Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Demand and Supply of Paper in Kenya: an Econometric Analysis 1976-1985
(University of Nairobi,Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1988)This paper uses quarterly data to model the supply and demand for paper in Kenya. Price and the cost of production of paper are insignificant. Population is a significant determinants of demand. Installed capacity is ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Kenya's Adhoc Versus Chartered Shipping Freight Rates for Exports and Imports of Dry General Cargo
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts,, 1989)This study compares freight rates under the current ad hoc shipping against freight rates in time-chartering for Kenya's imports and exports of dry-general cargo. The study also tests for the statistical significance ... -
Suitability of Pcm Transmission for Nairobi Local Network
(University of Nairobi, 1982)The suitability of voice and data signals transmission over PCM channels in Nairobi local network is investigated. The method involves determination of the number of PCM systems that can be accommodated in each existing ... -
The impact of trade instability on economic growth in Kenya
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1980)Export earnings instability is a major issue today In the economic development of LDCs. Equally important is trade gap instability. The importance is revealed by the growing export sector in LDCs and its role in balance ... -
Green supply chain management and performance of manufacturing firms in Mombasa, Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)The green management literature argues that in order for economies to embrace new environmentally responsible values, beliefs and behaviors, there is strong need to green the entire supply chain. The objective of the study ... -
Politics of upgrading squatter settlement ares: A case study of Micosi slum upgrading housing scheme
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1984)The aim of this study is to find out the problem of housing among Low-income groups in Kenya. Th is is done through Studying the government policy of upgrading Squatter Settlement areas. Before 1974 the policy of the Kenya ... -
Change management practices at Kenya Ports Authority
(School of Business, 2010)With increased globalization and the ever changing World, organisations nowadays have come under intense pressure to fundamentally change how they operate and contact business if they have to ensure their survival and ... -
Strategic alliance between Safaricom and Equity bank in the money transfer service
(School of Business, 2010)Since the introduction of liberalization in Kenya and the world becoming a global village, stiff competition among firms has increased to high levels forcing companies to devise ways of staying relevant in the market. ... -
Electronic telephone monitoring unit
(1986)The project described in this thesis attempts to enhance telephone metering by providing the telephone user with detailed call information. The Kenyan telephone network is still largely analog. Its capability is therefore ... -
An Investigation of Business Value of E-business to Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2010)This study sought to investigate the business value of e-business by insurance companies in Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: (i) to assess the extent of adoption of e- business by insurance ... -
The role and performance of regional development authorities:A case study of Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) in Kenya
(Department of Government, University of Nairobi, 1988)The problem facing most of the developing countries today is that of the establishment of appropriate institutions that will optimally implement development policies. A number of development policies have often been ... -
An Investigation Into the Causes of Variation in Labor Productivity on Construction Sites
(University of Nairobi, 1989)This study set out to investigate the major causes of variation in labor productivity on construction sites in Kenya. Labor productivity is one measure of the efficiency with which the human labor is assessed. Any variations ... -
Waste-product Utilization in Kenya
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1986-09)Kenya's rapid industrialization since independence has generated immense benefits and economic opportunities for many. However, as population increases, burgeoning towns and a rapidly expanding manufacturing sector have ... -
The Relationship Between Managerial Discretion and the Capital Structure of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)Managerial discretion has attracted a lot of attention in the recent past and various studies have been forwarded to support the argument that indeed a manager‟s discretion affects the long term financing decisions of a ... -
Long run performance of initial public offerings:Evidence from the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business, 2010)Long run performance of IPOs has elicited much research the world over. Much interest by scholars has been on the anomalies on initial over performance and long run underperformance. It is amazing to note that majority ... -
Uchambuzi linganishi wa maudhui na mtindo baina ya ngano za waswahili na wakuria
(1987)Tasnifu hii ni Uchambuzi linganishi wa Mtindo na maudhui baina ya ngano za Waswahili na Wakuria. Hivyo basi huu ni uchambuzi wa fasihi simulizi, ambapo tunashughulikia ngano peke yake. Fasihi simulizi inazo tanzu nyingi, ... -
Teletraffic in the Kenyan Network-overview Assesment and Forecast
(1985)A telecommunications network is an orderly, economical arrangement of telecommunications plant which allows the transmission of information by electrical means. Two objectives of any network are_ to provide a good grade ... -
The pharmaceutical industry in Kenya
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1985)Kenya's Pharmaceutical sector has grown significantly since 1936. Most of the manufacturing units were established in the 1970's. Currently, the sector is dominated by foreign firms. This study investigates various issues ... -
Urbanization and adaptation: a reorganization process of social relations among the Maragoli migrants in their urban colony, Kangemi, Nairobi Kenya.
(1984)African urban studies of Anthropology have their origin in one ideal model, the diachronic model. This model assumes that African urbanization can be regarded as a gradual process of detribalization in consequence of direct ... -
A fracture mechanics approach to fatigue crack propagation characteristics in a locally used structural steel plate
(1984-06)A fracture mechanics approach was used to investigate the effects of thickness, stress ratio and configurational geometry on fatigue crack growth characteristics of a locally produced steel plate. The experiments were ...
