Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Queue Management in Banks: the Case of Mombasa County
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)The aim of this research project was to study queue management of banks in Mombasa County using the Multi-channel queue model. The study population composed of all the 108 bank branches and the basic data was collected ... -
Factors Influencing Adherence to Antiretroviral Medications Among Patients Living With Hiv in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Sociology And Social Work, 2013-11)Although evidence suggests adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in African settings is relatively high compared to North American settings, there are potentially high rates of loss-to-follow up and little evidence-based ... -
Introgression of String Resistance Genes Into an Eritrean Sorghum Variety Through Marker Assisted Breeding
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science & Crop Protection, 2013)Sorghum [S. bicolor (L.) Moench] is the most important cereal crop in Eritrea grown over 200,000 hectare annually. However, the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica is the major biotic constraint to production causing up to ... -
Adoption of Growth Strategies by African Merchant Assurance Company Kenya Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Growth means change and proactive change is essential in a dynamic business environment. The growth of a business firm is similar to that of a human being who passes through the stages of infancy, childhood, adulthood ... -
Strategic Planning Practices by Firms in the Telecommunication Sector in Kenya
(University Of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Strategic planning, is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources in a bid to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. A host of ... -
Green Entrepreneurial Practices Among Small and Medium Enterprises in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Environmental issues have influenced all human activities globally, and the world is seeing a growing market for sustainable and socially responsible products and services. Entrepreneurs are now making changes in their ... -
Credit Reference Bureaus, Loans Advancement and Recovery Performance by the Higher Education Loans Board of Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has been experiencing a problem of uncertainty when allocating funds and when recovering the loans from students who pursue higher education. This study sought to determine the ... -
The Role of Community Conservancies in Wildlife Conservation and Livelihoods Systems of the Maasai: a Case Study of Enoonkishu Conservancy, Narok County, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2013-11)This study was conducted in Enoonkishu Conservancy, one of the newly established community conservancies in Mara Ecosystem in Narok County. The main objective was to examine the role of community conservancies in wildlife ... -
The Relationship Between Loan Policy and Financial Performance in Saccos in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between loan policy and financial performance in Nairobi County in Kenya. According to the Ministry of Cooperative Development and Marketing Annual Reports, ... -
The influence of corporate governance on agency cost of firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)The study examines the influence of governance mechanisms on firm agency cost. Governance has been theorized to lead to the realignment of the interests of agents to those of the principles affecting firm agency cost. ... -
Multiple Linear Regression Approach to Modeling Determinants of Profitability of Life Insurance Companies in Kenya
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)Life insurance today plays an important role in the society and the global economy; it accounts for 59.7% of the market value. Global life premiums rose by 5% in real terms over the last three decades, reaching USD 2.4 ... -
Strategic Innovation and Performance of Public Universities in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The current business environment is dynamic, turbulent and unpredictable. The success of business in such environment is depended on its adaptability to respond to environmental change. Strategic innovation is a strategic ... -
Retributive Justice and International Criminal Court (Icc)
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013-10)Conflict, and with special reference to armed conflict, has shaped the course of world history, and has prompted the intervention of measures to create peace. Conflicts in the 21st century are going to look very different ... -
Islamic Microfinance Products and the Welfare of Muslim Community in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)This study focuses on the influence of Islamic microfinance products on the welfare of Muslim community in Kisumu Municipality. It sought to assess the Islamic microfinance products available and their perceived influence ... -
Role of Strategic Business Networking for Competitive Advantage in the Floriculture Firms in Lower Eastern Region, Kenya
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)The present day business environment is characterized with ever - accelerating developments and their direct impact on productivity improvements, making many floriculture firms to radically re-thinking their strategies ... -
The Effect of Growth of Earnings and Stock Prices on the Price - Earnings Ratio of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)The objective of the study was to establish the effect of the growth of earnings and the growth of stock prices on the price earnings ratio of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The study adopted a ... -
Strategic Business Networking and Competitive Advantage in Large Insurance Firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiBusiness Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)New technologies, new products and new distribution chains have altered the competitive space within which firms compete to survive. Competitive advantage is the ability of the firm to occupy a superior position in an ... -
Participation of Women in Trade Union Leadership in the Kenya National Union of Teachers, Kisumu County
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)This study was carried out in Kisumu County and focused on the participation of women in trade union leadership in the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The motivating force behind the study was the disparity in ... -
Market Positioning Strategies Used by Insurance Companies in Kenya
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)The nature of competition in the Insurance Industry in Kenya is quite fierce with Companies competing for a limited market characterized by low Market penetration of about 3.02% by 2012. Majority of the Insurance Companies ... -
Determination of attractiveness of the hospitality industry in Malawi
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)The objectives of the study were to determine the attractiveness of the hospitality industry in Malawi and to determine factors that make the hospitality industry in Malawi attractive. Industrial Organization (IO) economists ...
