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Corporate governance and dividend policy in Kenya : A survey of companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2009-10)
Corporate governance exists to provide checks and balances between shareholders and
management and thus to mitigate agency problems. Hence, firms with better governance quality
should incur less agency conflicts, and ...
Managing challenges of strategic change at Nairobi Water Company limited
(2011-08)
It is about ten years since the water act 2002 came into force, bringing about what is considered the most radical overhaul of the water sector in Kenya. It is also eight years since Nairobi Water Company, a creation of ...
Employees perception of performance management practices at World Bank Group Kenya country office
(2012)
Effective use of performance management practices can help organizations to better
understand its overall efficiency and effectiveness. Positive and negative feelings about
one’s job lead to job satisfaction and job ...
Strategic responses to competition among large fast food restaurants in Nairobi central business district
(University of University, 2010)
The fast food industry in Nairobi Central Business District has in the past years witnessed
dramatic changes brought about by competition. The fast food outlets try to outdo each other by way of differentiation in terms ...
Competitive strategies adopted by local airlines in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-11)
This study had the objectives of determining the challenges of competition faced by local airlines in Kenya and establishing the competitive strategies adopted by local airlines in Kenya. The companies that made up the ...
A survey on cloud computing adoption in Kenya’s banking industry
(2011-10)
The purpose of this study was geared towards finding out whether commercial banking industry in Kenya is aware of cloud computing, ready to adopt it and its attitude towards cloud computing. The study was guided by three ...
Determinants of financial performance of internet service providers in Kenya
(2012)
Due to the increase in competition and increasing market liberalization, firms in the
telecommunications industry are facing a threat to the profit sustainability. As market
players’ increase and offerings diversify, the ...
Challenges of career development faced by women in senior management in the civil service in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This was a cross sectional survey targeting women in senior management in the civil service in Kenya. The study sought to investigate the challenges that women in senior management faced in career development. The data was ...
Competitive priorities by mobile telephony firms and customer preferences in selection of mobile telephony service provider in Kenya
(2011)
Competitive priorities have always played a key role in survival of companies in any
sector. The mobile telephony sector in Kenya has not been spared as it has been
characterized by stiff competition which has seen drastic ...
Strategic responses to changes in the external environment: the case of Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation
(2007-10)
The environment in which organizations operate is constantly changing with different factors influencing organizations. Since the turn of the millennium, the general business environment has become more volatile, unpredictable ...