Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Economic Empowerment of Women in Pastoral Communities in Kilgoris Constituency, Narok County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The purpose of this study is to highlight factors that affect the economic empowerment of pastoral women in Transmara West, Narok County. The objectives of this study are: to assess the extent to which culture influences ... -
Determinants of Utilization of Skilled Delivery Care Services in Rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study sought to investigate the factors associated with the utilization of skilled delivery care services among women in rural Kenya. The main objective of this study was to establish factors that influence the ... -
Responses of Soras Insurance Company Limited to Changes in the External Environment in Rwanda
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)In the last ten years there has been an increase in rapidity and volatility of the environment in Africa in general and Rwanda in particular. Unfortunately, there is no known research that has been undertaken on this ... -
Challenges of Implementing Expansion Strategy at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Strategy implementation is an important process in strategic management. This process is faced with complexity and challenges as many organizations create great plan for their future, but fail to fully implement the ... -
The Relationship Between Working Capital Management and Financial Perfomance of Private Hospitals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The study looked into the effect of working capital management on the profitability of private hospitals in Kenya. The data analysis was carried on 10 private hospitals for a period of 10 years between 2003 and 2012. The ... -
Effect of Institutional Credit to Agricultural Output in Irrigated Areas :a Case Study of Bura Irrigation Scheme
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Kenya's economy has for a long time relied on rain-fed agriculture which is however possible on arable land which constitutes only 20% of land cover, the remaining 80% being semi-arid in nature. There are several rivers ... -
Commercial Sex Work as a Health Hazard Among Female Commercial Sex Workers; a Case Study of Nairobi City
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This paper focuses on female Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Nairobi. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of lCT in commercial sex work, and the health risks that the commercial sex workers face during ... -
The Effect of Financial Innovation on Banks Performance: a Case Study of Listed Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Over the financial sector globally has seen tremendous revolution of how things are done. This have been derived by the need of satisfying the customers in a very competitive environment. Completion have been both local ... -
Socializing Women Into Marital Responsibilities: the Emerging Phenomena of Bachelorrette Parties Among Educated Young Women in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study examines socialization of women into marital responsibilities with focus on bachelorette parties/ bridal showers in Nairobi County. In particular, this study sought to establish why the idea of bridal shower ... -
Strategic Planning and Performance of the State Corporations of the Government of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)Strategic planning is a vital step in the process of decision making in an organization. It is useful in the identification of the strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats facing an organization.it enabled the ... -
Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Shareholders Wealth of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-07)The purpose of this study is to establish effect of mergers and acquisitions on shareholders wealth of commercial banks in Kenya. The population comprised of 43 commercial banks. The sample comprised of six firms that ... -
Business Models for Revenue Generation and Enhancement Adopted by County Governments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)As part of reforms, many countries are devolving responsibilities to local governments which face the challenges of mobilizing appropriate levels of revenue to enable effective service provision and address poverty and ... -
The Role of Communication in Environmental Management and Conservation in Kenya: a Case Study of Nyanturago Water Catchment Area in Kisii County
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)The purpose of this study was to find out the role of communication in environmental management and conservation at Nyanturago Water Catchment in Kisii County. This was because, out of 22 water springs at the wetland, ... -
Unicef Cash Transfer Programme for Orphans' and Vulnerable Children: a Case Study of Its Effectiveness in Kilifi County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The study was conducted to establish and analyze the effectiveness of the Unicef Cash Transfer Programme for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Kilifi County, Kenya. The study was motivated by the fact that the County ... -
Identity and Security in Borderlands of Northern Kenya: the Case of Garissa County, 1991-2009.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study focused on identity and security in Garissa district during the period 1991- 2009. Its objective was to examine the extend to which ethnic based identity affects the security situation in Garissa. Two main ... -
Management of Strategic Change at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre Corporation
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)This study was on Management of Strategic Change at Kenyatta International Convention Center Corporation (KlCC). KlCC is a state corporation in the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism mandated to carry out Conference tourism ... -
Fighting Corruption in Public Procurement Through Implementation of Article 9 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption: the Case for Kenya in Public Procurement
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)Rampant corruption in public procurement has been a major concern to the citizenry, multilateral financial institutions and international organizations. To address this concern public procurement regulations have been ... -
A Study of Kenyan Print Media Coverage of Conflict Between the Months of December 2007 to February 2008
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)Conflict reporting has becomes a part of the media context in Kenya in recent years. This prompts the question of what constitutes conflict sensitive reporting in the Kenyan context. The media has the potential to incite ... -
Using Conceptual Metaphor Theory: a Concept in Cognitive Semantics
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The study focused on the semantic analysis of verbs in Dholuo metaphors using Conceptual Metaphor Theory: A Concept in Cognitive Semantics. Chapter one is an introductory section which discussed the general background ...
