School of Business: Recent submissions
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Role of mobile money services on financial inclusion among small and medium-sized enterprises in Mavoko sub-county
(UoN, 2020)Over the past years, many SMEs have found it very hard to access affordable financial products. However, the introduction of mobile-money services has made it easier and cheaper for SMEs and individuals to access the ... -
Examining effects of changes in population density on economic growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Population density plays a great role for economic activities. Population densities are ignored as economic variables in analysis as countries that have same macroeconomic variables but differences in population densities ... -
Implementation of Expansion Strategy at Makini Schools, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Expansion strategy is an organization’s attempt towards growth relative to its previous performance and size. The dynamic business environment demands continuous adjustments in business planning and activities and as ... -
Firm-level capabilities and sustainable competitive advantage in public hospitals of Nairobi city county, Kenya
(UoN, 2020)The dynamism of the operating hospital environment requires facilities or firms to rapidly adopt to keep its competitive advantage. It is thus essential for firms to develop innovative ways of survival through aligning the ... -
Influence of strategic innovation on the performance of East African Gasoil limited in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Innovation is at the centre of organization performance, a situation that has led organizations to adopt strategic innovation aligned to an organization strategic priority. In light of increased recognition of the role ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Stakeholder Management in Standard Chartered Bank Kenya
(2020)Corporate social responsibility practices adopted by organizations improve and enhance their stakeholder efficiency. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of corporate social responsibility strategies on ... -
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Earnings Management in Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Managers use earnings management to lure unsuspecting shareholders to financial scams. Since managers have discretion in making some of the accounting choices, some unscrupulous managers take advantage of this opportunity ... -
Effect of Healthcare budget allocation on County government economic growth in Kenya
(UoN, 2020)It is generally believed that economic growth and development happens only when a nation or state ensures that the available resources are properly allocated to various productive economic units. The health of a nation is ... -
Balanced Scorecard as a Tool of Strategy Implementation at Kenya Commercial Bank Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Many organizations formulate good strategies but fail to implement them successfully, Lynch (2000). Some reasons given for this predicament include failure to link the strategy to the vision and mission of the organization, ... -
Effect of working capital management on the dividend payout of firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(UoN, 2020)The art of balancing profitability and firm liquidity mostly determine the failure or success of a firm by how well it manages its disposable resources and how efficient a firm is with regards to managing operations of ... -
Effect of Treasury bill rates on stock market returns of companies listed in the Nairobi securities exchange.
(UoN, 2020)A country’s monetary policy dictates the amount of cash available for government expenditure or repayment of external debt. A reduction in money supply would trigger open market operations that enables the government to ... -
Effect of Global Shared Service Centers on Firm Performance: a Case Study of Standard Chartered Group in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Organizations operate in a highly dynamic and ever changing environment leading to a lot of uncertainty. Due to dynamic market, private and public sectors are setting up shared service centers. With the modern economic ... -
Effect of informal groups on organizational performance: a case study of ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Lari Sub County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Organizations exist in order to fulfill the purpose for which they were established. The goals are achieved by teams working around set objectives and rules. An informal group is defined by common interest, proximity and ... -
Effect of Quality of Financial Reporting on Financial Sustainability of Funded Agricultural Projects: a Case Study of Marsabit County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This research study aimed at establishing effect of quality of financial reporting on financial sustainability of funded agricultural projects in Marsabit County. This was aided by three specific objectives that included: ... -
Relationship between board independence and operational performance of the construction and allied firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study sought to establish relationship between board independence and operational performance of the construction and allied firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya. The independent variable was board ... -
Adoption of Quality Health Care Strategies on Universal Health Care at Makueni County Referral Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Quality of health care in low-and middle-income countries is below the expectations and hence the need to focus on strategies to increase the quality of care. Whereas a number of reforms have been initiated to enhance the ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance on the Dividend Payout Ratio of Commercial and Service Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Various theories have indicated that the goals and ideas that business leaders emulate have a propensity to differ; they are contrary to their individual interests and this has given rise to corporate governance which is ... -
Effect of Audit Committee Characteristics on Fraud Detection and Prevention- a Study of County Governments in Western Region
(University of Nairobi, 2020)There have been many high profile mega scandals in both the public and the private sector with regards to corruption as highlighted through print and electronic media some being brought before court of competent jurisdiction ... -
Effect of Earnings Quality on Market Value of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study sought to determine the effect of earnings quality on market value of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A descriptive research design was used. The population of the study comprised of the ... -
Determinants of Adoption of Cloud Practice Accounting in Insurance Firms in North Rift Region, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Administrations in the insurance firms need to take advantage of cloud expertise to appreciate augmented efficiency and improved efficiency in organizational operations. However, insurance firms in North Rift Region of ...
