Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijbaaf.2022.10045712
J. Abor, Abdul Ganiyu Iddrisu, A. Andani
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Purpose: The study sought to evaluate financial factors affecting the production efficiency of small-scale coffee farms in Burundi. Methodology: The research design used during the study was descriptive. The research targeted a population of 300 small-scale coffee farmers. The study had a sample population of 121 smallholder coffee farmers. The study conducted the research for a 6-year period between 2015-2020. The data was collected using a secondary data collection sheet. Secondary data was obtained from Coffee federations' annual reports, cooperatives reports, and coffee farmers’ records. Analysis of the data was done using the Eviews student 11 version. The analyzed data was presented in form of tabulations, mean and standard deviation. Findings: The study findings showed that the correlation analysis showed that the selling prices per kilogram of coffee beans had a negative and significant correlation to the production efficiency by R = 0.98. Production efficiency had a negative and significant correlation to capital availability by R = 0.260. Lastly, production efficiency had a positive and significant correlation to production costs at R = 0.500. The findings of the research obtained that selling prices per kilogram of coffee beans had a not significant negative effect on production efficiency, while capital availability and production costs had a positive effect on the production efficiency. A unique contribution to theory, practice, and policy: The study recommended that government should review the policies relating to the selling prices per kilogram of coffee beans to improve small-scale coffee farmers’ incomes. Government should also facilitate access to credit to small-scale coffee farmers. The study incorporated the Cobweb theory of price fluctuation, the theory of credit rationing also called adverse selection theory, and the high payoff inputs model.
{"title":"FINANCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF SMALL SCALE COFFEE FARMS IN BURUNDI","authors":"Epiphany Bukuru, Nasieku Tabitha","doi":"10.47604/ijfa.1424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1424","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study sought to evaluate financial factors affecting the production efficiency of small-scale coffee farms in Burundi. \u0000Methodology: The research design used during the study was descriptive. The research targeted a population of 300 small-scale coffee farmers. The study had a sample population of 121 smallholder coffee farmers. The study conducted the research for a 6-year period between 2015-2020. The data was collected using a secondary data collection sheet. Secondary data was obtained from Coffee federations' annual reports, cooperatives reports, and coffee farmers’ records. Analysis of the data was done using the Eviews student 11 version. The analyzed data was presented in form of tabulations, mean and standard deviation. \u0000Findings: The study findings showed that the correlation analysis showed that the selling prices per kilogram of coffee beans had a negative and significant correlation to the production efficiency by R = 0.98. Production efficiency had a negative and significant correlation to capital availability by R = 0.260. Lastly, production efficiency had a positive and significant correlation to production costs at R = 0.500. The findings of the research obtained that selling prices per kilogram of coffee beans had a not significant negative effect on production efficiency, while capital availability and production costs had a positive effect on the production efficiency. \u0000A unique contribution to theory, practice, and policy: The study recommended that government should review the policies relating to the selling prices per kilogram of coffee beans to improve small-scale coffee farmers’ incomes. Government should also facilitate access to credit to small-scale coffee farmers. The study incorporated the Cobweb theory of price fluctuation, the theory of credit rationing also called adverse selection theory, and the high payoff inputs model.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81470751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The study sought to investigate effect of bankruptcy risk indicators on financial reporting timeliness of listed companies in Kenya. Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library Results: The results revealed that the studies done had conceptual framework gap. The study also found out that the study had geographical gap because they were not conducted in Kenya and also had different methodological gap. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The findings of the study add to the databank of knowledge on the effect of bankruptcy risk on the timeliness of financial reporting of listed on NSE which propels further discussion on the subject. The findings will provide useful insights to corporate executives on bankruptcy risk attributes that have a bearing on financial reporting for their implementation. The findings of the study inform investors on bankruptcy risk indicators to look into that contribute to timeliness of financial reporting. This information is very useful to investors when choosing in which listed companies to invest their money. Finally, the findings of the study inform the regulator (CMA) the timeliness of financial reporting of companies listed on NSE in Kenya. This information forms a base on policy formulation in search of measures that can protect and improve timely financial reporting in corporate world to enhance market efficiencies.
