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Analyzing the effectiveness of microfinance as a means of poverty alleviation in selected areas of Nairobi County; a case study of Kenya Women Micro-finance Bank
(Strathmore University, 2018)
Poverty is a major concern for most developing nations. Economic development and poverty reduction have been elusive throughout sub-Saharan Africa since independence (Younger, 2004), with Kenya being no exception. Moreover, ...
Empirical corporate probability of defaults in Kenya: Merton and modified KMV framework
(Strathmore University, 2018)
A firm's capital structure gives it an endogenous cause to default. Be that as it may, prior to default there is no way to precisely single out the firms that will default from those that will not. At best, we can only ...
Multi objective optimization of commercial bank's balance sheet in Kenya : goal programming approach
(Strathmore University, 2018)
This study applies goal programming approach to optimizing the balance sheet of three commercial banks representing the different tiers in Kenya; Barclays Bank of Kenya (Tier 1 ), Family Bank (Tier 2), Sidian Bank (Tier ...
Effects of work environment on job satisfaction : a case of employees in banking industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of Work Environment on Job Satisfaction in
the Banking Industry in Kenya. The main objective of this research was to establish the
relationship between job satisfaction ...
The use of ICT in leveraging basel II implementation in Kenyan banks
(Strathmore University, 2013)
Basel II is the second of the Basel Accords which are recommendations on banking laws and
regulations issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The implementation of the
Basel II framework in Kenyan banks is ...
An evaluation of the role of information sharing in mitigating non-performing loans in Kenya’s banking sector
(Strathmore University, 2015)
This research was an evaluation of the role of information sharing in mitigating non-performing loans in Kenya’s banking sector. Guided by five research objectives, the study established quarterly distribution trend of the ...
Why do UK banks securitize?
The eight years from 2000 to 2008 saw a rapid growth in the use of securitization by UK
banks. We aim to identify the reasons that contributed to this rapid growth. The time period
(2000 to 2010) covered by our study is ...
A framework to enhance data quality in the banking sector in Kenya : case study of two banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2015)
This thesis explores data quality in the financial sector in Kenya and explores a structured method of improving data quality. The thesis gathers the statistics on the quality of data in the banking sector in Kenya and ...
An unsupervised credit scoring system for unsecured loan lending
(Strathmore University, 2014)
Due to growmg competition, over-indebtedness, and economic crises,
banks have to pursue their social and financial objectives in an increasingly
constrained environment. The key determinant of Survival, competition ...
The role of flatters( outsourcing, workflow software, mobile and wireless technologies) in providing a level playing field in the banking industry in Kenya : a case study of Equity Bank
(2011)
Globalization is shrinking the world, leveling the universal playing field, flattening our
planet by abolishing hitherto unavoidable barriers of space and time. The title of Thomas Friedman’s book “The world is flat” is ...