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Title:
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES IN MAKUENI COUNTY

Authors:
Nkatha Kimotho , Dr. Sedina Misango

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Nkatha Kimotho1 , Dr. Sedina Misango2
1. P.O Box 170-90300 Makueni, Kenya
2. South Eastern Kenya University, P.O Box 170 - 90200 Kitui, Kenya

MLA 8
Kimotho, Nkatha, and Dr. Sedina Misango. "INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES IN MAKUENI COUNTY." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 9, Sept. 2018, pp. 4903-4914, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=340. Accessed Sept. 2018.
APA
Kimotho, N., & Misango, D. (2018, September). INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES IN MAKUENI COUNTY. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(9), 4903-4914. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=340
Chicago
Kimotho, Nkatha, and Dr. Sedina Misango. "INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES IN MAKUENI COUNTY." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 9 (September 2018), 4903-4914. Accessed September, 2018. ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=340.

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Abstract:
The research was aimed at studying the influence of social media usage on organization performance of Commercial Bank Branches in Makueni County. The specific objectives of this study was; to establish how social media engagement influence the organisational performance of Commercial bank branches in Makueni County; and to determine the extent which social media measurement influence organizational performance of Commercial bank branches in Makueni County. The researcher applied a descriptive research design. The sample size of was103 employees. A questionnaire was used to gather the responses from the study participants. The quantitative data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics while the qualitative data was analyzed thematically according to the study objectives. Inferential statistics, Pearson correlation, which was used to test the association between the dependent and independent variables. Multiple regressions were also used to determine the prediction factor of dependent variable caused by independent variables. The findings of this study suggested that there is a weak positive correlation and a significant relationship between social media engagement and organizational performance. The results also revealed that there is a negative correlation and a significant relationship between social media measurement and organizational performance. Facebook was found to be the most preferred mode of communication. It was customer friendly and most secure social media tool out of the three commonly used social platforms.

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