Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Sub-national Projection Methods: Application to the Counties in the Former Nyanza Province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The main objective of the study was to review the sub-national projection methods and to use the most appropriate method to project the primary school-age population among the sub-counties in the former Nyanza Province. ... -
Value chain and competitive advantage at the Kenya Pipeline company limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)For a company to survive in highly competitive environment of today, it must at least temporarily achieve a competitive advantage. Penrose (1959) pioneered resource-based view (RBV) and emphasized those resources internal ... -
Strategy Implementation and Challenges at Limuru Constituency Development Fund in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Thompson and Strictland (1998) argue about what has to be done internally to ensure target results are achieved within the targeted framework of time. The CDF must successfully implement its strategic plans. This is ... -
The Effect of Innovation and Technology Management Practices on Business Survival in the Motor Vehicle Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The motor vehicle industry is a dynamic industry with customer needs that vary every time. This has forced organization to continuously embrace innovation and technology to satisfy the customer needs. The purpose of the ... -
Audience Reception of Sexual Behavior Change Media Messages in Kampala - Uganda Case Study of Get Off the Sexual Network Campaig
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study’s overall objective was to understand how people with more than one sexual partner received, engaged with and made sense of “Get off the Sexual Network” media campaign. In order to do this, the study relied on ... -
Outsourcing and Performance of Savings and Credit Societies in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of outsourcing on performance of SACCOs in Nairobi City County. The study was guided by two objectives namely; to establish services outsourced by SACCOs in Nairobi ... -
Testing the Existence of Low Price Effect on Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The low price effect simply purports that low priced shares significantly outperform high priced shares on a risk-adjusted return basis. The objective of the study was to test the existence of low price effect on stock ... -
Relationship Between Outreach and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Micro Finance Institutions in Kenya
(2014)The main purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between outreach and financial performance of deposit taking MFIs in Kenya. This study applied descriptive and correlation methods to study using secondary ... -
The Effect of Cashless Transactions and Financial Trading Income on Non-funded Income in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Commercial banks income structures over the years have mainly been dominated by interest income generated from loans and advances to customers followed distantly by non-funded also known as non-interest income. However ... -
The role of marketing in Kenyan politics
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study examines the role of marketing in Kenyan politics. The broad objective of the research focused on the assessment of the role of marketing in the Kenyan politics. The study targeted to establish how the functions ... -
Impact of Inflation on Living Standards Among Underclass Single Mothers: Case Study of Soweto Slum in Githurai 44
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of inflation/high cost of living among underclass single mothers in Githurai 44 (Soweto slum) for the last two years (2010-2011). The study objectives were to assess how ... -
Military Diplomacy: a Case Study of Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia (2011-2012)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)KDF’s entry into Somalia on October 2011 elicited a lot of interest at the local, sub-regional, regional and international levels. This was because in the history of independent Kenya, a 48 year period, the country had ... -
Strategic Implications of Cloud Computing as a Competitive Advantage in the Banking Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cloud computing is the offering of computing resources over the internet. Cloud computing is the most popular rising computing model that benefit from massive approval. Strategy is depicted as a set of beliefs on how a ... -
Application of Balanced Score Card as a Strategy Management Process Tool by Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The importance of strategy in the current dynamic and turbulent business environment cannot be overemphasized. The world has moved from the stable environments of the mid twentieth century to fast changing and turbulent ... -
Factors That Determine Satisfaction of Customers of Equity Bank Kenya Limited in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of this study was to identifythe factors that determine satisfaction of customers of Equity Bank Kenya limited in Nairobi. This research study sought to answer the following question; what are the factors ... -
Competitive Strategies Used by Commercial Banks in Kenya to Attract Corporate Customers
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The concept of strategy has been underscored by various management scholars and practitioners. Competitive strategy is involved with the search for a favourable competitive positioning in the industry. In this sense it ... -
Outsourcing and Organizational Performance Among Public Univeresities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This project reveals that there has been a significant increase in most of the public universities in Kenya outsourcing non - core services in an attempt to enhance competitiveness. This is because most universities ... -
Factors That Lead to Violence Against Women in Kibra’s Laini Saba, Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study aimed at finding out factors that lead to domestic violence against women in Laini Saba of Kibra. Data were collected using the survey method, direct observation, focus group discussions and key informant ... -
Factors Influencing Marketing Strategies Adopted by Nakumatt Supermarket Retail Chain in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study‟s objective was to assess factors influencing marketing strategies adopted by Nakumatt supermarket retail chain in Nairobi. Consequently, the researcher adopted a case study research design in this study. In ... -
Outsourcing and the Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sought to establish the effect of outsourcing and the performance of state corporations in Kenya. It was guided by the statement of the problem which revealed that outsourcing has been understood by most ...