{"title":"BANKRUPTCY RISK INDICATORS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING TIMELINESS: THE CASE OF COMPANIES LISTED AT NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA","authors":"Isabella Kogei, A. Jagongo","doi":"10.47604/ijfa.1411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1411","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study sought to investigate effect of bankruptcy risk indicators on financial reporting timeliness of listed companies in Kenya. \u0000Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library \u0000Results: The results revealed that the studies done had conceptual framework gap. The study also found out that the study had geographical gap because they were not conducted in Kenya and also had different methodological gap. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The findings of the study add to the databank of knowledge on the effect of bankruptcy risk on the timeliness of financial reporting of listed on NSE which propels further discussion on the subject. The findings will provide useful insights to corporate executives on bankruptcy risk attributes that have a bearing on financial reporting for their implementation. The findings of the study inform investors on bankruptcy risk indicators to look into that contribute to timeliness of financial reporting. This information is very useful to investors when choosing in which listed companies to invest their money. Finally, the findings of the study inform the regulator (CMA) the timeliness of financial reporting of companies listed on NSE in Kenya. This information forms a base on policy formulation in search of measures that can protect and improve timely financial reporting in corporate world to enhance market efficiencies.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76100202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The study sought to investigate the effect of non-performing loan on financial stability of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library Results: Nonperforming loans and their effect on the financial stability of SACCOs using have not been adequately featured in any of the studies reviewed. This leaves a gap that needs to be filled. SACCOs play a very vital role in the financial intermediation in the Kenyan economy and their uniqueness in operations. This study will therefore focus on filling this gap. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: the study findings of this study will assist the regulators of Sacco’s SASRA to formulate stringent policies to tame the rising cases of non-performing loans. The findings of this study will be useful to SACCOs within Nairobi County in evaluating how effective their approach to managing NPLs has been. This will enable them to identify the gaps in their management of NPLs and adjust accordingly.
{"title":"NON-PERFORMING LOANS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF DEPOSIT TAKING SACCOS REGULATED BY SASRA","authors":"Rahab Ntoiti, A. Jagongo","doi":"10.47604/ijfa.1408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1408","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study sought to investigate the effect of non-performing loan on financial stability of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. \u0000Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library \u0000Results: Nonperforming loans and their effect on the financial stability of SACCOs using have not been adequately featured in any of the studies reviewed. This leaves a gap that needs to be filled. SACCOs play a very vital role in the financial intermediation in the Kenyan economy and their uniqueness in operations. This study will therefore focus on filling this gap. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: the study findings of this study will assist the regulators of Sacco’s SASRA to formulate stringent policies to tame the rising cases of non-performing loans. The findings of this study will be useful to SACCOs within Nairobi County in evaluating how effective their approach to managing NPLs has been. This will enable them to identify the gaps in their management of NPLs and adjust accordingly.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82679018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The study sought to investigate the effect of liquidity risk management on financial performance of state owned enterprises in Kenya. Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library Results: The results revealed that the studies done had conceptual framework gap. The study also found out that the study had geographical gap because they were not conducted in Kenya and also had different time scope Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study will be significant to state owned enterprises, students, general public and State Corporations Advisory Committee as it will offer contributions from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Regulatory bodies such as SCAC as well as the government can utilize the findings from the study to improve on the framework for policy formulation and regulation. The study also recommends the Commercial and manufacturing state Corporations to adopt efficient strategies to improve financial performance through risk management process.
