Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Effects of free cash flows on the profitability of five star hotels in Kenya
(2014)The goal of every organization is always to improve its performance. Thus, managers in corporate organizations do all that is necessary to improve their performance and especially their profitability. Scholars have ... -
Transport Demands and Its Impact on Road Safety and Exposure to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (POSTSD). The Case of Boda Boda Operations in Murang’a Town
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of road safety in relation to Post Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among boda boda operators in Murang‘a town. The study sought to answer the following questions: Which ... -
The effects of diversification on portfolio risk atthe Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Portfolio diversification is the practice of spreading one‟s money among many different investments. Portfolio risk is the chance that combination of assets or units within individual group of investment fail to meet ... -
Health Seeking Behavior in Malaria Treatment by the Fishing Community of Rusinga Island, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Literature on health and diseases indicate that people perceive diseases variously. People develop their own views and beliefs about the causes, symptoms, modes of transmission and therapy choices, which then influence ... -
A Study of Morphological Reduplication in Kiembu
(2014)This study is essentially a study of reduplication in Kiembu. As explained in chapter 1, the study sought to establish the linguistic units affected by reduplication, how reduplication interacts with morphological and ... -
The Effect of Lending on the Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi County
(2014)As development takes place, one question that arises is the extent to which credit can be offered to the rural poor to facilitate their taking advantage of the developing entrepreneurial activities. Lending is the trust ... -
Corporate Governance Challenges and Their Impact on the Performance of the Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisations (Saccos) in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Savings and Credit Co-operative Organizations (SACCOs) have for a long time been offering loans to their members at a relatively cheaper rate which made the institutions the preferred source of funds by the members ... -
The effect of capital expenditure on financial performance of firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(2014-10)Organisations worldwide require investment in capital expenditure in order for them to achieve their business objectives and maximize shareholders wealth. It is therefore expected that investment in capital expenditure ... -
Factors influencing e-procurement application at Kenya revenue authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The recent changes in the Kenyan political landscape have brought about cuts in public sector spending and the demands of government institutions to be efficient in their operations. Kenya revenue authority with other ... -
Decentralization of Government Operations and Service Delivery Performance by County Governments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between decentralization of operations and the performance of county governments. It specifically looked at operations which have been decentralized, effect of ... -
Balanced scorecard and strategy implementation at Kenyatta university, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main aim of the paper was to investigate on Balanced score card and strategy implementation at Kenyatta University. Strategy implementation involves organization of the firm's resources and motivation of the staff to ... -
The Effects of Rights Issue Announcement on Stock Returns of Firms Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2014)Rights issue is a secondary equity issue in which new additional shares are issued to the existing shareholders in exchange for cash (capital) needed by a publicly quoted company, either for expansion purposes or to ... -
Effects of Sacco Services on Investment by Households in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Investment plays an important role in sustaining growth and development of any country. High rates of investments depend on high rates of saving (Pelrine & Kabatalya, 2005). SACCOs link borrowers and savers (Tache, 2006). ... -
Conflict-sensitive reporting in Kenya’s print media: a case of Tana river clashes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Conflict and its escalation in the present day world demands and commands our attention, as well as our commitment to understanding and addressing it. Therefore, how should the media cover conflict? The debate is widespread ... -
Effect of unclaimed financial assets on the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Kenya enacted legislation to regulate the management of unclaimed financial assets from various institutions. The Unclaimed Financial Assets Act of 2011 is the main regulation that outlines the way these institutions are ... -
Adoption of Cloud Computing Among Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Cloud computing is the latest trend in IT world. It is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information; are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. The study was concerned with the ... -
Supply chain design practices and business performance among milk processing firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many firms who have implemented the use of various Supply Chain Design practices have had nothing short of enjoying the fruits of their investments. This project set out to establish the relationship between SC design ... -
Internal marketing and organizations performance among large supermarkets in Nairobi:a case study of leading supermarkets in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Internal marketing plays a major role in the successful implementation of a company’s goals and objectives. The ultimate goal in this context is to present internal marketing as a technique for gaining the acceptance of ... -
The Effect of Mortgage Financing on Profitability of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(2014-10)Mortgage financing helps in reducing poverty levels and the growth of informal settlements and at the same time offering high opportunity for profitability and growth for financial institutions that have decided to pursue ... -
The effect of mergers and acquisitions on shareholder wealth of listed petroleum companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of mergers and acquisitions on shareholder wealth of listed petroleum companies in Kenya. The population comprised of the listed petroleum companies in Kenya. The ...
