Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Relationship Between Government Health Expenditure and Economic Growth: an Analysis of Kenya: 1975 - 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Health is a substantial pointer to economic growth and development. To generate new knowledge and skills and realize long-term advantages, economies require a healthy labour force. Studies done in health economics have ... -
Code-mixing English and Sheng Into Kiswahili Utterances: a Case Study of Pastor T’s Sermons
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined the linguistic nature of code-mixing in Pastor T’s sermons. It sought to determine the dominant language of utterances in Pastor T’s sermons, identify the intraword mixed constituents and evaluate their ... -
Strategic Responses, External Environment Changes and Performance of NCBA Bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Banks such as NCBA bank in Kenya operate in an ever changing external environment that informs the deployment of strategic responses. The inquiry was mainly aim at finding how strategic plans and response influence banks ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Kenyan Commercial Banks Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The research examined the impact of CG on financial performance of commercial banks listed at NSE. The research was based on descriptive research design. The study targeted eleven commercial banks with shares at the NSE. ... -
Operational Risks and Organizational Performance of Sugar Manufacturing Companies
(University of Nairobi, 2022)While taking deliberate and informed risks is a significant component of a strategy of any company, amplified operational risks has led to extremely high-risk exposures to business firms. Insomuch as risk management is ... -
Effect of Internal Auditing on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Goal for the study was to ascertain how internal auditing affect financial performance of commercial banks. The study's main goals was to evaluate the independence of internal auditing, the level of technical proficiency ... -
Mobile Technology and Performance of Agricultural Projects: a Case of Digifarm Sunflower Project in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Evaluating the level of influence of mobile technology on the performance of projects is critical to shedding new light and contributing knowledge to solve project performance glitches. This research aimed to probe the ... -
Youth and Organized Criminality in Informal Settlements: the Case of Huruma-mathare Informal Settlements, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The persistent increase in the number of organized criminal groups (OCGs) worldwide poses a significant threat to societal cohesion and is therefore a national, regional, and transnational problem that has caught the ... -
Settlement Patterns of the Hominids During the Pleistocene Period: a Case Study of Lower Okote Member Sites; East of Lake Turkana; Marsabit County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The common denominator for early Pleistocene sites is hominid tool manufacture. The majority of excavated sites contain dozens of hundreds of stone artifacts. Although not all stone artifacts found at sites were manufactured ... -
Effect of Financing Decisions on Performance of Deposit-taking Saccos in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Financing decisions and performance are significant concepts among firms. Acknowledging this, several interventions have been undertaken by firm managers to address weaknesses in financing decisions. Despite the efforts ... -
Print Media Coverage of the First Female Chief Justice in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study sought to examine print media coverage of the first female Chief Justice in Kenya. It analyzed two of the major dailies in Kenya; Daily Nation and The Standard newspaper. The study aimed at establishing the ... -
Influence of Locus of Control on Employee Job Satisfaction at Kapa Oil Refineries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Locus of control shows how individuals ascribe their reinforcements, the outcomes of their activities or compensations, their successes or failures. However, it is not clear whether it is also predictor of employee job ... -
The Effect of Working Capital Management on Profitability of the Manufacturing Firms Listed at The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The main objective for carrying out this research was to establish the effect of working capital management on the profitability of the manufacturing firms that are listed at the Nairobi securities Exchange. The objectives ... -
Strategic Responses and Crime Management. A Case Study of SGA (K) Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Private security firms have been fighting with increased crime with minimal success. This research therefore seeks to investigate on the strategic responses used by SGA to manage crime in Kenya. The research used a case ... -
Risk Management and Financial Performance of General Insurers in Kenya
(2022)A significant contributor to financial turmoil and collapse in insurers was already identified as poor risk management. The insurance industry is required to follow a risk management framework set by Insurance Regulatory ... -
Factors Influencing the Performance of Youth Owned Small Businesses Initiatives: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing performance of youth owned businesses initiatives. More specifically, the study focused on how individual factors and business socio-ecological factors ... -
Digital Marketing Strategies and Performance of Nestle Kenya Limited
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The Impact of Tax Incentives on Foreign Direct Investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The motivation behind this project was to demonstrate the substantial impact of tax incentives on FDI inflows in Kenya. Specifically, the paper sought to lay out the impact of tax inducements (incentives) as the predictor ... -
The Impact of Adopting IFRS 16 on Performance of Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study was conducted to determine the impact of adopting IFRS 16 on key selected financial performance ratios of companies listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange for four successive years’ period 2017-2022. The period ... -
Independence Without Liberation: the Relevance of Franz Fanon's Diagnosis of the Post-colonial African State to Contemporary Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Almost sixty years after Kenya obtained independence from the British, the perception that the fruits of liberation have yet to manifest, despite decades of self-internal rule has spurred debate in regards to the crisis ...