{"title":"LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANACE OF STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES IN KENYA","authors":"A. Jagongo, E. Rop","doi":"10.47604/ijfa.1407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1407","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study sought to investigate the effect of liquidity risk management on financial performance of state owned enterprises in Kenya. \u0000Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library \u0000Results: The results revealed that the studies done had conceptual framework gap. The study also found out that the study had geographical gap because they were not conducted in Kenya and also had different time scope \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study will be significant to state owned enterprises, students, general public and State Corporations Advisory Committee as it will offer contributions from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Regulatory bodies such as SCAC as well as the government can utilize the findings from the study to improve on the framework for policy formulation and regulation. The study also recommends the Commercial and manufacturing state Corporations to adopt efficient strategies to improve financial performance through risk management process.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78418493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of interest rate and money supply on the growth of mortgage financing among Commercial banks in Kenya. Materials and methods: The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population contained 35 loan lending commercial banks over a period between 1985 and 2019. Secondary data was used from desired financial statements available to the public of the singular commercial banks and other posted reports of financial institutions and establishments in conformity with the study. Time-series data were analyzed using STATA version 13 software, regression analysis and model specification tests. The hypothesis was tested using the multiple regression approach a significance level of 0.05 was used. Results: The study found that interest rate (coef= -0.0822, p= 0.007) and money supply (coef= 0.548, p= 0.00) have significant effects on the growth of mortgage financing among Kenyan commercial banks. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Kenya's central bank should put in place mechanisms to guarantee that interest rates and money supply do not have adverse impacts on bank mortgage financing. The government should guarantee currency stability since currency fluctuations may have a negative impact on commercial bank mortgage borrowing. The classical theory is therefore relevant in our research since interest rates impact mortgages when capital demand increases. The quantity theory of money demand also holds that individuals want cash based on the transactions they need.
目的:本研究的目的是调查利率和货币供应量对肯尼亚商业银行抵押贷款融资增长的影响。材料与方法:本研究采用描述性研究设计。在1985年至2019年期间，人口中包含35家贷款商业银行。二手数据来自于单个商业银行的公众可获得的财务报表和根据研究报告公布的其他金融机构和机构的报告。采用STATA version 13软件对时间序列数据进行分析、回归分析和模型规格检验。采用多元回归方法检验假设，显著性水平为0.05。结果:研究发现利率(coef= -0.0822, p= 0.007)和货币供应量(coef= 0.548, p= 0.00)对肯尼亚商业银行抵押贷款融资的增长有显著影响。对理论、实践和政策的独特贡献:肯尼亚中央银行应该建立机制，保证利率和货币供应不会对银行抵押贷款融资产生不利影响。政府应该确保货币稳定，因为货币波动可能会对商业银行的抵押贷款产生负面影响。因此，经典理论与我们的研究相关，因为当资本需求增加时，利率会影响抵押贷款。货币需求的数量理论还认为，个人对现金的需求是基于他们所需要的交易。
{"title":"INTEREST RATE, MONEY SUPPLY AND GROWTH OF MORTGAGE FINANCING AMONG COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA","authors":"Chanzu Luyali, J. Bichanga, M. Gekara","doi":"10.47604/ijfa.1405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1405","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of interest rate and money supply on the growth of mortgage financing among Commercial banks in Kenya. \u0000Materials and methods: The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population contained 35 loan lending commercial banks over a period between 1985 and 2019. Secondary data was used from desired financial statements available to the public of the singular commercial banks and other posted reports of financial institutions and establishments in conformity with the study. Time-series data were analyzed using STATA version 13 software, regression analysis and model specification tests. The hypothesis was tested using the multiple regression approach a significance level of 0.05 was used. \u0000Results: The study found that interest rate (coef= -0.0822, p= 0.007) and money supply (coef= 0.548, p= 0.00) have significant effects on the growth of mortgage financing among Kenyan commercial banks. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Kenya's central bank should put in place mechanisms to guarantee that interest rates and money supply do not have adverse impacts on bank mortgage financing. The government should guarantee currency stability since currency fluctuations may have a negative impact on commercial bank mortgage borrowing. The classical theory is therefore relevant in our research since interest rates impact mortgages when capital demand increases. The quantity theory of money demand also holds that individuals want cash based on the transactions they need.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89992191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the macroeconomic effect on Registered Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs) financial performance in Kenya. Materials and Methods: Causal research design was used to describe the REITs financial performance. This study used the population comprising of thirteen REITs firms in Kenya. The entire population (census) was used for the study. This study utilized secondary sources of data to get the information required to satisfy the research objectives. Time series data on REITs financial performance was computed for a four-year period as at 1st January 2016 to 31stDecember 2019, thus making use of 4 data points. The process of data analysis entailed preparation of the collected data through cleaning, editing and coding so that statistics could be keyed in the SPSS (statistical package for social sciences) package. The data was presented through tables and figures Results: The regression model results without the moderating variable showed that R = 0.792, R² = 0.627 indicating that 62.7% of the variance in the REITs financial performance can be accounted for by the independent variables (macroeconomic variables). On the other hand, the regression model results with the moderating variable showed that R = 0.838, R² = 0.703 indicating that 70.3% of the variance in the REITs financial performance can be accounted for by the independent variables (macroeconomic variables) and the moderating variable considered in this study. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that the government and REITs stakeholders should focus on policies and strategies that encourage favorable balance of payment in Kenya. REITs develop and design their products to suit consumers tastes and preferences to ensure their increased as consumption increases. Lastly, the government should expand the money supply to lower the inflation rates through tight fiscal and economic policies.
