Working Capital Management Practices: A Case of Secondary Schools in Sameta Division Gucha District

Kaburi, Simeon Nyandemo (2007) Working Capital Management Practices: A Case of Secondary Schools in Sameta Division Gucha District. Masters thesis, Kenyatta University.

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Abstract

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of working capital management practices in Sameta Division, Gucha Districts secondary schools. The paper surveys how secondary schools head teachers who are the school financial officers manage the school cash, inventories,accounts receivables and accounts payables. Management of school finances has becomea concern of most people in society, as there seems to lack professionalism in some areasof management of school finances (Ngaba 1990). Financial decisions made will affect mostpeople in society, as majority members have vested interests in the school. Thisstudy project incorporated cash, accounts receivables and accounts payables management practices of secondary schools in Sameta Division, Gucha district. There were twenty-five secondary schools in the division at the time of research. All the schools were selected as the samplesize. A questionnaire of open ended and closed questions was used to collect information. It was dividedinto two sections; a) Brief overview of the school b) Working capital management practices of the school. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data collected. The data was presented in tables.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
Divisions: Africana
Depositing User: Tim Khabala
Date Deposited: 05 Oct 2017 14:40
Last Modified: 05 Oct 2017 14:40
URI: http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/2478

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