Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Factors affecting quality systems implementation by tea handling warehouses in Mombasa county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The tea industry is the leading foreign exchange earner in Kenya. It is therefore important that quality systems are put in place throughout the tea value chain to secure customer confidence. The primary aim of this ... -
The Effect of Personal Borrowings and Savings on the Economic Empowerment of Households in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The government is not able to provide efficiently for its citizens, therefore there is need to empower households economically as this will create economic growth and stability within the county. This study aimed at ... -
Adoption of e-learning by students of University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many universities implement e-learning for many reasons. A number of e-learning opportunities provided by higher education especially universities in Kenya continue to grow. Little research has been done to verify how ... -
Impact of Strategy on Performance in Public Sector: a Case Study of Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Strategies have become essential measures in enhancing the operations of organizations. Strategy generally involves setting goals, determining actions to achieve the goals, and mobilizing resources to execute the actions. ... -
Human Resource Strategic Orientation, Employee Job Performance and Performance of State Corporations in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Employees‘ job performance is among the key elements for success in today‘s competitive business environments. Researchers in Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) have established a relationship between HRM and ... -
Perceived Factors Influencing Teachers Resistance to Implementation of Performance Contracting in Public Secondary Schools in Ndeiya Division, Limuru District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Kenyan government introduced PCs in 2003. The general perception by that time was that the performance of the public sector in general and government agencies in particular had consistently fallen below expectations. ... -
The Relationship Between Free Cash Flows and Investments of Firms Quoted at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between free cash f low and investments of companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Companies engage in various ways to finance their investments, including ... -
Competitive strategies adopted by K-rep bank in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The banking industry has experienced a rapid growth in terms of profits, deposits and revenues in the recent past. This trend has triggered a lot of competition in the banking industry. This study sought to establish the ... -
Employee perception of the relationship between rewards and employee performance at liquid telecom Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)In this era of globalization, every organization in the world improving its business processes by adopting advance technologies and innovations. To keep the pace of achieving goals, an organization tries their best to ... -
Balanced Scorecard and Performance: a Case Study of Co-operative Bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study sought to analyze the use of balanced scorecard as a performance improvement tool at the Co-operative Bank. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the factors affecting implementation of BSC as ... -
The Relationship Between Price Earning Ratio and Stock Return of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Economists as well as investors have examined anomalies on the stock exchange around the world for decades. There are enough empirical studies that show that both practical people and investment analysts use the Price ... -
Positioning Strategy as a Source of Competitive Advantage to Private Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The business environment has become extremely competitive and complex. Organizations must be flexible in order to adapt to changes, to compete effectively and thus prosper and grow.A good corporate strategy should therefore ... -
Effect of Working Capital Management on Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main purpose of this research was to establish the effect of working capital management on financial performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. In addition, this study sought to determine the effect of specific ... -
Exploring Population Density and Forest Cover Linkages: Evidence From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Forest resources in Kenya are valuable and need to be sustainably managed for present and future generations. Forests are important to our ecological, economic and social wellbeing. They offer a range of benefits and ... -
Relationship Between Human Resource Development Practices and Employee Performance at Barclays Bank (K) Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Human resource development practices are important for organization success. Effective formulation and implementation of human resource development practices are known to enhance employment relationship where employees ... -
Challenges of Implementation of Turnaround Strategies by Public Secondary Schools in Kangundo District, Machakos County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many firms experience trends of deteriorating financial performance at some point in their organizational life cycle as a result of market erosion and / or maladaptive decisions by management. Turnaround is a strategy ... -
The Influence of Customer Complaint Behaviour, Firm Response and Service Quality on Customer Loyalty of Mobile Telephone Subscriber in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study evaluated the influence of customer complaint behaviour, firm responses and service quality on customer loyalty of Mobile Telephone subscribers in Uganda. The study objectives were to determine the statistically ... -
The relationship between effectiveness of internal audit function and financial performance of companies listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, ... -
The Effects of Operating Foreign Exchange Exposure on Share Prices in Commercial and Services Firms at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Foreign exchange exposure is important in a multinational corporation as it influences working capital management decisions, since cash flow values are mainly affected by these exposures. These firms therefore need to ... -
Growth Strategies Adopted by Top Fast Growing Medium Size Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The motivation behind this study was the fact that fast growing medium size companies in Kenya play a critical role in the economic development of the nation. However, according to the researcher, there seems to be limited ...
