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A study of quality contol systems used by manufacturing firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Despite the vast research done on quality control systems in service firms in Kenya, little is known or perceived of quality control systems used by the Kenyan manufacturing sector. Kenya's manufacturing sector is made up ...
Critical success factors in the motorcycle bodaboda business in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Organizations are today operating in a very volatile environment. Competition is intense than even before. Organizations are globalizing in quest for new markets and to expand their market share. In order to survive and ...
Stakeholder involvement in strategy formulation in Kenyan state corporations
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Stakeholders within organization influence strategy and consequently influence the organization's purposes that result in formal expectations in terms of achievement. The extents to which organization stakeholders are able ...
Mergers and acquisitions as a strategy for competitive advantage: a case study of Total Kenya limited
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The business strategy perspective argues that achieving competitive advantage hinges on
the existence of a coherent competitive strategy. The world is in a state of flux, being
influenced by the forces of globalization ...
Foreign market entry strategies used by Ecobank Kenya Limited to enter the Kenyan market
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Entering new markets, despite the huge potential that it provides, does involve big risks. Foreign market entry mode is an institutional arrangement that makes possible the entry of a firm's products, service, know-how, ...
A survey of methods used to estimate cost of capital by utility parastatals based in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Cost of capital estimation has been among the various key decisions required of finance managers. Most studies on cost of capital estimation methods have focused on overseas practice. Very few that had been conducted in ...
Employee performance management practices among major supermarkets in Kisumu municipality-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Managing employee performance in organizations has been traditionally centred on assessing performance and allocating reward, with effective performance being seen as the result of the interaction between individual ability ...
Factors that influence strategic choices adopted by community based organizations competing for donor funding in Nairobi, Kenya
(2011-10)
Competition is seen as the main factor that influences strategic choices. However, other
factors like organization structure, leadership, culture, pressure from donors, slow
economic growth, increased diversification and ...
Challenges in the management of procurement services within Kenya Rural Roads Authority
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Procurement is the acquisition of goods and/or services at the best possible total cost of ownership, in the right quality and quantity, at the right time, in the right place and from the right source for the direct benefit ...
Effects of herd behaviour on trading volume and prices of securities at Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The study investigated the presence of Herd instinct behaviour and its effect on stocks volume and stock prices in Nairobi Stock Exchange. Herd instinct behaviour refers to action or activity without prior rational thinking ...