Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Influence of Compensation on Employee Retention at Jubilee Insurance Company of Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Companies offer compensation to help draw in and hold employees and in addition increment representative spirit and enhance job performance. Compensation plays an important role since it‟s at the heart of the employment ... -
Business Process Outscourcing and Performance of Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisations (Saccos) in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Adoption of business process outsourcing is increasing in world of business, private and public, small and large, governmental and non-governmental. SACCOs need BPOs to streamline their systems and processes. This study ... -
Determinants of Application of Decentralization Strategy at Safaricom Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study sought to establish the determinants of decentralization strategy at Safaricom limited. As competition increases in telecommunication industry companies are coming up with innovative ways to ensure customer needs ... -
Environmental Quality, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Kenya :an Implication of the Environmental Kuznets Curve.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper seeks to examine the applicability of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in Kenya and the effects of trade openness on the environment for the period 1960-2012. In the study, environmental quality is proxied ... -
The Role of Non-state Actors in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Globally, climate change has emerged to be a fundamental issue that affects all nations. It has also become a phenomenon that requires global governance in the modern globalized world to tackle threats in the human societies. ... -
The Effect of Selected Macro Economic Variables on Non-performing Loans in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Nonperforming loans indicate the quality of banks’ assets and is a vital pointer, among other indicators of economic performance and the banking sector performance in a country. However, in spite of collaborative efforts ... -
Competitive Strategies and Performance of Multinational Fast Moving Consumer Goods Manufacturers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The environment in which organizations operate in is dynamic and this requires that the organization’s leadership must think strategically and hence formulate and implement strategies that will enable the organization to ... -
Human Rights Jurisdictional Overlap Between the East African Court of Justice and the National Courts
(University of Nairobi, 2017)As the topic suggests, Human Rights Jurisdictional Overlap between the East African Court of Justice and National Courts, is a discourse on the overlap in jurisdiction between the EACJ and national court to hear, determine ... -
The Effect of Asset Allocation on the Financial Performance of Unit Trust Schemes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The main purpose of the study was to establish the impact of asset allocation on the performance of Unit Trust Funds in Kenya. More specifically, the study sought to determine how weight of cash in the fund, weight of bank ... -
Electronic Procurement Implementation and Supply Chain Performance of Dairy Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)In today’s dynamic and radical global business competition scenario, web based technology is of great importance. Due to increased globalization, deregulation and digitalization, information technology has become extremely ... -
Effect of Corporate Reputation Management Strategies on Performance of Oil Marketing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)In the 21century, businesses operate in complicated and dynamic conditions controlled by several elements including globalization, recurrent undetermined reform, ever increasing usage of machinery and scientific know how. ... -
The Effect of Cross Listing on the Value of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cross listing is meant to improve informativeness of the firm’s stock price and also enabling firm’s managers to get precise information on the best future opportunities for investment purposes. In Kenya, several Kenyan ... -
Economic Diplomacy and Development: Analysis of Kenya’s New Diplomatic Niches and the Realization of Vision 2030
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Vision 2030 is Kenya‟s guiding development policy geared towards development in all aspects of the economy. In order to realize this objective it requires partners in trade not only within its borders but also from ... -
The Effect of Dynamic Capabilities on Organizational Competitive Advantage: a Case of Uber Taxi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Dynamic capabilities have come to solve some of the complex challenges for a favorable environment and a sustainable competitive advantage. Dynamic capabilities emphasize on the practice in which organizations acquire, ... -
The Effectiveness of Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanisms in Africa: a Comparative Study of IGAD and ECOWAs, (2005 – 2015)
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The statement of problem of the study is that with increased conflict situation across the globe with weak mechanism to warn and respond despite such attempts. At the UN and AU level such moves to strengthen national ... -
The Effect of Interest Rate Cap Announcement on Stock Returns of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Interest rate is one of the most important macroeconomic variable used by central banks to curb variables such as investments and inflation directly related to economic growth. As such any announcement affecting this key ... -
Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on Stock Returns of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)From the accounting point of view, an increase in the volatility exchange brings about exchange rate increase and its risk which in turn leads to increase in transaction costs of companies. Higher transaction costs lower ... -
Cost of Quality and Organizational Performance in Sugar Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cost of quality, following previous research reports have been identified to have significant influence on the nature and possible level of final product or service quality that would satisfy the need of the customer with ... -
The Effect of Liquidity on Profitability of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The essence of the research is to affirm the effect of liquidity on profitability of commercial banks in Kenya. Financial managers find themselves in a predicament of whether to invest in high liquidity risk assets which ... -
Influence of Conflict Resolution Strategies on Social Economic Development Among Pastoralist Communities in Kenya. A Case of Isiolo County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Conflicts have many implications being political, economic, social, and cultural. Conflict lead to lowering of economic productivity, weakening of political institutions of governance, incapacity to provide essential ...
