IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Business Management

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Authors: PETER KARUME MUREITHI, NEMWEL N. BOSIRE & GEORGE KARANJA

Economic Stimulus refers to the use of monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Various projects were identified for implementation under the ESP initiative various sectors of the economy across the country including education, public health, local government, industrialization and provincial administration offices. Studies indicate that implementation of ESP initiatives in Kenya has been very low. The current study therefore attempted to establish the factors influencing effective implementation of ESP projects in Olkalou Constituency, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive design using quantitative approaches. The target population was all 130 project beneficiaries, management committees and constituency planning and development officers in all ESP projects. The study used closed ended questionnaires to collect data. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 23 was used to analyze the data and the results obtained was presented using tables. The R2 value obtained of 0.6388 implies that 63.88% of the variations in the effective implementation of ESP projects can be explained by the variations in independent variables. This therefore means that other factors not studied in this study contribute 36.12% of effective implementation of ESP projects. It was also established that project financing had the greatest influence on effective implementation of ESP projects while management skills had the least influence on effective implementation of ESP projects. The study recommends that stakeholders should enhance usage of funds, that the funds provided should be disbursed on time and that there should be effective monitoring and evaluation of fund utilization in order to enhance effective implementation of ESP projects

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Authors: JABIULLA & BASAVARAJ C.S

Transfer Pricing plays an important role in international trade and commerce, the growth in number and size of MNCs has brought a number of opportunities, a part from faster economic development. At the same time, the MNCs have also brought a number of problems to face. The scope of MNCs has widened in recent years so much that now more than 60% of the international transactions of the globe belong to MNCs. This has constrained the governments to keep in place proper mechanism to plug the leakage of tax revenue as a result of manipulative pricing policies adopted by these related parties (MNCs). The study shows that the business and industry in India is comfortable about the specific and general issues studied in the paper. However, as regards to audit procedure, time period of 8 years to maintain documents and cooperation of Transfer Pricing authorities while dealing with assessees there is negative response and hence, these issues need thorough investigation and necessary modification in the structural aspects of the provisions under study. If this suggestion is implemented the Indian Transfer Pricing provisions positively contribute to the growth of the international trade

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Authors: LILLIAN N. BULLAH & JOSPHAT KWASIRA

Employee performance is a very important facet of modern day human resources management. Employers adopt strategic human resource strategies to continuously enhance their employees’ performance. Employers have adopted human resources policies and practices with an aim of improving their employees’ performance. However, despite such policies and practices, it remains unclear why employee performance has been perennially low. Therefore, the study assessed the influence of human resources strategies on employee performance at KRA offices in Nakuru with a view of increasing employee productivity. The study employed a descriptive research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample. Data was collected using questionnaires which were administered by the researcher at KRA offices in Nakuru. Data analysis was done with the aid of SPSS. Hypotheses were tested using the p-value approach at 95% level of confidence and the results were presented in tables. The coefficient of correlation for the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable is 0.792, which shows a strong positive correlation. The value of R-square of 0.627 implies that 62.7 % of the variation in employee performance at KRA is explained by the independent variables. The study established that quality training strategies had the most influence on employee performance while bonus payment strategies had the least influence.

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Authors: PINRATTANANONT R, LERTWORAPRACHAYA Y & LERTWONGSATIEN C

This study aims to investigate the relationship among strategic IT alignment, IS capabilities, IT support for core competencies, and organization performance. Samples are 161 organizations which are selected through the Stratified random sampling method from the name list of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Survey research with structured questionnaire and recommendation form are used as the instruments in collecting data. The structural equation modeling (SEM) is assigned to test hypothesis with PLS (Partial Least Square). The measurement model uses factor analysis with EFA to explore the set of variables, and uses CFA to purify each construct and measurement model with PLS. Composite reliability is applied to ensure reliability by examining convergence and discriminant validity of the constructs. The results assert strongly support on our research model that strategic IT alignment and IS capabilities positively influence IT support for core competencies. Usage IT support its core competencies positively influence the organization performance. Finally, it confirms that the integrated model between strategic IT alignment and IS capabilities positively affect on the organization performance through IT support for core competencies as the strong mediator of the model.

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Authors: NIDHI & F. L. SHARMA

IPM refers to an ecological approach in pest management in which all available necessary techniques are consolidated in a unified programme, so that pest population can be managed in such a manner that economic damage is avoided and adverse side effects are minimized. The goal of IPM is to control population of the pest below level that result in economic damage. Ideally, this is achieved through the integration of all suitable control techniques in a compatible manner. The present study was conducted in Badgaon and Girwa tehsils of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Four villages from each selected tehsil were taken and 12 respondents were selected randomly from each selected village for the study. Data were collected through prestructured interview schedule. The study revealed that out of total respondents 39.58 per cent respondents were from the middle age group of 35 to 44 years and the study clearly also showed that 46.87 per cent respondents of the total sample were educated up to primary level.