Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Factors influencing the success of small and medium enterprises: a case study of businesses in Gikomba Market in Nairobi.
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)The major objective of the study was to establish the factors influencing the success of SMEs in Gikomba Market in Nairobi. Target respondents were drawn from Gikomba market and it comprised of owners of SMEs in the ... -
A study of supply chain management practices at the University of Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)Supply chain management (SCM) practices have emerged in the last decade as a strategic option to meet new challenges in global business environment. SCM seeks to enhance competitive performance by closely integrating the ... -
Cross cultural perspective of mergers and acquisitions: the case of Glaxosmithkline kenya PLC
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)Mergers can be defined as a combination of two or more organizations where all their assets and liabilities are combined to form one organization with a single name and legal entity. Merges therefore, are strategic ... -
Compliance implications of pay as you earn audit evidence of the banking sector
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)The research set out to find out whether Pay as You Earn audit has an implication on Pay As You Earn compliance in the banking sector. A questionnaire was constructed; (i) To find out the banks that have had P.AY.E. Audit ... -
A study of the relationship between liquidity ratios and share performance of companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)Share performance is determined by the positive increases in prices together with the dividend distributions during the period. The classical economic view posits that the current price of a stock closely reflects the ... -
Management perception of the attractiveness of the public service vehicle insurance business in Kenya
(Business Administration, 2008)Organisation's survival is dependent on the ability of the organizstion to adapt to changes in the environment. The type of industry that the firm finds itself in will influence the way it compete and the strategies it ... -
A study on management staff reactions to promotion on merit: a case study of City Council of Nairobi managers
(Business Administration, 2008)Studies have been done on overall employee promotion opportunities at work place but none has been done on management staff reactions on promotion on merit; case study of city council of Nairobi managers. The primary ... -
Retail marketing strategies adopted by bottling companies in Kenya
(Business Administration, 2008)Bottling companies playa key role in the Kenyan economy. They generate revenue to the government through taxes, create employment to the locals in the product manufacturing, packaging and distribution to the retail ... -
Vertical integration and competitive strategy of dairy processors: a case of Githunguri dairy farmers Cooperative Society Limited
(Business Administration, 2008)This study sought to find out the linkage between vertical integration and competitive strategy. It took the form of a case study of Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society which is located about 50km from Nairobi ... -
Family business succession practices of private Schools in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2009)The predominance of family-owned businesses in economies across the world and the criticality of issues peculiar to family owned businesses are, by now, a well-established and a widely accepted fact. Planning for succession ... -
A survey of lending technologies adopted by Commercial Banks in Kenya to mitigate small and medium enterprises opacity problem
(Business Administration, 2008)As the Kenyan economy grows, the need of credit for small business expansion grows likewise. For a long time, commercial banks have been lending to very few individuals and established businesses while sidelining the ... -
Determinants of employee dropout in corporate web based learning: a case study on Hilton hotel - Nairobi
(Business Administration, 2008)As corporations continue to migrate to online learning, understanding the learners' perspectives of the challenges hey face is critical to designing training programs and processes that assist employees in becoming ... -
A survey of strategic planning practices within the large Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2009-10)The purpose of strategic planning is to enable a company gam as efficient as possible a sustainable edge over its competitors (OhrnaeI983). It is all about competitive advantage. Strategic planning thus implies an attempt ... -
The impact of performance contracting on operational performance in the banking Industry: a case of multinational banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)This study sought to determine the extent performance contracting as a control mechanism impacts operations and service delivery in multinational banks in Kenya; and, to establish the challenges of implementing performance ... -
Response strategies of Equity Bank Ltd to competition in the Kenyan banking industry
(Business Administration, 2008)Dynamic environmental changes impact on organizational goals and objectives. This makes it difficult for organizations to remain viable. To be able to stay ahead of competition, it's imperative for organizations to ... -
An empirical analysis of the NSE response to cataclysmic events: a case study of Uchumi insolvency
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)Without warning, the country's widely networked supermarket (Uchumi Supermarket) declared insolvency and closed shop on 1st June 2006. On 31 st May 2006, a day before uchumi threw in the towel, the company conducted a ... -
The extent to which restaurants and hotels operating within the Nairobi central business
(Business Administration, 2008)This study was conducted with the objective of finding out the extent of the level of customer satisfaction for hotels and restaurant within the Nairobi central business district with services received from the city ... -
Implementation of a turnaround strategy at Morison Engineering Ltd
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-11)Globalization of markets and competition requires organizations to adapt to change incessantly. When firms fail to do so, performance declines and if the decline is not reversed, such firms can end up in bankruptcy. A ... -
The relationship between Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and organisational performance: a case of East African Breweries Ltd
(Business Administration, 2008)Reengineering has been defined as the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to bring about dramatic improvements in performance. Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is an approach that aims ... -
Effect of stock prices to announcements of Company Of the Year Awards (COYA): a case of companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)The main objective of this study is to establish whether or not COY A announcements have information content. The study aimed at establishing whether or not COYA announcements have any effect on share prices for companies ...