{"title":"EFFECT OF MACRO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN KENYA OF REGISTERED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS TRUSTS","authors":"Sophia Wanjiku, Joshua Bosire, J. Matanda","doi":"10.47604/ijfa.1381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1381","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the macroeconomic effect on Registered Real Estate Investments Trusts (REITs) financial performance in Kenya. \u0000Materials and Methods: Causal research design was used to describe the REITs financial performance. This study used the population comprising of thirteen REITs firms in Kenya. The entire population (census) was used for the study. This study utilized secondary sources of data to get the information required to satisfy the research objectives. Time series data on REITs financial performance was computed for a four-year period as at 1st January 2016 to 31stDecember 2019, thus making use of 4 data points. The process of data analysis entailed preparation of the collected data through cleaning, editing and coding so that statistics could be keyed in the SPSS (statistical package for social sciences) package. The data was presented through tables and figures \u0000Results: The regression model results without the moderating variable showed that R = 0.792, R² = 0.627 indicating that 62.7% of the variance in the REITs financial performance can be accounted for by the independent variables (macroeconomic variables). On the other hand, the regression model results with the moderating variable showed that R = 0.838, R² = 0.703 indicating that 70.3% of the variance in the REITs financial performance can be accounted for by the independent variables (macroeconomic variables) and the moderating variable considered in this study. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that the government and REITs stakeholders should focus on policies and strategies that encourage favorable balance of payment in Kenya. REITs develop and design their products to suit consumers tastes and preferences to ensure their increased as consumption increases. Lastly, the government should expand the money supply to lower the inflation rates through tight fiscal and economic policies.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81705274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of wage bills on financial performance of Level 5 faith based hospitals in Nairobi Metropolitan, Kenya. Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey was used in this study. The target population comprised of 6 Level 5 faith based hospitals, 30 staff members in Finance departments and 6 HR Managers. In total, the target population was 36. Census technique was used to select all the 36 respondents to participate in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect the data from the respondents whereas the financial statements were also obtained from the hospitals. Cross sectional technique was used to obtain data from the financial statements of the 6 Level 5 Faith Based Hospitals. Quantitative approach of analysis was used in the study whereby descriptive and inferential statistics were involved. The data was analyzed with the use of SPSS and summarized in frequencies and percentages. The summarized data was presented using figures and tables. Results: The findings showed that salaries affected the financial performance of the faith based hospitals to some extent. Provision of performance related incentives and allowances affect the financial performance of the faith based hospitals to a greater extent. Majority of the respondents were positive that wage policy has an effect on the financial performance of faith based hospitals. Basic salary (Beta=.298) and wage policy (Beta=.364) were found to be positively related to the financial performance of faith based hospitals. On the other hand, performance related incentives and allowances had a negative inverse association. It was also found that majority of the hospitals are providing a wage bill between 36-40%. This is fairly good because it is close to the internationally accepted wage bill percentage standard of 35%. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Hospital wage bills should not exceed 40 per cent of the total revenue because it may lead to delayed payment of salaries or compromising some expenditure due to financial pressure.
