Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Management of strategic change at the Kenya national audit office (Kenao)
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)Change is the single most important element of successful business management today. Understanding and managing changes are the dominant themes of management today. It is against this background that this study was ... -
The relationship between frequency of financial disclosures and financial performance of companies quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)Stock prices, market liquidity and private information collection are affected when financial disclosure is varied along different dimensions. International Accounting Standard (lAS) number 34 advises companies who file ... -
School Based Factors That Influence Students' Academic Performance in Kcse in Public Secondary
(Department of Education, 2009)This study investigated school-based factors that influence performance in KCSE in Taita District, Kenya. The study sought to achieve five objectives which centred on selected school-based factors in relation to KCSE ... -
A survey on the effects of non-remittance of members deductions by employers to the saving and credit co-operatives societies:
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)The study examined the effects of non-remittance of members' deduction by the employers to the Saving and Credit Co-operative Societies,a case of Nairobi Province while looking at its relationship with the SACCO ... -
A study on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Supply chain model in the Wrigley Company (East Africa) limited - (WCEA)
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2007)A close scrutiny of debates and discourses on the concept of organizational supply chain management readily reveals that a leading concern among most organizations working with known supply chain models give overwhelming ... -
Momentum investing using the 52-week high method at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)When coupled with a stock's current price, a readily available piece of information-the 52-week high price-explains a large portion of the profits from momentum investing. Nearness to the 52-week high dominates and ... -
Strategic planning at teachers service commission of Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)Strategic planning is a sequence of analytical and evaluative procedures that are followed to formulate an intended strategy and the means of implementing it. Approaches to strategic planning range from top-down, bottom-up ... -
Factors which determine individual consumer choice of mobile telephone service providers in the city of Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)The mobile platform has been heralded as the next frontier for modern business creating entirely new paradigms for interactive marketing initiatives. In a growth industry characterized by competition and alternative ... -
A Survey of Key Success Factors for Firms in the Insurance Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of business,, 2007)The researcher set out to survey the Key Success Factors for firms in the insurance industry in Kenya. A descriptive research design was used and the population of interest comprised all the insurance companies in Kenya ... -
Nyeri Farming Systems Viewed From Physical and Socio-economic Aspects
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economic Geography, 1985)In this study an attempt has been made at examining in detail the Nyeri smallholder farming systems. The main emphasis has been laid on the potentials that these systems hold in achieving the nation's ultimate goal of food ... -
An Empirical analysis of momentum in prices at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2004)This study set out to determine the presence of momentum at the Nairobi Stock Exchange and the possibility of generating abnormal profits based on this anomaly. By examining whether momentum strategy employed on zero-cost ... -
Determinants of credit facility demand by the horticultural products' exporting companies in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006-06)Over the last decade or so, the agricultural sector, with the exception of horticulture, experienced low and declining productivity in terms of export earnings, employment creation, food security, household farm income ... -
The extent to which the adoption of e-commerce has facilitated business in clearing and forwarding firms in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-10)The study focused on the Clearing and Forwarding firms in Kenya based in Nairobi. The objectives of the study were to establish to what extent CIFs have adopted e-commerce. Forty firms were selected at random and a self ... -
Perceptions of pharmaceutical producers and end users towards the role played by pharmaceutical distributors using the value chain concept in Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)As organizations streamline their production and internal processes, the next opportunity for improvement is through better coordination and networking with their suppliers and customers through the supply chain. Much ... -
Strategy implementation in Kenya ports authority
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)The ability to implement strategies successfully is important to any organization. Despite the importance of the implementation process within strategic management, this is an area of study often overshadowed by a focus ... -
The extent to which personal characteristics determine Job satisfaction among employees: the case of National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
(2007, Augu)This study is meant to explore factors affecting job satisfaction. The research was done with the assistance of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) employees. A selfadministered questionnaire covering various aspects ... -
An evaluation of financial management practices on free primary education (FPE) funds.The case of Thika district
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)This study sought to establish the extent to which sound financial management practices are observed in Public primary schools. Specifically, the concern was on the management of the free Primary education (FPE) funds that ... -
An evaluation of the successful implementation of enterprise resource planning system at HACO Industries
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)This research is a case study that carried out an evaluation of the successful implementation of ERP at HACO Industries. More attention was on evaluation of the impact of organizational variables and technology (IT) ... -
A competitive strategies adopted by petroleum retail stations in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007-10)The objectives of this study were two; to identify the competitive strategies being applied by the petroleum service stations in Mombasa by using Porter's Generic Model of cost leadership, differentiation and focus ... -
A survey of factors that influence the choice and success of equity rights issue as source of finance for listed public companies in Kenya
(Faculty Of Commerce, University of Nairobi, 2006-11)The Capital markets have created much interest amongst corporate entities and individual investors in Kenya and the East African region. The interest of the Corporate bodies is the use of equity as a source of financing ...
