Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Credit rationing by micro finance institutions And its influence on the operations of Small and micro enterprises.
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001)This study establishes how MFIs ration credit among MSEs. The hypothesis of the study was that credit rationing influences the operations of MSEs. Savings, business profitability, group membership, location of the ... -
An investigation into the relationship between Risk and return of companies listed under the Various market segments: the case of the Nairobi stock Exchange
(2001-06)The principal objective of this study was to establish whether there exist any difference in terms of risks and returns of companies listed under the two market segments namely; the Main Investment Market Segment and the ... -
Strategic change management practices in Kenya: the case of Nairobi bottlers limited
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)The study was conducted by carrying out in-depth interviews with senior managers of the company. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the managers. The study intends to identify whether Nairobi ... -
A Survey of Risk Factors in the Strategic Planning Process of Selected Parastatals in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)Strategic planning has its roots m war situations, where survival is key to success. Modem business organizations have embraced this concept, and now most leading organizations engage strategic planning managers to ensure ... -
Strategic Change Management Process in the Public Sector: A Case Study of the Civil Service Reform Programme in Kenya, 1993-2003
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2003-07)Strategy arises out of the need for organizations to position themselves to exploit opportunities and deal with threats in the environment. Because the environment is dynamic, these opportunities and threats shift all ... -
Pricing Of Electricity By Bulk Power Producers In Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2002-09)This is a study on the electric energy sub-sector, which falls under the energy sector in Kenya. The electric energy sub-sector has been undergoing restructuring since mid-1990s. A new Electric Power Act 1997 came into ... -
Competitive intelligence practices by FM radio stations operating in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001)This study was aimed at surveying the use of competitive intelligence in gaining competitive advantage in the FM radio stations operating in Kenya. The specific objective was to establish the awareness level about ... -
A survey of factors influencing choice of ICT systems for core banking activities in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006-07)As banks explore their network expansion strategies by adding new channels, new products and new segments, the result has been a dramatic increase in back office and IT complexity, with the consequent stagnating efficiency ... -
Bankruptcy costs and their effect on The value of the firm: the case of the Banking institutions in Kenya
(School of Business, 2003)The banking industry plays a major role in the economic development as they provide the money to be invested, by matching the needs of depositors who have excess money in their hands and the borrowers who have less money ... -
Predictability of ordinary stock returns at the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)The study sought to determine the predictability of ordinary stock return, for selected securities listed on the NSE using recursive least squares regression. Monthly closing prices (mode price) for the selected securities ... -
A Methodology for forecasting sales demand for toothpaste: The case of Colgate Palmolive (EA) Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2003-10)In this research, the researcher has looked at the importance offorecasting to the day-today decision making environment of managers and what the writers have said about forecasting and its impact on decision-making. The ... -
Responses of Inter -urban Bus Companies in Kenya to Environmental Changes
(School of Business, 2003)Organisations must continuously adapt their operations to the constantly changing environment in order to succeed in business. Since the last quarter of the twentieth century to date, several changes have taken place in ... -
A comparative study of strategic planning in the public and private sectors in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-08)This research project sought to compare Strategic Planning in the Public and Private Sectors in Kenya. The objectives included the determination of the types of strategic planning that exists in the two sectors and whether ... -
Attitude of Kenya revenue authority employees towards telecommuting
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)The objectives of the study were three. The first was to establish the attitude of the Kenya Revenue Authority employees towards embracing telecommuting practices. The second was to establish the variation in attitude ... -
Assessment of the Use of the Value Analysis Method by Companies Quoted in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2000-11)The study was to establish the knowledge of the use of the value analysis method by Kenyan companies by evaluating the use of the various approaches advocated for it's use. This study was able to ascertain that the ... -
Ad Hoc Non Institutional Conflict Management: A Case Study Of Burundi And Zaire
(University of Nairobi.Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 1999-08)The study sets out to analyse and investigate the contributions of ad hoc noninstitutional approaches to the management of internal conflicts. In process, the study examines the structures and problems of the institutional ... -
Forecasting cash flows from accounts Receivable using a markov chain model: A case study of Davis & Shirtliff limited
(School of Business, 2003)The main objective of this study was to test the suitability of a Markov model in forecasting cash flows from accounts receivable. The exponential smoothened Markov model developed by Corcoran (1978) was used to test its ... -
A survey of investment practices of pension fund managers in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)This study considered the investment practices of pension fund managers in Kenya. The study surveyed the practices of pension fund managers in an environment constrained by RBA investment guidelines. The findings of the ... -
Environmental changes and their influence on industry structure: a study of the motor assemblers and franchise holders in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-09)There have been numerous environmental changes in the last 5 years in Kenya in terms of new technological breakthroughs, economic ups and downs, change in consumer behaviour as well as new laws and regulations. This ... -
Effects of Liberalization on income of smallholder tea Producers in central Kenya
(School of Business, 2003)The focus of this study was to assess the effect of liberalisation of the smallholder tea sector on the income levels of the smallholder farmer in Central Kenya. To achieve this, smallholder farmers were selected using ...
