Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The effect of mergers and acquisitions on the financial performance of insurance firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Mergers and acquisitions continue to enjoy importance as strategies among insurance companies for achieving growth. However, their success in creating shareholder value remains contested. The objective of this research ... -
The Effect of Portfolio Composition on the Financial Performance of Investment Companies Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Investment is the sacrifice of current consumption for future consumption whose objective is to increase future wealth. Effective organizational decision-making is the primary responsibility and the raison of management ... -
Adoption of Europay, Mastercard and Visa Technology and Card Fraud in the Kenswitch Network Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The purpose of this study was to determine the adoption of EMV technology and card fraud in the Kenswitch network environment. The study was guided by the following research objectives, to determine the extent of adoption ... -
Effect of Innovation on Financial Performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The adoption of innovation has been necessitated by the rapid change in technology. The manufacturing SMEs have adopted new strategies of sustaining their growth due to stiff competition. Most manufacturing SMEs have adopted ... -
Determinants of Loan Repayment by Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Credit is the most common source of external finance for many SMEs and entrepreneurs, which are often heavily reliant on traditional debt to fulfill their start-up, cash flow and investment needs. Potential sources of ... -
The Effect of Financial Innovations on Risk Management by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The rapid rate of change in the financial sector no doubt calls for an assessment of the efficacy of risk management systems of financial institutions on one hand and devising appropriate regulatory responses to the ... -
The Effects of Lease Financing on the Financial Performance of Companies Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The economic benefits of leasing can be derived from the firm's choice of leasing relative to borrowing and acquiring the asset. Lease financing is one of the alternatives to straight-up purchasing if a firm is seeking ... -
Adoption of Lean Supply Chain Practices and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to investigate the lean supply chain practices and impact on performance of commercial banks in Kenya. This study set to achieve three objectives; the first being to determine the effects of lean supply ... -
Performance Measurement Framework for the Potato Supply Chain in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In Kenya, potato is the second most important food crop after maize in terms of production volumes. Potato makes an important contribution to food and nutrition security and rural incomes. Globally, potato ranks fourth ... -
The effect of process innovation on financial performance in utility companies in Kenya: a case study of the Kenya power and lighting company
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Utility services such as water and electricity are very important resources for a country‟s economic growth. Utility companies adopt innovations in order to provide better service delivery to customers, improve revenue ... -
The East African Community Participating as a Bloc in World Trade Organization Negotiations: Prospects and Challenges
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The East African legislative Assembly passed the East African Trade negotiations Act in the year 2008. The Act has its major objective as ensuring that the East African Partner states carry out their trade negotiations ... -
Logistics Management Practices and Operational Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Stock and Mulki, (2009) observe that the examination of logistics management practices has become more prominent in both the business community and academia in recent years, spanning such diverse areas as recycling, ... -
The effect of heuristic biases on investment returns by unit trusts in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The study investigated the effects of heuristic biases on investment returns of unit trust companies in Kenya. Literature has documented that individual and institutional investors have embraced heuristics in their ... -
Curbing Maritime Piracy In International Waters: A Case Study Of The East African Coastline
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In the 21 st century, maritime piracy has become a profitable business that threaten the lives of seafarers and coastal communities, interferes with global commercial activities that rely on the transit of goods through ... -
The Effects of Budget Deficits and Public Debt on Real Interest Rates in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The subject of Public Expenditure, Public Debt and government financing has dominated the social airwaves in Kenya in the recent past. The enshrouding debate that the government is living beyond its means is now almost ... -
Customer adoption of mobile banking and perceived quality of service in commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The aim of this study was to evaluate the customer adoption of mobile banking and perceived quality of service by customers in commercial banks in Kenya .The researcher focussed mainly on commercial banks and concentrated ... -
Effects of Working Capital Management on Financial Performance of Energy and Petroleum Companies Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The Kenya’s Vision 2030 plan has identified Energy and Petroleum sector as a key foundation and one of the infrastructural enablers upon which the economic, social and political pillars of its long-term development ... -
Convergence between Safaricom Kenya limited and Kenya Commercial Bank group
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Business environment today has become complex, competitive and demanding. Customers are also increasingly becoming aware and demanding of effective and faster services. Corporate organizations have positioned themselves ... -
Predictability of Economic Growth Using the Yield Spread in Kenya (2006-2015)
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Thisobjective ofresearch study was to establish the relationship between economic growth and yield spread (the difference between the three month Treasury bill and the ten year Treasury bond). There exists enormous ... -
Determinants of Age at First Marriage in Kenya: an Urban-rural Comparative Study
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to establish the effects of the demographic, socio-economic, socio-cultural factors on age at first marriage among ever married women in urban and rural areas in Kenya. The data for the study was drawn ...
