Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Cyber Terrorism and National Security in Africa: a Case Study of Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Technology in the World today has taken up all facets of life today than ever before. For instance Africa is rapidly developing and has become an increasingly technologically advanced in its Information Communication ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance on Efficiency of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi County, Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Numerous studies have supported that corporate governance is likely to improve business performance. Some scholars have argued that firms that handle corporate governance issues well exhibit cost advantages over those that ... -
Macroeconomic Factors and Non-performing Loans Among Deposit Taking Micro-finance Institutions in Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Lenders and borrowers play a vital role in the growth of economies by moving capital from organizations or businesses that have surplus money to entities that have shortage of funds then to customers. However, high NPLs ... -
Print Media Coverage of Youth Business Startups in Kenya: a Comparative Analysis of Hustle and My Network Magazines
(university of Nairobi, 2020)This study aimed at examining how the print media in Kenya specifically Hustle and My Network magazines cover stories on business startups founded by the youth. The study was anchored on four main objectives that seek ... -
Supply Chain Visibility and Operational Performance of Logistics Firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Logistics firms in Kenya are faced with cut throat competition to deliver goods and services on time to customers with changing preferences without compromising on quality. This has forced firms to look for innovative ways ... -
Relationship between working capital management and dividend payout of manufacturing firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Corporate finance focuses on investment decisions, dividend decisions, financing and WCM decisions. The process of balancing firm working capital and dividend payments often determines how successful a business will be and ... -
Strategies Adopted by Amboseli National Park on Management of Human Wildlife Conflict in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Conflicts between wildlife and other competing land use forms and hostilities towards states policies in wildlife conservation is as persistent problems.................. -
Challenges of Peacekeeping Operation: Case Study of South Sudan 2011-2016
(university of Nairobi, 2020)This study investigated the challenges of Peacekeeping Operations in South Sudan between 2011 and 2016. The first objective was to analyze the conflict dynamics in South Sudan. The second objective was to examine the peace ... -
Occupational Risks and Their Potential Impact on Employees’ Health in Kenya Tea Development Agency’s Managed Factories
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study was conducted within KTDA managed tea factories in Kenya to study occupational risks and their potential impact on employees’ health. The specific objectives included: examining the effect of injuries on employees’ ... -
Kimeru Causatives: a morphosyntactic study in a construction Grammar approach.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study sought to study causatives in the Kimeru language. Common Kimeru words used in this study were derived from its Igoji dialect. The study's objectives were: to find out how causatives are formed in Kimeru, to ... -
Al-shabaab Militia, a Threat to Security in the Horn of Africa: a Case Study of Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Kenya is one of the countries within the horn of Africa that has over the years has been considered as one of the most stable nations. However recent happenings have seen Kenya experience an increase in terrorism incidents ... -
Perceptions on the Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs by Athletes in Selected Counties of North Rift, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Some Kenyan athletes have tested positive for medicinal, recreational or prohibited substances that are in the Prohibited list of World Anti-doping Agency. Depending on the nature of their violation, these athletes have ... -
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Greenhouse Farming by Smallholders in Central Imenti Subcounty in Meru County.
(university of Nairobi, 2020)The role of technology in agriculture production has continued to grow in importance over time. One method which has been proposed to address continued food production throughout the year and to meet the growing food ... -
The impact of Quantitative Portfolio Ceiling on Financial Performance of Pension Schemes in Kenya: a case study Occupational Pension Schemes
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Pension funds play a key role towards economic growth and development of Kenya. A part from guaranteeing smooth flow of pension funds to the retirees, they also generate employment opportunities for thousands of Kenyans. ... -
Porter’s Generic Strategies and Competitive Advantage of Small and Medium Enterprises Within Industrial Area of Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)With the ever transforming business environment, a few businesses can be assured of survival and secure returns and it is for these reasons that the intensity of business competition has increased in all businesses. However, ... -
Business process outsourcing as a strategic decision and performance of Coca Cola Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of the study was to establish how business process outsourcing enhances performance of Coca Cola Kenya Limited in Kenya. This study adopted a case study design for the Coca Cola Kenya Study Unit. This research ... -
Service exports and economic growth in Kenya: a time series analysis 1980-2018
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The view that strong economic performance can be export led has been explored critically on the merchandise exports front however service exports, whose importance is seen to have increased in the last decade, have ... -
Organizational Strategy and Culture co-alignment, external environment and performance of large private Health Facilities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)While strategy implementation represents one of the ways by which organizations achieve their goals and objectives, strategy alone may not significantly influence performance. It may need to be complemented with culture ... -
Effect of Use of Debt Financing on the Solvency Position of Non-financial Public Listed Firms in Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Business continuity is very critical and is a concern for every business stakeholder. There are several indicators of the business continuity but solvency position is a good estimator and predictor of a company’s ability ... -
The Judiciary’s Quest for Case Backlog Reduction: A Reflection into the Court Users Committees
(university of Nairobi, 2020)
