Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The impact of employee procurement practices on labour turnover: A case of boutique salesladies in Nairobi's central business district
(School of Business, 2009-09)This study attempted to answer the question of how employee procurement practices affect the labour turnover of employees. The context of the study was the boutique stalls salesladies working in Nairobi’s Central Business ... -
Logistics of outsourcing practices and performance of large manufacturing firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, 2012-10)In globalized and highly competitive markets, organizations strive to be innovative and agile to meet customer demands. Competitiveness, based on organizational capabilities and production strategies, may lead to quality, ... -
Challenges of implementing strategic decisions for service delivery at the office of the Vice President and ministry of home affairs
(School of Business, 2012-11)Implementing strategic decisions world over has met varied challenges in both the public sector and the private sector. Owing to open competition in the global arena, many organizations have had no choice but to embrace ... -
Effect of performance contracting on service delivery at municipal council of Mombasa
(School of Business, 2012-11)This research study sought to find out the effects of performance contracting on service delivery at the Municipal Council of Mombasa to its residents. Performance contracting is part of the broader public sector reforms ... -
Strategic responses adopted by women enterprise fund to changes in the macro environment
(School of business, 2012-10)Organizations exist in a complex, dynamic, and volatile political, economic, social, technological, cultural, environmental, legal, and ecological environments. In order to survive, strategies have to be crafted to respond ... -
The implementation and legislation of public procurement and disposal act (2005) by local authorities in Kenya: A case of county council of Olkejuado
(School of business, 2011-10)According to Lysons and Farrington (2006), procurement is the process of obtaining goods or services in any way including borrowing, leasing and even force or pillage. It commonly involves purchase planning, standards ... -
Relatioship between managerial ownership and agency cost of listed companies at the Nairobi securities exchange
(School of Business, 2012-11)The objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between managerial ownership and agency cost of listed companies at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The following research question guided the study: how ... -
Testing the existence of January effect at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of business, 2011-09)The objective of the study was to find out whether there exists a January effect at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). Descriptive research design was used in the study. It involved gathering daily stock prices from the ... -
An assessment of ICT adoption in Kenyan academic libraries: A case study of university of Nairobi libraries
(2011-10)The environment in which libraries operate has changed significantly with the advent of information age. Technological advancement has compelled libraries to adopt interactive online media for their survival mainly because ... -
Strategies adopted by multichoice Kenya Limited in response to information and communications technology conference
(School of Business, 1990-08)The aim of this study was to establish the strategies adopted by Multichoice Kenya Limited in response to the information and communication technologies (ICT) convergence. The objectives of the study were to determine ... -
The relationship between work permits and the inflow of foreign direct investment in Kenya: A focus on the ministry of immigration and registration of Persons
(School of Business, 2010-10)Kenya is losing the battle for foreign direct investments(FDI) to Uganda and Tanzania as heightened political tensions and restrictions on foreign ownership in some sectors turn away multinationals. The FDI inflows to ... -
A survey of factors determining development of corporate bonds market in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012-11)This study examines the factors determining corporate bonds market development in a Kenya. It considers the level of the corporate bonds market development, as well as the political, macroeconomic, supervisory and regulatory, ... -
Factors affecting the performance of small and medium scale poultry farming enterprises in Karuri, Kenya
(School of Business, 2010-11)The paper examined factors affecting performance of small and medium scale poultry farming enterprises in Karuri, Kenya. Descriptive research was used to answer the research questions on the current status of the subject ... -
Sources of sustainable competitive advantage among milk processing companies in Kenya
(School of business, 2011-11)The study sought to achieve three objectives: to determine the sources of sustainable competitive advantage; to establish the strategies for achieving sustainable competitive advantage and to determine the challenges of ... -
An Investigation Into Factors Contributing to Teaching Effectiveness Among Student Teachers: Towards a Prediction Model for Teaching Effectiveness among student teachers
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1986) -
Statistics" in Secondary Mathematics Teachers Guide for Forms I and 2
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1986) -
A Case Study Analysis on the Effectiveness of Mathematical Modeling in Operational Research/Management Science Problems
(Department of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993) -
The use of Quantitative Forecasting Estimates in Billing Utility.
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)The residents of Nairobi on the city council of Nairobi for their provision of water needs. Provision of such an essential service is very challenging for the City Council especially with current population growth rate in ... -
A Survey of the Application of Forecasting Methods in large manufacturing firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Management by Projects" a paper presented to the Conference on Project Management in the Construction Industry for Eastern Africa Region, 20th - 23rd November, 1996, Machakos, Kenya.
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)
