Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Effect of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of Non-financial Listed Firms in Kenya During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Working capital management is at the heart of businesses’ financial operations, since it affects the utilization of short-term financing (current liabilities) to generate value for the organization in the form of cash, ... -
Sediment Yield Analysis of the Mwache River Basin and Its Impacts on the Mwache Multi-purpose Dam in Kwale County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Water reservoirs in the form of dams and water pans face the challenge of excessive accumulation of sediments leading to reservoir siltation and reduced lifespan. Sedimentation is exacerbated by the ever-changing, retrogressive ... -
Challenges in Contextual Translation of Lexical Items From English Into Arabic
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Translation as a process of rendering the meanings of the source text into the target text requires paying attention to various contexts. The textual contexts are the most evident as they provide a sound understanding ... -
Potential Impacts of Land Use Change on Sustainable Management of Water Bodies: the Case of Masinga Dam
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Land degradation poses a real threat to agricultural production and water availability in Sub-Saharan Africa. Land use and land cover change have critical environmental consequences at local, regional, and global levels. ... -
The Role of Communication in Promoting Behavior Change: a Case of the ‘help a Child Reach 5’ Handwashing Campaign in Kuria West, Migori County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Behavior Change Communication may take different forms to appeal to individuals or groups to change their behavior toward a specific health problem. Access to good hygiene, including handwashing with soap, is an important ... -
Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Organizational Competitiveness of Commercial State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The competitiveness of commercial state corporations has been declining for the period between 2018 and 2022. Green supply0chain0management0practices plays a crucial role in improving the competitiveness of firms, including ... -
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(University of Nairobi, 2023)Commercial banks play a very important role by providing financial services that support economic growth and development including the operation of a payment system and channelling of funds from where they are in excess ... -
Perceived Factors Influencing Project Implementation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas in Uganda: a Case of Integrated Water Management and Development in Arua District, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Existing records indicate that the Integrated Water Management and Development (IWMD) Project of Uganda continues to face a number of challenges that hamper its efforts to deliver on its mandate. This study investigated ... -
Monitoring and Evaluation Practices on Performance of Health Projects in Kenya: a Case of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are now an imminent component in the operations of immense industries especially in developed nations since the early 1980s. This study focuses on examining the M&E practices in the health ... -
Community Participation and Sustainability of Rural Water Projects: a Case of Siaya-bondo Water Project in Siaya County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Beneficiaries are integrated into various project management cycle stages throughout the different phases. Despite Siaya County’s situation, community participation doesn’t guarantee sustainability. The purpose of the study ... -
Strategic Orientation and Organizational Performance of Ole-sereni Hotel in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of strategic orientations on the organizational performance of Ole Sereni Hotel, a prominent establishment in the hospitality industry located in Nairobi County. ... -
The Influence of the Porous Kenya-uganda Boarder on the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in East African Region
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study paper focused on porous country borders and the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) using the case of Karamoja region in the Kenya-Uganda border. The main research objectives included examining ... -
Managers’ Perception of the Effect of Business Counterfeiting on the Strategic Growth of Kenya Seed Company
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Academic discourse has inadequately addressed counterfeiting, specifically its link to strategic growth, leading to ambiguity regarding its impact on strategic growth. This study aimed to fill this gap using the Kenya Seed ... -
Strategic Change at Nairobi Women’s Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The present business environment has been characterized by rapid technological and operational change attributed to change in service operation delivery means and sophisticated customer demands. As a result, contemporary ... -
Upanuzi Na Ubanaji Wa Maana Katika Kandanda: Ulinganisho Na Ulinganuzi Nchini Kenya Na Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Utafiti huu unahusu upanuzi na ubanaji wa maana katika kadanda nchini Kenya na Tanzania. Tumebainisha kwa kulinganisha na kulinganua namna lugha ya Kiswahili inavyotumika katika utangazaji wa kandanda nchini Kenya na ... -
Capital Structure, Profitability, Size and Value of Non-financial Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Capital structure is critical because it determines survival and firm values since it aids in describing how their finances are raised through equity, debt or firms combining equity and debt. The urge to better the values ... -
Kenyan Popular Theatre and the Search for Social Justice
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Critics have for long noted the possibilities of using popular theatre to play different functions, including political mobilisation and entrenchment of social justice ideals. Acknowledging this, I sought to explore how ... -
Land Reforms and Pastoralists’ Land Access: Implementing Community Land Law in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Access to land is an indispensable right of pastoralists. It is the source of their livelihoods and the basis of their long-term resilience towards external stresses associated with climate change. The rights to land by ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Secondary School Teachers Towards Rangeland Conservation in Lower Yatta Sub County, Kitui County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)However, these ecosystems are facing major threats such as climate change, land-use change, overexploitation and invasive alien species. The majority of these problems have an anthropogenic origin. The creation of an ... -
Supply Chain Integration and Sustainable Competitive Advantage of Humanitarian Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The current business setting is a competitive one and thus forces firms to focus more on delivery of value to customers like never before. As a result of the said competitiveness, several changes need to be implemented. ...
