Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Factors Affecting the Growth of Smes: a Case Study of Motor Vehicle Garages in Industrial Area, Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Available estimates show that SMEs are a growing and vibrant stream with a lot of untapped potential and employ about 7.5 million Kenyans or 80 per cent of the country’s total employment outside small-scale agriculture ... -
Climate Change Communication in Arid and Semi-arid Areas in Kenya: a Case Study of Arid Lands Information Network
(University of Nairobi,School Of Journalism And Mass Communication, 2013)The study was based on Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) communication strategy used in Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for food security outreach program in Arid and Semi-Arid Land areas (ASAL). Traditional ... -
Factors Influencing Management of Antiretroviral in School Going Children – a Case of Nyang’oma Health Facility, Bondo District, Siaya County
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)The purpose of this study was to assess those factors influencing the management of Antiretroviral Therapy in school going children in Bondo District, Siaya County, Nyang’oma Health Care Facility. The objective of this ... -
Financial Deepening and Profitability of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2013)The link between financial deepening and economic growth has long received significant attention in economics, however, the waves of financial deepening cannot raise the tide of the economy without affecting bank ... -
A Cost - Benefit Analysis of Substituting Bamboo for Tobacco: a Case Study of Smallholder Tobacco Farmers in South Nyanza, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Economics, 2012)This study examines the benefits and costs of f arming bamboo as a substitute for tobacco in South Nyanza, Kenya. Using primary data, the study applied the framework of cost benefit analysis to analyze the cost and ... -
Analysis of Share Price Determinants at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)Macroeconomic variables are a major determinant of the economic well being of any country as they affect many facets such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), balance of trade and currency interactions. In Kenya, there have ... -
Service Quality and Student Satisfaction of Students in Private Universities in Nairobi County
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Private universities in Kenya like other businesses operate in a competitive environment. Knowing how to satisfy their students who are their primary customers is important because it can lead to future business. The ... -
The Implications of Strategic Change of Firm Ownership on Strategic Positioning of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)This study examined the implications of Strategic change of ownership on the strategic positioning of commercial banks in Kenya following the cross sectional study approach where six banks were sampled for the study. The ... -
Opportunities and Challenges Faced by Women With Physical Disabilities in Accessing and Utilizing Public Health Services in Nairobi City County
(University of NairobiInstitute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 2013)This was a qualitative and quantitative study on opportunities and challenges faced by women with physical disabilities in accessing and utilizing public health services in Nairobi City County. The study sought to describe ... -
Innovation as a Basis of Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage Among Shipping Agents in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)This study was conducted with the aim of establishing how Shipping agents in Kenya were using innovation as a basis for creating sustainable competitive advantage. The study also sought to establish how effective ... -
Socio-economic Challenges Facing Smallscale Farmers: the Case of Contracted Tobacco Farmers in Giaki, Meru
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Sociology And Social Work, 2013-11)Tobacco is consumed worldwide and has been cultivated in Africa since the end of the 16th century though commercial cultivation began around the 19th century. The expansion of tobacco farming has been encouraged and ... -
Adoption of Green Manufacturing Practices by Food Processing Firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Green manufacturing has emerged as a key approach for manufacturing firms seeking to become environmentally sustainable and globally competitive. As a developing country, Kenya has to balance both operational and environmental ... -
The Effects of Rural Electrification on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Mbita Town
(University of Nairobi,College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)This study sought to investigate the effect of national grid connection to the SMEs in Mbita town. Findings from various studies have indicated that many SMEs have embraced various strategies in their effort to improve ... -
The Perceived Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Among Community Based Organizations in Mathare Constituency in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Job satisfaction is an important determinant of the level of organizational commitment that is exhibited by employees in a particular organization. The purpose of this study was to establish the perceived relationship ... -
The Socio-economic and Cultural Drivers of the Advancement of Girls’ Education: a Case Study of Secondary School Girls in Thitha Location, Central Division of Mwingi District
(University of Nairobi,College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)The study assessed the socio-economic and cultural drivers in the advancement of girls in secondary education and beyond. Girls aged between 14-24 years who are in school and those who have dropped out of school within ... -
Strategic Outsourcing at Airtel Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Outsourcing is the practice of hiring outside professional services to meet in-house needs of an organization. Outsourcing by a firm may be either tactical or strategic. Outsourcing is considered tactical when it is ... -
Challenges of Strategy Implementation at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Strategy implementation is often called the action phase of the strategic management process which is the most challenging. Executing the strategy is a difficult and more consuming management challenge than crafting the ... -
Mechanism of Action of Cathinone From Khat (Catha Edulis) on Behavioural and Reproductive Function in Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus Aethiops)
(University of NairobiDepartment of veterinary anatomy and physiology, 2013)Biological effects of cathinone on behavioural and reproductive functions are inadequately investigated, and available reports in literature are conflicting. A number of these studies have indicated varying degree of ... -
Utilization of Herbal Medicine During Pregnancy, Labour and Post-partum Period Among Women at Embu Provincial General Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology and Social Work, 2013)According to World Health Organization (WHO), a vast majority of people in Africa and Asia rely on herbal medicine for their primary health care needs. The concomitant use of traditional and biomedical systems of care ... -
Human Resource Strategic Orientation, Employee Outcomes, Organizational Factors and Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Most researches demonstrating the link between human resource strategic orientation and firm performance have focused on the private sector, yet understanding this relationship, in the public sector, in a developing world ...
