Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Impact of Supply Chain Management Challenges on Humanitarian Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)Supply chain challenges worsen humanitarian situations creating a lot of uncertainty among humanitarian organizations. This study was carried out to ascertain the impact of supply chain management challenges facing ... -
Combined Competitive Strategies by Commercial Banks in Kenya in the Changing Global Environment: a Case of Equity Bank
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)The general objective of the study was to determine the combined competitive strategies by commercial banks in Kenya in the changing global environment using the case of Equity Bank. The study was guided by the following ... -
Determinants of financial performance of commercial Banks in Kenya.
(School of Business, 2012)Commercial banks financial performance in Kenya is an important subject given the significant role the banks play in the economy. With the number of banks increasing over the years and competition for customers increase, ... -
A Survey of Operations Management Practices Applied by Pharmaceutical Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)Operations Management is the function of managing the operating core of an organization. These are activities associated with creation, production, distribution and the flow of the organization‟s goods and services. This ... -
Operationalization of the Components of Strategic Direction at Kcb Group Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2012)This study sought to determine whether the strategic direction component at KCB Group Limited had been operationalized and to determine how these strategic direction components were being operationalized. The strategic ... -
Cost cutting practices and service quality among commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)The study sought is to establish the effect of the cost cutting practices on service quality in commercial banks. This study used a descriptive research design. The target respondents included the operations managers ... -
Determinants of interest rates in micro finance Institutions in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)Microfinance institutions were established to assist the low income by providing credit. In their provision of credit to low earners they charge interest rate which over the years has been high. The purpose of the study ... -
Determinants of Supply of Real Estate Finance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors affecting real estate finance supply. It was important to verify the reasons why housing finance are not being supplied by the financial intermediaries readily. ... -
Challenges of Strategy Implementation at Ecobank Kenya Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2010)In the world of management, increasing numbers of senior people are recognizing that one of the key routes to improved business performance is better implementation. The apathy to strategy implementation can be ascribed ... -
Challenges in the implementation of blue Ocean strategies in large indigenous banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)To ensure success, the strategy must be translated into carefully implemented action. This means that the strategy must be translated into guidelines for the daily activities of the firm’s members and the strategy and ... -
Effectiveness of supply chain strategy in disaster management in world vision Kenya
(School of Business, 2010)This study was conducted using a case study research design based on World Vision Kenya. The study was aimed at establishing the effectiveness of supply chain strategy in disaster management at World Vision Kenya. World ... -
Risk - return profile for companies quoted at the Nairobi securities exchange
(School of Business, 2012)The Nairobi Securities Exchange is the key exchange market for stock trading in the East and Central Africa region. Having moved from floor trading to the modern electronic trading system, the NSE was restructured to ... -
Strategic Human Resource Management Practices and Performance of Sugar Manufacturing Firms in Western Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between Strategic Human Resource Management practices and Firm Performance. To achieve the objective, the study used a crosssection descriptive survey design in ... -
The effects of technological innovations on the financial performance of the commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-11)A fundamental assumption of much recent research in operations improvement and operations learning has been that technological innovation has a direct bearing on performance improvements (Upton and Kim, 1999). This study ... -
The relationship between corporate governance and ownership structures of firms listed at the Nairobi stock
(School of Business, 2010)Corporate governance structures can be defined as the systems or mechanisms designed to monitor managers and improve corporate transparency (Tsui and Gui, 2000). Typically corporate governance structures adopted by firms ... -
The Relationship Between Monitoring and Evaluation and the Success of Projects
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010)This study sought to establish the relationship between Monitoring and Evaluation and success of NGO donor funded projects in Kenya and to establish Monitoring and Evaluation practice among NGO donor funded projects in ... -
Factors influencing the transition from micro-financing to formal banking among the micro finance institutions in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2009)The topic of the research project was on “Factors Influencing the Transition from Micro-Financing to Formal Banking among the Micro Finance Institutions in Kenya”. The main objectives of the study was to establish the ... -
Challenges of implementation of turnaround strategy at the Kenya Meat Commission
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-11)During the 21st century, organizations will continue to experience discontinuous and abrupt change. Every organization will be required to reinvent its strategy continuously, year after year and make right angle turns ... -
Management of strategic change at Nokia Siemens Networks - sub Saharan Africa region
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011-11)In today’s global environment, change rather than stability is the order of the day. Very rapid changes in technology, competition and customers’ demands have increased the rate at which companies need to alter their ... -
Implementation of internationalization strategy
(School of Business, 2012)This study aimed to investigate the implementation of internationalization strategy at Kenya Commercial Bank group limited. A case study approach was adopted with the interview method used to gather data for the study. ...
