Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Influence of School-based Planning on Learners’ Achievement in County Secondary Schools Within West Pokot, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)School-based planning determines learner achievement across specialization when effectively and efficiently implemented in creating seamless learning environments. When school-based planning is premised on learner behavior, ... -
Managerial Ownership and Stock Performance of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The primary aim of the present investigation was to examine the correlation between managerial ownership and stock performance among companies quoted on the NSE. Study population comprised fifty-five companies registered ... -
The Effect of Influencer Marketing Practices on Purchase Intentions at Jumia
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Influencer marketing has emerged as one of the most important strategies in modern-day marketing. The use of influencer marketing as a strategy for selling products and services by businesses is becoming more widespread. ... -
Corporations’ Climate Change Reporting: Taking a Hard Law Regulatory Approach in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Climate change reporting has been adopted in a number of states across the globe. This study sought to examine the need for corporate climate change reporting stemming from the various effects of corporate activities on ... -
Lending Ethics, Credit Screening, Loan Officer Incentives and Loan Performance of Commercial Bank Branches in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Loan performance is pivotal for the economic prosperity of any country because lending by local entities drive commerce, create employment and spurs economic growth. The performance of loans should be traced at the bank ... -
Influence of Household Participation in Solid Waste Management in Naivasha, Nakuru County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The study geared towards establishing the influence of household participation on solid waste management in Naivasha, Nakuru County. It was anchored on collective action theory and stakeholders’ theory. The researcher ... -
Investigating the Relationship Between Minimum Wage and Poverty in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Minimum wage has been adopted as a wage-fixing mechanism in over 90% of the world economies. In Kenya, it has been in use for over 50 years with two key goals associated with its implementation: first, to protect workers ... -
The Effect of Financial Technology on the Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Commercial banks' financial performance serves as a key economic barometer due to its significance in the financial intermediation necessary for economic development. When Covid-19 first appeared, the world's financial ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation Results in Public Funded Building Projects: a Case of State Department of Public Works Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Monitoring and evaluation are crucial in any project or program because they play a vital role in determining whether the desired outcomes have been achieved and whether the beneficiaries have been positively impacted. ... -
Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Resources, External Environment and Performance of Dairy Micro & Small Enterprises in Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2024)In Kenya, the MSEs in the dairy subsector have received focus due to their potential for employment generation, incomes, food and contributed KES 176 billion to the GDP. Other benefits that accumulate due to micro ... -
Assessment of Utilization of Adaptive Management Approaches in Project Management: a Case of Mercy Corps Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The goal of adaptive management is to facilitate making effective management decisions through an ongoing learning process in order to assist the development of humanitarian projects in challenging and uncertain contexts. ... -
Interest Rate Spread, Liduidity Creation, Firm Characteristics and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The performance of any bank is majorly influenced by its ability for liquidity creation to meet customer needs while remaining afloat. A key consideration is how well the interest rate spread is controlled to boost deposits ... -
Effect of Sustainability Reporting on the Value of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Sustainability reporting has grown in importance over the past decade as companies struggle to succeed in today's interdependent world. This is supported by the argument that to be successful, companies must identify the ... -
An Analysis of the Regulatory Frameworks for Environmental Management in Kenya’s Mining Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Kenya has a promising mining future, given its rich geological base producing numerous minerals such as gold, coal, titanium, fluorspar, limestone, and salt among many others. The country is also fraught with numerous ... -
An Assessment of Awareness of Integrated Development and Annual Development Plans Among Residents of Langata Sub County, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)County governments in Kenya allocate significant funds to various projects, but many of these initiatives fail to improve residents' lives or suffer from delays due to flawed implementation. The County Integrated Development ... -
Employee Work Values Orientation, Commitment, Competence and Performance in the Motor Vehicle Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The objective of the study was to establish the role of commitment and competence in the relationship between employee work values orientation and employee job performance in the motor vehicle industry in Kenya. These ... -
The Effect of Liquidity on Profitability of Listed Investment Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study sought to determine the effect of liquidity on profitability of listed investment firms in Kenya based on a correlational research design. It involved all 7 listed investment firms in Kenya between 2013 and 2022 ... -
Effects of Menengai Geothermal Development on Land Use, Socio-economic Transformations and Food Security of the Surrounding Region in Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Renewable energy projects provide environmentally friendly and affordable sources of energy to communities. They provide energy to different sectors ranging from agriculture, industrial development, and commercial purposes, ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption of the New Rice for Africa (Nerica) Technology and Its Contribution to Food Security in Migori County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Kenya’s agriculture sector is significant for smallholder households because it supports their livelihoods and food security. Adoption of agricultural technologies has been documented as one of the vital approaches to ... -
The Impact of Natural Resources Governance on Conflicts in Africa: a Case of Oil in South Sudan 2011-2020
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The African continent has been variously affected by persistent and intractable conflicts since independence to the present, which have defied efforts to resolve them. These unending and persistent conflicts are related ...
