Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Strategic responses to competition by Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited.
(Business Administration, 2008)The Kenyan banking sector is an important sector in improving the economy of the country. Over the past years, the banking sector has witnessed phenomenal growth in its asset base attributed to the increase in deposits ... -
The size effect at the Nairobi stock exchange (nse) An empirical investigation
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2003)The size effect is one of the best known academic market anomalies. There have been a considerable number of empirical studies that have found a relationship between equity returns and the size of a firm. Collaborating ... -
A Study of Determinants of Capital Structures of Public Sector Enterprises in Kenya
(Business Administration, 2002)Capital structure in all types of enterprises is important in influencing their profitability and solvency. Many studies have been carried out on the determinants of capital structure in the privately owned publicly ... -
New product development in selected microfinance Institutions in Kenya: a case study of Nairobi based Institutions
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)The Microfinance industry is a sector that is increasingly getting attention due to the role it plays in poverty alleviation. This study focused on a key aspect in the operations of Microfinance institutions: New product ... -
A survey of liquidity management approaches and their effect on profitability of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-09)Liquidity has been generally defined as the ability of commercial banks to fund increases in assets (advances) and meet obligations (depositors' claims) as they become due. Liquidity is of two types: Liquidity of assets ... -
Factors That Determine Fee-based Income Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2005-09)This study sought to identify the factors that determine trends in the commercial banks' fee based income. Whilst some studies have been carried out on risk diversification and non-interest income in the Kenyan banking ... -
Innovation Processes and the Perceived Role of the Chief Executive Officer in the Banking Industry
(Business Administration, 2003)The research was undertaken to establish innovation processes and the perceived role of the Chief Executive Officer in the banking industry. The thrust of the study was to find out whether the CEO seek to encourage ... -
Responses of Matatu owners in Nairobi to Kenya revenue authority tax amnesty marketing promotion
(University of NairobiSchool of Business,, 2006)This study sort to investigate the responses of Matatu Owners in Nairobi to Kenya Revenue Authority Tax Amnesty Marketing Promotion. To achieve this Matatu Owners in Nairobi were asked to ... -
Roles played by stakeholders in implementation of information systems:A case of equity bank in Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2008)Equity Bank management has broken the myth and demonstrated that the indigenous Kenyans managers have the capacity to build and nurture local institutions that can compete competitively with major multinationals from the ... -
Critical Success Factors in Petroleum Products Retailing in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-09)The liberalization of the petroleum industry in Kenya in 1994 following deregulation enhanced entry of independent petroleum product retailers of what was once an end line operation preserve of the multinational oil ... -
An investigation into the gap between budgets and experience: the case of Bamburi special products limited
(Business Administration, 2005)This study sought to compare the budgets and the export results in a period of four years from 1998 to 2001. An analysis of variances between capital expenditure budgets and the four year performance budgets on one hand ... -
The relationship between liquidity and stock ownership patterns at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2005-10)The relationship between liquidity and stock ownership patterns is a subject that has taken center stage in most advanced capital markets like the New York Stock exchange. This concern heightened the need to determine ... -
Strategic Planning Within Micro Finance Institutions In Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2003-10)Organizations all over the world operate within turbulent environments, which present a variety of challenges to them. Strategic management helps organizations cope with the rapidly changing state of affairs within the ... -
Long run portfolio returns on bonds and stocks in the Kenyan market
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)This study seeks to investigate long-run real returns on stocks and bonds in the Kenyan market. Empirical evidence suggests that long-run real return on stocks is higher than long-run real return on bonds. In this project ... -
A survey of competitive strategies adopted by mission hospitals in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2008-09)Firms respond to competition in different ways. Some may opt to move into product improvement, some into divesture and diversification, while others enter into new markets and others merge or buyout competitors. Porter ... -
A survey of cost allocation practices of manufacturing companies in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-11)This study sought to survey how Kenyan manufacturing companies allocate their fixed overheads to products or departments. Cost allocation affects reported figures in the companies' financial statements and hence the ... -
Strategic planning practices of private security firms in Kenya.
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business,, 2008)Strategic planning has become a pillar of many business operations in the turbulent business environment. It is a common characteristic when presenting any business proposal at a forum with other organizations, ... -
A study of strategic change management process in hybrid private-public organizations:The case of Kenya commercial Bank limited
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2003)The study sought to establish the change management process that has and is being applied at Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). KCB is seen as representing organizations that are changing in many ways, chief among them being ... -
A survey of human capital practices among the sugar companies in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2005-06)The purpose of this study was to determine human capital management practices among the sugar companies in Kenya and the challenges that the sugar companies face while implementing these human capital practices. The ... -
The response of manufacturing firms in Kenya to the introduction of East African community (EAC)customs union
(University of NairobiSchool of Business,, 2006)Organisations, in order to function and survrve, have to interact constantly with the outside world, the environment. The operations of any organisation can be described in terms of its "input-transformation-output" ...
