Meru University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Impact of Cyber Attacks on E-Businesses
(International Journal of Computer Science and Network, 2019-08)Globally, the cyberattack headlines keep getting grimmer and grimmer: Hackers Steal Bank’s Valuable Data. Big Box Store Says Millions of Credit Card Records May Have Been Snatched. US Indicts Chinese Army Officers for ... -
Effects of Cybercrime on Oil and Gas Industry
(Global Sciientific Journals, 2020-06)Cybercrime is among leading causes of loss to numerous offshore oil and gas companies globally. With a yearly loss of millions of monies due to damaged equipment and loss of business, experts claim that cyber-attacks ... -
E-Readiness assessment of microfinance institutions in Kenya
(Information and Knowledge Management, 2015)The financial industry has in recent years embraced the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as e-banking for transactions, m-banking for payment channels development and ... -
Simulation of Trust-Based Mechanism forEnhancing User Confidence in MobileCrowdsensing Systems
(IEEE, 2020-01-22)With the rapid development of mobile technology and subsequent mass adoption of mobile devices, mobile crowdsensing (MCS) has gained a lot of research attention. In MCS systems, trust is a key focus in the overall ... -
To assess the Impact of land use change on nutrients flow and to establish the level of key pollutants of Nyangores River
(Nile Basin Water Science & Engineering Journal, 2015)This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the effect of Riparian land use/ land cover change on the hydrology and water quality of the upper Mara River catchment specifically Nyangores River. The study incorporated ... -
Production of biodiesel from animal fats and evaluating its potential as an alternative fuel
(Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 2016)With the increasing trend towards the use of renewable energy resources, the use of biodiesels is highly emphasized. This paper reports findings of a survey which involved data gathering from 13 meat processing plants and ... -
Modeling the Influence of Land Use/Land Cover changes on sediment yield and hydrology in Thika River catchment Kenya, using SWAT Model.
(Nile Basin Water Science & Engineering Journal, 2010)The Thika River catchment has undergone tremendous changes in land use and land cover in the recent past. These changes are suspected to have impacted negatively on the hydrology and soil conservation of the catchment. In ... -
Advertisement Portal
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2013)In order to ward off increased competition or generate additional customers, one needs to advertise.(KHJ radio,2013,pg1) Because you cannot yell loud enough to let the entire territory hear why they should do business with ... -
Staff Factors Influencing the Adoption and Utilization of Mobile Learning Technologies in Chartered Universities in Kenya
(J. Env. Sust. Adv. Res., 2019)The factors influencing the adoption and utilization of mobile technologies as tools for learning in Kenyan universities have received little attention in research. The purpose of this study was to investigate how factors ... -
Implications of credit access and financial performance of women owned micro and small enterprises in Imenti North sub-county, Kenya
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Influence of corporate social responsibility activities on financial performance of commercial banks in Meru town, Meru County
(Internal of Economics and Business Administration, 2015)There has been an increased and contained expenditure by a number of corporate organizations on activities that relate to corporate social responsibility (CSR) over the years globally. It is now accepted and expected that ... -
Influence of Perceived Health Risk Factors on Adoption of Community-Led Total Sanitation: A Case of Turkana Central Sub-County, Turkana County, Kenya
(, 2024)The primary objective of Sustainable Development Goal 6 target 2 is to achieve widespread accessibility to sufficient sanitation and hygiene facilities, therefore eliminating the practice of open defecation by the year ... -
Modeling Open Channel Fluid Flow with Trapezoidal Cross Section and a Segment Base
(Journal of Applied & Computational Mathematics, 2016)This study investigates the suitability of trapezoidal cross-section with segment base in drainage system design. The study has considered steady uniform open channel flow. The saint-Venant partial differential equations ... -
Financial management challenges facing implementation of free day secondary education in Imenti North District, Kenya
(Journal of Business and Management, 2014)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 ... -
Internal Control System as Means of Fraud Control in Deposit Taking Financial Institutions in Imenti North Sub-County
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2015)The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between internal control systems (ICS) and fraud control in deposit taking financial institutions. ICS was analyzed based on its component which include; Control ... -
Factors Influencing Growth of Dairy Farming Business in Imenti South District of Meru County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2014)National level production of livestock and livestock products in Kenya has increased over the years even though many households involved in livestock production have continued to be poor and food insecure. It is perceived ... -
A numerical investigation of the effect of curvature and Reynolds number to radial velocity in a curved porous pipe
(International Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2017)Different irrigation methods are being used in agriculture. However, due to scarcity of water, irrigation methods that use water efficiently are needed. The motivation of this study is the increasing use of porous pipes ... -
Accessibility of Women Enterprise Fund among small and Micro Women Enterprise Owners in Tharaka South District, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2014)Since the inception of women enterprise fund in2009 women entrepreneurs in different parts of the country have accessed the fund; these funds assist women in financing their enterprises and the growth of the enterprises ... -
Effects of Personal Selling on Sales: A Case of Women Groups in Imenti North District, Meru County, Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2015)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 ... -
Influence of Market Conditions and Performance of Coffee Smallholders’ Micro and Small Agribusinesses in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Journal of Strategic Management, 2019)Researchers remain uncertain regarding the overall contribution of marketing conditions on the growth and performance to propel the smallholder’s agripreneurs from poverty despite their potential. It is for this reason ...