Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Benchmarking health, safety and environmental (HSE) performance measurement practices in the oil industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.School of Business, 2007)The management of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) is a critical function in the Kenyan oil industry, both from the statutory compliance perspective and from the point of view of corporate responsibility and risk ... -
An Investigation into the methods for analytical construction of single Stereo-Models
(University of NairobiDepartment of Science, 1981-03)Analytical formulations have been undertaken to construct a single stereomodel using three different approaches, each of which has, as input data, image coordinates and a few ground control coordinates. The image ... -
Philosophy and development: (an inquiry into the role of philosophy in the Development process of post-independence Kenya)
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 1992)This study sought to inquire into the specific functions of philosophy in the development process of post-independence Kenya. It was provoke', by the realisation that since 1963, philosophy in general and th~ national ... -
The extent to which classified hotels in Mombasa have adopted electronic marketing
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007)Hotel industry is an important part of the tourism sector which makes a significant contribution to the country's economic development in terms of foreign exchange earnings, government revenues and generation of employment ... -
Integrating men in the fight against gender based violence:the case of Kibera division, Nairobi
(Institute of anthropology, gender and African studies, 2007)The study looks into how men can be integrated into the fight against gender based violence. It was inspired by the fact that gender based violence is a world- wide concern that affects people from all ages, races, ... -
Attitude of consumers in Nairobi towards the quality of nuts offered by Kenya NUT Company
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)The objective of this study was to determine the attitude of consumers of nuts in Nairobi towards the quality of nuts offered by Kenya Nut Company. Three components of attitude namely cognitive, affective and behavioral ... -
Consumer perception of repositioning strategy adopted by nation television
(2007)The objective of the study was to determine the consumers' perception of the repositioning strategy adopted by Nation Television. To satisfy the research objectives the author used a descriptive research design comprising ... -
A Survey of the Extent of Implementation of Benchmarking Practices in the Manufacturing Sector in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-10)Manufacturing firms the world over have since the mid 1980s adopted continuous improvement techniques such as benchmarking to build organizations that are internally and externally geared towards an enhanced customer ... -
"A morphological analysis of the Miitine small Clever animal stories"
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 1988)The inadequacy in the present method of classification for African stories has called for a deeper attention into the problem. It is evident that the methods that have so far been used to classify African Stories have had ... -
A survey of staff attitudes towards adoption of ISO 9000 certification in Kenya power & lighting company (KPLC)
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)Kenya Power & lighting embarked on ISO certification in 2006 in line with market trends and as a customer/suppliers satisfaction strategy. Success and sustenance of the quality management programme is dependent on the staff ... -
Response strategies to challenges posed by electronic trading system at the Nairobi stock exchange: a survey of stock broking firms
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007-10)Kenya is one of the first countries after Mauritius and South Africa in the African continent that have adopted electronic trading system in the stock market. Adoption of digital trading technology posed some challenges ... -
Stakeholder approach to training program evaluation: a study of Kenya Bureau of Standards
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2007-11)Stakeholder-based evaluation is useful to conceptually frame the general program evaluation problem (AIkin, Hofstetter & Ai, 1998). But most training evaluation approaches continue to ignore, diminish, or make broad and ... -
Book-to-market ratio as a predictor of performance: a case study of companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange (NSE)
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2007)This research provides a test on the extent of predictive ability of book-to-market ratio in the Kenyan stock market. The use of book-to-market ratio as forecasting variable is examined using Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) ... -
Geographical, demographical and some clinical characteristics of Burkitt's Lymphoma in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2001)Much importance is currently being attached to Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) as a disease in tropical Africa and it is currently under a critical study in this region. Kenya lies in the region where Burkitts lymphorna is expected ... -
The Impact of Rights Issues on Security Prices - Nairobi Stock Exchange (Nse)
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)This research project examines the impact of rights issue for companies listed in the Nairobi stock Exchange (NSE). Research on the impact of rights issue across the world has revealed conflicting results. The exact ... -
Challenges facing women in managerial positions in the print media in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007-03)The purpose of this study was to identify those unique challenges facing women in the print media industry. This research study seeks to investigate the pressures, barriers and challenges unique to women in breaking the ... -
Challenges of strategy implementation at the ministry of finance in Kenya
(School of business university of Nairobi, 2007)Strategic thinking can be divided into two segments; strategy formulation and strategy implementation. Implementation of strategy being the second phase of strategic management makes it a crucial stage in strategy ... -
The effect of derivative activities on interest rate risk exposure on banks listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)This paper investigated whether the level of derivative activities IS associated with the market's perception of banks' interest rate and exchange rate risks. Data was collected from the population of all quoted banks at ... -
Barriers to women's participation in constituency Development fund (CDF) projects in Kilome constituency,Eastern province, Kenya.
(Department of gender, 2011)This was a cross-sectional study on barriers to women's participation in CDF projects in Kilome constituency. The study specifically sought to determine the extent of knowledge of CDF funded projects in Kilome constituency ... -
An investigation of arbitrage opportunities of cross listed stocks in East Africa
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005)Cross-border listing has gained currency over the past few decades as many companies become international in orientation. This has further been compounded by technological progress and trade liberalization. East African ...
