Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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A Survey of Stakeholders’ Opinions on the Effectiveness of Demutualization in Solving Agency Problems at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2005)Demutualization is a term used to describe the transition of a securities exchange from a mutual association of exchange members operating on a not-for-profit basis to a limited liability, for-profit company accountable ... -
The Relationship Between Corporate Governance and Corporate Cash Holdings of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Business, University of Nairobi,, 2007)This paper investigates the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and corporate cash holdings of firms quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Data was collected from annual reports and investors returns file ... -
Operational strategies and competitive advantage in the commercial banking sector in Kenya
(School of business, 2011-10)Today’s environment is often turbulent. Stalk et al (1992) argue that competition in such environment is becoming less like a game of chess and more like an interactive video game where competition should be treated as ... -
Competitive strategies used by agricultural chemical suppliers in Kenya
(School of business, 2009)In order to survive in the competitive environment, it becomes necessary for the threatened companies to be aggressive in their search and development of strategies that provide competitive advantage as they step up ... -
Strategy, structure and external environment relationship in Parastatals in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)The concept of strategy is a multidimensional and has found its application in all fields of study and life. It has been defined variously as, a unifying pattern of decisions-a common thread, defines organizations ... -
Adoption of new pharmaceutical products by wholesalers in Kenya
(School of Business, 2010-10)The importance of new product adoption has been widely proclaimed by managers and academics and the pace of product adoption-related research has increased dramatically, reflecting the importance of the area to many ... -
Adoption of Cloud Computing by the Ngo Sector in Kenya
(School of Business, 2010)Innovations are necessary to ride the inevitable tide of change. Most of organizations are striving to reduce their computing cost through the means of virtualization. This demand of reducing the computing cost has led ... -
Taxpayers Compliance Behaviour With Tax System
(School of business, 2012)Despite the increasing need to increase revenue collection and enforcement so as to provide public services, developing countries still face the challenges of low tax compliance and tax administration. Small and medium ... -
Determinants of adoption of risk based audit in public sector in Kenya
(University of UniversitySchool of Business, 2012)The main objective of this study was to establish the determinants of adoption of risk based audit in public sector in Kenya. For many years, auditing was confined to assisting organizations to safeguard assets and check ... -
The Extent to Which Market Segmentation Enhances Competitive
(School of Business, 2011)The banking industry has remained relatively constant over the past several decades; however liberalized domestic regulation, intensified internal competition, rapid innovations in new financial instrument, the growth ... -
Strategic responses by East African Breweries Limited to changes in the external environment
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-11)The aim of this study is to determine the strategic responses employed by East African Breweries Limited to changes in the external environment. Specifically the study seeks to investigate the main strategic responses by ... -
Competitive strategies adopted by firms in beer brewing industry in Kenya
(School of business, 2012)The firms in Kenyan beer industry compete in marketing various brands of locally produced beer. Beer market growth is flat due to economic hardships that have continued to affect beer industry, coupled with high taxes, ... -
Perceived effects of employee benefits on employee retention at Kenya Forest Service
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)On average a company losses approximately $1million with every 10 managerial and professional employees who leave the organization. The combined direct and indirect costs associated with one employee ranges from a minimum ... -
The challenges facing the implementation of outsourcing strategy at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(School of Business, 2010-09)In recent years, outsourcing as a business strategy has brought dramatic change of fortunes in many organizations. Smart organizations focus on core competencies that provide high value, maximize return on internal resources, ... -
The Application of Internet Within the Context of the Five Forces Model in Determining the Nature of Competition in the Commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of business, 2009)The banking industry has been at the forefront of change fuelled by technology. Certainly many banking customers have enjoyed the convenience of supermarket banking and home banking. Unlike the mainframe environment that ... -
The perceived benefits and challenges of demutualization of the Nairobi stock exchange
(University of UniversitySchool of Business, 2010)Demutualization of the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is one of the much discussed issues in the financial sector. It is an issue that is new to the whole of East Africa, and Kenya being one of the leading lights of the ... -
Relationship between economic growth and real estate prices in Kenya
(School of business, 2012-11)Real estate investments and prices are good measures for reflecting expected real estate demand, and serve as good predictors of economic growth (Knight Frank, 2011). The "real estate" market and industry will be considered ... -
Strategic change management at Faulu Kenya
(School of business, 2009)This research was on strategic change management at Faulu Kenya with a focus on its transformation to a deposit taking microfinance institution. The objectives of the research were: (i) to determine the nature of the ... -
An evaluation of e-commerce application by microfinance institutions in Kenya
(School of business, 2009)The practice of electronic commerce (e-commerce) has been in existence since 1965 when consumers were able to withdraw money from Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) and make purchases using point of sale terminals and credit ... -
Corporate philanthropy as a determinant of profitability among commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)Strategic Corporate philanthropy has for long been mistaken with cause related marketing. This is mainly because cause related marketing deals with the concentration of giving on a single cause or admired organization ...
