Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The impact of ethnic conflict on economic development: the case of post-election violence in Kenya, 2007-2008.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Ethnic diversity is one of the greatest pillars of any society world-wide. The variety and competition that comes with it is good for social-economic growth. However, ethnic groups’ interests and completion for scarce ... -
Strategic planning practices and performance of dyer and blair investment bank Kenya limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Organizations from both the private and public sector are increasingly embracing the practice of strategic planning in anticipation that this will translate to improved performance. Past studies have focused on the direct ... -
A study of noun plural formation in bor dialect of dinka
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This is a descriptive study of the noun plural formation in Bor dialect of Dinka spoken in South Sudan. The study was conducted within the framework of the theory of the Lexical Phonology and the theory of Auto-segmental ... -
Communicative effectiveness of figurative language in dowry negotiation discourse among kikamba speakers
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study focuses on explaining how the interpretation of figurative language is realized in the Kamba dowry negotiation. The study attempts to clarify how the participants in this social-cultural practice overcome the ... -
The effect of financial innovation on the financial performance of micro-finance institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Microfinance institutions play a vital role in the economic development of many developing countries through the provision of a wide range of financial products and services to the poor, low-income households and micro ... -
Relationship between training and development and competitive advantage in the micro finance
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sought to establish the relationship between training and development and competitive advantage among micro finance institutions in Kenya. This study adopted a descriptive cross secti ... -
Value chain practices and management at the Kenya Meat Commission
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main purpose of the study determined how the value chain practices affect management at Kenya Meat Commission. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to establish the various value chain practices ... -
Harnessing economic growth in Africa: opportunities and challenges in the 21st century, 2000 – 2012
(University of Nairobi, 2014)ABSTRACT The overall objective of the study was to critically evaluate economic growth in Africa in the 21st century, with a focus on opportunities and challenges that exit thereof, from the year 2000 to 2012. More ... -
The relationship between capital structure and profitability of listed non financial firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Capital structure decision is the vital one since the profitability of an enterprise is directly affected by such decision. The determination of a company’s capital structure constitutes a difficult decision, one that ... -
The relationship between leverage and financial performance of top 100 small and medium enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Small and medium scale enterprises are considered important in both developed and developing countries. They produce goods and services which help to increase economic growth and contribute significantly to employment ... -
The effect of financial performance announcement on share returns of firms listed at the nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Corporate events have numerous effects on the stock market and it has been observed that share price movements is an area of research that has attracted the attention of various researchers, Firms listed in the security ... -
Determinants of health insurance demand among the migrants in kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Second MTP 2013-2017, outlines important predictable challenges which urgently need to be addressed; high cost of health care and financing and low coverage of health insurance. Accessibility of health care services ... -
The effect of portfolio optimization on the returns of listed companies at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Portfolio optimization is the practice of determining the ‘best’ allocation of assets within a portfolio in order to maximize returns at a given level of risk. The study aimed at establishing the effect of portfolio ... -
Employees perception of industrial action in commercial banks in Kenya
(2014)Support of employees is paramount for organizational success. Industrial action is a form of protest by employees to push an agenda. Research finding has shown that industrial actions such as covert and overt actions are ... -
Effect of corporate social responsibility on customer loyalty among commercial banks in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study specifically assessed the impact of CSR on customer loyalty among commercial banks in Nairobi, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to establish the extent customer awareness on CSR activities carried out by ... -
The relationship between perceived ease of use, perceived usefullness, behavioural intention to use and acceptance of mobile banking services: the case of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Mobile phones play a big role in making life convenient, productive and significantly easier to transact. Most transactions can now be done electronically from almost any location with M-commerce technology. M-commerce ... -
The influence of age and job rank on employee commitment among police officers in the kenya police service
(2014)A look at past studies on employee commitment revealed that most researchers have only examined such individual correlates of employee commitment as physical, mental and dispositional differences. What seemed to be lacking ... -
Potential and constraints of public debt as a tool for economic growth
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)This study set out to establish the potential and constraints of public debt as a tool for economic growth. The study used secondary data for a time series of 1980 to 2010 using an error correction model. The study ... -
Corruption in state corporations in Kenya: compliance with corporate governance standards as a measure to combat corruption.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study examines the relationship between the compliance with corporate governance and the level of corruption in state corporations in Kenya. Corruption has manifested itself both as legal and ethical challenge in ... -
Strategic management practices at the Kenya Red Cross Society
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Strategic Management is a concept that concerns with the formulating, implementing, and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives. Generally strategic management practices ...
