Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance for commercial banks in kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The study established the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial performance in all commercial banks in Kenya. Corporate Social Responsibility was measured in using Staff costs. Financial ... -
Potential Economic Impact Of Integrated Thrips Management In French Bean And Tomato In Loitokitok And Mwea Sub – Counties Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In Kenya, thrips inflict nearly 60-80% and 80% yield loss in French bean and tomato, respectively. Management of thrips in horticulture is currently based on application of pesticides. In addition to increased environmental ... -
Influence of public procurement practices on road construction projects implementation; a case of Kenya urban roads authority (kura) Machakos
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Procurement is a core activity that has implications on the operations of an organization together with being an activity which cuts across all the departments in the organization. The study investigated the influence of ... -
Influence of credit utilization by smallholder farmers on coffee production: a case of karithathi farmers cooperative society in kirinyaga county kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Credit helps in reducing poverty amongst small-scale farmers, by enabling them to increase agricultural productivity and this leads to improved standards. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock lacks clear policy on how to ... -
The Effect Of Profit Alerts On Stock Returns Of Firms Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Listed Companies at Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) usually disclose information to investors about the performance of the company or the future plans of the company. All firms are required by CMA to disclose the information ... -
The Effect of Mentoring on Employee Career Success in Nairobi`s Star Rated Hotels
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Mentoring has been around as long as human beings have been in existence. This is why the importance of mentoring has been highlighted by researchers since the establishment of societies and organized work. In recent times, ... -
Non-governmental Organization’s Activities on Pit Latrines Construction Projects in Akuem Village, by Samaritan’s Purse, South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The focus of this study was toinvestigate Non-Governmental Organization‟s activities on pit latrines construction projects in Akuem village, by Samaritan‟s Purse, South Sudan. The objectives of the study were to examine ... -
Four year trend and follow up of women aged more than 15 years with reproductive tract cancers in Kenyatta National Hospital (2008-2011).
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Female reproductive tract malignancies involve the ovary, fallopian tubes, uterus corpus, choriocarcinoma, cervix, vagina, vulva and skin overlying the genital. In a study done in Kenyatta National Hospital in ... -
Perceived Factors Influencing Employee Work Performance in the Law Society of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Optimum results of work performance in an organization rests at the back of employees who have to realize the importance of meeting the goals and objectives of an organization. Thus this study investigated the factors ... -
The role of non-state actors in building democracy in Africa: a case study of kenya 1978-2016
(University of Nairobi, 2016-09)Democracy can be traced to the colonial period in Kenya and is presumed to have come with the white man, together with his other practices like religion, capitalism and education. After the exit of the colonialists and as ... -
E-logistics implementation among logistics service providers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)New business technologies have been in use for a number of years now with nearly every sector involved in selling or products and services implementing technology as part of their processes where customers are able to ... -
Influence of Strategic Success Factors on Implementation of Information Communication Technology Projects in Kenyan Commercial Banks
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Increasingly these days institutions like banks are project based, meaning that the work they do apart from the normal banking services is split into programs of projects designed to deliver their strategies. The purpose ... -
Barriers Faced by Women Groups in Accessing Uwezo Fund in Kikuyu Constituency, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This was a cross-sectional descriptive study on the barriers faced by women groups in accessing uwezo fund in Kikuyu Constituency, Kiambu County. Specifically the study focused on institutional capacity and financial ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by International Foreign Owned Banks to Gain Competitive Advantage in the Local Banking Industry. A Case Study of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Strategic planning is a process concerned with formulation and implementation of organization plans that seeks to exploit and create new and different opportunities by analyzing internal and external environment of the ... -
Factors Influencing Recycling Of Solid Waste In Machakos County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study sought to establish factors influencing recycling of solid waste in urban areas within Machakos County. The aims of the study were; to ascertain how technical factors influence recycling of solid waste in Machakos ... -
The Relationship Between Insider Lending and Financial Risk of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)This research study was conducted to enable the researcher to determine the effect of insider lending levels on financial risk of commercial banks in Kenya. Financial risk was measured using liquidity ratio. Insider lending ... -
Relationship Between Managerial Ownership and Agency Costs of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Agency cost management is very vital for the overall success of any organization as it has won much academic literature in the recent time. The study analyzed data using SPSS and F-test applied to test for the association ... -
Outsourcing Strategy and Performance of Cement Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The cement manufacturing industry is a very vital sector in the development of the country. It therefore becomes important to develop strategies that will counter these challenges. It is against this backdrop that the study ... -
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)The research study was undertaken with the aim to establish the effect corporate governance has on commercial banks financial performance. The return on assets ratio was used to measure financial performance. Financial ...
