Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Strategic planning at Shell Bp Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Strategic planning is defined as a management process that blends planning,programming,budgeting and business policy with increased emphasis on environmental forecasting.It is a process that gives internal as well as ... -
A Study on the Factors Affecting the Uptake of Carbon Finance Investments Opportunities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-11)The global challenges of growth. urbanization. scarcity and environmental change have become the key strategic drivers for business leaders in the present world. Governments and business constituencies arc shifting from ... -
The Relationship Between Ownership Structure, Governance Structure and Performance of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The study investigates he structure of ownership and governance of companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange and further establishes whether there is a relationship between ownership structure,governance structure and ... -
An analysis of the relationship between asset structure and debt policy for companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2005)This paper examined the relationship between asset structure and debt policy of listed companies at the Nairobi stock exchange over the period 1999 to 2003 excluding companies in the financial sector. Several studies ... -
Sales forecasting methods used in large fast moving consumer goods manufacturing firms operating in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005-01)One challenge that manufacturing firms in Kenya face today, is the development and implementation of a reliable sales forecasting process, in the advent of constantly changing consumer demands. Sales forecasting in a large ... -
A Study on Flexible Manufacturing Operations in Kenya: a Case of Bidco Oil Refineries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2008)This case study on Bidco Oil Refineries Ltd was to have an in-depth understanding o f the concept of flexibility competence in operations of a manufacturing plant and was achieved by exploring three objectives that brought ... -
Human resource audit and corporate performance: an empirical study of the companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)The concept of Human Resource Audit and Corporate Performance is one of the most recent development in the sphere of Human Resource Management. Many Companies now make use of the concept since it has proved to be a strategic ... -
A Survey of Operations Strategy Practices of Small-scale Export Market Farmers in Kenya: the Case of French Bean Farmers
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Ownership Structure and Chief Executive Turnover, Evidence From Companies Listed on Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The purpose of the study was to investigate whether ownership structure affects Chief Executive Turnover of companies quoted in the NSE. The study was motivated by the fact that issues of corporate governance in Kenya have ... -
Gestalt And Color Psychology In The Visual Communication Of Uniliver Kenya Ltd
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Customer attraction and retention as a source of competitive advantage at Co-operative bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-11)Customer attraction and retention is an important element of banking strategy in today`s increasingly competitive environment.Bank management must identify and improve upon factors that can limit customer attraction and ... -
Factors Affecting Strategy Implementation in Public Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The guiding principles in any strategic management process, whether in the public or private sector, is about understanding what changes are needed, how to implement and manage these changes, and how to create a roadmap ... -
Using Project Management as a Strategy for Improving Performance Indicators in a Changing External Environment : the Case of Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited Distribution Projects
(University of Nairobi, 2006-10)There is a lot of concern in Africa in general, and Kenya in particular, about poverty eradication, employment creation and economic growth (Soderbom, 2005). Since national prosperity is created, not inherited (Porter, ... -
A Survey of Term Structure and Determinants of Interest Rates : the Case of Moneylenders in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The variety of financial needs that exist can not always be adequately met by the forma l financial sector. Even formal micro-financial programs created to bridge this gap, often still manage to sieve out those regarded ... -
A survey of the applicability of Markowitz portfolio optimization model in overall asset allocation decisions by pension fund managers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006-09)This study sought to explain whether pension fund managers in Kenya apply Markowitz portfolio optimization model in asset allocation. The study found out that over 60% of the managers applied the model. However the ... -
Offerings at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
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The Relationship Between Bonus Issues Ratio and Market Reaction Among Companies Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between Market Reaction and Bonus Issue Ratio. The period of study cover d 2001 and 2011. This was a good study period as the Kenyan economy registered tremendous ... -
A Survey of Outsourcing of Accounting Services in Firms Listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Accounting play a significant role in the achievement of business objectives of an organization and in fact no business can operate without an accounting function. Accounting is the way of recording, classifying and ... -
A survey of the relationship between employee training and development and job Satisfaction in classified hotels in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The study sought to investigate the relationship between employee training and development and job satisfaction in classified hotels in Nairobi. The population of interest in the study consisted of all employees in the ... -
Strategic Planning and Firm Performance
(University of Nairobi, 2011)The relationship between strategic planning and firm performance has often been examined based on unidimensional measures such as the presence or absence of planning and or its degree of formality. The effectiveness of ...
