Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Market Positioning Strategies Adopted by the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The Development Finance Institutions today are facing stiff competition from the banks offering similar products and services. For them to survive, it has been necessary to develop positioning strategies to enable them ... -
Marketing Challenges Facing Retailers in the Cement Industry in Nakuru County
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The cement industry in Kenya has experienced a growth in the number of cement companies leading to an increase in production a situation will soon occur where supply will outweigh demand. Little attention is being paid ... -
Civil Servants’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Performance Contracting at the State Law Offices, Kenya
(2011-11)A Performance Contract is a freely negotiated performance agreement between government, acting as the owner of the organization and the representatives. It is an agreement between the Government and a manager of a public ... -
Strategic Responses of Licensed Microfinance Institutions in Kenya to Environmental Changes
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies adopted by licensed microfinance institutions in Kenya in the light of a rapidly changing, volatile and highly competitive environment. Specifically, the study ... -
Outsourcing Strategy and Performance of Kenya Institute of Management
(University of Nairobi, 2012-11)Outsourcing is contracting with another company or person to do a handle particular functions or activities of an organization. Almost every organization outsources its activities to some extent. Typically, the function ... -
The Relationship Between Working Capital Management and Profitability of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The working capital management plays an important role for success or failure of firm in business because of its effect on firm‟s profitability as well on liquidity. One requirement of a firm is to maintain equilibrium ... -
Strategy Implementation at Tangaza College, Kenya
(2011-10)The strategy of an organization involves matching its corporate objectives and its available resources. In the development of strategy, managers are concerned with reconciling the business with the allocation of resources ... -
Challenges Facing the Implementation of Kenya Vision 2030
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Strategy can only impact the bottom line if it successfully implemented. In the past it has been proposed that the public sector experiences great difficulties in regard to implementing reforms and offering of quality ... -
A Survey of Perception of Members of the Use of Industrial Action in Resolving Labour Disputes Among Selected Trade Unions in the Education Sector in Kisumu County
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The use of industrial action by workers in the education sector in settling disputes with their employers is a common occurrence in Kenya. This study examined the perception of members of the use of industrial action in ... -
The Impact of Outsourcing on Performance: a Case Study of Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Outsourcing has emerged as an important business and economic strategy for achieving competitive advantage in companies these days. Although outsourcing enables companies to achieve competitive advantage, outsourcing of ... -
The Effect of the 2007-2010 Global Financial Crisis on the Returns of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The objective of the study was to investigate whether the 2007-2010 global financial crisis had an effect on returns of listed commercial banks in Kenya. The research design was a correlation study with the population ... -
Down-scaling of Credit Risk Policies as a Strategic Choice to Gaining Competitive Advantage for NIC Bank Ltd in the SME Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The objective of the study was to investigate whether the 2007-2010 global financial crisis had an effect on returns of listed commercial banks in Kenya. The research design was a correlation study with the population ... -
The Relationship Between Executive Compensation and Risk Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)In the Kenyan environment, the executive compensation has not come under massive spotlight perhaps due to the nature of CEO compensation. Unlike in the US, where publicly listed firms are required to disclose information ... -
Employee Perceptions of Factors Affecting Their Performance at Jambo Contact Center, Nairobi
(2011-11)Today, due to much focus on organizational opinion of performance, perception of employees regarding this element has been long overlooked. As such this study aimed to investigate the employee’s perception of factors ... -
Challenges managers face in the application of performance appraisal results in human resource management: a case study of the university of nairobi
(2011-11)The public sector in most countries is going through profound restructuring in the face of environmental constraints that force the sector to undertake reforms to be efficient and effective. In this respect, one of the ... -
Share Price Behaviour Around 2010 Constitution of Kenya Referendum on Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Share price behaviour of a market is influenced by how quickly that market assimilates the relevant new information it receives in its trading prices and volume patterns to the extent that no trader can sustainably make ... -
Strategies Employed by Global Firms to Become Leaders in Kenya’s Domestic Market
(University of Nairobi, 2012-10)This study was conducted against a back-drop of International Business Management. International Business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more nations. ... -
Personal Finance Discipline, Working Environment and Fraud in the Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The rampant fraud committed in the commercial banks has been of surprise to many. Banks have continuously come up with measures which can be used to reduce fraud especially the one committed or instigated by its own ... -
A comparative Study on Financial Performance of Foreign Banks and Domestic Banks in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)This study is to ascertain whether the performance of foreign banks is different from their domestic counterparts over the period 2006 to 2010.The units of analysis are all commercial banks in Kenya. The data used in ... -
Strategic responses adopted by Safaricom limited in Kenya to address fraud related challenges in the M-pesa service
(University of Nairobi, 2012-11)Prior studies have found that failure to actively combat fraudulent activity affects organization reputation negatively. At the time of study, only two studies were found that focused on strategic responses adopted by ...
