School of Business: Recent submissions
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The Relationship Between Managerial Overconfidence and Financial Leverage Among State Corporations Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The nexus between managerial overconfidence and financial leverage among state corporations listed at the NSE, Kenya was explored in this inquiry. Descriptive survey and correlational design were adopted targeting seven ... -
Influence of Employee Engagement on Performance of Private Secondary Schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Employee engagement has come out to be a famous organizational concept in recent past among the human resource management practitioners. Essentially, it is the extent of employee commitment and particicipation that he or ... -
Effect of Working Capital Management on Dividend Payout of Energy and Petroleum Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The art of balancing firm working capital and dividend payments often dictates the success or failure of a business depending on how well disposable resources are managed and on how prudent a firm is when it comes to ... -
Logistics Practices and Operational Performance of Fast-moving Consumer Goods Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)As a result of the challenges posed by e-commerce and the "last mile," logistics management has become an increasingly essential issue for professionals in the relevant industry. The purpose of this study was to gain a ... -
E-readiness and Service Delivery Among State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)For a long term, the public institutions in Kenya have been regarded to have low level of service delivery. This low level of service delivery in the wider public sector in Kenya has resulted into inefficiencies in the ... -
Online Customer Feedback and Product Design in E-commerce Retail Market in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)E-Commerce creates online platforms from where customers can share their compliments and raise complaints about the products. However, the manner in which online customer feedback is employed to enhance product design, ... -
Impacts of Technological Innovations on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Business environment especially the financial sector has continued to be more competitive in the recent years. The competition has been attributed to the increasing uptake of various technological innovations such as agency ... -
Effect of Domestic Public Debt on Financial Development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The effect of domestic public borrowing on the development level of financial sector has not been extensively investigated in finance literature. Two views, safe asset view and lazy bank view, have been suggested for the ... -
Determinants of Financial Performance of General Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This paper strived to observe impact of various determinants on financial performance of general insurers operating in Kenya. Return on asset ratio of different companies represented financial performance. Populace was 37 ... -
Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Its Effect on the Quality of Financial Reporting: the Case of Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The goal of IFRS for SMEs is to simplify financial reporting on SMEs by generating high-quality financial statements that can help capital providers and other participants make sound economic decisions. This study examined ... -
Public Private Partnership Strategy and Performance of Public Sector Firms in the Electricity Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are contractual agreements between a public agency or public- sector authority and a private-sector entity that allow for greater private sector participation in the delivery of public ... -
Effect of Management Efficiency on Financial Performance of Deposit-taking Saccos in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Management efficiency focuses on changing and creating operational capabilities. This positively affects firm performance and reduces information asymmetry. Highability managers focus on innovating and increasing ... -
Marketing Strategies, Firm Characteristics, Industry Competition and Export Performance of Fresh Produce Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The overall objective of the study was to determine the influence of firm characteristics and industry competition on the relationship between marketing strategies and export performance of fresh produce firms in Kenya. ... -
Effect of Integrated Mobile Banking Services on Efficiency Among Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)DT-SACCOs play a role in financial intermediation which has included 6.3% Kenyans and approximately 60% of Kenyans are dependent on them. The last decade has seen DT SACCOs in Kenya embrace integrated mobile banking. ... -
The Influence of Strategic Agility on Competitive Advantage of Insurance Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Strategic agility has emerged as critical framework in strategic management more so in the 21st century. It has advanced since its seminal paper publication by Doz and Kosonen in 2008 and in the emergency of environmental ... -
Firm Specific Factors and Financial Distress: Evidence From Large Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Businesses are often founded with the hope that they infinitely operate into the foreseeable future and increase investors’ value with no need to suspend operations or close business. This may not be the reality as companies ... -
Marketing Capabilities and Key Account Management Strategies of Dairy Processors in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Intense competition has grown in the dairy sector in the recent decade and companies are struggling to remain competitive. Great focus has now shifted to maintaining customers that are of strategic importance to individual ... -
Influence of Promotional Strategy on Consumer Decision Making on Fast Food Restaurants in Kisumu County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study undertook to examine the Influence of Promotional Strategy on Consumer Decision Making on Fast Food Restaurants in the County of Kisumu, Kenya. Its aim was to find out what promotional strategy these new fast ... -
Effects of Financial Innovation on Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The global business landscape is evolving quickly and is quite competitive. In this situation, the majority of firms are becoming aware that knowledge is the most crucial resource for establishing long-term competitive ... -
Effect of Non-performing Loans on Profitability of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)