Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Adoption of blue ocean strategy by commercial bank of Africa limited, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)A well formulated strategy enables an organisation to marshal and allocate its resources in a unique way on the basis of relative external competences and limitations so as to achieve competitive advantage (Pascale, ... -
A survey of lean manufacturing practices in food processing firms in Mombasa County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)For high performance, a company has to either increase its revenues or reduce costs. Whilst increasing revenues remains a challenge from uncontrollable factors such as local and global competitive forces, organizations ... -
Strategic management practices and mobile money transfer services in the telephony industry in Kenya
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)Through the use of strategic management, firms are presently reengineering the way in which they conduct their business and market their products and services. However, in spite of the crucial role played by strategic ... -
Relationship between outsourcing and operational efficiency of pension schemes of companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The study sets out on a survey to establish the relationship between outsourcing and operational efficiency in pension scheme administration. Numerous studies have been carried out on understanding the key factors driving ... -
Competitive strategies and performance of firms in the mobile phone service industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)There is a knowledge gap with regard to the effects of the various innovation strategies pursued by organizations and the overall performance. The knowledge on how various innovation strategies affects performance of the ... -
Influence of promotion mix strategies on the growth of customers of pathologists Lancet Kenya
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)1:30th small and large organizations need to adopt promotional mix strategies in order to attract and retain customer hence long term relationships and growth in terms or productivity and ultimate survival. However. few ... -
Management perception of strategies for enhancing performance in commercial banks: a case study of the standard chartered bank Kenya limited
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)The last decade has seen businesses improve by the relatively insular processes of business process redesign, re-engineering and transformation. The aim of these processes has been generally to create a customer-focused ... -
Competitive strategies applied by small and medium-sized firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Today's business operating environment is characterised by dynamism that calls for constant adjustments of all business functions, strategies and alignment of the same to ensure sustainable growth of organisations. Despite ... -
Effectiveness of independent power producers as a strategic choice for financing electricity Generation in the Kenyan electricity market
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)The power sector in Kenya has undergone major strategy and structural changes over the last fifteen years. The Government of Kenya commenced comprehensive reforms in the electricity sub-sector in the mid 1990s, to among ... -
The 1998 terrorist bombing and its implication on security preparedness: a case study of government buildings within Nairobi CBD
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Security preparedness in response to emerging terrorism threat in Kenya has over time been treated casually prior to the 1998 terrorist bombing in Nairobi. It is this specific terrorist incident that terrorism threat in ... -
Virtual value chain and competitive advantage of five-star hotels in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The stiff competition among the Kenyan five star hotels has forced the managers to look for alternative and cost effective ways of getting extra revenue. One of the strategies is to use Information and Communication ... -
An assessment of service branding strategies adopted by Airtel Kenya Limited
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World class manufacturing in the maize milling industry - a case of Mombasa maize millers limited
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Global competition has called for innovation and application of best practices. World class manufacturing practices has been identified as a strong answer to the global competition. Mombasa Maize Millers Limited, a ... -
Effects of asset diversification on the financial Performance of micro finance institutions in Kenya
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)The microfinance sector has been facing challenges since their inception 20 years ago and as recent as 5 years ago, MFIs have still been focusing on overcoming the challenges of delivering one product - microcredit to ... -
Interest rate as a performance determinant among small and medium enterprises within the waste paper recycling and export in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Studies carried to reveal the impact of interest rates to S.M.Es, within the waste paper recycling sector, which obtained loans, showed that, majority of their business returns decreased during the loan period, income ... -
Risk management strategies and their effect on the financial performance of public benefit organizations In Kisumu County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Many Public Benefit Organizations have emerged in Kisumu County, Kenya with an aim of offering solutions to the many problems being faced by the residents. The PBOs attract huge restricted funding from donors, both local ... -
Applicability of logistic regression analysis in predicting financial distress for firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)Logistic regression combines independent variables to estimate the probability that a particular event will occur, i.e. a subject will be a member of one of the groups defined by the dichotomous dependent variable. If ... -
Kenya's foreign policy behaviour: Response to international terrorism, 1998-2012
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Terrorism and measures to combat it have become the focus of passionate international effort. The study seeks to investigate Kenya’s foreign policy behavior in response to international terrorism with reference to the ... -
The effect of financial innovation on the financial performance of listed commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Financial innovations are increasingly publicized as one of the most successful tools for banking system with the ability to positively affect its participant's. The importance of the financial innovation and financial ... -
Employee perception of quality of work life practices at the Kenya citizens and foreign nationals management service (KCFNMS), Nairobi region
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)The concept of Quality of Worl life involves increasing the sense of satisfaction people obtain from their work by so far as possible, reducing monotony, increasing variety, autonomy and responsibility, and avoiding ...
