Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Organizational Growth Strategies Adopted by Safaricom Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Today’s business environment is complex, dynamic, unpredictable, uncertain and competitive. The changes in the environment affect how organizations operate. It may present critical challenges or new opportunities for ... -
Determinants of Treasury Bonds Uptake in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Treasury bonds are an important component of a country’s financial system and represent a critical component of central banks’ monetary policy. They act as a bench mark interest rate and form part of the yield curve, ... -
The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Performance of Socially Screened Out Companies Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A business cannot thrive on a fraction of its stakeholders while excluding the others. In recent years, organizations have embraced corporate social responsibility and incorporated corporate social responsibility activities ... -
Determinants of mortgage uptake
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to examine the determinants of mortgage uptake in Kenya. This study adopted a cross sectional design of the various mortgage lending institutions in Kenya. Data was drawn from the registered commercial ... -
The Influence of Marketing Strategies in Purchase Behavior in the Insurance Industry: a Case Study of Jubilee Insurance
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main purpose for this research was to investigate on the influence of marketing strategies on purchase behavior in the insurance industry. Marketing strategy is the fundamental goal of increasing sales and achieving ... -
Organizational Structure and Strategy Implementation at Geothermal Development Company in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Strategy implementation determines the success of an organization because it actualizes the plans that have been set by the organization. Implementation phase of the strategy presents the greatest challenges because it ... -
Determinants of liquidity risk of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The objective of this study was to establish the determinants of liquidity risk for commercial banks in Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design. A census targeting the 43 commercial banks licensed in Kenya ... -
Impact of Investment by Angel Investors in Technology Startups in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Investment in startup businesses has been recognized as an important resource for Economic growth and, therefore, economic development. However, most startup businesses find that in order to grow and scale they need ... -
An investigation into the role of socioeconomic factor in slum management programmes; A case of Kibera-Soweto east Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Slums continue to pose the greatest challenges to the urban areas of developing countries Kenya included. As a result, Kenya has an elaborate slum upgrading strategy which aims inter-alia at improving the physical and ... -
Effects of Integrated Soil and Water Management on Livelihoods of Smallholders in Burega Sector, Rulindo District,northern Province, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study is an investigation of effects of integrated soil and water management on the livelihoods of smallholders of Burega Sectors, Rulindo District of Northern Province of Rwanda. The main aim was to investigate the ... -
The Effect of the Day of the Week on Volatility of Stock Returns of the Commercial Banks Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The day of the week effect purports that there is the existence of a pattern on the part of stock returns, whereby these returns are linked to a particular day of the week. The objective of the study was to establish the ... -
The Influence of ICT Adoption on Performance of Micro Insurance Business in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main objective of the study was to determine the types of ICT adopted by firms offering micro insurance products in Kenya and to determine the effect of the ICT adopted on business performance of firms offering micro ... -
The Role of Central Bank in the Relationship Between Monetary Policy
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) shall be responsible for formulating monetary policy, promoting price stability, issuing currency and promoting other functions conferred on it by an act of parliament. Revised Constitution ... -
Impact of youth enterprise development fund on rural development A case study of Kikuyu constituency
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to examine the influence of Youth Enterprise Development Fund on Rural development in Kikuyu Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya. The objectives of the study addressed the issues of loan disbursement, ... -
Delivery channel technologies and performance of equity bank (Kenya) ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Globalization has led to tremendous growth in innovation and use of technologies in organizations and the banking industry has not been left behind. Banks are investing heavily in various innovations and technologies in ... -
Strategic choice and performance of audit firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The business environment within which the audit firms operate has been very volatile. Audit firms respond to competition in different ways. Some opt to move into service improvement, some into divestiture and diversification, ... -
Stakeholders Involvement and Performance of Maritime Safety Strategy in Lamu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to establish the effect of stakeholders’ involvement on performance of KMA’s maritime safety strategy in Lamu County, Kenya. Stakeholder involvement has become paramount for most organizations not only ... -
Effects of organizational culture on performance of subsidiaries of selected regional commercial banks headquartered in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The culture of a group is a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group has learned as it solves its problems of external adaptation and internal integration that has worked well enough to be considered valid and ... -
Effect of stock splits on stock prices for companies listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A stock split occurs when a company’s board of directors authorizes issuing additional shares to existing shareholders. Each shareholder receives new shares in proportion to the shares already owned. The overall value ... -
Determinants of National patriotism in Kenya: a case of Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of national patriotism in Kenya a case study of Nairobi County. The problem area of the study was on the country‘s political, social, and economic environments ...
