Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Effect of Capital Structure on Financial Performance of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-10)The choice between debt and equity financing has been directed to seek the optimal capital structure. Several studies show that a firm with high leverage tends to have an optimal capital structure and therefore it leads ... -
Factors Influencing the Discontinuance in Adoption of Tissue Culture Banana Technology: a Study of Smallholder Farmers in Maragwa District
(University of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 2013-10)Smallholder farmers in Kenya have been cultivating bananas among other crops such as coffee since the pre-colonial times. Bananas before the 1980s were grown to provide rural households with food. Unlike in other countries ... -
Business Process Re-engineering and Strategy Development in the Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-10)The purpose of this study was to establish contribution of Business Process Reengineering to strategy development at Kenya Commercial to contend with continuously changing conditions due to pressure from competitive ... -
Determinants of Adoption of Banc-assurance by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The study examined the determinants of adoption of Banc assurance by Commercial Banks in Kenya .The specific objective was guided by the influence of new revenue flow on adoption of Banc-assurance; the influence of business ... -
Code Switching in Political Speeches: a Case Study of 2012/2013 Selected Presidential Campaign Speeches in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-10)This study extends the study of code switching to political discourse and in particular spontenously produced campaign speeches with a view to finding out the motivation for code switching, types and functions of the ... -
Relationship between foreign exchange hedging methods and financial perfomance of firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-09)A number of Kenyan companies that are listed at the NSE have transactions both in Kenya Shillings and in Foreign Currencies such as the Japanese Yen, United States Dollar, British Pound or the European Union Euros. However, ... -
Role of Strategic Partnership in Value Creation Between Development Agencies and Businesses: a Case Study of Usaid Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-10)industry in order to gain access to resources needed. In seeking to establish this relationship, they should actively look for opportunities to exploit their strategic abilities, adapt and seek improvements in every area ... -
Input of the Sales Force Contribution on Organizational Performance: the Case of Nation Media Group (K) Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The Study sought to establish how the Input of Sales Force contributed to Organizational Performance. This was done through conducting interviews through an interview Guide to the Sales Force of Nation Media Group who ... -
The Relationship Between Underwriting Profit and Investment Income for the General Insurance Industry in Kenya
(2013)ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the integration of underwriting profit and investment income at aggregate insurance industry level. The objective of study was to evaluate the relationship between ... -
Effects of Exploration and Mining Risks on the Insurance Industry in Kenya
(School of business administration deaprtment, University of Nairobi, 2013-11)ABSTARCT Africa has considerable oil and gas resources that can help accelerate growth in the continent if used strategically. Although new reserves are being discovered progressively they are not equally distributed; ... -
Conflict Management Strategies Adopted by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)The purpose of the research is to establish conflict management strategies adopted by commercial banks in Kenya and to determine the challenges of conflict management faced by commercial banks in Kenya. The manager must ... -
The Influence Of Communication Strategy In Increasing Efficiency In Multicultural International Non Governmental Organisations
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-11)There have been contradictory findings of the empirical studies that have left a research gap on communication strategy in increasing efficiency in Multi-cultural International Non Governmental Organizations. The ability ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Renewable Energy Firms in Kenya
(School of business administration deaprtment, University of Nairobi, 2013-11)One of the environmental influences to a business arises from competition following increased globalization and internationalization of firms. Increased competition threatens the attractiveness of an industry thereby ... -
Effect of mortgage finance on development of the real estate sector in Nairobi county
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)The UN-Habitat (2011) noted that real estate development in most emerging economies in Africa face a dilemma following the inability to adequately finance urban shelter, amidst a dire need and ever-increasing demand for ... -
Role of Social Media in Enhancing Public Diplomacy: a Case Study of the U.s.
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)The wide spread diffusion of the internet, mobile communication, digital media and a variety of social software tools throughout the world has transformed the communication system into interactive horizontal networks ... -
Employee perception on the effectiveness of performance appraisal system at the Teachers’ Service commission, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The objective of this study was to investigate employee perception of the effectiveness of performance appraisal system at the Teachers Service Commission, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey of the Teachers’ ... -
Towards a Human Rights Based Approach to Fighting Corruption in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Law,, 2013-06)Corruption has over the years slowly gained recognition as an economic crime of international concern. It is not only a hindrance to good governance and development but it is also one of the violators of human rights. ... -
Effect of Budgetary Control on Performance of Non-governmental Organization’s in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)This research examines the budgetary control in Non-Governmental Organizations and its effects on their performance. The aim of this paper is to determine the effect of budgetary control on the performance of Non-Governmental ... -
Challenges of Strategy Implementation at Mazars Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-11)Strategy implementation involves organization of the firm's resources and motivation of the staff to achieve objectives. Strategy implementation is important because its success or failure rate may have a significant impact ... -
Strategy Implementation Challenges of Mobile Banking in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)The introduction of mobile money transfer services in Kenya had a great impact on the way in which Commercial Banks in Kenya conduct their day to day business. This state of affairs compelled the researcher to conduct ...
