Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The impact of risk based audit on financial performance in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012-11)The financial performance requires appropriate risk based audit practices hence effective and efficient internal audit. For the purpose of this study the researcher sought to determine the impact of risk-based audit on ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Private Hospitals in Mombasa
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2007-10)Creating new forms of competitive advantage has become a major area of concern for management as the competitive environment continues to change rapidly and unpredictably. Organizations have had to undertake strategy ... -
Strategic Issue Management at Kenya Maritime Authority
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2010-10)A strategic issue is a forthcoming development either inside or outside of the organization, which is likely to have an important impact on the ability of the enterprise to meet its objectives. An issue may be welcome; an ... -
The role of business licensing as a factor influencing foreign direct investment in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012-10)Foreign direct investment is important in a developing country where there exist a high level of unemployment and generally a need to improve the livelihood of the people. In this context therefore, there is need for a ... -
The use of market segmentation as a strategic management tool by commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012-10)Strategic management seeks to coordinate and integrate the activities of the various functional areas of a business in order to achieve long-term organizational objectives. Segmentation is central to strategy because ... -
The Determinants of Financial Performance of Life Assurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012-10)The objective of the study was to establish the determinants of the financial performance of life assurance companies in Kenya. The study applied a descriptive design. The population comprised of 23 insurance companies ... -
A Survey of Credit Card Risk Assessment Practices in Kenya Banks
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2007-10)Banks provide financial services to everyone, holds enormous potential to support economic activities and thus contribute to the development in an economy. Widespread experiences and research have particularly shown the ... -
Knowledge management practices by commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)As the global economy fast transitions into a knowledge-based economy, there is need to develop a knowledge policy at the national as well as industry level to guide the various economic agents on knowledge management ... -
The impact of ISO 9000 certification on internationalization of the University of Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)This study looks at the contribution of ISO 9000 in the Internalization process of the University of Nairobi. A case study approach was employed to gather data and provide the required information. ISO 9000 Certification ... -
The key success factors for microfinance industry in Mombasa
(School of Business, 2012-07)Key Success factors are areas which ensure successful competitive performance of the organization (Rockart 1979). Organizations are successful because of various success factors which they exploit. These include availability ... -
Organizational growth strategies utilized by St.Mary’s Mission Hospital, Nairobi
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012-11)Organizational growth, which refers to the expansion of the organization in terms of number of clients and also in terms of the level of services offered, can be pursued through a variety of strategies. These strategies ... -
Environmental factors influencing selection of Foreign markets for branded agricultural products by major exporters in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)Kenya is a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are the world’s targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015, these being income- poverty, hunger and disease ... -
Factors influencing competitiveness of the Aga khan University Hospital, Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)The world is now changing and according to Onyango (2005), all organizations lend themselves to the external environment which is highly dynamic and continually presents opportunities and challenges. Organizations being ... -
Strategic responses by the public procurement oversight authority (PPOA) to environmental changes
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)Change is about survival, change is especially necessary in organizations that wish to prosper in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment. If changes rocking the external environment were temporary, the ... -
Dispute resolution mechanisms under Cooperative Societies Act 2005
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Internationalization of Banks: A case of indigenous Kenyan Banks
(School of Business, 2012-04)The aim of this paper is to study internationalization of banks with emphasis on indigenous Kenyan banks. The paper seeks to determine the factors influencing internationalization of homegrown Kenyan banks and to establish ... -
Evaluation of Strategic Planning at Kenya Wildlife Services
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)Strategy is a company’s game plan and provides a framework for managerial decision making. Strategic planning is the entire management function of establishing organizational direction, setting objectives and devising a ... -
The Practice of Staff Bargaining on Terms and Conditions of Service Outside Union Representation in the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Kenya’s history since independence has witnessed a culture of strong labour movements where trade unions have earned their mark both in the pre-independence struggle for freedom and post independence struggles championing ... -
Impact of the 2007 - 2009 World Financial Crisis on Share Price Behaviour at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2010-11)Numerous studies have been carried out to examine how stock prices respond to various occurances and events. The financial turmoil originating in the developed world in August 2007 spilled over to developing countries, and ... -
Factors influencing the implementation of performance contracting at Kenya Revenue Authority
(School of Business, 2012-11)The study sought to achieve the objectives of determining the extent to which performance contracting has been implemented and to establish the factors that affect the implementation of Performance contracts in Kenya ...
