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The extent to which private hospitals in Nairobi have adopted service differentiation strategies
(2005)
Competition in hospitals both private and public in Kenya has become stiff.
Hospitals therefore need to differentiate their services to remain
competitive. The study objectives were to determine the extent to which
service ...
An evaluation of the preceding birth technique using the 1998 KDHS data
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preceding birth technique and to see whether the results obtained can be compared to those derived using the Coale Trussell and the direct life table ...
The existence of the holiday effect in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
This study evaluates the impact of the holiday effect on the common share returns of
companies listed on the NSE during the period 1st January 1998 to 1st December 2002.
Daily mean returns of the days preceding holidays ...
Building sustainable rural livelihoods through technical co-operation: the case of GOK- GTZ Mwingi integrated food security programme
(University of Nairobi, 2005-09)
In this paper, I argue that rural poverty in the semi-arid regions IS a result of a
combination of interacting social, economic and environmental factors and processes. At the
grassroots level, the sustainable livelihoods ...
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- ...
Process and challenges in the merger between Apollo and Pan Africa General Insurance Companies
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
A lot of mergers took place in the banking industry in the recent past whereby smaller
banks have been merging together after the Central Bank of Kenya made regulations
about the minimum capital requirements for each ...
The purchase criteria of organizational buyers for network cabinets: the case of buyers at power technics ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2005-08)
The Kenyan industries are facing a growing number of complex challenges that threaten their
growth and prosperity. These challenges are due to the great dynamism in both the local and
global environments. The local network ...
A survey on the adoption of the balanced scorecard by selected companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2005-09)
This study sought to establish the extent to which the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) system
is in use in Kenya. Further the study sought to establish the reasons for adopting the BSC
and the characteristics of companies using ...
Factors affecting choice of milk store brands by consumers in Nairobi
(2005-08)
This study sought to investigate the effects of the emergence of store brands in
Kenya's retailing industry. This was by specifically looking at the factors
affecting choice of milk store brands by consumers in Nairobi. ...
Application of porter's generic strategies by insurance companies in Kenya
(2005)
The study sought to establish the application of Porter's Generic Strategies by
Kenyan insurance companies and the challenges faced as they applied these
strategies. To achieve these objectives, a survey research design ...