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An Empirical Study of Relationship Between the Stock Market, Prices Sales Turnover, Profit Before Tax and Dividends
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The study tries to evaluate the relationship between stock market returns, dividends, and profit before tax and sales turnover. The study is based from year 2000 to 2004 for all the companies listed in Nairobi Stock Exchange ...
A Survey of Strategic Planning Practices of Management Consultancy Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
This study sought to establish and document the strategic planning practices employed by various consultancy firms in Kenya, which are critical to their outreach and sustainability. A descriptive survey design was used in ...
Strategic Responses of Rwathia Group of Businesses to Environmental Changes
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
A business does not function in a vacuum. It has to act and react to what happens outside the factory and office walls. The changes taking place outside the business will affect its main functions and possibly its objectives ...
Responses of Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited to the Challenges of Globalization of the Reinsurance Industry
(University of Nairobi,, 2007-07)
Kenya Reinsurance Corporation, just like any other organization, whether public or private sector is affected by turbulent environment because every organization has to interact with the environment for survival. It becomes ...
Strategies Adopted by the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Poor performance of urban water provision and public utilities in developing countries has led to calls for reduction in the role of the State and the increased role of the Private Sector in what had traditionally been the ...
A Survey of the Challenges Facing the Use of Digital Libraries in Kenya: a Case Study of Kenyatta University Avu Library
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The creation of digital libraries was meant to solve the problems encountered in the
traditional paper based libraries. However many challenges are being encountered in
the process of establishing and use of the digital ...
An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Managerial Skill and Technical Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
This study analyses the relationship between technical efficiency of commercial banks in Kenya and managerial skill characteristics namely the level of education, years of experience and frequency of training. The study ...
Strategic Responses to Changes in the External Environment: a Case of East African Breweries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
All organizations exist and carry out their activities within the environment. The
environment provides the organizations with inputs which they transform to outputs
through internal processes and then the outputs are ...
A Survey of Challenges Facing the Growth in Use of Plastic Credit and Debit Cards in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007-11)
The first plastic card in Kenya was launched in 1967 by Diners club Africa Limited (Mahinda, 1991). However, the peak in usage of plastic cards in Kenya was not realized until 1980’s. The development of the Kenya domestic ...
Extent of Adoption of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices in Private Secondary Schools in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Today’s business environment is characterised by constant change. The accelerated pace of advances in technology, increase in competition, widespread and growing unemployment create serious adjustment problems as well as ...