Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Employees' Perception of the Staff Promotion Process: the Case of Middle Grade Staff in the University of Nairobi
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business, 2006)The research used a sample survey design to document the perceptions and the factors that influence the perceptions of middle grade employees on the process of staff promotion in the University of Nairobi. Data was collected ... -
Outsourcing of human resource management services among large flower firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2006-10)The principal objective of this study was to investigate outsourcing of human resources management services in large flower farms in Kenya. Despite being a relatively new concept, outsourcing of human resource management ... -
An investigation of critical success factors for successful Implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) Systems in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have emerged as the core of successful information management and the enterprise backbone of organizations. In the past few years, many companies in Kenya have invested a lot ... -
Challenges influencing Project Management Committees (PMC) in the implementation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) sponsored projects: the case of Bahari Constituency, Kilifi District
(Institute of anthropology, gender and African studies, 2002)Rural development funding in Kenya continued to take different strategies since independence while fighting poverty, diseases and ignorance as prioritized using Constituency Development Fund (CDF) among other kits. The ... -
A survey of outsourcing of training services by commercial banks in Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2006)Outsourcing is a trend that has been in existence for quite sometime and is not a new phenomenon in the Kenyan banking industry, as it has now been accepted by some of the commercial banks. Outsourcing is a trend found ... -
A critical analysis of internet diffusion in Africa
(Business Administration and planning, 2006)The research project assesses the Global Diffusion of the Internet dimensions (GDI), determinants of the GDI in Kenya and Africa and how these dimensions and determinants affect the state of the Internet diffusion ... -
Strategic responses to environmental challenges by Kenyan horticultural exporters
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)Business organizations are open systems and therefore depend on the environment in which they operate for success. It is therefore important for organizations to formulate strategies that will help them exploit the ... -
Merry Go Round Concept and Informal Financial Markets in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2007-09)This study is a survey of informal finance sector efficiency, adequacy and economical viability with an in depth on merry go round concept (Chama) in Kenya. Sources of financing MSEs, policies and channels through which ... -
Competitive strategies adopted by non governmental organizations dealing with HIV-AIDS in Kenya to cope with increased competition for funding
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2006)Competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economic structures and goes well beyond the behavior of current competitors (Obado 2005). The level of rivalry or competition in industry therefore is determined ... -
A survey of internet banking systems adoption by institutional customers in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-06)This study concerned adoption of Internet banking systems by institutional customers in Kenya. The study arises in the view of the fact that Internet banking has become important in transactional banking and has been ... -
The extent of adoption of lean thinking in the Kenyan petroleum industry
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Lean thinking seeks ways of eliminating waste. Lean thinking has been applied in both the manufacturing and service industries and is therefore applicable to any industry. The aim of the study was to examine the degree ... -
Response Strategies of Banks to Competition in the Credit Card Sector in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-10)Globalisation has led to increase in the number of credit card holders and users in Kenya. With the current changes in technology and increase of E commerce firms have no choice but to try and match the competition in ... -
Financial regulatory structure reform in Kenya: the perception of financial intermediaries in Kenya regarding the case for a single financial regulator
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business,, 2007)The survey for the study reported here was carried out between is" April and 15th June, 2007. The study sought to investigate whether there was a perceived need to restructure the regulatory framework of Kenya's financial ... -
An assessment of social economic status of women and men relating to their different gender roles, activities and responsibilities; a case of compassion assisted projects in Kaloleni district
(Institute of anthropology, gender and African studies, 2008)A number of development programs with a broad goal of empowering the community hardly take into considerations gender dynamics in their development programs. This trend is observed in policies, strategies, and plans ... -
The link between corporate social responsibility and corporate strategy among companies listed on the Nairobi stock exchange
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006)The objective of this study was to establish how corporate social responsibility is linked to corporate strategy among companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. This was a descriptive study conducted through a ... -
Health-seeking behaviour among residents of the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi
(Institute of anthropology, gender and African studiest, 2002)This study investigates factors influencing health-seeking behaviour among the informal settlers of Kibera, Nairobi. It specifically addresses the following: whether beliefs on the cause of diseases influence the types ... -
Strategic marketing responses of multinationals in Kenya: a case study of Eastman Kodak company.
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-10)Photographic industry has over the years been known to be one of the lucrative ventures especially in the local market. This has been facilitated by the fact that it requires heavy capital investment and a skillful art ... -
Strategy implementation challenges of firms in the packaging industry in Nairobi.
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007-10)This is a management research study, with special focus on strategy implementation challenges and strategies used in dealing with challenges encountered during strategy implementation, by packaging firms in Nairobi. ... -
Implications of globalisation on private Hire vehicle companies in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciencesm, 2007)As a result of liberalization of the transport sector in Kenya, hire vehicle businesses have experienced significant changes over the years due to globalization. Advanced technology has enabled the companies to carry out ... -
Stock market behaviour around national elections in Kenya
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business,, 2007)This study looked at the stock market behaviour around national elections in Kenya. Two periods were chosen namely 1997 and 2002 elections mainly because of data availability. Previous empirical research has shown that ...
