Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Strategic Management Intensity and Innovation in the Telecommunication Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)There is strategic consistency when the actions of an organization are consistent with the expectations of management, and these in turn are with the market and the context. The problem with strategy implementation is the ... -
Lean practices and supply chain performance among automotive assembling firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Many organizations in the automotive industry have been found to struggle in the new customer driven and globally competitive markets. This has been attributed to the increasing competition in the automotive industry and ... -
The Effects of Education on Economic Growth in Kenya
(2015)The key reason for carrying out this research was to offer a response to the fundamental question as to whether education at different levels and economic growth in Kenya have a relationship and if so, how significant ... -
Service Quality Practices and Customer Satisfaction in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The study set out to examine service quality practices and customer satisfaction in commercial banks in Kenya. The research was motivated by the fact that there is limited research on effect of service quality on customer ... -
Effects of strategic responses adopted by BASF East Africa limited on market competitiveness
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Dynamic environment changes impact on organizations goals and objectives and this makes it difficult for organizations to remain viable. To be able therefore to stay ahead of competition, it is imperative for the organizations ... -
Impact of liquidity and solvency on financial performance of firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Given that stakeholders are interested in liquidity and solvency ratios of companies and that they react differently when the ratios show increasing risks, then it means that liquidity and solvency can affect the performance ... -
The Relationship Between Firm Size and Financial Leverage of Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between firm size and financial leverage of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Specifically the study sought to establish the effect of firm size, ... -
Meeting the Challenge of Cyber Threats in Emerging Electronic Transaction Technologies in in Kenyan Banking Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The purpose of the study was to investigate how to meet the challenges pf cyber threats in the emerging electronic transaction systems in the Kenyan banking sector. The study addressed the following objectives: To establish ... -
Cross-linguistic Influence in Foreign Language Learning: a Case Study of the Learning of French at Kaumoni Secondary School, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study focuses on Cross-Linguistic Influence in the learning of French as a foreign language. The study investigates whether first and second languages learnt earlier on by learners influences the learning of a foreign ... -
Effect of in-store logistics operations practices on customer satisfaction in supermarkets in Mombasa county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The study focus was to establish the relationship between in-store logistics operations practices on customer satisfaction in supermarkets in Mombasa County. The objectives of the study were as follows: determine the ... -
The effects of herding on stock returns at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Human beings are social beings who thrive from the sense of belonging and togetherness. This innate need results to herding, an attempt by people to blend in by mimicking actions of others. Herding in capital markets is ... -
Information technology and warehousing performance of sugar companies in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The study was conducted to establish the effect of information technology on warehousing performance of sugar companies in Western Kenya. The study objectives specifically sought to establish the extent of information ... -
The effect of working capital management on financial performance of manufacturing firms listed in Nairobi security exchange
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Effects of Stock Splits on Trading Activity of Shares of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Stock splits remain the most popular and least understood phenomena in equity markets (Njagi, 2010). That is why investors and borrowers are always concerned about the returns of stocks and thus seek to know the behavior ... -
Dynamics of stock return volatility and leverage effect on share price returns at the Nairobi securities exchange in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Stock return volatility has been a subject of interest among finance researchers and this due to the fact that volatility is that stock return volatility influences stock price movement. The study analyses the volatility ... -
A Phonological Analysis of Lwidakho Loanwords From Kiswahili and English
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This research discusses the phonological adaptations of Kiswahili and English loanwords into Lwidakho within the Optimality Theory framework as espoused by Allan Prince and Paul Smolensky (1993, 2002). It outlines the ... -
Relationship Between Macroeconomic Indicators and Government Fiscal Policy Initiatives in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main objective of the study was to investigate the relationship that exists between macroeconomic indicators and government fiscal policy initiatives in Kenya. Macroeconomic environment which consists of inflation, ... -
Strategic Responses to Changes in the Dynamic Business Environment by Tausi Assurance Company Limited in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Organizations are open systems where they depend on the environment for resources which are processed and consumed by the environment. The environment in which the organizations operate is turbulent and there is need to ... -
External Environmental Factors Influencing Financial Performance of Kenya Airways
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Financial performance of an organization defines the organizations continuity. A firms‟ sustainability is highly dependent on its management of finances. Corporate success in todays‟ market environment is defined by some ... -
Long Run Performance Of Initial Public Offerings At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study was aimed to investigate the long-run performance of initial public offerings of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange so as to address methodological gap which resulted to inconsistent results ...