{"title":"WAGE BILL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LEVEL 5 FAITH BASED HOSPITALS IN NAIROBI METROPOLITAN, KENYA","authors":"Benedict Kisio, Thomas Githui, J. Omurwa","doi":"10.47604/ijfa.1375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1375","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of wage bills on financial performance of Level 5 faith based hospitals in Nairobi Metropolitan, Kenya. \u0000Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey was used in this study. The target population comprised of 6 Level 5 faith based hospitals, 30 staff members in Finance departments and 6 HR Managers. In total, the target population was 36. Census technique was used to select all the 36 respondents to participate in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect the data from the respondents whereas the financial statements were also obtained from the hospitals. Cross sectional technique was used to obtain data from the financial statements of the 6 Level 5 Faith Based Hospitals. Quantitative approach of analysis was used in the study whereby descriptive and inferential statistics were involved. The data was analyzed with the use of SPSS and summarized in frequencies and percentages. The summarized data was presented using figures and tables. \u0000Results: The findings showed that salaries affected the financial performance of the faith based hospitals to some extent. Provision of performance related incentives and allowances affect the financial performance of the faith based hospitals to a greater extent. Majority of the respondents were positive that wage policy has an effect on the financial performance of faith based hospitals. Basic salary (Beta=.298) and wage policy (Beta=.364) were found to be positively related to the financial performance of faith based hospitals. On the other hand, performance related incentives and allowances had a negative inverse association. It was also found that majority of the hospitals are providing a wage bill between 36-40%. This is fairly good because it is close to the internationally accepted wage bill percentage standard of 35%. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Hospital wage bills should not exceed 40 per cent of the total revenue because it may lead to delayed payment of salaries or compromising some expenditure due to financial pressure.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84537268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of internal audit on the financial management in the County Government of Marsabit. Methodology: The study adopted descriptive survey was adopted for this study. The targeted study population was 63 staff members who are Job group K and above from the department of Finance in the directorate of Accounts, Revenue, Procurement and Internal Audit. The study employed simple structured questionnaires to gather primary data which was analyzed using SPSS. Results: The study revealed that internal audit function had a significant influence on financial management at the county government of Marsabit (r=0.691, p=0.00) Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: Good financial management is very essential in protecting the public funds. This study encourages good practices of accountability, transparency and wealth creation with public funds. The study is beneficial to not only Marsabit County but other counties in Kenya. The study concludes that the Marsabit County has a functional internal audit committee and internal auditors perform their duties with great autonomy and independence. The study further concludes that internal audit has strong positive effect on the financial management in Marsabit County. The study recommends internal audit to be well staffed and resourced so that it is able to carry out regular audits of the county government. This will improve financial management of the County Government since it has been established that internal audit has strong positive effect on the financial management. Additional research can be conducted in the National government on factors influencing financial management and drawing comparisons.
{"title":"THE INFLUENCE OF INTENAL AUDIT ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN MARSABIT COUNTY GOVERNMENT- KENYA","authors":"Abudo Yohana Dambala, N. Rintari, Fredrick Mutea","doi":"10.47941/IJF.663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/IJF.663","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of internal audit on the financial management in the County Government of Marsabit. \u0000Methodology: The study adopted descriptive survey was adopted for this study. The targeted study population was 63 staff members who are Job group K and above from the department of Finance in the directorate of Accounts, Revenue, Procurement and Internal Audit. The study employed simple structured questionnaires to gather primary data which was analyzed using SPSS. \u0000Results: The study revealed that internal audit function had a significant influence on financial management at the county government of Marsabit (r=0.691, p=0.00) \u0000Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: Good financial management is very essential in protecting the public funds. This study encourages good practices of accountability, transparency and wealth creation with public funds. The study is beneficial to not only Marsabit County but other counties in Kenya. The study concludes that the Marsabit County has a functional internal audit committee and internal auditors perform their duties with great autonomy and independence. The study further concludes that internal audit has strong positive effect on the financial management in Marsabit County. The study recommends internal audit to be well staffed and resourced so that it is able to carry out regular audits of the county government. This will improve financial management of the County Government since it has been established that internal audit has strong positive effect on the financial management. Additional research can be conducted in the National government on factors influencing financial management and drawing comparisons.","PeriodicalId":53549,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83053265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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