School of Business: Recent submissions
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The Effect of Tax Incentives on Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study sought to determine the effect of tax incentives on financial performance of manufacturing firms in Nairobi, Kenya. This inquiry leveraged a descriptive design targeting 95 manufacturing firms registered by Kenya ... -
Management of Value Chain for Competitive Advantage at Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Value Chain management is a powerful tool an organization can utilize for the attainment and sustenance of competitive advantage. This revelation informs the firm’s crafting and implementing of a competitive strategy in a ... -
Advanced Manufacturing Technology as a Strategy in Enhancing Performance of Large Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The purpose of this research was to contribute to the extant knowledge on the relationship between AMT, competitive advantage, organizational resources, and performance of large manufacturing companies in Kenya. The study ... -
Logistics Management Practices and Performance of Leading Supermarkets in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Majority of the supermarkets in Nairobi city are currently facing challenges including poor coordination of materials, overstocking resulting into opportunity cost due to tied up capital and poor information flow within ... -
Strategic Responses of Public Secondary Schools to Environmental Challenges in Matungulu Division, Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Organizations need to continuously identify opportunities and threats in the business environment and adapt their resources and competences so as to get maximum advantage. The organizations exist in an environment which ... -
Top Management Diversity and Performance of Levels Four and Five Hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(UON, 2018)Top management diversity has been frequently depicted as a positive power in an organization that is expected to affect the efficient functioning of the firm since diversity is claimed to result in a wide variety of ideas, ... -
Influence of conflict management strategies on performance of youth projects - a case of Amani Kibera Youth Communitybased Organization, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Historically, conflict at the workplace was viewed as unwelcome and to be avoided, the most recent data though shows that this thinking has shifted to an increased willingness to address the conflict early and in more ... -
Capital Structure, Firm Growth, Macroeconomic Factors and the Value of Non-financial Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Capital structure analysis is one of the most sensitive parts of business funding, owing to its connections to other components of financial leverage. Financial leverage is a significant component for any business, both ... -
Ownership Structure, Agency Costs, Firm Size and Value of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2021)When the wellbeing of managers and owners are not congruent, agency costs arise. This study intent was to explore the influence of agency costs and size of firm on the relationship between ownership structure and value of ... -
Market Orientation, Firm Characteristics,competitive Intensity And Performance Of Private Security Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Market orientation enables organizations to acquire customer information for purposes of developing innovative products capable of satisfying customer needs better than competitors. The study analyzed the influence of ... -
Corporate Governance, Capital Structure, Ownership And Value Of Companies Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Academicians, regulators, and practitioners accept sound corporate governance, optimal capital structure, and appropriate ownership structure as a major foundation in optimizing an entity’s value. Different capital market ... -
Green Logistics Practices And Performance Of Logistics Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Emissions from the logisltics industry are rising at a greater rate than any other industry and the trend is projected to continue such that these levels will be 80% higher than they were in 2007......................... ... -
Factors influencing the growth of entrepreneurship among persons with disabilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Entrepreneurship is increasingly attracting significant attention globally as an appropriate intervention for improving the livelihoods owing to its potential for self-employment and economic growth. There are many persons ... -
The influence of Fair-Trade practices on the export performance of World Fair Trade Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The objective of the study was to evaluate the influence of fair-trade practices on export performance of world fair trade organization members in Kenya, with the specific objectives being to investigate the influence of; ... -
The role of entrepreneurial orientation on the performance of Real Estate firms in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study sought to evaluate the part entrepreneurship orientation is facilitating in the performance of real estate companies in Nairobi. The theoretical foundation was based on two key entrepreneurship theories that ... -
Technoloological innovation and competitive advantage of Deposit taking savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi City County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The objective of the study was to determine the effect of technological innovation on competitive advantage among DT SACCOs in Nairobi City County. The adoption of technological innovation by the deposit-taking Sacco’s was ... -
The strategies adopted by Brookside Dairies limited in Kenya to gain competitive advantage
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Firms globally are facing stiff competition from other companies worldwide in this age of globalization. As a result of intense competition and other challenges faced by businesses that reduce their profit levels, business ... -
Factors Influencing Women Participation in World Food Programme’s Projects in South Sudan: a Case of Food for Assets (Ffa) Projects in Gogrial East County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In spite of various efforts to deal with food security and nutrition across the globe, about one in every three people in South Sudan are food insecure with women and children being the most vulnerable. This study was set ...