Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Impact of adoption of customs electronic procedures by clearing and forwarding agents in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of business, 2012)The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which Clearing and Forwarding agents in Nairobi have adopted Customs Electronic Procedures. Specific objectives were to determine the extent to which Clearing and ... -
The relationship between capital investments and the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)This study sought to determine the relationship between Capital investments and financial performance among Commercial Banks in Kenya. The research methodology used was a Census survey design and the population of study ... -
A survey of marketing practices adopted by smes
(School of Business, 2009)The major motivation behind this study is the fact that in the face of the current high unemployment and economic hardships small businesses have remained a source of livelihood to many citizens in Kenya. Indeed, it is ... -
Management training and management of strategic change at Kenyatta National Hospital
(School of business, 2011-11)Public healthcare institutions in Kenya, including Kenyatta National Hospital, have been characterized by change management failure and poor customer satisfaction. Success of strategic change in other industries has been ... -
The relationship between dollarization and monetary policy in Liberia
(School of business, 2012)Dollarization denotes the use of a foreign currency in any of its three functions: unit of account means of exchange and store of value. In terms of the latter aspect, dollarization has been increasing in many countries ... -
Managing challenges facing small and medium enterprises (smes) in central business district of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of UniversitySchool of Business, 2010)The purpose of the study was to examine the management of the challenges facing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating within Nairobi Central Business District. The study also sought to find out the following: a) ... -
Strategies adopted by postal corporation of Kenya to gain competitive advantage in the mail sub sector in Kenya
(School of Business, 2009)In the last ten years the mail sub sector in Kenya has witnessed one of the phenomenal growths in Kenya with registered players in the market hitting one hundred and fifty by June 2009 (CCK statistics June 2009). The ... -
Stock market reactions to macro-economic announcements in Kenya
(School of business, 2009)At a macroeconomic level, scheduled announcements most commonly relate to the release of news by government and its agencies, regarding certain macroeconomic indicators of economic performance such as gross domestic ... -
Factors affecting the development of emerging capital markets
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)This study examines the factors affecting the development of emerging capital marketsthe case of Nairobi Stock Exchange. The study covered the period 2005-2010 on all listed companies in NSE. However, despite various ... -
Direct sales strategy and competitive advantage among commercial banks in Kenya
(School of business, 2009-10)The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the contribution of direct sales strategy towards attainment of competitive advantage among the various commercial banks in Kenya. The objectives of this ... -
Influence of Positioning Strategies on Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of UniversitySchool of Business, 2011)Positioning strategies is vital tool to confront competitive pressures in a market environment and also as a tool of improving the performance of the commercial banks. commercial banks needs to develop a distinctive image ... -
The challenges of budgetary practices among savings and credit cooperative societies in Kenya
(School of Business, 2009)The study had two objectives. The first objective was to examine the budgetary practices of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya. Secondly, the study sought to determine the challenges of budgeting in Savings ... -
Relationship between interest rate spread and financial performance of the commercial banks in Kenya
(School of business, 2012)The research aims at contributing to the growing number of studies on banking performance by attempting to introduce the interest rate spread as one of the factor behind financial performance in the banks . Interest ... -
Stock market performance before and after the promulgation of the new constitution
(School of Business, 2012)This study was carried out to investigate the stock market performance before and after the promulgation of the new constitution (2010) at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study focused on the NSE performance 6 months ... -
Relationship between prior period dividends and financial performance of firms listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of business, 2011-10)Dividend behavior of firms is one of the areas of finance that has aroused the interest of financial analysts, academicians and all manner of professionals interested in finance. Along with capital structure, dividend ... -
The Relationship between Corporate Ownership and Financial performance among quoted Commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-11)Ownership structure is usually considered one of the core internal mechanisms of corporate governance and as a result, the relationship between ownership structure and corporate performance has received considerable ... -
The Effect of Credit on Economic Growth in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)The objective of the study was to establish the effect of credit on economic growth in Kenya. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to achieve the objective of the study. A regression model was used to carry ... -
Employee empowerment practices in commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2009)Rapid environmental shifts are causing fundamental transformations that have a dramatic impact on the way organizations are managed. The transformations reflect a shift of paradigm from old paradigm (known as the old ... -
Effects of mergers and acquisitions on cost and scale efficiency of the combined commercial banks in Kenya
(University of UniversitySchool of Business, 2010)The broad objective of the study was to determine the effect of mergers and acquisitions on the scale and cost efficiency of the combined commercial banks in Kenya. The study hypothesized that the combined firms should ... -
Competitive business strategies and firm performance in commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2009)This study sought to examine the competitive business strategies and firm performance in commercial banks in Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: (i) to determine the competitive strategies ...
