dc.contributor.author | Wandera, Nicholas K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-16T06:57:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-16T06:57:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Masters Of Business Administration (MBA) Degree | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/23465 | |
dc.description | A Management Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfilment
for the Degree of Masters in Business Administration,
School of Business, University of Nairobi. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Strategic outsourcing is gaining wide spread acceptance throughout the World, top
executives of leading multinationals turn to outsourcing as a strategic management
tool for improving corporate performance, profitability and shareholder's value. This
study sought to establish the current practices and challenges faced by Multinational
Manufacturing firms in Kenya on outsourcing Facilities Management Services.
The study involved a survey on the twelve multinational manufacturing companies in
Kenya. Data was collected via questionnaires covering; the general company
information, levels and extent of outsourcing, reasons for outsourcing and the
challenges faced when a company out-sources Facilities Management Services.
The data collected was then analyzed and the findings then discussed, revealing that
all the companies outsourced several non core services, Commonly outsourced
services are cleaning and security.
The study also brought out the fact that the concept of facilities management has not
been fully embraced. In fact only two out of the twelve companies have outsourced
Facilities Management Services. Most of the companies engaged several suppliers to
offer various services which would otherwise have been done by only one, "a Facility Management Company". | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Outsourcing of facilities management services by multinational manufacturing firms in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Business | en |