Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Effect of Financial Innovation on Financial Inclusion in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Over 39% of the world population is excluded from formal financial system. In third world countries, more than half of the population do not have an account with a financial institution and the situation is particularly ... -
Unmasking Face Threatening And Face Saving Acts Of Politicians: A Case Study Of Mwingi Region Politicians
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study discussed the concept of Face Threatening Acts (FTAs) and Face Saving Acts (FSAs) exhibited by politicians from Mwingi Region as they campaigned in that region during elections.This study whose objectives were ; ... -
Influence of Competitive Strategies on Performance of Rusinga Schools in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Private international schools in Kenya implement competitive strategies in an effort to achieve the performance objective. Rusinga Schools, which is an example of private international schools, has executed strategic ... -
Effect of Inflation and Market Structure on Interest Rates in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)The publications relating to determinants of interest rate spreads are diverse in their approaches as well as applications. The relevant publications, approaches and results range from endeavors to establish the elements ... -
Effect of Innovation on Financial Performance of General Insurance Companies in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)A business entity operates with an objective of making profits in the long-run. Financial sector in any country plays a major in the growth and development of the economy. In Kenya, the insurance industry has continued ... -
Strategic Management Practices, External Environment and Performance of Real Estate Companies in Nairobi, Kenya
(Strategic Management Practices, External Environment and Performance of Real Estate Companies in Nairobi, Kenya., 2018)The objectives of this study were to; establish Strategic Management Practices adopted by real estate companies in Nairobi, establish the moderating effect of the External Environment on the relationship between strategic ... -
Role of Audit Committee in Promoting Accountability and Governance in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The general objective of this study was to determine the influence of audit committee on accountability practices of commercial banks in Nairobi Kenya. This study was anchored on various theories namely agency theory, ... -
Strategic Change Management Practices and Competitive Advantage of Safaricom Plc
(university of nairobi, 2018)The environment in which organizations operate in is dynamic and ever changing. To remain competitive, organizations need to continuously devise how to adapt to the changes. Thus organizations have to come up with strategies ... -
Effect of Interest Rate Spread on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenyan Commercial banks have had a period of good returns for the last five years until a law that tried to cap interest rates was passed and assented to in parliament in the year 2016. This has drastically impinged on the ... -
Effect of Changes in Interest Rates on Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of the study was to determine how and the extent to which stock returns at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) are impacted by changes in interest rate. It also aimed at reviewing the increasing body of theoretical ... -
Forecourt Retailing and Competitive Advantage of Total Kenya PLC Service Stations in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenya's oil industry has several challenges like price controls have been introduced, the shilling has severely depreciated and interest rates have soared, and these have caused high cost of crude oil as well as an escalation ... -
Effect of I-tax Adoption on the Buoyancy of Tax Revenues in Kenyan Tax System
(University of Nairobi, 2018)For along time Kenyan government has been operating deficit budgeting due to the problem of inability to collect enough tax revenue to meet recurrent and development expenditures.Due to challenge of revenue collection, ... -
Strategic Response by Five Star Hotels in Hospitality Industry to Environmental Turbulence in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The research project addresses the strategic responses by five star hotels in hospitality industry to environmental turbulence in Kenya. The strategic responses are due to the competitive environment found in the dynamic ... -
Effect of Internal Control Systems on Financial Performance of the Government Owned Sugar Firms in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)The study sought to investigate the effect of internal control systems on financial performance of state-owned sugar companies in Kenya. The independent variable for the study was internal control systems and the dependent ... -
The Effect Of Audit Services On Financial Performance Of banking Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In order to secure consistent good financial performance appropriate good management practices and audit services are needed to guarantee sustainable good results through optimal use of resources. For purposes of this study ... -
Effects of Corporate Governance Practises on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Of late Kenyan banks have encountered a number of corporate disasters which are associated to corporate governance. The fall of Imperial bank which is now under statutory management and the collapse of Chase bank in March ... -
The Effects Of Foreign Exchange Rate Volatility On The Financial Performance Of Listed Construction And Allied Companies In The NSE In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The main purpose of this research objective was to investigate the effects of foreign exchange volatility on the financial performance of listed construction and allied companies on the NSE in Kenya. The research used a ... -
trategic Leadership and Sustainable Competitive Advantage of Aar Healthcare Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In the 21st century, strategic leadership is viewed as one of the greatest concepts in adopting better value based culture within business firms. Bad leadership negatively impacts an organization’ overall success. The ... -
Impact of Agency Banking on the Operational Efficiency of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Kenyan banking sector is relatively developed and comprises of several commercial banks, numerous insurance companies, a stock exchange system and credit unions including the savings and credit cooperative societies. ... -
Effect of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices on the Performance of Bidco Africa Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of strategic human resource management on performance of BIDCO Africa Limited. To achieve this objective, data was collected using questionnaires to test the effect of ...