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The relationship between manufacturing strategy and operational performance within the metal & allied sector in Kenya
(2014)
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between manufacturing strategy and
operational performance among firms in the metals and allied sector. It sought to find out which
manufacturing strategies are ...
Challenges of e-procurement implementation among multinational tea companies in Kericho county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Electronic Procurement is the use of electronic computer systems to manage the entire
procurement process Francois (2012). While this system can deliver significant cost
savings to business, a number of innovative companies ...
The relationship between foreign exchange rate volatility and value of multinational firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Realized volatility is a measure of actual price volatility, based on past prices over a given
time period. It is often called historical volatility or historical deviation. Realized volatility
stands in contrast to ...
Challenges facing international agribusiness in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
International Agribusiness has contributed massively to wealth and employment, foreign
exchange earnings, enriched nutrition, poverty reduction and food security. This leads the
investor to look for market before the ...
Foreign direct investment promotion strategies and performance of investment promotion agencies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
The Kenyan government created Investment Promotion Agencies to assist in attraction and
retention of FDI’s due to the negative FDI direction and decline in economic development.
The slow economic growth and deteriorating ...
Factors contributing to the under-representation of women in managerial positions in the print media in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors contributing to the under-representation
of women in managerial positions in print media houses in Kenya. Gender equality in places
of work is paramount in ensuring ...
The relationship between trade orientation and organizational, performance of food processing firms in the wider Nairobi metropolis, Kenya
(2014)
Trade orientation is important to any organisation as this may be the ingredient
missing for internationalisation of a firm. The food processing sector is a very
important one for the growth of Kenya’s economy. The sector ...
The private returns to education in Kenya
(2014)
Education has been defined as the process through which knowledge; skills, attitudes and
values are imparted for the purpose of integrating the individual in a given society, or
changing the values and norms of a society. ...
Organizational culture on the relationship between strategy and performance of the top ten insurance companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
Every
organization
understands that a clear and directed strategy is needed to achieve business
success, but the role of culture in regard to strategy and performance is often not recognized.
Theoretically, it has been ...
The effect of credit risk management practices on loan performance in microfinance institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
Credit risk has always been a concern not only to bankers but to the entire business world
because the risks of a borrower not fulfilling his obligations in full on due date can seriously
jeopardize the performance of a ...