Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Influence of Privatization on Service Delivery in the Public Health Sector in Kenya: A Study of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Over the past years, governments have gradually turned to "privatization" or commercialization of health care to boost equality and improve service delivery. KNH, originally a native civil hospital, was built in 1901 ... -
An Evaluation of the Zambian Regulatory Framework Governing Water Pollution Caused by Copper Mining
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)The main focus of this paper is to evaluate the Zambian regulatory framework governing water pollution caused by copper mining. This evaluation is based on the legal and institutional framework in Zambia. The paper ... -
From Exclusion to Dignity: the Rights of Intersex Persons Under Kenya's Constitutional Framework
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Access to university education for persons with disabilities: towards inclusion
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study contains a summary of findings from the interviews of persons with visual, hearing and physical disabilities in four Universities in Kenya. This is done with a view to establishing the magnitude of the barriers ... -
Knowledge Management and Performance of Kenya Ports Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Present day business environment is characterized by unpredictability. Importance of knowledge management is being appreciated by businesses which are now starting to formulate strategies and to invest in systems that ... -
Foreign Market Entry Strategies Used by Multinational Pharmaceutical Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The main objective of this study was to determine entry strategies used by multinational pharmaceuticals firms in Kenya. Despite abundant research on entry strategies in International Business (IB) studies, scholars have ... -
The Use of Information and Communications Technology in Marketing Financial Products: Case Study of Agricultural Finance Corporation
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Corporation (AFC) uses information technology in marketing its financial products. The research study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional research design. The target population of the study was 310 staffs of Agriculture ... -
Customer Interaction and Innovation Performance at Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)In the present day business environment, customers expect firms to increasingly customize their products and services to meet their demands that keep on changing on the day-to-day basis. At the same time, firms need to ... -
Effect of Strategic Marketing Practices on the Performance of Housing Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The motivation behind this study was to investigate the effect of strategic marketing practices on the performance of housing sector in Kenya. Due to dynamic business environment, marketing strategies have remained the ... -
Impact of Prison Rehabilitation Programmes on Self Sustainability of Ex-convicts: a Case of Thika Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Kenya prison service main objective is to rehabilitate offenders who have been sentenced to serve various lengths of sentences in the penal institutions. In order to achieve this objective, they engage the inmates in ... -
Kenya Women Finance Trust Micro Financing Services and Poverty Alleviation in Rachuonyo North Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Microfinance is the provision of financial services to low income people,including consumers and the self employed who traditionally lack access to conventional banking and related services.The development of micro finance ... -
Challenges of Implementation of Business Process Re-engineering as a Tool of Change at Kenya Commercial Bank Group Limited
(2013)Existing literature describes the relevant studies on Business Process Re-engineering and change management in the service sector, but very little has been written on its effects in the Banking industry. Business Process ... -
Customary Practices on Gender and Land Ownership in Kadibo Division: Implications for Implementation of Kenya's Constitution
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This cross-sectional study had two objectives; firstly, to identify gender related customary practices which govern ownership of land in Kadibo Division of Kisumu County in Kenya; and secondly, to examine how awareness ... -
Stakeholders Involvement in Strategy Implementation at VI Agroforestry Programmme in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-11)Success of a strategy should not just be looked at from the outcomes of the strategy but also to the extent to which it involves stakeholders. Stakeholder involvement in strategy implementation is an integral part in ... -
Operations Strategy Decisions and Financial Inclusion by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Financial institutions are the catalyst in the economic growth and progress in the modern era. In this respect, there is a rapid thrust for financial inclusion, more so in emerging economies, such as Kenya. The objectives ... -
Adoption of New Convergence Technologies in Journalism in Kenya: a Case of the Nation Media Group
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges that the Nation Media Group (NMG) experienced as it implemented convergence journalism using new convergence and digital technologies. Research questionnaires ... -
The Manner in Which Kenyan Newspapers Report Microfinance Issues: a Case Study of Nation and the Standard Newspapers
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Newspaper coverage can have a positive or negative impact on the image of an individual or institution. Newspapers both reflect and reinforce dominant societal norms and cultural beliefs. The way newspapers portray ... -
Challenges Faced by Female Employees in Career Development at Chemelil Sugar Company Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)The concept of career development relates to the perception that every individual has about themselves in relation to their careers. Career Development involves the growth of the employee as well as the organization. The ... -
Sustainable Competitive Advantage at Deacons Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Organizations being environmental dependent have to constantly adopt activities and internal configurations to reflect the new external realities since failure to do so, may put future success of the organization in ... -
Management of Human-wildlife Conflict in Kenya: a Case Study of Kajiado County, 1995-2012
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Human-wildlife conflict which is a global challenge has been an issue of great concern to the Government due to the frequent incidences of the conflict Kajiado County. This study set out to establish the magnitude of the ...
