Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Assessing Patients’ Knowledge on Diabetes Self-care and the Clinical Outcome at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Diabetes is a chronic condition that is primarily self-manageable. Patients’ knowledge on diabetes self-care is key and has a great impact on their clinical outcome. Poor self-care knowledge causes poor glycemic control ... -
The Influence of Constituency-specific Factors on the Utilization of Devolved Funds in Kenya: the Case of the Constituency Development Fund (2007/2008)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to establish the influence of constituency-specific factors on the utilization of CDF. The study was based on rational choice theory, and used the cross-sectional design to determine the effects of ... -
Assessing the Factors Influencing Allocation and Disbursement of Constituency Bursary Funds to Neeedy Students in Kikuyu Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study assessed some of the factors that determine the allocation and disbursement of bursary to needy students from Kikuyu Sub-county in Kiambu County. The study focused on examining the criteria used to award ... -
Relationship Between Strategic Management Practices and the Growth of Firms in the Aloe Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of the study was to identify the relationship between strategic management practices and the growth of companies in the Kenyan aloe industry. The study was led by this research questions: what is the relationship ... -
Performance Management in the Kenyan Judiciary: a Critical Analysis of the Adequacy of the Legal and Institutional Framework
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The Effect of Dholuo on Lunyore: a Case of Lexical Borrowing
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study endeavored to investigate the effect of lexical borrowing from Dholuo to Lunyore. It focused its attention on identifying and classifying the borrowed lexical material into their appropriate lexical categories, ... -
Effect of Financial Innovation on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)This study aimed to examine the influence of financial innovations on the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. This research used descriptive design since helped in the description of the phenomena under ... -
The Role of Informal Savings in Empowering Women in Kajiado North Sub-county, Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This was cross-sectional descriptive study on the role of informal saving in empowering women in Kajiado North, Kajiado County, Kenya. Specifically, the study set out to: establish the existing informal savings and credit ... -
Approaches Used By Noble Cooprative Society In Uasin Gishu County, Kenya To Address Challenges Of Strategy Implementation
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of this study was to achieve two objectives namely to determine the challenges of strategy implementation at Noble Sacco, Kenya and to establish the measures to deal with the strategy implementation challenges. ... -
Effect of Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance on Performance of Large Supermarkets in Nairobi County
(university of nairobi, 2018)Firms with good corporate governance provide transparent disclosures and are friendly to stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees and the society. Despite divergence of findings in previous studies on corporate ... -
Effects Of Sexual Harassment On The Performance Of Female Guards In Private Security Companies In Nairobi City County.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Sexual harassment has been in a virtual assumption of not being in existence in our workplaces and the society at large but in reality the majority of the workforce is subjects to the vice. With global occurrences, the ... -
Relationship Between Fixed Capital Investment and Stock Returns of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Firm investment is one of the factors that affect the corporate value since investment decisions are associated with the decisions about the allocation of funds, in terms of sources of financing as well as the use of funds ... -
The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programmes for Juvenile Delinquents: a Case of Kabete and Kirigiti Rehabilitation Schools’ Programmes
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the rehabilitation programmes for the juvenile delinquents’. The study was carried out in two statutory rehabilitation schools; Kabete and Kirigiti rehabilitation ... -
Effect of Access to Micro Financing on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Thika Sub County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector has continued to play an important role in Kenyan Economy. The Economic survey 2012 estimated that the contribution to the GDP by this sector currently stands at over 25%. Though ... -
Challenges Encountered by Scene of Crime Investigators: the Case of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Headquarters, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Reports from Kenyan Courts show an increasing number of acquittals due to poor and/or lack of evidence from Scene of Crime Investigators. The acquittals are attributed to tampering of Scene of Crime evidence, failed ... -
Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Supply Chain Performance of Large Scale Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi
(university of nairobi, 2018)Large scale food beverage manufacturing firms are key in our, economy based on their role in provision of food to the Kenyan population, provision of employment and good contributors to the GDP of the country. The study ... -
Pre-Mining Concentrations Of Heavy Metal Elements and Radioactivity Concentrations Of Primordial Radionuclides in Soils Around the Niobium Mining Site in Kwale County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)An elemental analyses and radiological survey of soils around proposed Nb and rare earth mining site in Mrima Hill, Coastal Kenya, was conducted with an aim of providing the status of elemental and radionuclides concentrations. ... -
Der Freiheitsbegriff In Emilia Galotti Von Ephraim Gotthold Lessing Und I Will Marry When I Want Von Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The political, social and ideological events of the 18th century in Europe and in Africa in the 20th century influenced Ephraim Gotthold Lessing and Ngugi wa Thiong'o respectively to write from the same school of thought. ... -
Capacity Management Strategies and Operational Efficiency in the Energy Sector in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Capacity Management has changed in the face of evolving businesses and the recent trends give a very good idea about what to expect in the coming future. Capacity management strategies include level capacity strategy, chase ... -
Effects of Corporate Governance on the Performance of Commercial Banks, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of the study was to determine the effect of corporate governance on performance of Kenya commercial banks. Descriptive research design was used. A census targeting Kenyan commercial bank for the year 2017 was ...
