Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Operations Management Practices and Performance of Insurance Brokers in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research study aimed at establishing the link between the performance of insurance brokers in Nairobi City and Operation Management Practices (OMP). In particular the specific objectives were: i) Determine the extent ... -
Competitive Strategies Used by Aar Insurance Kenya Limited in Coping With Challenges of Competition in the Insurance Industry in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Competitive advantage is achieved by the ability of a firm to create value for its buyers which should be more than the cost that is put in when creating it. Superior value stems from either offering low prices that offsets ... -
Effect Of Fintech Firms On Financial Performance Of The Banking Sector In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of the study was to determine how and the extent to which the financial performance of the banking sector in Kenya is impacted by the fintech sector. It also aimed at reviewing the increasing body of theoretical ... -
Challenges to Implementation of Human Resource for Health Strategy in the Health Sector of Mombasa County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Strategy implementation is one side of strategic management. Effective strategy implementation in organizations has been seen to lead to superior performance and competitive advantage. Public organisations that have ... -
Strategic Responses and Performance of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study was carried out to determine the strategic responses adopted by Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) and establish their impact on performance. The study adopted a case study design to determine the ... -
Implementation of Food Safety Management System for Competitive Advantage at Mumias Sugar Company Limited, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Implementation of food safety management systems international standards (ISO 22000) has become a major requirement to organization in the food supply chain thereby enabling them to compete globally. This international ... -
Challenges of Implementation of Growth Strategy by Wartsila Eastern Africa Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Strategy implementation involves converting the strategic plans into day to day actions which then generate results. This process follows strategy formulation. Implementation involves organization wide actions, participation ... -
Information and Communication Technology Support Practices and Service Delivery in Kenyan Banks
(university of nairobi, 2018)Banks are financial institutions that are authorized by the government to accept deposits, pay interests and loans as well as providing other financial services to customer. The use of effective ICT support practices had ... -
Challenges of Strategy Implementation at Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Once strategies have been developed, they need to be implemented to produce results (Aosa 1992). According to Mizberg (1998), strategy implementation is the process of putting strategies into action. The implementation ... -
The Effect of Portfolio Management on the Profitability of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The main goal for banks is making profits from different assets or class of assets. However, some of these assets can be non-productive in terms of generating income directly. Banks like other investors need to categorize ... -
Determinants of Credit Risks in the Kenyan Banking Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Credit risk is a wide concept in the financial sector literature. It has broadly been defined as the uncertainty on whether a borrower defaults on a loan by unfulfilling payments as agreed. This risk is mainly to the lender ... -
Perceived Influence of Corporate Strategy on Performance at Equity Bank Limited, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)The influence of corporate strategy on organization performance is perceived differently by various stakeholders in organizations. Some scholars have observed that corporate strategy has been purported to have negative ... -
Effect of Corporate Restructuring on Financial Performance of Listed Commercial and Service Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of this study was to examine the effect of corporate restructuring on the financial performance of financial institutions in Kenya, considering that over the years. It has become a common practice for companies ... -
The Effect of Stock Market Liquidity on Stock Returns: Evidence From the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)One of the risks associated with company stocks is stock liquidity. Stocks with high liquidity are attractive to investors and increases demand for such stocks in the stock market. Increasing the attractiveness and demand ... -
Brand Equity and Sales Performance of Red Meat Brands in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Significant brand equity levels most often prompts higher buyer inclinations and buy expectations. It additionally brings an open door for a strong competitive advantage and creates barriers to competitive entry. The ... -
Strategic Responses to Changes in the External Environment and Organizational Performance of Commercial State Corporations in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Due to the changes in the technology advancement, globalization, intense competition and economic reforms in the country, there is need for the organization to develop strategies in order to adopt to environmental dynamisms. ... -
Effect of Firm Characteristics on the Financial Performance of Energy and Petroleum Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to examine the effect of firms traits namely board size, liquidity, firm size, age and leverage on the financial performance .Financial performance is measured by ROA and ROE. Correlation research design ... -
Organizational Culture and Operational Performance in Insurance Firms in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)In current era, the major issue within insurance companies is acquiring the most effective operations management performance that will be responsible for measuring the overall organization’s performance. The main objective ... -
Social Inference to Gender on Logistics in Disaster Relief Operations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Social inferences on gender has in the recent past received a lot of attention from logistics practitioners, academicians and logistics organizations management. This sought to find out the impact of this inference on ... -
Effect of Board Characteristics on Financial Performance of Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The board of directors plays the monitoring function as advocated for by the agency theory and providing resources as supported by the resource dependence theory. However, despite such efforts, corporate failures have been ...