Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Influence of Mobile Phone Usage on Performance of Supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011-10)This study sought to find out the impact of mobile phone use on the performance of Supermarkets in Kenya, particularly in Nairobi CBD, with detailed evidence drawn from 30 respondents. The research conceptualizes, ... -
Factors influencing strategy choice in Commercial banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011-11)ABSTRACT For a firm to enjoy above average profitability, it must set activities that will enable it reach its goals and more so adopt new ideas and ways of doing business that can guarantee survival. As the business ... -
The Effect of Entrepreneurial Training on Development of Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Githunguri District
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)Entrepreneurship training has been found to be a major determinant in the growth and survival of enterprises. According to the human capital theory, investment in knowledge, skills and the abilities enhance the productive ... -
Strategy implementation at Pan African life insurance company Kenya limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011-11)ABSTRACT Strategy implementation evolves either from a process of winning group commitment through a coalitional form of decision-making, or as a result of complete coalitional involvement of implementation through a ... -
Management of strategic change in Kenya police
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011)Kenya Police has a national jurisdiction with 4000 police stations and posts and a staff compliment of about 42,000. It is the government’s principal security, law enforcement and criminal investigations agency. Change ... -
The Applicability of Altman’s Failure Prediction Models in the Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2012-11)There is a dire need for prediction of business failures since the results of business failure leads to heavy losses both financially and non-financially. Thus a model that could accurately predict business failure in ... -
Knowledge management by east African breweries Ltd in it’s internationalization process
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011)The background of this study highlights the process through which a firm enters and starts operations in a foreign country i.e. internationalization. While this is a complicated process owing to uncertainties in foreign ... -
Analysis of the relation between market capitalization and stock market indices at the NSE
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2012)The objective of this study was to analyze the relation between market capitalization and stock market indices at Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The various functions fulfilled by market indices make it important to assess ... -
The role of information technology in strategic management at power technics limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011)The performance at Power Technics Limited as an organization as a whole has greatly improved in the following areas: the departments have met their targets in various areas most importantly in cutting operational costs. ... -
The Relationship Between Bank Corporate Governance and Insolvency Risk Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2010)The recent scandals and corporate failures in the United States and in Europe have led to a renewed interest in research of corporate governance. Surprisingly enough, despite the importance of the topic, there are only ... -
Challenges of implementing corporate social responsibility strategies at the Johnson & Johnson In Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)Organizations operate in a dynamic environment and have to employ unique strategies in order to gain sustainable competitive advantage over other players in the industry. One of the practices adopted by organizations to ... -
The effect of the earnings announcements on the stock prices of companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-09)This study was undertaken a view of establishment whether earnings announcements effect the stock prices of the firms listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange for the years from 2004 – 2008. The objective of this is study was ... -
Response strategies adopted by Serena group of Hotels to deal with environmental challenges In East Africa
(School of Business, 2012)Liberalization and globalization of world economies have caused turbulence in the business environment, more so to those in the hospitality industry. In this regard, protected organizations have found themselves in an ... -
A survey of business growth strategies used by Commercial banks in kenya
(School of Business, 2010)Businesses in the real world are faced by a challenge to either grow their portfolio or shut down due to the state of competition in many industries. The shareholders also demand value for their investments. Managers in ... -
Internet marketing adoption and the performance of tour operators in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)Tourism, being essentially a network and global business, stands to be highly influenced by the characteristics and rules of the new economy that have emerged from the revolution of Information Technology (IT). This ... -
The Impact of Automation on Operational Performance: a Study of Kenya Tea Development Agency Managed Factories
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)Technology can be the basis of realizing the operational performance objectives of quality, customer-focus, dependability, flexibility, and cost-reduction. Automation is often chosen over manual methods because it has the ... -
The Relationship Between Financial Management Practices and Financial Performance of Savings & Credit Co-operatives Societies in Nairobi County Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)The study was set to establish the relationship between financial management practices and financial performance of savings and credit cooperative society (SACCOS) in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study adopted survey design ... -
The challenges of strategic plan Implementation at the Bank of Africa Kenya Limited
(School of Business, 2012)Every bank is seeking to survive, grow and become profitable. However, this does not come easy owing to competition, internal and external factors. A business must seek to be unique and to have competitive advantage in ... -
Measuring Operational Efficiency of the Insurance Industry in Kenya Using Data Envelopment Analysis
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)There has been ever growing concern to measure relative operational efficiency of Decision Making Units (DMU). Stochastic frontier analysis and Regression have been the most popular methods used to measure the same. This ... -
Nokia’s responses to challenges in strategy
(School of Business, 2010)In strategy textbooks, implementation has usually been regarded as being distinct from strategy formulation and as a matter of adjustment of organizational structures and systems. Recent studies into future research areas ...
