Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Challenges faced in PSV insurance sector in Kenya:how adequate is the legal and the enforcement mechanism?
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)The PSV insurance sector in Kenya is facing challenges with many of its players having been placed in statutory management over the last decade. In this project, we analyze the causes of the challenges which are faced, ... -
Cost leadership strategy and sustainable competitive advantage of Naivas supermarket limited in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The retail chain industry is undergoing a fundamental structural shift. For many, survival of the retail chain business depends on their ability to develop new business models to enable them adapt to the ever changing ... -
The effect of financial innovations on financial performance of micro finance institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Financial innovation is considered to be a critical requirement for the growth and profitability of organizations. One of the ways to achieving growth and sustaining performance is to encourage and foster financial ... -
Knowledge management practices in county institutions: a comparative study of Nairobi and Embu county governments.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Knowledge management (KM) is an effort to increase useful knowledge within the organization by encouraging proper creation, codification, usage, sharing and storage of information within organization and communities of ... -
An assessment of trade effects of East African Community customs union on agricultural trade
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)This thesis investigates the trade effects of East African Community Customs Union (EACCU) on agricultural trade, focusing on four of a number of products classified as sensitive by the EAC CU, namely, maize, rice, sugar ... -
Procurement performance and operational efficiency in telecommunication industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main objective of this study was to establish the relationship between procurement performance and operations efficiency in the telecommunication industry in Kenya. The study aimed to achieve the following specific ... -
Resources, external environment, innovation and performance of insurance companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In spite of a growing body of literature on firm performance, explaining why firms in the same industry and markets differ in their performance remains a fundamental question within strategic management field. Researchers ... -
The impact of long distance marriage on the family:a study of families with spouses abroad in Kiambu county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of long distance marriages on the families with spouses abroad in Kiambu County. Residents of this County are ambitious hardworking and aggressive in exploring ventures ... -
Effect of credit reference bureaus on the profitability of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of credit reference bureaus on profitability of commercial banks in Kenya. The stu dy adopted a causal comparative descriptive research design and used secondary ... -
The role of strategic orientation as a source of competitive advantage at geothermal development company in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In the globalization, integration and liberalization era, the business environment is becoming fiercer than before; businesses of all types and sizes are facing continually changing situations externally and internally. ... -
Die Frauenfiguren in Mariama Bâs So Long a Letter Und Brigitte Schwaigers Wie Kommt Das Salz Ins Meer:eine Interkulturelle Analyse
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The underlying study examines the portrayal of women in literary works by female writers. We analyse the novels So Long a letter by Mariama Ba and Wie kommt das Salz ins Meer by Brigitte Schwaiger, to investigate how ... -
International Market Entry Strategies , Organizational Characteristics and the Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(2014-10)The study was on the influence of internatio nal market entry strategies on the performance of manufacturing multinationals in K enya. Mode of entry into an international market is the channel which an organization ... -
Corporate governance, capital structure, regulatory compliance and performance of firms listed at the East African community securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of the study was to establish the effec t of corporate governance, capital structure, and regulatory compliance on performance of firms listed at the East African community securities exchange. Specifically ... -
Earned value management and telecom projects success
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study has been carried out to determine the relationship between EVM and Project success, which was targeted on two major items which are Investigating the relationship between the application of EVM principles and ... -
Corporate image strategies adopted by major media houses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)"Corporate image" was once an advertising jargon but today is a common phrase referring to a company's reputation. Distant are the times when it was supposed that ―a good product speaks for itself‖. W ith the ... -
Service quality delivery by domestic workers in Nairobi's Buruburu estate
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Service quality is the difference between customer expectations of service and perceived service. Quality of service delivered by domestic workers has been an elusive issue over the years with not much emphasis on the ... -
The syntax of control constructions in Kikuyu: a lexical functional grammar approach
(University of Narobi, 2014)This study endeavoured to test the claims of Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG)-which developed as an alternative to transformational theory-using control in Kikuyu. Government and Binding (GB) Theory formed the background. ... -
An evaluation of the main factor affecting credit repayment in small and medium enterprises: a case of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main objective of the study was to identify factors hindering SMEs from committed and consistent credit repayments by focusing on SMES in Nairobi County. The specific objectives were to: identify conditions put by ... -
Effect of improved complementary foods on lean body mass, essential fatty acids and gross motor development of Kenyan infants
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Kenya, like many other resource poor countries suffers from high prevalence of undernutrition as depicted by high stunting (35%), wasting (7%) and underweight (16%) among children under 5 years of age. Malnutrition ... -
The role of peace support operations in transitional justice: a case study of Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Over the last two decades, scholarly and expert interest in the burgeoning field of transitional justice has continued to grow, and today it is unthinkable to conceive of political transitions, or transitions from war ...
