Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Competitive Strategies Adopted by Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd and Its Industry Positioning in the Kenya Banking Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study was on competitive strategies adopted by Commercial Bank of Africa and its industry positioning in the Kenyan banking sector. The study sought to establish competitive strategies adopted by the Commercial Bank ... -
Relationship Between Family Structure, Attitude Towards School And Academic Performance In Core Subjects Among Public Secondary School Students In Dagoretti South Sub-County In Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Not only is the home environment a basic socializing agent but it is also where a student’s interest in school and aspirations for the future are influenced. The family from which a student comes from has a great influence ... -
Influence of Perceived Managerial Power on Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior at Tuskys Supermarket
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research sought to analyse the impact of perceived managerial power on organizational citizenship while using Tuskys supermarket as the case company. The objective of the study was to determine the influence of ... -
Relationship Between Stress Level Academic Performance And Psychosocial Adjustment Among University Of Nairobi Students
(University of Nairobi, 2018)University students are young people who experience challenges during their stay in the university (Frank and Karyn (2005).The implications of the challenges have attracted alot of interest from stress researchers because ... -
Information Act Promotes Governance and Integrity in Public Organizations: Case of Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service and Commission on Administrative Justice
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Information is fundamental to all human endeavors, therefore it is necessary that required information is provided to citizen either proactively or when requested as long as it is not the classified information The ... -
Accuracy Of Screening For Diabetic Retinopathy And Macula Edema At Kenyatta National Hospital
(UoN, 2018)Background: Low income countries in Asia and Africa have both the highest prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and expected rise in disease burden. Many patients with diabetes are unaware of their diagnosis and may not ... -
Effect of Business Process Reengineering on Performance of Juhudi Kilimo Limited Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Juhudi Kilimo Limited is one of the non-deposit taking microfinance companies operating in Kenya. The company reported consistent decline in performance from 2009 to 2014. It is on this account that the Board in 2015 decided ... -
An Assessment of Human-wildlife Conflicts Within the Kitengela Wildlife Dispersal Area Kajiado County,kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Conflicts between wildlife and people, and especially those who border with conservation areas are common phenomena. Destruction of natural habitat is associated with human activities by overexploiting the forest cover and ... -
A Lexical and Phonological Variation in Logooli, Lutirichi and Lumundu: a Socialinguistics Variationist Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study investigated lexical and phonological variation in spoken Logooli, Lutirichi and Lumundu languages spoken in the Western part of Kenya. It also investigated reasons for the Lumundu dialect leaning more towards ... -
Effect of Financial Literacy on Behavioral Biases of Individual Stocks Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of this research was to establish the effect of financial literacy on behavioral biases of individual investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Research targeted population was all the individual investors ... -
Effects Of Sand Mining On Shoreline Geomorphology In Ludhi-Wichlum Shoreline Of Lake Victoria From 1995-2016, Siaya County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)One of the main activities taking place in Bondo, a sub-county in Siaya County, is sand mining which mainly takes place along the shores of Lake Victoria. Sand mining as an economic activity increased due to increasing ... -
Screening maize inbred lines and crosses for resistance to aflatoxin and fumonisin accumulation
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Maize forms a primary diet in Africa and the demand exceeds its local production. In Kenya, it is equally a subsistence and commercial crop, grown by small scale (75%) and large scale farmers (25%). Production of this crop ... -
An Evaluation on the Significance of Risk Assessment on Rehabilitation Strategies of Violent Offenders at Kamiti Main Prison, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The criminal justice system as well as other agencies that work closely with offenders for example parole boards, medical facilities at one time or another will require forensic psychologists to provide a probability ... -
Socio-economic Drivers of Female Genital Cutting Among the Abakuria of Migori County, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)This is a cross-sectional descriptive study on drivers of female genital cutting among the Abakuria of Migori County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study include; document the social and economic factors that ... -
Impact of Climate Variability on Surface Water Resources in Homa Bay County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Climate variability is a natural process that affects the atmospheric general global circulation system causing short term fluctuations on seasonal or multi-seasonal time scale with implication on water resources globally ... -
Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Performance of Energy and Petroleum Firms Listed on Nairobi Security Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)An increased demand for more disclosure particularly from investors, an increase in customer interests and competitive labor markets have all piled pressure on firms to remain socially responsible in their activities. The ... -
Competitive Strategies and Performance at Five Forty Aviation Limited Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Changes in the business environment occasioned by development in information communication and technology and globalization have called on organizations to rethink their strategies in order to maintain the competitiveness. ... -
A Critical Examination of the Species Divide and the Impact of Xenotransplantation on Human Identity
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Xenotransplantation is the transfer of living tissues, cells or organs between members of different species of class Animalia. There is, however, a massive shortage of human organs for those who might require transpalants ... -
Intelligent Fleet Management Systems,information Communication Technology and Operational Performance of Transport Companies in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Transport companies are faced with the pressure to be reliable, deliver faster and offer affordable services through cost effectiveness. The study objective is to form an opinion on the impact of IFMS on the operational ... -
Investigating the Causes and Possible Solutions of Divorce in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Although the United States has the highest divorce rates of any Western nation, divorce rates have been increasing in almost all European countries and Africa, especially in Kenya. The main objective of this study was to ...
