Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The relationship between inventory turnover and financial performance of supermarkets in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Inventory turnover is a key element of working capital management. Supermarkets being in retail business are greatly affected by the rate of inventory turnover. It is therefore important to determine the relationship ... -
Market segmentation strategies used by Chloride Exide Kenya Limited as a Competitive Advantage Tool
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Organizations are environment dependent. They receive inputs from the environment and they sell or distribute their products to the environment. Companies are created to produce either goods or services that meet the ... -
Adoption of e-commerce payment systems by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)E-commerce, which is combination of traditional commerce and Internet, has brought dramatic changes of the way business transactions are conducted prompting banks, as the intermediary financial instruments, to adopt and ... -
Effectiveness Of Debt Collection Strategies At Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi,School of business,, 2013-10)The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of debt collection strategies at Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited. The study was justified by the need to address the dismal performance of debt ... -
A semantic analysis of the prepositions used in Sheng using the image Schema theory: A concept in cognitive semantics
(University of Nairobi,Department of linguistics and languages,, 2013)This study was carried out to analyse the meanings of the prepositions used in Sheng. To do this effectively, the image schema theory was used to analyze the meanings of twenty selected prepositions used in Sheng. It had ... -
Resolving water use conflicts to enhance better regional integration: A case study of the Nile River Basin Management
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy & International Studies, 2013-09)This study identifies the historical and present issues revolving around the sharing of the Nile Basin resources amongst the Nile riparian countries (namely; Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, DRC, ... -
Strategic Responses Of Nairobi Water And Sewerage Company To Challenges Of Supplying Water To Informal Settlements In Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)This research project was a case study of strategic responses of Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company to challenges of supplying water to informal settlements in Nairobi. The main objectives of the study were to establish ... -
Effect of agency banking on financial performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of agency banking on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya.Secondary data sources were used for the study. Annual reports on individual banks‟ financial ... -
The Influence of Dutch and Kenyan Cultures on the business operations by Dutch organisations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013-10)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of Dutch and Kenyan cultures on the business operations by Dutch organizations in Kenya. The study was in light of the globalization and internationalization trends ... -
The Determinants of credit risk in commercial banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)The global financial crisis and increasing vulnerability of commercial banks has of late sparked interest on the analysis of the problems banking crisis can have over an economy. Of great interest has been the determinants ... -
The Effect of Internal controls on revenue Generation: A Case study of the University of Nairobi Enterprise and Services Limited
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Finance And Accounting University Of Nairobi, 2013-10)The study sought to evaluate the effect of internal controls on revenue generation in UNES. The research design that was employed in this study is descriptive design. The study population was all the employees at the UNES ... -
Value chain analysis and competitive advantage at Mayfair Group of Companies in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The new landscape in business today is characterized by a turbulent environment that is dynamic and competitive. Firms of the 21st Century are faced with challenges as a result of hyper competition, technological revolution ... -
Determinants of interest rate spread in commercial banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business,, 2013-10)The determinants of IRS are classified into three segments namely bank specific factors, industry factors and macroeconomic factors. Bank Specific Factors.This are factors that affect an individual bank such as bank size, ... -
The relationship between corporate tax and investment in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-09)Empirical research and theory on the relationship between taxes and investment indicate that taxes are a key matter for the decision of enterprises on where and how much to invest. The aim of this study was establishing ... -
Competitive strategies adopted by Kenatco Taxis Limited to Achieve competitive advantage
(School of Business, 2013-11)A company's game plan is the game plan management uses to stake out a market position, attract and appease customers and complete successfully. The main thrust of a company is to build and strengthen the company's long ... -
An investigation into the existence of foreign currency borrower arbitrage in the Kenyan commercial banks
(University of Nairobi,School of business,, 2013-08)An arbitrage trading strategy whereby an investor capitalizes on the interest rate differential between two countries by using a forward contract to cover (eliminate exposure to) exchange rate risk.The study sought to ... -
Factors that have influenced East African Breweries Limited to go International
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Success in international competition demands that firms translate domestic positions into international positions. Firm is influenced to enter international markets resulting to international integration of markets is ... -
Price behaviour of new share Listings in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)This study examines the price performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) during the period 2006-2011. It investigates the difference between the IPOs listing price and their ... -
Strategic responses by weighing scale dealers in Kenya to changes in external environment
(University of Nairobi,School of business,, 2013-10)The environment in which organizations operate is constantly changing with different factors influencing them. Since the turn of the millennium, the general business environment has become more volatile, unpredictable and ... -
Impact of exchange rate on Diaspora Remittances in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Diaspora remittance has become a key driver in economic growth in Kenya and is a major source of foreign exchange in the Kenyan economy only rivaled by tourism, horticulture and tea export. Remittances have led to economic ...
