Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Determinants of female labour force participation in Kenyan urban areas
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1988)There are several factors, that affect the participation of females in the Kenyan urban areas. The study seeks to address itself to these factors. In particular, the paper focuses on identification and analysis of factors ... -
Challenges of strategy implementation at the Kenya Medical Research Institute
(School of Business, 2010)The purpose of this project was to determine challenges of strategy implementation at the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The specific objective was to find out the strategy implementation challenges at the Kenya Medical ... -
Entry Strategies Adopted by Multinational Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)The focus of the operations of multinational corporations is on the coordination of the allocation of resources in its international operations in order to minimize production cost and maximize revenue. This research ... -
The relationship between working capital management and profitability of state owned commercial enterprises in Kenya
(School of Business, 2010)The aim of this study was to determine the most prevailing working capital management practices among state owned commercial enterprise in Kenya and to identify their relationship with profitability. It was also intended ... -
The effect of integrated financial management Information systems on the financial management Of public sector in kenya: a case of the kenyan Ministries
(School of Business, 2012)This study discusses the subject of the effects of Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) on the financial management of public sector. The IFMIS provides a critical financial management solution for ... -
Factors which generate and sustain vending activities: The case of female vegetable and fruit vendors in the streets of Nairobi city.
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1987)The purpose of this study is to explore factors which generate and sustain vegetable/fruit vending as an informal sector activity. In the problem statement challenging questions such as: Is harassment the best possible ... -
Capital- labour substitution, returns to scale and farm size in the Kenyan sugar industry
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1982)The backwardness of rural areas of developing countries is the subject of popular concern of both the governments of these countries as well as the internatlonal community as a whole. This concern is reflected in current ... -
Traffic Flow Modeling and a New Traffic Signal Control System for the City of Nairobi
(1979)This thesis examines the traffic control system for the City of Nairobi projected up to the year 1985. The various traffic control methods and their applications to the City of Nairobi are presented. A mathematical model ... -
Performance of chem-crete bitumen in hot climates
(1981)When bituminous materials are subjected to high road temperatures and traffic stresses they deform and rut easily. Wide temperature ranges are encountered in the tropical countries and the current conventional binders have ... -
The Plastic processing industry in Kenya
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1984)The Kenyan Processing Industry produces inputs which are crucial for development for all economic sectors. To exemplify some of the problems less developed countries face during the development process, this research ... -
Protection Across Steel and Steel Related Industries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1992)This research examines the extent to which the impact of the structure of protection on relative resource pulls, manifested as defensive over-investment among the wire products firms. This occurred in response to the ... -
Education and desired family size: A study of Kenyan Youth
(College of education, The Florida state university, 1982)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of individual and family background factors in the formation of family size orientations of youth. It placed a special focus on the effects of schooling and other ... -
The impact of scripture translations on missionary churches
(Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi, 1989)In spite of the various Bible translations that have been made into African languages, there has been no systematized study that has been conducted to evaluate the impact of these translations on the state of the church. ... -
The impact of foreign capital inflows on the Kenyan economy
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1984)The main objective of this research paper was to attempt to analyse the impact of foreign capital inflows on the Kenyan economy. We also addressed ourselves to the problem of data availability and other limitations . .which ... -
Food policy analysis for Kenya
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1986)This study analyses Kenya's food policy during 1961-83 in the context of quantity and nutritional availability and shifts in exchange entitlements on people's access to food supplies. The effects of marketing good pricing ... -
The Socio-economic Factors Associated With Teenage Pregnancy in Makueni Division
(University of Nairobi, 1987)This study is an analysis of the Socio-Economic Factors that are associated with teenage pregnancy in Makueni Division of Machakos District , Its main purpose was to establish the Social and Economic factors that are ... -
Marketing Strategies Adopted by Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi Central Business District
(School of Business, 2012)The marketing concept of building an organization around the profitable satisfaction of customer needs has helped firms to achieve success in high-growth, moderately competitive markets. However, to be successful in markets ... -
Factors that affect the adoption of new product in kenya Commercial banks
(School of Business, 2010)Successful new product/service introductions are important for a firm’s long-term performance. This holds especially for industries in which firms invest heavily in technologies, such as mobile networks, under the premise ... -
Effects of credit risk management practices on financial Performance of deposit taking microfinance institutions in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)Deposit Taking Microfinance institutions are not in the business of managing risk and not avoiding it. The future of the banks will undoubtedly rest on risk management dynamics. Credit is the oldest and biggest risk that ... -
The role of informal sector in rural development: A case study of wood-carving industry in Wamunyu location, Machakos district
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1987)Most developing countries have recently recognized the informal sector as a viable sector in their economic progress. The small-scale industries and handicrafts have hitherto received very little attention from policy ...
