dc.contributor.author | Gure, Zippy K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-15T09:54:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-15T09:54:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/23114 | |
dc.description.abstract | The study investigated cost control practices at the Kenya Utalii College (KUC). The
main objective of the study was to identify the cost control practices at KUC and the
challenges facing cost control practices at KUC. The construction of Kenya Utalii
College through assistance from the Swiss government begun in 1973 and training
commenced at the campus in 1975. KUC is a hospitality training college. The college has
so far trained over 30,000 students in both full time and in-service programmes. The
KUC derives its mandate from the Hotels and Restaurant Act read together with legal
note no. 317 of 1987 as amended by legal notice no. 147 of 2002 and the State
Corporation Act. KUC's aim is to train and develop a human resource base for the
hospitality industry.
Cost control helps to promote operational efficiency by ensuring that the resources of the
establishment are put to their proper use. All forms of wastage and misuse of the
establishment's resources must be properly controlled to ensure. that the objectives are
achieved most effectively and efficiently and encourage adherence to prescribed
managerial policy. Control assists in implementing the management policies by
establishing the controls necessary for the implementation of such policies.
The study adopted personal interview to collect the data which was recorded by writing
the responses. The study identified the cost control practices at KUC and the challenges
facing cost control practices at KUC. The collected data was analysed and interpreted in
line with this objective using content analysis. This involves the analysis of meanings and
implications emanating from respondents' information coupled with documented data
regarding strategy implementation. The study found out that the Kenya Utalii College
adopts various cost control practice such as following the procurement procedures as laid
down by the government, verifies the quality, quantity and price of products during
receiving time, ensures that no item is removed out of the stores without an authorized
requisition and maintaining proper quality of products in the stores. The study also gave
recommendations for further study and poli.cy practice in KUC. Recommendations for
further study include: The need for a study to be carried out on the effectiveness of the
budgeting process of KUC in order to establish whether the budget drawn is realistic and
meets all the necessary requirements. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Investigation of cost control practices | en |
dc.subject | Kenya Utalii College | en |
dc.title | Investigation of cost control practices at the Kenya Utalii College | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Business | en |