Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Effects of cotton growing on household food Security in arid and semi-arid lands: the example of Barwessa division in Baringo district Kenya".
(Institute of anthropology, gender and African studies, 2009)This study was motivated by the need to understand the interplay between cotton farming in Barwessa and household food security in the area. The study was centered on three main objectives: • To examine the extent to ... -
Response strategies to environmental challenges by firms in the cement industry in Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)One measure of a country's state of development is the per capita consumption of cement of the population; which currently is low in Kenya compared to other countries like South Africa and Egypt. Cement forms the critical ... -
Strategy evaluation at the World Health Organization Somalia Country office
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Strategy is the direction and scope of the organization over the long term. Strategy evaluation is the appraisal of plans or the results of plans that centrally concern or affect the basic mission of an enterprise. When ... -
A comparative study of the competitive strategies adopted by public and private primary schools in Kenya: A case study of Evurori location in Mbeere district
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business,, 2006)The objectives of this study were to determine whether the competitive strategies used by public primary schools differed from those of private primary schools and establish factors that influenced the choice of competitive ... -
Stakeholder management in the agricultural technology and information response initiative (atiri) in dissemination of agricultural technologies to small scale farmers
(Business Administration and planning, 2006)In Kenya small scale farmers produce most of the agricultural output but the adoption of agricultural technologies by this group of farmers has been low thereby contributing to poor productivity. Several approaches of ... -
Emerging trends in higher education among Muslim women inKenya: the impact of increased enrolment
(Institute of anthropology, gender and African studies, 2010)This study was an attempt to examine the emerging trends in higher education among Muslim women and the impact of this increased enrolment. The study sought to show how cultural perceptions have changed towards the ... -
Perception of management in financial institutions towards the adoption of the third party automated teller machine network offered by pesapoint in Nairobi.
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)The third-party logistics market is growing all over the world, with an increasing number of organizations opting to outsource elements of their supply chain to logistics specialists so they can concentrate on their core ... -
The Extent of Application of Information Technology in Human Resource Management by Insurance Companies in Nairobi.
(University of NairobiBusiness Administration and planning, 2000)Basic human resource systems can be enormously paper intensive but today, its becoming more unwieldy and inefficient to rely on manual human resource systems. There are rapid advances in information technology, a turbulent ... -
A survey of credit risk management practices by pharmaceutical manufacturing companies
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business, 2007)The pharmaceutical industry in Kenya consists of manufacturers, distributors and retailers, who all actively support the Ministry of Health and other key players in developing the health sector. Kenya spends about 8% of ... -
The relationship between board size and board composition on firm performance: a study of quoted companies at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2006)There is no gainsaying of the fact that corporate governance structure of a firm has critical impact on the responsive ability of a firm to external factors that impinge on performance. Well governed firms have been noted ... -
Women and sustainable slum upgrading: a Case study of Kibera-soweto slums
(University of NairobiInstitute of anthropology, gender and African studies, 2004)The primary goal of this study was to investigate women and sustainable slum upgrading, with special reference to women living in Kibera-Soweto village. It is ironic to note that the most elemental need shared by all ... -
The performance of unit trusts in kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001)This study aims at evaluating the performance of unit trusts in Kenya in terms of the risk/return tradeoff and comparison with the benchmarks namely the NSE 20 Share Index and the 91 day treasury bill rates. The first ... -
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 ... -
Forecasting short term demand for money transfer services in Kenya Post Office Savings Bank
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Kenya Post Office Savings Bank (KPOSB) plays a major role in the Kenyan economy. Postbank is mandated by the KPOSB Act to mobilize savings among the citizens for national development and at the same time it is the major ... -
Responses of pharmaceutical importers to the challenge of illegal trade in pharmaceuticals
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006)The study set to explore the responses of pharmaceutical importers to the challenge of illegal trade in pharmaceuticals. It was founded on the premise that pharmaceutical firms are facing several challenges owing to the ... -
Trading volume behavior and its effect on stock price movements at the Nairobi stock exchange
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business, 2007)In a perfectly efficient stock market where there are many small buyers and sellers each having equal access to information and where there are no transaction costs, security prices change (at any moment in time) only in ... -
Application of customer relationship marketing strategies by classified hotels in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)The purpose of this study was to establish the extent and applicability of customer relationship marketing (RM) strategies in the hotel industry environment in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to establish the ... -
Integrating strategy formulation and implementation: a case of the commercial banking industry in Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Strategic thinking and the translation of its results into action programs are of overriding importance in today's globally competitive and dynamic business environment. Successful strategies rely on a judicious mix of ... -
A survey of employee recruitment and selection Practices among international non-govermental Organizations operating in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)This study set to explore the Recruitment and Selection practices of employees among International Non-governmental organizations operating in Kenya. The study was founded on the premise that International NGOs have ... -
A survey of the responsibility for internal marketing activities in the Kenyan banking sector
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2006-10)The Importance of internal marketing in the achievement of strategic business objectives in the service industries cannot be over emphasized, as it has been identified as the key to addressing the numerous challenges in ...
