Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Operational Research Management Science in Social Issues at the Strategic Level
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Business Statistics" in Introduction to Business, Kenya Literature Bureau, Nairobi, Kenya.
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996) -
An application of the Transportation Model in the distribution of UHT milk
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000)This paper, using data from factories and depots of KCC that handle UHT milk, develops a model for the optimal allocation of milk from factories to the deports in various parts of Kenya. In developing of this model, the ... -
Project Planning, Implementation and Evaluation: A Training Manual..
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, 2000)This research sought to survey the manufacturing strategies pursued by the large manufacturing firms in Kenya as a way of remaining a float in the turbulent "libero-global' environment. The survey was carried out among the ... -
Project Planning Matrix" in Project Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, 2000)This research sought to survey the manufacturing strategies pursued by the large manufacturing firms in Kenya as a way of remaining a float in the turbulent "libero-global' environment. The survey was carried out among the ... -
Risk management in Building Projects: An Analysis of Time and Cost Risk
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, 2003)Building projects often experience cost and time overruns. This problem is common across the world but it appears to be more pronounced in many developing countries such as Kenya. These overruns, depending on their magnitude ... -
Operations Strategies Applied for the Competetitiveness of Kenyan Large Manufacturing Firms
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, 2004)This research sought to survey the manufacturing strategies pursued by the large manufacturing firms in Kenya as a way of remaining a float in the turbulent "libero-global' environment. The survey was carried out among the ... -
Data preparation: Coding, Editing and Inputting in Data Collection and Analysis
(Department of Management Science, 2004)This paper examines the role of institutions in the development process of African countries. It has been show that, whereas institutions have played a greater role in the economic development of several East Asian countries, ... -
Sampling Methods" in Data Collection and Analysis
(Department of Management Science, 2004)This paper examines the role of institutions in the development process of African countries. It has been show that, whereas institutions have played a greater role in the economic development of several East Asian countries, ... -
The role of institutions in the development process of African countries
(Department of Management Science, 2004)This paper examines the role of institutions in the development process of African countries. It has been show that, whereas institutions have played a greater role in the economic development of several East Asian countries, ... -
Quality Management Practices in Kenyan Educational Institutions: The Case of the University of Nairobi
(Department of Management Science, 2007)Although a number of studies had been done on the concept and context of quality management and higher education respectively, none had been done within the context of public universities in Kenya, the case of the University ... -
Formulation and Implementation Of Operation Strategies Used In Solid Waste Management: Case Study Of City Council Of Nairobi.
(Department of Management Science, 2010)The major purpose of this study was to document the operations strategy used in solid waste management, alongside the challenges facing implementation. This was a case study. Data was collected from fifty- (50) members ... -
"Road Maintenance in Kenya: A Soft Systems Approach". Conference Proceedings,.
(Department of Management Science, 1994) -
Issues of Leadership in the implementation of Total Quality Management in a large organization
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1997)Many organizations in Kenya have adopted and tried to implement the total quality management (TQM) programmes. Many of these firms have failed to achieve the expected results for various reasons. This study examines how ... -
Management by Projects: Factors which affect the Performance of Project Managers in a developing country
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000)Many organizations in Kenya have adopted and tried to implement the total quality management (TQM) programmes. Many of these firms have failed to achieve the expected results for various reasons. This study examines how ... -
The Selection of Public Investment Projects: A multicriteria Approach
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000)This study examined the process of project selection to determine the priority public investment project portfolio in any given year. since resources are limited and different stakeholders tend to have different, often ... -
Project Preparation" in Project Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
(IBIMA PublishingDepartment of Management Science, 2000)This research sought to survey the manufacturing strategies pursued by the large manufacturing firms in Kenya as a way of remaining a float in the turbulent "libero-global' environment. The survey was carried out among the ... -
Information systems implementation in state corporations
(AIBUMA PublishingSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-04-13)Parastatals in Kenya are adopting Information and Communication Technology as a tool to improve transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, through implementation of information systems (ISs). ... -
The benefits and challenges of electronic data interchange
(AIBUMA PublishingSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-04-13)Many organizations are applying Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to improve operational efficiency, enhance information quality, and achieve reductions in processing time of critically important business information. ... -
Market reaction to stock splits
(AIBUMA PublishingSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-04-13)There are several theories that have been advanced to explain why companies split their stock. The most common ones are to achieve an optimal price range for liquidity, to achieve an optimal tick size and to signal ...
