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The use of reference reports in the selection of staff in diplomatic international non-governmental organizations in Kenya
(2006-09)
Selection processes used for employee hiring involves several activities aimed at ensuring
that the best candidate is picked for the job opening. Among these activities is reference
checking, which is a deliberate attempt ...
Competitive Strategies of Health Management Organizations (HMOs) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007-10)
A basic premise of strategy is that superior profits occur when a corporation secures favourable positions in attractive industries, and pursues economies of scope across business units. Business strategies underlie decisions ...
Strategies used by Barclays bank of Kenya to retain employees
(2009)
The main purpose of this study was to determine employee retention strategies used in
Barclays Bank of Kenya. Organizations are faced with a lot of problems in employee
retention. Hiring and retaining knowledgeable ...
Strategic responses adopted by pioneer assurance company limited to the turbulent external environment in kenya
(2009-08)
The more hostile the external environment is, the more an organization needs to respond to it, the more difficult it is to carry out work and the more defensive the organization must become. The external environment can ...
Strategy implementation by major petroleum companies in Kenya
(2006-10)
Strategy implementation is the way in which a company creates the organizational
arrangements that allow it to pursue its strategy most effectively. Problems with
implementation have resulted in failed strategies. Even ...
Strategic management practices adopted by local authorities in Kenya: a case study of Thika, Ruiru, Kiambu and Mavoko Local authorities in Kenya
(2009)
The purpose of this study was to establish the strategic management practices adopted and challenges of adopting the strategic management practices in Thika, Ruiru, Mavoko Municipal Councils and Kiambu County Council. The ...
The extent of usage of the marketing mix variables in the shipping industry in Kenya
(2001-09)
The recent trends of liberalization and globalization would entail that marketing strategy
the world over be almost similar. This study reveals that the marketing mix variables,
which are, the engine driving competitive ...
A survey of the use of competitive intelligence systems in the Kenyan pharmaceutical industry
(2001-09)
The objectives of this study were to establish the level of awareness of competitive
intelligence systems among Kenyan pharmaceutical suppliers, and to establish whether
competitive intelligence or competitive information ...
Factors that influence performance of foreign owned private universities in Kenya
(2008-07)
This research set out to find out the factors that affect the performance of foreign owned private
universities in Kenya. At the time of starting the survey four such institutions had been identified
for purposes of the ...
A survey of the operations strategy practices in the private security firms in Kenya
(2005-08)
This exploratory study sought to establish the various competitive priorities and
operations' competitive challenges that face the private security firms in Kenya. Primary
data was collected with the aid of a semi- ...