Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Credit Requirements and Access to Women Enterprise Fund; a Case of Women Groups in Gilgil Sub County, Nakuru County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The aim of this study was to determine the influence of credit requirements on accessing women enterprise fund among women self help groups in Gilgil. The objectives of this study was to establish how collateral requirements ... -
The Centrality of Plato’s Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance: Professor-governed Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study explores the Centrality of Plato's Concept of the Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance in Kenya. Its point of departure is thus interrogating the veracity of the assumption by both the Republic ... -
The Factors Driving Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Kenya:1980 - 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In the last 60 years, the government of Kenya has used numerous policy attempts to attract more signifi-cant FDI. Despite these efforts, FDI inflows have fluctuated over time. The major goal of the study is un-covering ... -
Influence of Customer Value Strategy on Competitiveness of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The state of globalization that transcends economic development in different countries has led to markets being increasingly volatile, fragmented and thus becoming challenging for managers to maintain their state of ... -
The Influence of Relationship Marketing Practices on Performance of Real Estate Firms in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The importance of relationship marketing as a component of an organization's overall strategy for the future has grown significantly in recent years. Relationship marketing practices are increasingly taking the center stage ... -
Interrogation of Legality Debate and the Human Rights Question on Homosexuality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study sought to extensively interrogate the legality debate, existing policies, and human rights question in respect to homosexuality. By extension this study also examined the church’s position on the LGBT discourse ... -
A Survey of Factors Affecting Turnover Tax Compliance in Western Kenya
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Determinants of Supply Chain Resilience Among Food Processing Firms in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic caused huge disruptions in global and domestic business as countries and borders were closed to contain the spread of the virus. This means companies’ supply chain resilience was tested. Hence, this ... -
Effect of Strategic Agility on Performance of Construction Firms in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is a growing need for firms to be agile in their activities in order to be able to effectively adapt to an ever turbulent environment. This in turn determines how quickly organizations can recognize opportunities in ... -
Monitoring and Evaluating Peace Agreements in Africa: Lessons From the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission in South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Through the use of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) in South Sudan as a case study, this paper aims to explore the Monitoring and Evaluating Peace Agreements in Africa. The efficiency of Monitoring and ... -
The Responses of Travel Agents in Kenya to Changes in the External Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Organizations are open systems that are environmental dependent and environmental serving thus interact openly with the external environment. An organization gains sustainable competitive advantage whenever it establishes ... -
Effects of Anthropogenic Activities on Water Quality of Ngong River, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Water quality is one of the major aspects of water availability affected by the problem of water pollution. Water pollution has recently become rampant due to an increase in urbanisation, population and industrialisation. ... -
Influence of Community Participation on Performance of Donor Funded Projects: a Case of Kiwash Sanitation Project in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Successful Donor Funded Projects are those that are sustainable over a longer period of time once the funds have been used up. This brings to perspective the performance of Donor Funded projects which calls for particular ... -
National Response Mechanisms in the Mitigation of the Corona Virus Pandemic in the East African Region: a Comparative Analysis of Kenya and Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak has revealed both systemic fractures in East Africa and the potential to solve them through better regional coordination. By contrasting Kenya and Tanzania, the study evaluated the ... -
Effect of Service Provider Costs on Financial Performance of Defined Contribution Pension Schemes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Service provider costs are those costs associated with the provision of retirement benefits. Some of these costs include administration fees, investment fees, and custodian fees. There is little to no research on the ... -
Palaeo Environmental Reconstruction of Holocene Vegetation in East Turkana, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study demonstrates the importance of phytolith proxy in reconstructing vegetation history and understanding human and climate impact on vegetation changes. Phytoliths are plant silica that preserves for a long period ... -
The Effect of Government Expenditure on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study looked at how government spending affected Kenya's economic expansion. Government spending served as the study's independent variable, while economic growth served as the study's dependent variable. Exchange rates ... -
Literatur, Frauen Und Umwelt. Ökokritische Und Ökofeministische Analysen Der Deutschen Literatur Am Beispiel Des Romans ,,falsche Himmel“ Von Liane Dirks
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In a context of excessive transformation, industrialization and modernization, humanity is tending more and more towards an ecological crisis that could lead to irreparable catastrophes. There is only one liveable planet ... -
An Assessment of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems of Federal Government of Somalia. A Case of the Ministry of Planning
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The main objective of the assessment was to assess the status of the M&E system in the Ministry of Planning in the Federal Government of Somalia. Specifically, the study wanted to establish: the extent to which the M&E ... -
Effect of Non-performing Loans on Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This paper sought to determine the effect of non-performing loans on financial performance0of deposit taking microfinance institutions0in Kenya. It was based on the moral hazard, bad management, loanable fund and asymmetry ...
