Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The impact of Logistics Management on lead time in public healthcare in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)This study establishes the factors that influence lead time and the impact logistics management have on lead time in public healthcare in Nairobi, Kenya. The researcher makes use of questionnaires to collect the primary ... -
International growth strategies for Mpesa business adopted by Safaricom Kenya Ltd
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)Firms in dynamic industries respond to environmental changes and competitive forces in different ways so as to maintain a strategic fit between the environment and their operations. Some improve current products, diversify ... -
Strategic responses adopted by pioneer assurance company limited to the turbulent external environment in kenya
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009-08)The more hostile the external environment is, the more an organization needs to respond to it, the more difficult it is to carry out work and the more defensive the organization must become. The external environment can ... -
The effect of adoption of employee share ownership plans on financial performance of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOP) has its origins in the United States of America (Hallock et al, 2003). Firms adopt ESOP to encourage workers to share in the capital of the firm through stock ownership, thus increasing ... -
Strategies adopted by Cosmos Ltd to changing external environment
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011-11)The environment in which organizations operate is constantly changing with different factors influencing them. Industries are responding to customer‟s demand by becoming more innovative in their new ways of approaching the ... -
Branding strategy for the kenya agricultural Research institute and its products
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)Brands are recognised to connote quality to customers, distinction within a market and to gain financial rewards to an organisation, and can be characterised as products, corporations, persons and place. The purpose of ... -
Strategies Used by Non-governmental Organisations in Condoms Social Marketing in Kenya: the Case of Population Services International
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011-11)ABSTRACT This study was aimed at providing deeper understanding of the strategies used and challenges faced by Non-Governmental organizations in Condoms Social Marketing in Kenya. The objectives of this Study were to ... -
Strategic Planning and Implementation in Non-commercial State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009-11)The concept of strategic planning and implementation has taken root in the public sector. This study set out to document the state of strategic management in a very important segment of the public sector i.e the ... -
Implementation of strategic decisions at family bank limited
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)The objectives of this study were to establish the practices and challenges of strategy implementation at Family Bank Limited Data collection was conducted by way of face to face interviews with respondents comprising head ... -
Factors that led to the emergence of Islamic banking in Kenya and the regulatory challenges facing the industry
(School of business, 2009)Grounded in theory, this study looks into the current realities of Islamic Banking in Kenya from the perspective of the factors that led to its emergence and the regulatory challenges facing the industry. A thorough survey ... -
Procurement category management among fast Moving consumer goods companies in Kenya
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2012-09)This study sought to establish the benefits associated with implementation a category management strategy among FMCGs multinationals in Kenya. The environment in which organizations conducts business is turbulent and ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Jetlink Express Limited in the Eastern African Region
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)The purpose of this study was to determine the competitive strategies adopted by Jetlink Express Limited within the Eastern African Region. A case study was employed as the unit of analysis was one organization. There ... -
Career Development Practices Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of business, 2012)Career development practices are core function of human resource management which develops the short and long term capacity of employees. This research was carry out through key staff of the human resource department by ... -
The relationship between executive compensation and firm value for firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(School of business, 2012)This study investigates the relationship between executive compensation and firm value for firms listed at the Nairobi Securities exchange. After controlling for firm characteristics such as size and leverage, I find that ... -
The application of growth strategies by Athi River Mining Ltd
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009-08)A firm that does not attempt to grow will not merely stand still but also stagnate and eventually die. On the other hand well planned expansion is not only stimulating and self sustaining but also present to the executive ... -
Implementation Challenges of the Business Process Outsourcing Strategy in the Ministry of Transport in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of business, 2012)Business process outsourcing refers to an Organization that contract with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by in-house employees. Many large Organizations now outsource jobs such as ... -
Commercial banks’ perception of the influence of mobile telephones on growth of banking business in Kenya
(School of business, 2009)One of the major challenges in the banking industry is the dynamic competitive environment in which banks operate. This has compelled commercial banks to adopt strategies around Internet banking, mobile banking and ... -
The relationship between electronic payments and operating costs of commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)This study was a research whose objective was to determine the relationship between electronic payments and commercial banks operating costs in Kenya. Secondary data on commercial banks operational costs, assets and ... -
Strategic marketing practices adopted by general motors East Africa Limited
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)This study set out to identify the marketing strategies adopted by General Motors East Africa Limited. Its main objectives were to determine the strategic marketing practices employed and to examine the factors affecting ... -
Positioning strategies adopted by large audit firms in Kenya
(School of business, 2012)In the global market and developing economies like Kenya, competition among firms grows quickly while market share gets narrower by the day. In order to gain new markets and retain existing ones, firms strategize to gain ...
