Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Retail investor sentiment and return comovement: an emperical analysis of individual investors at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2008-11)Using databases of more than 680,000 retail investor transactions over 2005 - 2007, the research sought to show that these trades are systematically correlated. Individuals buy (or sell) in concert with noise trader ... -
A survey of the extent of involvement in corporate social responsibility by Kenyan public universities
(Business Administration, 2005)Corporate social responsibility is on the "hot list" of emerging concepts which business needs to understand and address because it carries potentially significant implications for business success. Just about every ... -
Corporate strategy, organizational politics,and firm performance
(School of Business,University of Nairobi, 2009)A well known fact is that one cannot divorce politics from life. This then means that most life activities have elements of politics in them. So our lives in the firms we work in whether public, private, large or ... -
A survey on the role of internal audit in promoting good corporate governance in state owned enterprises.
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2008-11)There has been growing recognition in recent years of the importance of corporate governance in ensuring sound financial reporting and deterring fraud. Well performing internal audit function is one of the strongest means ... -
Differentiation strategies used by microfinance institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2005-08)Microfinance Institutions are pillars to development of small business and growth of the informal sector in Kenya. They are able to mitigate asymmetric information problems between lenders and borrowers hence increasing ... -
Implementation process of free primary Education
(School of Business, 2006)The objectives of the Study was to examine the implementation process of the 2003 - 2006 Free Primary Education policy strategy and to establish factors which have influenced its implementation process. The outcome of ... -
A survey of operational risks management practices by commercial banks in Kenya
(Business Administration, 2005)Risk has been generally defined as the volatility of unexpected outcomes. Finns are exposed to various types of risks which can be broadly classified into business and non business risks. Operational risk is·-the risk ... -
Control and enforcement of corporate governance by the capital markets authority (CMA)
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2008)Corporate governance has been a term not quite understood. Many people appreciate its importance having experienced the effect of the lack of it as opposed to the presence of it. This research tries to understand the ... -
Determination of the sales forecasting methods used by sugar manufacturing firms in Kenya
(School of Business, 2008)This survey study was carried out amongst the seven sugar manufacturing companies in Kenya operating at the time of the study and licensed by the Kenya Sugar Board. The objectives of the study were: - to determine Sales ... -
Responses of large private manufacturing companies to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2004-03)Organisations exist in a complex commercial, economic, political, teclmological, cultural and social environment. This environment is turbulent and it is more complex to some organisations than others. The success of ... -
Evaluating community policing strategy:a case study of Kenya police
(Business Administration, 2005)Community policing is important to both the local people and business people because it lets them know law and order is on their side all the time, not just when a serious or violent crime takes place. It reassures owners ... -
Corporate governance practices in housing finance company of Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2008)Corporate governance is about putting in place the structure, processes and mechanisms by which business and affairs of the company or firm are directed and managed, in order to enhance long term shareholder value through ... -
Testing whether contrarian investment strategy offer profitable opportunity at Nairobi stock exchange
(Business Administration, 2005)Contrarian investment strategy i.e. the act of buying past losers and selling previous winners have been studied widely in developed markets such as the US, and UK. In spite of the importance of studying past performance, very ... -
Capital Structure Choice
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005)If it is difficult for a firm to measure impact on the value of the firm under different levels of leverage, it should not be surprising that managers are not very concerned about maintaining an exact capital structure. The ... -
Using earnings and free cash flow to evaluate corporate performance
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2004)Corporate valuation is a very central theme to the subject of Finance. Valuation models are of various types based on either the income statement or the balance sheet approaches. Valuation is important in both acquisition ... -
Response of state owned enterprises to corporate governance reforms
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2003)State owned enterprises (SOEs) employ approximately 200,000 people and at one time, controlled nearly 30% by value of the GDP in Kenya. Most of the SOEs have performed poorly since inception and problems, largely ... -
Strategic Planning Practices by Universities in Kenya
(Business Administration, 2005)The objective of this study was to establish the strategic planning practices of universities in Kenya. To achieve this objective, primary data was collected by use of a questionnaire targeted at the Vice Chancellors or ... -
The impact of corporate brand identity On product perceptions: A case study of selected health Institutions in Nairobi
(School of Business, 2003)This study sought to investigate the impact of corporate brand identity on product perceptions within t healthcare institutions in Nairobi. The study was to investigate whether the hospitals actually use the brand identity ... -
A survey of rationale and determinants of levels of corporate social responsibility among firms in Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2004)This research examined the levels of involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and rationales and factors that determine these levels among firms in Kenya. The period of research was 1997 - 2001 using ... -
Attitude Of Personal Banking Customers In Nairobi Towards The Repositioning Strategy Adopted By Kenya Commercial Bank Limited
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2005-09)The objectives of this study were to establish whether customers are aware of the repositioning strategy carried out by KCB, (Cognitive component of attitude), determine the customer's feelings towards the repositioning ...
