School of Business: Recent submissions
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Influence of Evaluation Practices on the Performance of Water Projects in Makueni Sub County of Makueni, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Modern development discourses identify evaluation practices as being at the core of project delivery. Performance of most interventions has traditionally been evaluated on the basis of the famous “iron triangle” criteria ... -
Community Participation in Project Cycle Management and Sustainability of Ecotourism Enterprise Development Projects in Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Discussion on the sustainability of development projects is a never-ending phenomenon, attracting attention from policy maker, decision makers, project management practitioners, academicians and even those who benefit from ... -
Risk Management Strategies and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Modern day organizations are exposed to more risk than they were in the past. This is mainly due to emerging trends including technology advancement increasing the firm’s culpability to threats such as cybercrime, identity ... -
The Relationship Between Fintechs and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Fintechs are a part of an emerging sector that uses technology to offer financial services to deliver extremely improved financial services. Kenya has witnessed an increase in the utilization of Fintechs from 26.7% in ... -
Effect of Strategic Leadership Practices on the Performance of Tharaka Nithi County Government
(University of Nairobi, 2022)One of the most critical aspects of leadership is strategic leadership. The concept of strategic leadership allow firms to engage in activities that involve sharing with employees a clear vision and set of shared values ... -
Effect of Macro-economic Variables on Stock Marketperformance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Stock market performance has become an essential part of any country’s economy and a strong indicator of general economic performance. The stock market growth is directly related to the economy which consists of various ... -
Strategic Responses, External Environment Changes and Performance of NCBA Bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Banks such as NCBA bank in Kenya operate in an ever changing external environment that informs the deployment of strategic responses. The inquiry was mainly aim at finding how strategic plans and response influence banks ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Kenyan Commercial Banks Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The research examined the impact of CG on financial performance of commercial banks listed at NSE. The research was based on descriptive research design. The study targeted eleven commercial banks with shares at the NSE. ... -
Operational Risks and Organizational Performance of Sugar Manufacturing Companies
(University of Nairobi, 2022)While taking deliberate and informed risks is a significant component of a strategy of any company, amplified operational risks has led to extremely high-risk exposures to business firms. Insomuch as risk management is ... -
Effect of Internal Auditing on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Goal for the study was to ascertain how internal auditing affect financial performance of commercial banks. The study's main goals was to evaluate the independence of internal auditing, the level of technical proficiency ... -
Mobile Technology and Performance of Agricultural Projects: a Case of Digifarm Sunflower Project in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Evaluating the level of influence of mobile technology on the performance of projects is critical to shedding new light and contributing knowledge to solve project performance glitches. This research aimed to probe the ... -
Effect of Financing Decisions on Performance of Deposit-taking Saccos in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Financing decisions and performance are significant concepts among firms. Acknowledging this, several interventions have been undertaken by firm managers to address weaknesses in financing decisions. Despite the efforts ... -
Influence of Locus of Control on Employee Job Satisfaction at Kapa Oil Refineries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Locus of control shows how individuals ascribe their reinforcements, the outcomes of their activities or compensations, their successes or failures. However, it is not clear whether it is also predictor of employee job ... -
The Effect of Working Capital Management on Profitability of the Manufacturing Firms Listed at The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The main objective for carrying out this research was to establish the effect of working capital management on the profitability of the manufacturing firms that are listed at the Nairobi securities Exchange. The objectives ... -
Strategic Responses and Crime Management. A Case Study of SGA (K) Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Private security firms have been fighting with increased crime with minimal success. This research therefore seeks to investigate on the strategic responses used by SGA to manage crime in Kenya. The research used a case ... -
Risk Management and Financial Performance of General Insurers in Kenya
(2022)A significant contributor to financial turmoil and collapse in insurers was already identified as poor risk management. The insurance industry is required to follow a risk management framework set by Insurance Regulatory ... -
Digital Marketing Strategies and Performance of Nestle Kenya Limited
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The Impact of Tax Incentives on Foreign Direct Investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The motivation behind this project was to demonstrate the substantial impact of tax incentives on FDI inflows in Kenya. Specifically, the paper sought to lay out the impact of tax inducements (incentives) as the predictor ... -
The Impact of Adopting IFRS 16 on Performance of Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study was conducted to determine the impact of adopting IFRS 16 on key selected financial performance ratios of companies listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange for four successive years’ period 2017-2022. The period ... -
Effect of Firm Characteristics on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Commercial banks are always keen to record better financial performance at the end of every fiscal year. This has always been the case because financial performance is always regarded to be an important subject within ...