Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Competitive Strategies Adopted by Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Competition is a key influencer of how a business operates and for a firm to operate in a highly competitive environment and generate high returns to its shareholders it must employ effective strategies and implement ... -
Correlation Between Reading Comprehension Practices and Academic Performance: a Case Study of Class Three Pupils in Westlands Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between reading comprehension practices and academic performance. For data collection an interview guide, classroom observation schedule, comprehension passage ... -
Strategic responses by national industrial credit bank to changes in asset based financing sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The environment in which organizations operate is constantly changing and becoming more volatile and competitive. Banking industry has experienced a rapid growth in terms of asset financing products. This trend has ... -
Strategies Adopted by Takaful Insurance of Africa to Penetrate the Insurance Market in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study investigates the strategies that Takaful Insurance of Africa have adopted in order to penetrate the insurance market in Kenya. Takaful Insurance of Africa was launched in Kenya in the year 2011 and within a span ... -
Making Kenya a hub for arbitration of international financial services disputes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The evolution of international trade has seen more and more parties enter into international financing transactions. In every contractual relationship, disputes are inevitable and it is necessary to plan for disputes. ... -
Knowledge Management as a Strategic Tool for Competitive Advantage at Safaricom Limited Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)In the rapid changing business environment and the high technology atmosphere of the 21st century organization are becoming more innovative than ever before. Most organization in the developing and the developed world ... -
Decoding Cartoons: the Explicatures and Implicatures of Editorial Cartoons in the Daily Nation
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The 21st century has witnessed a considerable research on editorial cartoons. The reason behind their popularity is apparent as people with minimal reading abilities could understand and relate to a format that communicated ... -
Challenges of competing neologisms a case of Kiswahili technical terminology
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper presents a study on the challenges caused by competing neologisms (newly created terms that designate single concepts) in the development of Kiswahili technical terminology. The languages under study are English ... -
Factors Influencing the Application of Technology to Enhance Efficiency of International Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)The main purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing the application of technology to enhance efficiency of international banks in Kenya. The study arose because of the fast-changing competitive ... -
Determinants of maternal healthcare utilization in rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)World Health Organization approximates that every year about 210 million women conceive; approximately 30 million develop complications; and 515,000 die. In addition, 3 million babies are still born while 3 million die ... -
Strategy Implementation by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Strategy implementation is a carefully considered process of ensuring that strategies which have been formulated within the organization are executed effectively and efficiently in order to achieve organizations goals ... -
Information and communication technology as a strategic approach in information dissemination at the Kenya forest research institute
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Kenya has been grappling with many issues related to food security. This has seen some parts of the country experiencing periodic droughts year in year out. The world is also experiencing changing weather conditions due ... -
Regional Approaches to the Governance of Internally Displaced Persons: a Case Study of the African Union in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The study analyses regional approaches to the governance of internally displaced persons as a special category of people who require unique protection and humanitarian intervention owing to the fact that they have not ... -
Effect of share retention by pre- initial public offering shareholders on the market values of firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The objective of this study was to establish the effect of share retention on market values of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study also sought to establish the effect of market capitalization to ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Fish Processing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Over the past 20 years, the fisheries sub-sector has gradually evolved from a domestic consumption oriented industry to an export oriented industry with value added processing being applied. According to a report by the ... -
Challenges and Prospects of Equitable Benefit Sharing in Mining Sector: a Case Study of Titanium Mining in Kwale County,kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The Kenyan constitution, under Article 69 urges the state to manage natural resources in an equitable way for the benefit of Kenyans. However, in Nguluku, communities have voiced their concerns about the titanium mining ... -
Religion, Gender and Peace Building in Africa; a Case Study of Kenya 2007/8
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The post-election violence of 2007/8 in Kenya unearthed the deep-rooted differences that had led to animosity between different ethnic groups. Eldoret was one of the worst hit towns in Kenya during the violence recording ... -
Determinants of Early Growth in Premature Infants After Hospital Discharge at Kitui District Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Background: Growth restriction has been identified as one of the major complications of prematurity which eventually leads to poor outcomes in premature infants in their future. Early discharge of these infants from the ... -
The Impact of Gender Differences on Student’s Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Ndumberi Division, Kiambu County, Kenya in Science Subjects and Languages.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to find out the impact of gender difference on the students’ academic performance in Ndumberi Division, Kiambu County; the study was carried out using five secondary schools. Data sources ... -
Perceived Links Between Social Media Strategy and Organization Performance Among Mobile Telephony Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The business environment in which firms operate and how people interact has recently experienced a radical change. The introduction of personal computers, internet and E-commerce has had a tremendous impact on how business ...
