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Implications of firm ownership identity and managerial discretion on financial performance: empiricale evidence from Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2011)
Research on the implications of ownership identity and managerial discretion on firm performance has been yielded mixed results. Further, there is scanty literature, if any, on studies combining these variables in a single ...
Effect of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund on Youth Enterprises in Kenya
(2011)
This study sought to determine the effect of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) on youth enterprises. The study location was in Siaya County, Kenya and stratified random sampling was used to select 28 financiers ...
The Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Outcomes: A Study of Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2015)
Most empirical research on the link between Human Resource Management Practices (HRMP) and employee outcomes has concentrated on the private sector, yet understanding this relationship in publicly listed firms, in the ...
Diversity in the top management teams and effects on corporate performance
(2011-03-10)
The globalization process has dramatically changed the business landscape and the society in which
we live. This has affected all the business organizations. As the environment becomes more complex,
firms seeking to gain ...
Firm competencies and export performance: A study of small and medium manufacturing exporters in Uganda
(2012)
In the exporting context, the notion of firm competencies entails processes by which organizational resources are developed, combined and transformed into value offerings for the export market. Despite the growing amount ...
Human Capital and Performance of Commercial Banks and Insurance Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03-20)
The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of human capital on the performance of
insurance firms and commercial banks in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive crosssectional
survey design and a census ...
Comparative study on brand loyalty in global softdrink consumer markets of Kenya and India
(2013)
This study sought to establish and compare the loyalty characteristics among the soft drinks consumers in Kenya and India. Kenya is a leading economic hub in Eastern Africa while India remains a powerful economic player ...
Strategies Adopted by Multinational Corporations to Cope with Competition in Kenya
(2012)
Multinational corporations (MNCs) operate in a global environment unfamiliar in
political, economic, social, cultural, technological and legal aspects. Increased
competition among multinational corporations and the entry ...
Towards Understanding the Design of Human Resource Development Infrastructures for Knowledge Intensive Organizations
(2012)
The design of HRD Infrastructures in organizations remains largely understudied. This
paper used the existing theoretical literature to provide empirical evidence on the design of
HRD Infrastructures among universities ...
Employee stress and performance of companies listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(DBA Africa Management Review, 2012)
Stress is a universal phenomenon that manifests itself among workers as a result of
pressures originating from the workplace and outside the workplace. Academicians and
Human Resources practitioners are concerned about ...