Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Influence of Innovation Strategies on Service Delivery Among Medium and Large Supermarkets in Nairobi City County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Changes in the business environment are characterized by high levels of competition, changing customer’s behaviour, high firm operational costs and inadequate resources. These are some of the challenges experienced by most ... -
Drug Related Problems Among Patients in the Critical Care Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Drugs are usually prescribed with the intention of achieving desirable therapeutic outcome(s), and alleviate patient suffering. However, the use of drugs more often than not may cause undesired outcomes, commonly ... -
Effects of Behavioural Factors on Real Estate Among Women in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Behavioral factors have been found to influence investment decisions. The number of women in real estate has been on the rise globally. Kenya has also experienced the same trend with women becoming real estate developers ... -
The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on the Growth of Tourism Sector in Kenya
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Effect of Interest Rate Capping on Financial Performance of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study was focused in determining the impact of interest rates caps had on financial performance of listed commercial banks in Kenya. The key measure adopted was the return on investment of the listed banks, and was ... -
Leverage and Financial Performance of Companies Listed in the Energy and Petroleum Sector of the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Problems that finance managers face include decisions that guide on how a firm’s operations will be financed. A key indicator of an organization that is achieving the objective of shareholder wealth maximization is improvement ... -
Influence of Local Contractors’ Capacity on Performance of Road Construction Projects: a Case of Narok County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Road projects in Narok County just like the rest of the country continue to perform poorly especially in terms of durability. The influence of Contractors is very critical to any Road construction and maintenance project ... -
The Role of High Voltage Direct Current Technology in Transmission Planning for Renewable Energy Integration: a Case of Wind Energy
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Renewable Energy Integration (REI) to the electrical grid comes with various technical challenges. One of these challenges is the need to upgrade the existing transmission infrastructure given the significant distance ... -
Technical Efficiency of Public Primary Health Care Facilities in Mombasa County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Primary health care facilities offer essential health and wellness services to a significant percentage of the population in Kenya. Evidence based planning and management of available resources in these facilities remains ... -
Effect of Microfinance Institutions’ Products on Growth of Women Owned Enterprises in Kisii County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Microfinance institutions have established programs that aim to empower women as well as enhance poverty alleviation. These institutions were established to ensure that they provide financial services to people who were ... -
Enhancing Child Justice in Kenya: an Appraisal of the Implementation of the Rights of Child Offenders
(University of Nairobi, 2021)More than 12,000 children interact with the criminal justice system every year. A large percentage of these children are exposed to physical, mental and sexual abuse while interacting with the criminal justice system.1 ... -
The Impact of Pass Through Costs in Electricity Consumption in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Electricity consumption is important for both economic growth and wellbeing of households. As the government implements its growth agenda by increasing investments in energy infrastructure, this has seen increased growth ... -
Voluntary Corporate Disclosure and the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya.
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Effect of Credit Risk Management on Efficiency of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperatives in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)For financial institutions, credit risk is a significant and expensive risk. The impact caused by this risk is significant when compared to other forms of risk in the financial sector because it can render the firm insolvent. ... -
The Role of Diaspora Diplomacy in Advancing National Interests in Africa: a Case Study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In the 21st Century, economic development is a top priority for countries, especially those that are less developed. It is for this reason that the study aims at analysing the role of diaspora diplomacy in promoting the ... -
Examining the Enforcement and Implementation of the Durable Solutions Among South Sudanese Refugees at Kiryandongo Settlement, Uganda, 1990-2010
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study examined enforcement and implementation of durable solutions among South Sudanese refugees at Kiryandongo settlement, Uganda from 1990 to 2010. It set out to examine South Sudanese refugees’ settlement and coping ... -
An Assessment of the Level of Adoption of Disruptive Technologies in Academic Libraries in Kenya: a Case Study of the Mahatma Gandhi Graduate Research Library, University of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Academic libraries across the globe are vital entities based at the heart of universities to support knowledge production, information resources sharing and dissemination to meet the educational, research and teaching ... -
The Effect of Financial Literacy on the Financial Performance of Sme's in Embu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study's general objective was to examine the effect of financial literacy on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Embu County. Descriptive research design was adopted to establish the effect of financial ... -
Pregnancy Related Acute Kidney Injury Among Women With Preeclampsia at Kenyatta National Hospital: Risk Factors, Progression and Pregnancy Outcomes
(Uon, 2021)Background: Pregnancy related acute kidney injury (PrAKI) is a global problem affecting mothers in varying incidences. PrAKI contributes 7-52% of AKI cases. Majority of PrAKI cases are in resource poor countries where ... -
The Effect of Tax Administration on Tax Revenue Collection in Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The research investigated the influenced of tax administration on the collection of tax revenue in Kenya. The study specifically aim to establish how tax compliance, tax structure, taxpayer services delivery influenced tax ...
