Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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A survey of work trauma on post redundancy survivors in Kenyan organizations
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-09)The Kenyan businesses have been faced with strong economic factors that have forced organizations to review their cost posture and structures. Inevitably, staff reductions have had to be an option most organizations have ... -
Corporate governance and firm performance: an empirical test of competing governance theories on companies quoted on the Nairobi stock exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2009-11)The role of the Board as a corporate governance tool is widely acknowledged in much of the literature on Corporate Governance. Scholars and practitioners have sought to understand the relationship between various board ... -
An Empirical study of the relationship between Central bank rate (CRB)and commercial bank lending rates in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business,, 2009)The study contained in this report investigated the nature of relationship between CBR and commercial bank lending rates. We analyzed data to establish whether the CBR is an effective monetary policy tool. The data used ... -
Performance contracting at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2009-03)Performance contracting is one of the key planks of the new public management (NPM) reforms aimed at improving public administration and service delivery in the public sector. The NPM reforms have now become a global ... -
Procurement performance measurement systems: A survey of large manufacturing companies in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-11)The Procurement function can hardly be ignored in any manufacturing enterprise. Modem manufacturing thinking highly associate prudent procurement practices to profitability of the enterprise. This is because most financial ... -
The relationship between training and employee empowerment: a case study of Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd. (Kengen)
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between training and employee empowerment. It was a case study of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd, (KenGen). A questionnaire was administered to ... -
A survey of the operations strategy practices in the private security firms in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-08)This exploratory study sought to establish the various competitive priorities and operations' competitive challenges that face the private security firms in Kenya. Primary data was collected with the aid of a semi- ... -
Key Success Factors in the Mobile Phone Industry in Arusha, Tanzania
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)The mobile phone industry in Tanzania is an emerging industry which is growing at a high rate. The industry has been characterized by increased global competition, the transition from analogue signals to digital signals ... -
Strategies to Enhance Efficiency and Effectiveness in Service Organisations: a Case Study of Teachers Service Commission
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2009)The objective of this research was to establish the strategies to enhance Efficiency and Effectiveness in service organizations through use of Case study of the TSC. Effectiveness and efficiency sets the benchmarks of ... -
A survey of strategic alliances in Kenya's banking Industry
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2009)Strategic alliances have become an important part of most company's portfolios. In an era of rapid technological change, the ever rapidly changing competitive landscape, and the globalization of competition more and more ... -
Factors that influence the extent of counterfeiting of goods in East African Community
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2008-03)This study aims at finding out key factors that influence counterfeiting of goods in East African Community. Chapter one gives the background of the study and some citations of the people who have done a similar or a ... -
The role of administrative factors in stimulating tax reforms in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2008-11)The Kenyan law as relates to tax has been deemed complex in terms of the understanding of what needs to be incorporated in the computation of tax to be paid and what should not be part of the tax bracket. As such, ... -
The agency relationship between UNEP and it's implementing partners
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2009)Donor agencies mainly continue to view private sector, regional organizations, and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as alternative institutions and main agents with the ability to provide public services while at ... -
A survey of due diligence practices among Kenyan firms involved in corporate acquisitions, January, 2003 to march,2009
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2009)This survey was carried out to determine the due diligence practices of Kenyan firms that have taken part in acquisitions. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 40 firms sampled and follow-ups made by phone and ... -
Implementation of restructuring strategy at Kenya Airways
(University of NairobiSchool of Business,, 2008)This study was undertaken in order to understand how the restructuring strategy was implemented at Kenya Airways. The objective of the study was to determine and document how Kenya Airways ... -
Responses of unga limited to changes in the competitive environment
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2008)The study was conducted by interviewing senior managers of the company. The study intended to identify the changes that have occurred in the flour milling industry, the challenges these changes pose to Unga and how the ... -
A Survey of challenges in implementation and application of credit card systems in the banking industry in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business,, 2009)Credit card usage is gaining wide spread acceptance globally and has become one of the preferred mode of payment. A credit card system is an internetworking of hardware components at the various ... -
The Relationship Between the Use of the C's of Credit and the Non Performing Loans of Micro Finance Institutions in Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2008)The Microfinance sector has in the recent past become a major player in the Kenyan economy. As such, for Microfinance institutions to sustain viable credit programmes, the criteria for assessing credit risk are essential ... -
Challenges in the implementation of mobile banking information systems in commercial
(University of NairobiSchool of Business,, 2008)Many banks and financial institutions are interested in acquiring new technologies that enhance competitive advantage. However new technologies come with its challenges, the major challenge for ... -
An analysis of the information content of economic value added as a performance measure of banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2008-10)This paper analyses the information content of Economic Value Added (EVA) performance indicator in the light of creating shareholder value within the banking industry. With increasing pressure on firms to deliver shareholder ...
