Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Athari Za Kifonolojia Za Lahaja Ya Kiamu Na Kitikuu Katika Kiswahili Sanifu
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Tasnifu hii inahusu uchanganuzi wa athari za kifonolojia za lahaja za Kiamu na Kitikuu katika Kiswahili sanifu ambapo uchanganuzi huu unahusu kulinganisha miundo mbalimbali ya maneno katika insha za wanafunzi na kuonyesha ... -
Usawiri wa Mtume Muhammadi Katika Ukawafi wa Miiraji na Mafunzo Yake kwa Wafuasi Wake.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Lengo la utafiti huu lilikuwa kuchanganua usawiri wa Mtume Muhammadi (S. A. W) katika Ukawafi wa Miiraji na Mafunzo yake kwa wafuasi wake. Mada hii ilichaguliwa kwa misingi kwamba Mtume Muhammadi ni jagina katika dini ya ... -
Challenges Affecting the Livelihood of Teachers After Retirement in Kenya: a Case Study of Kisii Central Subcounty in Kisii County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Retirement is a stage in one’s career trajectory when one is required by law to exit service on account of their age. In Kenya this age is 60 years although up to 2012 the retirement age was 55 years. Retirement is a major ... -
Relationship Between Exchange Rate Volatility and Demand for Foreign Currency in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)There has been an expanding enthusiasm by the general public and part of the media in regards to the development of the Kenya Shilling conversion standard in the past. Therefore, the quantity of interested commentators on ... -
Influence of Strategic Change Management Practices on the Performance of the National Treasury in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Strategic Change Management Practices has gained tremendous attention in the recent years especially from the way they influence performance. The need for this study arose because of the many changes taking place at the ... -
Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on Corporate Liquidity Risk Among Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In the last five years, macroeconomics variables have been changing in Kenya. The country have registered poor performance in most of the economic parameters as indicated by increasing interest rate, rising inflation rates, ... -
Neglected Firm Effect and Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)The theory of neglected firm effect explains why lesser-known firms tend to generate higher returns on a risk adjusted basis on their securities than well-known firms. Market analysts tend to ignore these firms because of ... -
Economic Analysis of Consumers‟ Awareness and Willingness to Pay for Geographical Indicators and Other Quality Attributes of Honey in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Geographical indication (GI) identifies a product as originating from a given territory, region or country. This form of product-labelling signifies reputation for quality, safety and authenticity. It is a form of value-based ... -
Challenges Facing Implementation of Strategic Plans in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)A strategic plan can be valuable to an organization only if its implementation is properly executed. Implementation is the most essential part of the strategic planning process. To guarantee survival and success, firms do ... -
The Effect of Firm Characteristics on the Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Murang’a County
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)SACCOs play an increasingly important role in Kenya’s financial sector, serving a growing number of both urban and rural poor households. There are numerous essential firm characteristics that vary systematically across ... -
Effect of Strategic Market Orientation on Performance of Tour Firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Firms seeking to remain competitive and achieve superior firm performance have to anticipate what their customers want and at the same time determine if they are satisfied with the firm’s products and services. Given the ... -
Outsourcing in Telecommunication Companies: a Comparative Study of Airtel Kenya and Orange Telecom
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)The International business environment has forced many organizations in the whole world to embrace innovative ways of doing businesses. Outsourcing the company’s non-important business processes has been part of the strategic ... -
Influence of Human Resource on Implementation of Strategic Change Management Practices at the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Strategic change implementation in organizations requires careful planning and knowledgeable human resource with the required skills, knowledge and attitudes. The need for this study came as a result of understanding how ... -
Investigating Contribution Of Fog To Air Traffic Delay At Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Information on fog occurrence or dissipation is very useful for aircraft maneuvers. This is usually very difficult to determine either due to the absence of instruments to sense or the complexity involved in its forecasting. ... -
Modeling of volatility of interest and treasury bill rates using arch / garch family models and their effect on pension fund
(University of Nairobi, 2016-12)The interest rate and Treasury bill rates were converted into simple returns and modeled by use of ARCH and GARCH (1, 1) models. The GARCH (1,1) was preferred because it allows many parameters and considers conditional ... -
Lean Practices And Operational Performance Of Automotive Firms’S Workshops In Nairobi
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)This study is about lean practices and operational performance carried out in various workshops in Nairobi operated by selected automotive firms to establish the use of selected lean practices and to find out if the lean ... -
Information Security and Service Delivery in Health Sector: Case Study of Chogoria Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The study focused on investigating the extent of adoption of information security in the health sector and examined its effect on service delivery. The study adopted descriptive survey design to collate, analyze and present ... -
Zur differenzierung des deutschlandbilds im landeskundlichen daf-unterricht in Simbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)The underlying study is an impirical research examining the German image of the Zimbabwean students with the aim of making it more critical. In the German culture lessons there is a confrontation of cultures, therefore, ... -
Procurement Procedures And Procurement Performance Of Security Firms In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The research was aimed at probing the correlation between procurement procedures and performance of security firms in Nairobi, Kenya. To find out whether there are procurement procedures used by security firms in Nairobi, ... -
Zur Differenzierung des Toleranzbegriffs am Beispiel von Chimamanda Adichies A Private Experience und Gotthold Ephraim Lessings Nathan der Weise
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)The underlying study examines the concept of tolerance in literary works by two different writers. The thesis analyzes the texts Nathan der Weise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and A Private Experience by Chimamanda Adichie, ...
