Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Differences between dividend policies of foreign owned firms and locally owned firms listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi.School of Business Studies, 2006-10)Compared to the local firms, multinational firms usually have a high dividend payout and predictable policies. This paper assesses the need to analyze the effect of dividend policies of multinational firms on the overall ... -
Effects of tea production on women's work and labour Allocations in Embu district
(School of Business, 1990)This Study examines sexual division of labour and its impact on Qender relations amonq smallholder teafarminQ households of Embu ditrict. It addresses problems women face as a result of capitalization and commercialization ... -
The process of strategy development in Kenya Bus Services Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004)It has been observed that though several approaches to strategy development process in organisations have been advocated by various authors and scholars, individually, the approaches only offer partial explanation about ... -
Benefits and Challenges of Multilevel Marketing in Kenya:a Case of Golden Neolife Diamite International Distributors in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2008)World over Multilevel marketing (MLM), also called Network marketing has become a successful concept that empowers ordinary people to turn into successful entrepreneurs. This concept is about distributing products directly ... -
Managing resistance to change in the banking industry in Kenya: The case of Equity Bank
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2005)The fast-changing global business environment has resulted in organisations having to change their business strategies and processes so as to remain competitive. As organisations implement the changes, they have been ... -
Factors considered by Kenyan firms when deciding to establish subsidiaries/branches in Uganda and Tanzania
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-02)This study was about finding out factors considered by Kenyan firms when deciding to establish subsidiaries/branches in Uganda and Tanzania. The other objective of the study was to find how the said firms rate the ... -
Responses by commercial banks operating in Kenya to changes in the environment: a case of National Bank of Kenya Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004)The objectives of the study were to identify changes in the external environment affecting National Bank of Kenya and to establish the response of National Bank of Kenya to the changes in the competitive environment, ... -
Capital Structure Choice: an Empirical Testing of the Pecking Order Theory Among Firms Quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2005-08)This study uses shy am-sunder and Myers (1999) POT model, to test whether firms listed on NSE follow the pecking order theory of capital structure in their financing choices. The POT model predicts external debt financing ... -
Attitude of electricity customers towards energy Efficiency messages in lighting activities: The case Of KPLC'S domestic customers in Nairobi
(School of Business, 2004)Electricity is a versatile, clean and environment friendly source of energy. Its availability, pricing and use will continue to be important factors as more customers get connected to the national grid in Kenya. However ... -
A survey on corporate response to poor performance by companies listed on the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business, 2004)This study sought to establish what course of action companies choose to take in times of poor performance. There are two broad categories of actions that firms may pursue in lean times. One is that companies in an effort ... -
Adoption of market development strategy by Kenya Airways
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2005-09)The study was undertaken to investigate and document the experiences of a firm at the peak of market development. This stems from the fact that there have been a number of studies done in the past and have yielded mixed ... -
The Relationship Between Net Operating Income and the Value of Firms Quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-11)Although many business people make decisions on profitability and relate them to the value of firms quite well at a decision making level, this relationship is not clear to many of them. In Kenya, Financial managers ... -
Strategy implementation and its challenges in non profit organizations in Kenya: the Case of African Medical and Research Foundation - Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004)Strategy implementation is concerned with both planning how the choices of strategy will be put into effect, and managing the changes required. This process is fraught with complexity and challenges and many organizations ... -
A survey of strategic management practices in reproductive health NGOs operating in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-10)The objectives of this study were to exam me the extent to which Kenyan Reproductive Health NGOs apply the strategic management process in developing and implementing their programs and to examine the strategic responses ... -
Strategic responses of Kenya HIV/AIDS business council member firms to the HIV/AIDS pandemic
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-08)The study looked into the strategic responses of the Kenya HIV/AIOS Business Council member firms to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. A cross sectional census survey was conducted. The population of interest was the registered ... -
Factors influencing the adoption and Implementation of e-business technologies in Companies quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004)The focus of the study was to determine the status of e-business and the factors influencing the adoption and implementation of e-business technologies in companies quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The need for this ... -
The extent to which Kenya power and lighting Company practices internal marketing
(School of Business, 2004)The importance of the human resources in the achievement of strategy objcctive is the service driven economy worldwide has brought dramatic changes in the organization relate with their employees. The operating environment ... -
A Survey of the Practices of Staff Downsizing Among the Major Oil Firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2003-07)Most employers and employees alike know that in this current economic climate, there are few businesses immune from at least the possibility of staff downsizing. Of course this knowledge does not mean that laid off ... -
Adoption and usage of automated teller machine services installed by banks in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2004-12)After decades of its introduction in the developed world Automated Teller Machine services cannot be said to be fully appreciated and used by residents in the City of Nairobi. This study therefore sets out to establish its ... -
The financial impact of privatization on Kenya Airways
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE's) has been quite a challenge to the Kenya Government over the years. Whereas there has been public outcry to privatize all SOE's due heavy taxation required to barely keep ...
