Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Challenges of application of porter's Generic strategies in the tea industry in Kenya: a case study of Ketepa limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)All organizations are environment dependant; they depend on the environment for their inputs and outputs. Every firm should therefore have a competitive strategy which relates it to its environment and enables it to ... -
A survey of performance measures used in public universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2006)Public Universities have several characteristics In common that affect the way performance measurements are designed and used. These characteristics include high dependency on exchequer for funding, dynamic service ... -
Training needs assessment practices among the large Commercial banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)Development of human resources continues to be of great importance to the well being of contemporary organizations, companies seem to realize that a well-trained workforce is the key to competitiveness. The more organizations ... -
A survey of the pricing practices of public Transport bus companies in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)In the wake of deepening competition following the enforcement of the traffic act in the early 2004, which intended to introduce and restore sanity in the public road transport industry, the sector is awash with new ... -
Challenges for Strategy Implementation in Barclays Bank Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2006-04)The future of banking in Kenya is very bright and promising. The growth stage that the sector has been in for the past decade is the developmental stage that is inevitably, and unfortunately so, characterised by banking ... -
Strategic responses of SACCOs to changing operating environment: a study of Nairobi Province KUSCO affiliated SACCOs.
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)Economic and political reforms are sweeping the whole world affecting Europe, Africa, America East Africa, and Kenya. Such reforms have created a fundamental change in the environment in which firms operate. An obvious ... -
Failure prediction of insurance companies in kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)Shareholders, policyholders and other stakeholders invest their capital for a return, guarantee of compensation when disaster falls or a policy matures among other objectives. The ability to sustain positive returns and ... -
Determinants of customer satisfaction for " mobile phone subscribers in Nairobi.
(Business Administration, 2003)This study was conducted with the objective of finding out determinants of customer satisfaction for mobile phone subscribers in Nairobi. The main objecti ve being to determine the factors that influences the level of ... -
The factors considered during the media planning process: a case of advertising agencies operating in Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2002)The objective of the study was to determine the factors considered by advertising agencies in choosing the media channels to use for advertising. From the findings of the survey, three factors were identified as Media ... -
Using project management as a strategy for improving performance indicators in a changing external environment: the case of Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd distribution projects
(University of Nairobi.School of Business Studies, 2006-10)There is a lot of concern in Africa in general, and Kenya in particular, about poverty eradication, employment creation and economic growth (Soderbom, 2005). Since national prosperity is created, not inherited (Porter, ... -
An assessment of field value elements: the case of Nissan primera
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce,, 2002)In this research, an assessment of field value elements of the Nissan Primera was done with a view to establishing the field value elements that are of importance to Nissan Primera customers, ranking the elements according ... -
The relationship between interest rates charged by micro finance institutions and the performance of micro and small enterprises in Nairobi
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2002)This study establishes the relationship between interest rates charged by MFls to MSEs and performance of the MSEs in Kenya. The hypothesis of the study was that interest rates charged by MFls reduced the profit of the ... -
Evaluation of the status of the Kenya manufacturing sector through the Hayes Wheel Wright Framework
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2001-10)The study documented the strategic importance of the manufacturing function, of Kenyan firms. The study explored the level of pro-activeness of the manufacturing function as a discriminating factor, for manufacturing ... -
A survey of corporate governance practices of banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006-09)Corporate governance has become an issue of global significance. The improvement of corporate governance practices is widely recognized as one of the essential elements in strengthening the foundation for the long-term economic ... -
Factors affecting provision of non-financial business development services by non-governmental organizations' to micro and small enterprises in Nairobi
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2001)This study was conducted with the objective of finding out the factors that affect provision of business development services by Non Governmental Organizations to micro and small enterprises (MSES) in Nairobi. MSEs playa ... -
Information technology aplications in business management within Kenyan companies:A survey of insurance firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2002)This study has been conducted to find out the extent to which computers are applied in business management in the private sector with the focus being on the Insurance industry in Kenya. The literature review discussed ... -
An evaluation of the financial performance of non banking financial institutions that converted into commercial banks in Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006)The focus of this study was to evaluate the performance of Non banking financial institutions (NBFls) that converted to fully fledged commercial banks. This was achieved by comparing various performance indicators of ... -
A survey of private labeling strategy by supermarkets in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2001-09)The survey for this report was done between 16th July and 17th August 2001. The study sought to determine the awareness of retailers on private labeling, why retailers would go into private labeling and the problems they ... -
A survey of the use of flexible human resource practices by manufacturing firms in Nairobi
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2001)This study was an exploratory study whose objectives were: • To establish the extent of use of flexible Human Resource Practices in manufacturing firms in Nairobi • To find out the benefits accruing from the use of ... -
An investigation into the factors that have influenced the adoption of e-commerce in retailing industry: the case of supermarkets in Nairobi
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006)This research aimed at accomplishing two important things. The first was to determine the awareness level of e-commerce in supermarkets in Nairobi and the second was to find out the factors that have served to influence ...
