Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Commercial banks"
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Adoption of Call Centers as a Source of Competitive Advantage by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012-11)The purpose of this study was to determine the competitive advantage offered by call centers, casing on commercial banks in Kenya. This study was guided by the following research objective: to establish whether call ... -
Adoption of Risk Management by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-11)The banking sector plays are very important role in the economy and the stability of the sector can not be over emphasized. Central bank of Kenya is mandated to regulate the industry. By the end of 2009 there were 44 ... -
Agent banking as a diversification strategy by commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)The Kenya Banking sector has demonstrated a solid growth over the past few years. The industry continues to offer significant profit opportunities for the major participants. Kenya has attracted worldwide acclaim by expanding ... -
Applicability of Altman (1968) model in predicting financial distress of commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)The study basically determines how financial distress can be predicted in banking industry using Altman(1968) model. Many corporate are faced with financial inefficiency and are not in position to correctly predict their ... -
Application of credit default swaps to commercial banks
(School of mathematics, 2012-11)Commercial banks contribute significantly to the growth ofa nation's economy. The profitability of commercial banks is largely attributed to the interest charged on loans they advance to their customers. If these loans ... -
Challenges of implementing financial innovations by commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Over the last 20 years there have been many changes in Kenyan banking sector. These changes have had considerable impact in the way they offer their services in the market. This research project was a census to determine ... -
Commercial bank's portfolio selection and the crowding out effect in Kenya
(2012)During the macro-economic instability period of the early 1990's the less developed countries that was occasioned by the aid-conditionality liberalization prescribed by the Brettonwoods institutions, financial institutions ... -
Competitive intelligence practices adopted by commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2008-10)Competitive Intelligence (CI) is both a process and a product. The process of Competitive Intelligence is the action of gathering, analyzing, and applying information about products, domain constituents, customers, and ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Kenyan Commercial Banks to Attract and Retain Corporate Customers
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)This project investigates the competitive strategies that the Kenyan commercial banks adopt to attract and retain corporate customers. The research uses theoretical frameworks that have been drawn from the literature on ... -
Corporate philanthropy as a determinant of profitability among commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)Strategic Corporate philanthropy has for long been mistaken with cause related marketing. This is mainly because cause related marketing deals with the concentration of giving on a single cause or admired organization ... -
Determinants of commercial banks interest rate margins in post-war Liberia
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2011)The role of commercial banks is vital to jump start the economy as many citizens are engaged in commercial activities to meet the needs for their families. Also, macroeconomic phenomenon in the economy affects the interest ... -
Determinants of non-performing loans in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2001-07)Non-performing loans (NPLs) are tending towards a worrying level in Kenya, a trend that could eventually cripple the financial sector in Kenya. As at January 2001, the level stood at 39% of the total loans in the Kenyan ... -
The effect of business process outsourcing on the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-08)Outsourcing is a widely used business practice for organizations that are in an effort to improve firm performance and add value to their firms. Empirical studies show that outsourcing has very limited positive impact ... -
The effect of capital adequacy requirements on credit creation by commercial banks in Kenya
(School of business, 2012)Capital provides buffer against losses and thus it ensures safety and soundness of the financial institutions. It is necessary to ensure that the banks have sufficient capital. Capital regulations are therefore put in ... -
The effect of offering Sharia compliant products on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-11)The banking industry is a key sector in the Kenyan economy. As profit seekers, commercial banks are inclined to formulate policies that aim at diversifying their portfolio and thus guaranteeing some minimum rate of return. ... -
Effects of direct sales strategy as a strategic response to the performance of commercial banks in a changing competitive environment in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-08)The purpose of this study is to examine effects of direct sales strategy as a strategic response to the changing and competitive banking environment in Kenya, hence the findings from this study can be used by other firms ... -
The effects of lending rate policy on the loan portfolio of commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the lending rate policy on the loan portfolio of commercial banks in Kenya. The lending rate policy was measured by the average annual lending rate of the selected ... -
The effects of technological innovations on the financial performance of the commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-11)A fundamental assumption of much recent research in operations improvement and operations learning has been that technological innovation has a direct bearing on performance improvements (Upton and Kim, 1999). This study ... -
Electronic business practices as an operational strategy by commercial banks in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-09)Electronic business practices in commercial banks have become an operational strategy to meet business goals and objectives. This is because the operation is able to handle both complex and simple tasks with huge benefits ... -
The extent of use of financial statement analysis in corporate lending: A survey of commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2008)The way lending decisions by commercial banks in Kenya is made remains a mystery to most borrowers. Banks are known to follow very stringent rules in lending risk appraisal. Financial statements analysis on the borrower ...