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A survey of the competitive strategies adopted by credit card providers in Kenya
(Business Administration, 2009)The single most important goal for any firm is achieving competitive advantage. Managers have overtime pondered why some organizations have been able to have a competitive advantage, while others have not. Without proper ... -
A survey of the competitive strategies used by NGO Microfinance institutions in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)The financial market is served by players who are formal, semi formal and informal. Among the players are NGOs that have been offering microfinance services. These NGOs are firms that are limited by guarantee and most ... -
A survey of the corporate governance practices among microfinance institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)The objective of the study was to determine corporate governance principles and practices among Micro Finance Institutions (MFls) in Nairobi. The study hoped to benefit the Board of Directors of MFls in evaluating the way ... -
A survey of the corporate governance structures and practices in selected occupational retirement benefit schemes in Kenya
(School of business, 2009)The prominence of corporate governance in public discourse has been inspired largely by corporate failures and globalisation. Corporate governance structures are intended to reduce the agency conflicts by aligning the ... -
A survey of the corporate governance structures and practices in the insurance underwriting sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.School of Business Studies, 2006-10)Corporate governance is a subject that has come to the fore because of the recognition that it helps to protects the companies' reputation and enhances their effectiveness and efficiency thereby increasing value to the ... -
A Survey of the Credit Policies in the Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The purpose of the study was to establish the credit control policies used by the insurance companies in Kenya Credit control is a vital component in the process of controlling cash flow. Many companies have failed in the ... -
A Survey of the Credit Risk Management Practices of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The study set to explore the credit risk management practices by commercial banks in Kenya. Emphasis was on the following; understand the process of credit risk identification by commercial banks, the extent to which ... -
A Survey of the Criteria Used by Commercial Banks in Kenya to Determine Employees to Retrench
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2004-11)The survey for the study was carried out between August and September 2004. The study sought to establish the criteria used by commercial banks in Kenya to determine employees to retrench. The respondents were the Human ... -
A survey of the determinants of access to credit by women entrepreneurs in Toi market, Nairobi county
(School of Business, 2011)The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of access to credit by women entrepreneurs in TOI market, Nairobi County. The study was guided by the following research question: what are determinants of access ... -
A survey of the determinants of the success of initial public offerings (IPOS) among the companies listed at the Nairrobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The study under investigation is a survey of the determinants of the success of initial public offerings (IPOS) among the companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) whose main objective was to determine the factors ... -
A Survey of the Effect of Credit Risk Stress Testing Levels on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study examined the effects of credit risk stress testing level on the performance of banks in Kenya. Financial sector stress test presents information on a system’s possible losses beneath extraordinary but plausible ... -
A survey of the environmental conservation costs by Local Authorities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The project investigated the environmental conservation costs of the local authorities in Kenya by analyzing the data collected from 90 of these local authorities. The population of the study is the 175 local authorities ... -
A survey of the extent of adoption of Blue ocean strategy by Mobile content providers in Kenya
(School of Business, 2009)This ever-changing and converging environment of the global mobile market creates multiple new business opportunities for mobile content providers. However, the competitive pressure is escalating, which poses major ... -
A survey of the extent of adoption of the strategic human resource management practices among the Non Governmental Organizations in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Ulrich and Lake (1990) stipulate that in today‟s highly competitive environment, organization‟straditional sources of competive advantage, such as technology, patents and economies of scale have been weakened by globalization ... -
A survey of the extent of alignment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) strategy to business strategy for companies quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE)
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2003)It has been argued that most organisations' inability to realise sufficient value from their IT investment is due in part to the absence of strategic alignment. It has also been argued that IT can be a source of sustained ... -
Survey of the extent of compliance to international accounting standards disclosure requirements for listed companies at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005)In 1998 the council of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (lCP AK) adopted international accounting standards for financial reporting in Kenya and required companies to prepare their financial statements ... -
A survey of the extent of compliance with the retirement benefits act by retirement benefits schemes in Kenya
(school of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003)This survey provides a critical analysis of the extent to which Retirement Benefits Schemes in Kenya comply with the Retirement Benefits Act. The rationale of the study is that not all schemes fully comply with requirements ... -
A survey of the extent of global operations of local manufacturing firms in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-10)The study was undertaken on manufacturing firms that have Kenya as their country of original registration, hitherto referred to as local firms. The study sought to establish the extent of globalization of local firms and ... -
A survey of the extent of ICT adoption in state corporations in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-10)Ever-evolving and increasingly powerful Information and Communication Technologies (lCT) have fundamentally changed the nature of global relationships, sources of competitive advantage and opportunities for economic and ... -
A Survey of the Extent of Implementation of Benchmarking Practices in the Manufacturing Sector in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-10)Manufacturing firms the world over have since the mid 1980s adopted continuous improvement techniques such as benchmarking to build organizations that are internally and externally geared towards an enhanced customer ...