Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Organisational responses to the environment: A case of the Ministry of Health responses to rampant cases of malaria in Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)The Kenya health care system can be divided conveniently into three official sub sectors namely public, voluntary ( Non Governmental Organizations) and private. The public sector comprises the Ministry of Health (MoH), ... -
Ownership structure and bank financial performance in Kenya
(Business Administration, 1992)This study examined ownership structure of commercial banks in Kenya and also established whether a relationship exists between ownership structure and bank financial performance. Various forms of ownership structure ... -
The effect of stock splits and large stock Dividend on liquidity: evidence from the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business ( SOB ), 2006)Since 1969, researchers have been bewildered with stock split, the pioneer study of Fama, Fisher, Jensen, and Ross, which tried to explain the reasons behind the noticeable increase in share prices before and after the ... -
Factors influencing Kenya's full participation in COMESA: A perception by Kenya association of manufacturers (KAM) members
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Kenya's economic performance in the first decade after independence was impressive with average GDP of 6.6% per year (Kenya Economic Survey, 2002). However, in the following three decades, poor fiscal and monetary policy, ... -
The prediction of corporate failure using price adjusted accounting data
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 1991)This study sought to build a model to predict corporate failure using accounting data adjusted for price level changes. The need to predict failure before its actual happening need not be emphas ised given ... -
Strategic responses of airlines operating in Kenya in the face of changing environmental conditions
(Business Administration, 1992)In business, firms must utilize strategy - be it explicit or implicit, in order to survive especially, in an ever-changing environment. In today's global village, the levels and intensity of competition faced by firms ... -
Customer retention strategies used by Internet service providers in Kenya
(School of Business ( SOB ), 2006)Fast-changing global business environment has resulted in organisations having to change their business strategies and processes so as to remain competitive. As organizations try to explore new markets and expand their ... -
Analysis of performance of Kenyan teachers in Rwandan secondary schools
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)This project focuses on Kenya teachers' performance in Rwanda. In particular, it assesses the extent to which the government of Rwanda is satisfied with the services offered by the Kenyan teachers. The teachers are on ... -
Employee Responses to Hiv/aids at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis)
(2013-05-11)The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a global crisis which has posed a great threat to the world of work. Out of the more than 40 million people who are currently infected, about 26 million are within the most productive age bracket ... -
An investigation of the attributes considered important in the purchase of different industrial products.
(Business Administration, 1993)The primary objectives of this study was to determine whether the choice criteria used by purchasing agents to select supplier s varies with the type of product and the type of +industry . The industries of concern were ... -
A Survey of the Opinions of Management and External Auditors of Publicly Quoted Companies on the Need for a Corporate Governance Audit in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Busines Administration, 2002)This research was carried out to examine whether or not there is a need for a corporate governanceaudit in Kenyan publicly quoted companies. The motivation to carry out the research was as a result of the increasing dominance ... -
A study of the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of companies listed on the Nairobi stock exchange
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006)Corporate governance is the system through which corporations are directed and controlled. On the other hand, the main goal of companies is to maximise the wealth of shareholders. With the recent problems across the world ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility at Safaricom Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-10)Corporate social responsibility is a concept that is receiving a lot of attention the world over today. Business leaders are aware of the publicity surrounding this issue that non of them can ignore it. Safaricom Limited ... -
Corporate performance and management compensation: An empirical investigation of public companies in Kenya.
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2002-10)Agency theory regards management compensation as the main means of aligning the interest of shareholders and management to ensure sustained value creation to shareholders. To explore this argument, this study examined ... -
Strategy Development Processes In The Government Departments In Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2006-04)Current trends show that the public sector organizations are being influenced heavily by the private sector management practices (Rose and Lawton, 1999). The Kenyan public sector including the government departments/ministries ... -
A study to establish factors managers consider before declaring bonus issues and the estimation of benefits to shareholders: at the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
(Business Administration, 1999)The objectives of this research were firstly, to find out factors managers consider when making decisions to declare stock dividends and secondly, to establish if shareholders gain from such declarations, in terms of ... -
The Process and Experience of Implementing the Balanced Scorecard Technique: a Case Study of Stanbic Bank Ltd, Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2002)This study aims at establishing how the Balanced Scorecard as a Performance Measurement tool was implemented at Stanbic Bank, Kenya. The Balanced Scorecard is a new Management technique for measuring business performance ... -
The Relationship Between Direct Cost of Raising Equity Capital and Gross Proceeds of Companies Listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (Nse)
(University of Nairobi,School of Business ( SOB ), 2006)There have been questions as to why most companies do not raise equity capital from the public in Kenya by issuing shares even with the increased tax incentives for such issuers. It has not been clear as to whether the ... -
Factors influencing product innovation among medium and large manufacturing firms
(Business Administration, 1991)Product innovation in Kenya has been on the increase. Although its importance has been recognized, our understanding of the factors that have influenced firms to introduce new products is limited. The study contained ... -
Ownership structure and the financial performance of listed companies in Kenya.
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2002-10)This study investigates the structure of ownership of companies quoted in the stock exchange and further examines whether ownership structure has significant effects on the performance of publicly listed companies in ...
