Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determinethe role of cash planning technique on financial performance in public hospitals in Kajiado North sub-county.Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design.The target population for this research study consisted of government/ public hospitals. The target population wasfour government hospitals and medical centres located in townships of Kajiado North sub –county. This study therefore used all the 30 accounts/ finance employees and the 6 six senior medical officer/ superintendents.The questionnaires were distributed via drop and pick and email, also online survey was used and this minimized the problem of non-response rateResults:The study sought to find out how cash planning affects financial performance, the study did confirm that cash planning affects financial performance. The study established that majority of the respondents agreed that indeed cash flow was well managed at these public hospitals. The overall mean obtained on financial performance was 3.95 indicating a strong mean that is leaning towards agree in a five point likert scale. The combined effect model that was computed explained the variation in financial performance of public hospitals in Kajiado north Sub County.Policy recommendation: The study recommended that the there is need to strengthen cash collection avenues by encouraging payment in other forms and move from cash payments, with the advent of M-pesa and cash payments to banks where this can be audited for proper payment systems’, The study also recommended that there is need to digitize accounts records since with the huge number of persons seeking services, it becomes a big challenge to audit all receipts and to do areconciliation between cash and bank. The study further recommended there is need to modernize equipment at these hospitals using these funds/ monies as majority of the operations is funded by the exchequer this is in line with devolution and also in promoting sustainable development goals.
Influence of the Internal Locus of Control on the Growth ofMicro and Small Enterprises in Bomet County, Kenya IntroductionIt has been generally accepted internationally that micro and small enterprises have a strong association with economic development (Urban & Naidoo, 2012; Batsakis, 2014). As a result of this recognition, most countries concentrate on stimulating economic development through the growth of small and micro enterprises (Robson, Haugh, &Obeng, 2016). Empirical evidence suggests that micro and small businesses offer substantial economic benefits in terms of job growth and revenue generation (
The main purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of procurement strategy on public sector procurement performance perceptions. Owing to the diversity of functions, the use of public funds by a purchasing body to purchase products, facilities, and works is known as public procurement. The study's basic objectives on a case study of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology were conducted to determine the impact of procurement strategy on user perceptions of procurement performance in the public sector. In this study, a descriptive research design was adopted. Employees of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology were the target population. The study employed a descriptive design. The target population consisted of 1157 employees from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. To generate a sample size of 286 respondents, researchers utilized purposeful, simple random, and stratified sampling procedures. Data was collected using a questionnaire. This study employed the Cronbach alpha coefficient as an indicator of test instrument reliability, at a threshold of 0.7 and beyond. Construct validity and material validity were employed to allow structured modifications of the research instrument for the purpose of enhancement and refinement. The data received from the departments was descriptively analyzed using SPSS version 25 to determine how dependent and independent variables are related. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the strength of the association between the dependent and independent variables (r). The metrics for measuring the institutions' performance was the quality of service to user departments' satisfaction. The study found out that procurement planning practices contribute significantly on user perception of performance in MMUST. This study recommends that the MMUST management should incorporate procurement planning in their operations to enhance performance.
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