongo; Roseline Misati Purpose The paper seeks to investigate the relationship between stock volatility and returns in the Nairobi Stock Exchange, Kenya. It uses daily returns data over the period January 2006 to April 2009. Design/methodology/approach...