Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Relationship Between Financial Innovation and Financial Performance of Microfinance Institution in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study sought to determine the relationship between financial innovations and financial performance of MFIs in Kenya. Despite the increasing number of financial innovations, the impact of innovation on financial performance ... -
Service Outsourcing and Performance of Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Outsourcing is a business philosophy that implies entrusting business to other people to perform them on your behalf. The benefits that can be derived from service outsourcing on some services are numerous and firms only ... -
iTax and Revenue Collection By Kenya Revenue Authority In Western Region, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Efficiency and accountability in taxation systems has heightened the clamour for modernization of tax systems across the globe. However, despite the introduction of iTax in Kenya, the Kenya Revenue Authority still continues ... -
Strategic Change Management Practices at Co-operative Bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Increased business competitiveness, operational costs and innovativeness has ushered varied reactions to many business organizations both profitmaking and nonprofit making ones. This has therefore made these organizations ... -
Determinants of Implementation of Performance Contracting in the Kenyan Judiciary: a Case of Law Courts in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this research was to determine the factors influencing the implementation of Performance Contracting in The Judiciary. The research intended to find out how institutional structure, performance measurement, ... -
Generating Structured Data From Government Open Data Using Resource Description Framework for Knowledge
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Effects of Introduction of Real Estate Investment Trusts on Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A REIT (real estate investment trust) is a real estate firm which acquires constructs or manages different types of buildings that are put up in various locations. REITs are a form of financing instruments from companies ... -
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Performance of Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Researchers have carried out many researches on the concept of corporate governance and there is a consensus that it contributes to efficiency and economic growth of firms and countries. Corporate governance is considered ... -
Effect of Financial Accounting Information Quality on Decision Making: a Survey of Public Benefit Organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Accounting information is necessary to understand financial situation of the firm and used as the basis of decision making. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of financial accounting information quality ... -
The Customer and Hotel Service Design at Sarova Hotels
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This research was conducted with the objective of establishing the link between the customer and hotel service design through quality function deployment. The research design was a case study of Sarova Hotels. To lay the ... -
Strategic Planning Practices and Organizational Performance of Sandoz Gmbh Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Strategic planning encompasses all the organizational processes of defining its strategy, choosing direction and decision making on resource allocation in order to pursue the envisaged future ideal state. With the ... -
The Effect of Interest Rates Capping on the Levels of Personal Loans Granted by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study sought to determine the effects of interest rates capping on the levels of personal loans granted by commercial banks in Kenya. This study was necessitated by the law passed in August 2016 that came into effect ... -
Impact of Digital Marketing on Sales Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Marketing has been a challenge for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) around the world due to its cost. Traditional marketing which involves television, radio and billboards come at a cost way high for these SMEs and ... -
The Role of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (Saccos) on Women Empowerment in Kenya: a Case Study of United Women Sacco
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Access and control over economic and financial resources is necessary for realizing gender equality and women empowerment for the long-term sustainability of economic growth as well as development. This study was set out ... -
Forest Conservation Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change on Human Security in East Africa: a Case Study of Mount Kenya Forest
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Forests, when sustainably managed, can have a central role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change continues to pose a challenge to nations and the world at large, with the resultant increase in drought, ... -
The Relationship between Domestic Public Debt and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth is a debatable issue between scholars since the onset of the debt crisis in 1980’s. In international markets, one of the main macroeconomic indicators is public debt. It is one ... -
Stakeholders perception on the impact of multinationals corporations corporate social responsibilty in Kajiado county
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study determined stakeholders‟ perception on the impacts of Multinationals Corporations Corporate Social Responsibility in Kajiado County. The study has established how MNC CSR has benefited their beneficiary and its ... -
Relationship Between Board Diversity and Financial Performance of Insurance Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Board diversity is desirable in a firm because of its associated benefits it provides to the organizations. One of the bold steps taken by insurance companies to increase the capacity of the board to make their oversight ... -
Print Media Priming of Terrorism Issues in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study set out to examine how the print media in Kenya primes terrorism issues. The population of this study comprised of 1,142 newspaper articles on terrorism-related stories published in The Daily Nation and The ... -
The impact of the beat music programme on sexual behaviour among adolescents in Kikuyu Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2017)study sought to find out the extent that the Beat music programme impact on sexual behaviour among adolescents. More specifically, the study sought to achieve the following objectives; to find out the extent to which ...
