Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Effect of Dividend Policy on Share Prices of Multinational and Local Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)This paper attempts to determine the effect of dividend policy on share prices of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange and whether this effect is dependent on whether a company is local or multinational. A ... -
Strategic Challenges and the Implementation of Agency Banking by Co-operative Bank of Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)In Kenya, agency banking is regulated by the Finance Act, 2009 that became operational in January 2010. The Central Bank of Kenya published on May 3rd 2010 the guidelines under which the agency banking model will be operated ... -
Service Quality and Performance of Paid Television Services: the Case Study of Zuku Company Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Providing a high-quality service is a major issue for all businesses especially for pay TV industry. Customer satisfaction may establish the success or fail of a business. In order to be competitive in the pay TV industry, ... -
An investigation on the factors influencing sustainability of NGO‘s in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Sustainability implies that societ y must use no more of a resource than can be regenerated. Financial sustainabilit y will be one of the key challenges for NGOs in the next decade: only those institutions that have sound ... -
Strategies Applied by Mortgage Providing Banks Quoted at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to Gain Competitive Advantage
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Strategy, which is a fundamental management tool in any organization, is a multi-dimensional concept that various authors have defined in different ways. This research was undertaken in order to understand the strategies ... -
Testing the Validity of Capital Assest Pricing Model in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)There have been various innovation of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). These innovation are meant to redress the assumption of the CAPM in view of capturing the variability of the asset returns. Many attempts have ... -
Strategic Business Networking as a Source of Competitive Advantage in the Motor Vehicle Industry in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)The competitive business environment has forced organizations to overhaul their thinking and re-assess the external and internal environment. Organizations need to acquire new skills to develop a strategic vision for the ... -
The Relationship Between Cross Listing and Liquidity: a Study of Shares Cross Listed in the East African Securities Exchanges
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Cross listing has become a common feature in developing countries financial structures. The same trend has been replicated in the emerging economies as well. Many reasons have been advanced as the driving forces behind ... -
The Effect of Foreign Exchange Rate Volatility on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Realized volatility is a measure of actual price volatility, based on past prices over a given time period. It is sometimes called historical volatility or historical deviation. Realized volatility stands in contrast to ... -
Control Measures Used by Equity Bank to Influence Operations in Its Subsidiaries in East Africa
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)This research project was a case study that sought to find out the control measures used by Equity Bank to influence operations on its subsidiaries in East Africa. Equity Bank Limited is a Kenyan bank that is incorporated ... -
Lean Manufacturing Practices and Performance of Organizations Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)This study sought to study Lean manufacturing practices and performance of organizations listed at the Nairobi. This study set to achieve three objectives namely; the fist being to determine the effects ... -
The Relationship Between Ownership Structure and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The ownership structure of Commercial Banks is of much importance owing to it as an internal mechanism of Corporate Governance. The different ownership identities over the past findings have shown difference in the monitoring ... -
Strategies Adopted by Kcb Ltd to Attract Kenyan Investors in Diaspora
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Diasporas have played significant roles in the development of many nations. Remittances are the largest source of net foreign inflows after foreign direct investment (FDI). Kenyan banks have been on the forefront of ... -
The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Market Valuation for Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Intellectual capital can be viewed as a resource of knowledge available on the company that produces high-value assets and economic benefits in the future for the company. There has been a lot of interest on intellectual ... -
An Assessment of Perceived Psychological Contract Violation on Employee Performance & Commitment at Bank of Africa Kenya Ltd
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-02)We live, work and die in organization, every person/employee is entitled to own feelings has a right, constitutional, personal, to express own dissatisfaction if aggrieved by organizations (employer. A psychological ... -
The Challenges of Implementing Global Strategies by Multinational Organizations Operating in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Global business strategy refers to plans that guide commercial transactions taking place between entities in different countries. Because methods of doing business vary appreciably in different countries, an understanding ... -
International Assistance During Conflicts: an Assessment of Remote Management in Humanitarian Aid
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013)The study analyses remote management as a viable option for principled, effective and accountable humanitarian aid delivery in conflict affected environments. The study was inspired by the changing global security environment ... -
The Relationship Between Macroeconomic Factors and the Level of Nonperforming Loans in the Banking Industry in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Considering that the banking industry is the backbone of the Kenyan economy, and that it is a critical vehicle that links the Kenyan economy to the rest of the world, it is important to understand the relationship between ... -
The Effect of Foreign Exchange Risk on Project Management: a Case of Projects Funded Through Kenya Medical Research Institute
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)The general objective of this research study was to establish the effects of foreign exchange risk on project management in KEMRI with two specific objectives namely; to establish the determinants for exposure to exchange ... -
Outsourcing and Competitive Advantage at Safaricom Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Outsourcing is the delegation of non-core operations from internal production to an external entity specializing in the management of that operation. This study aimed at finding out the gap between existing state of security ...
