Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Influence of Strategic Partnerships on the Performance of Kenyatta International Convention Centre
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-10)Strategic partnerships are purposive strategic relationships between independent firms that share compatible goals, strive for mutual benefits, and acknowledge a high level of mutual dependence. Strategic partnership ... -
Framework for Enhancing Effective Utilization of Agricultural Information by Rural Farmers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Food security is one of the problems Kenya is facing and its causes are varied and almost impossible to measure with certainty. Although agriculture can be an avenue to bridging the gap between demand and current supply, ... -
Constitutionalism in Africa: a Comparative Study of Kenya and Somalia, 2004 - 2012
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The overall objective of the study is to examine the concept of constitutionalism in Africa; with a comparative study on developments in Kenya and Somalia. More specifically, the study aims to examine the constitutional-making ... -
A Public Key Infrastructure (Pki) for the Higher Education Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Public-key cryptography is fast becoming the foundation for online commerce and other applications that require security and authentication in an open network. The widespread use of public-key cryptography requires a ... -
Sudan’s Persistent Conflicts and Elusive Peace: Confluence of Power and Interests
(2014-09)This study examines why the Sudanese conflicts have persisted and continue to persist, eluding regional and international mediation efforts for peace. It sets out four basic assumptions: (i) the historical incompatible ... -
Strategy Implementation at Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Successful strategy implementation depends on doing a good job of working with and through others, building and strengthening competitive capabilities, motivating and rewarding people in a strategy supportive manner and ... -
The Effect of Liquidity and Leverage on Financial Performance of Commercial State Corporation Sin the Tourism Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Liquidity and leverage risk are considered as one of the serious concerns and challenges for financial performance in organizations. Towards this end, the research sought to establish effect of liquidity and leverage on ... -
Relationship of Financial Literacy on Individual Savings of Employees of Postal Corporation of Kenya Based in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)With the current evolutions in financial markets, it has now become ever more necessary for consumers to be more knowledgeable and proficient in managing their finances. This can be realized through addressing their ... -
Territorial Groups Conflicts Among the Maasai: Case of the Ilpurko, Ilkeekonyokie and Iloodokilani of Kajiado West Sub-county, 1996-2012
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sets to explore factors that make the two Maasai territorial groupsof Ilkeekonyokie and Iloodokilani of Kajiado West Sub Countybe in constant conflict with the Ilpurko one. The study covered the period from ... -
The Validity of the Dividend Discount Model in Determination of Growth Stock Performance in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The widespread lack of investor education on stock market investment and persistent information asymmetry in the securities market in Kenya and in the greater financial world has cost investors a pretty penny, and they ... -
Relationship Between Mergers and Acquisition and the Financial Performance of Listed Firms in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Mergers and acquisition plays an important role in external corporate expansion, acting as a strategy for corporate structuring and control. It is a different activity from internal expansion decisions, such as those ... -
The Effect of Organizational Structure on Financial Performance of Commercial State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)There is a growing recognition of the importance of organizational structure in aligning the success and financial performance of any organization. The main purpose of this study was to determine effect of organizational ... -
The Effect of Dividend Payout Ratio on Share Prices of Non-financial Firms Quoted on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In the commercial world dividends are a critical part of the firm performance as they are a major cash outlay and the major means through which investors receive a return on their investment of shares. Dividends do have ... -
Relationship Between Working Capital Management and Profitability of Reinsurance Companies in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Working capital management is a critical component of corporate finance because it directly affects the liquidity and profitability of the company. A firm's value cannot be maximized in the long run unless it survives ... -
The Effect of Tax Avoidance on the Financial Performance of Listed Companies at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The revenue authorities world over have continued to show keen interest in firms listed at the stock exchanges due to the complexity of their operations and the tendency for them to come up with complex tax avoidance ... -
The Relationship Between Ownership Structure and Tax Avoidance of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Taxes are a significant cost to a firm. Therefore, tax avoidance is beneficial to shareholders (Chen, Chen, Cheng and Shevlin 2010). However, in state owned enterprises (SOEs), taxes are an implicit dividend to the ... -
The Social Economic Hazards of Plastic Paper Bags Litter in Peri-urban Centers of Kenya;a Case Study Conducted at Ongata Rongai Township of Kajiado County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Plastic paper bags litter is a major environmental and public health problem, particularly in the urban and peri-urban areas of Kenya. Due to the many problems caused by plastic litter the main objective of the study was ... -
Lean Supply Chain Practices and Supply Chain Responsiveness Among Vegetable Oil Processing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)To make lean process success, level of thinking needs to be changed in order to focus on management from optimizing separate technologies, assets and vertical department to optimizing the flow of products and services ... -
Strategic Management Practices in Parliament of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main purpose of the study was to establish the strategic management practices undertaken at Parliament of Kenya. The study was carried out through a case study design where the unit of study was sought to find out ... -
The Effects of Corporate Governance Practices on the Efficiency of Local Agricultural Non-govermental Organisations in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Non governmental organisations play a vital role in every society, in many cases directly impacting on the quality of people’s lives. Good corporate governance can offer a number of important benefits to non governmental ...
