Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Corporate governance structure and performance of manufacturing firms listed in the Nairobi stock exchange
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)The broad objective of the study was to determine the relationship between various components of corporate governance structure and the performance of manufacturing firms listed in the NSE. The study was guided by the ... -
An Assessment of Gender Roles and Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge in the Management of the Forest Biodiversity in Kaptama Division of Mt.elgon District, Western Kenya
(Institute of anthropology, gender and African studies, 2010)This study aimed at assessmg the gender roles and the utilization of indigenous knowledge in the management of the forest biodiversity in Kaptama Division of Mt. Elgon District. In particular, the study sought to find ... -
The extent to which Kenya's national payment System (NPS) reform objectives have been achieved
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2007)National payment system can be defined as the whole combination of instruments and infrastructure through which money moves from one point to another in order to effect payments. Theses systems have emerged as a central ... -
The Child character in adult literature: A study of six Caribbean novels
(University of Nairobi.Department of Arts-Literature, 2003-08)This study examines the child character in post- emancipation and colonial West-Indian fiction in order to determine his position in that society and his role as a literaryagent. Our samples in this endeavour are six ... -
Information Communication Technology as a Strategic Tool in Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2007)lCT is a key enabler. It has rewritten business rules and transformed business rules and transformed businesses. It has added value to business by reducing costs and improving communication and co-ordination between ... -
Competitive strategies adopted by Nation Media Group Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2007)One of the challenges presented by a dynamic environment is increased competition. Competition is indeed a very complex phenomenon that is manifested not only in other industry players but also in form of customers, ... -
Implications of redundancy on surviving employees-the case of telkom Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)The study focused on the effect of redundancy on surviving employees at Telkom Kenya Ltd. The objectives of the study were as follows:- 1. To determine the effect of redundancy programs on surviving employees in Telkom ... -
Competitive strategies of health maintenance organizations in Nairobi
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Competitive strategy comprises of all those moves and approaches that a firm has and is taking to attract buyers, withstand competitive pressure and improve its market position. It concerns what a firm is doing in order ... -
A survey of downsizing strategies and performance of chemical manufacturing firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)The central problem of this study was that while downsizing had been practiced in Kenya for some time, there was little enquiry about downsizing within the chemical manufacturing context. The purpose of this study was ... -
Corporate social reporting practices: the case of companies listed on the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007-09)This study aimed at examining the corporate social reporting practices of companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange in the year 2006. To achieve this, the researcher set out to investigate the extent of social ... -
Factors that influence the choice of management consulting firms: A case of companies listed in the Nairobi stock exchange
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Clients engage consultants for many reasons, not always successfully. Management consulting has been used by firms to solve the many challenges being faced due to globalization, new technologies and the competitiveness ... -
Factors that contribute to the failure of administrative Receivership; the case of commercial banks and nonbanking Financial institutions in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)The purpose of this study was to determine the role of administrative receivership in the recovery process of a firm and determine the factors that have attributed to the failure of administrative receivership as a ... -
Application of governance principles by sports federations in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2005-09)While the sports industry continues to grow rapidly and develop as a vibrant and crowd pulling phenomenon, not much has been done to study the important area of governance relating to sports organizations in Kenya. This ... -
Implementation of quality and environmental management systems as an integrated management system (IMS) in Kenya's companies
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Quality assurance, an industrial process designed to manage and update the quality system, is able to continuously guarantee and demonstrate that the system conforms to the agreed set of specific conditions and standards. ... -
Use of resource based perspective as a Competitive strategy at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2007)The RBP is an emerging competitive strategy which emphasizes that for a firm to gain competitive advantage it has to also focus on its internal firm specific factors hereby referred to as resources. Before its emergence ... -
Household structures and social relations among the Luo of Ndhiwa division, Homa-Bay district
(Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 1997)This thesis concerns itself with the mutual communication between people and their environment; that people influence and are influenced by the built surrounding. The basic argument in the thesis is that several factors ... -
Corporate parenting practices by publicly quoted companies in Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)The key question for multi-busines is not which businesses to be in, how to structure them, or what size they should be but rather how the parent can create a strategy which will add value to the constituent businesses. ... -
Application of the balanced scorecard in strategy implementation at Barclay bank of Kenya limited
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)A key challenge in strategic management is strategy implementation. Several organizations come up with excellent strategies that end up never being implemented for one reason or another. When adopted, the balanced scorecard ... -
A survey of budgeting practices among the major British Non-Governmental Development Organizations in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2001-09)There is perceived endemic financial mismanagement (corruption) in Kenya today. Traditionally, corruption was perceived to be a preserve of the Government Sector. Recent studies (by Transparency International, External ... -
Competitive strategies adopted by private secondary schools in Kenya: a case study of Mombasa county
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)Strategy is an essential part of any effective business plan. By using an effective competitive strategy, a company finds its industry niche and learns about its customers. Porter asserts there are three basic businesses ...
