Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Green Supply Chain Management Strategies and Environmental Performance of Brewing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research had two objectives: first, to determine the green supply chain management strategies commonly used by Kenya brewing firms and secondly to determine the relationship between green supply chain management ... -
Public Complaints And The Ombudsman In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Although the Constitution of Kenya establishes an Ombudsman to resolve public complaints, the said office continues to face challenges in so far as fulfilling its constitutional mandate is concerned. This study argues ... -
Global Terrorism: a Victim’s Right to Compensation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of this study was to make a case for the victims of terrorism to be compensated by the State. Justice is the constant and perpetual disposition to render every man his due as was held in Re James Henry Borden, ... -
Loan Loss Provisions and and Income Smoothing-evidence From Commercial Banks in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)According to CBK's 2017 report, Loan Loss Provisions (LLPs) accounted for 12% of the total expenses incurred by commercial banks in Kenya in 2017. Given the magnitude of the expense and their role, it is clear that LLPs ... -
Preventing Failure Of Commercial Banks In Kenya: An Analysis Of The Supervisory Role Of The Central Bank
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The importance of a stable banking system in any country cannot be sufficiently underscored. This is especially true in light of the increasing complexity of banking business, and the centrality of banking to the performance ... -
Gender Relations In Beans Crop Production And Marketing Among Small Holder Farmers In Ndhiwa, Homabay County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Beans are major sources of food and nutrition security and income among small-scale farmers in Kenya. Stallholder beans production in Kenya is dominated by women who are however underprivileged by disparities in form of ... -
The Use of Mobile and Web-based Innovations for Extension Service by Smallholder Farmers of Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study was guided by a conceptual framework that relied on the theory of diffusion of innovations and the bass forecasting model to establish if mobile and web-based innovations were in use by smallholder dairy farmers ... -
Effects of Multinationalism on Organizational Performance of Large Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)This study investigated the impacts of multinationalism on the performance of large manufacturing companies in Kenya. A descriptive research design was used in this research. The research focused on all the all 31 manufacturing ... -
Marketing Capabilities and Inclusion of Bakery Suppliers in Supermarkets: a Case of Nairobi Metropolitan
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Past studies have recognized that as the number of supermarkets in Africa is growing, supplier access to supermarket is becoming difficult as the suppliers are required to meet certain specific standards in order to ... -
Effect of Agency Banking on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)This research studied the effect of agency banking on financial performance of selected commercial banks in Kenya. In obtaining the information regarding the current status of the phenomenon descriptive research design was ... -
Effect of Corporate Risk Hedging Practices on Firm Value of Listed Energy Sector Firms in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)This study investigates the effect of corporate risk hedging practices on firm value of listed energy sector firms in Kenya. With the world becoming a global village more firms are being exposed to corporate risk hedging ... -
Interpreting Blue Humour In A Kenyan Political Context
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study set out to investigate the different forms of blue humour that appear in politicians’ speeches and the strategies used by interpreters to interpret them. Humour is a common coping mechanism that is increasingly ... -
Development of Entrepreneurial Leadership Competencies: the Case of Ceos of Mid-sized Kenyan Companies
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This thesis analyses how executives operating successful mid-sized companies have acquired their entrepreneurial leadership competencies. The importance of entrepreneurial leadership especially in African economies cannot ... -
The Relationship Between Share Liquidity And Stock Return Of Firms Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between stock returns and share liquidity for firms listed at the NSE. The research design was descriptive aimed at finding the correlation between share return ... -
Role of Shared Resource Management in Enhancing Inter-state Cooperation in the Horn of Africa: a Case of Ilemi Triangle (2011-2016)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The management of shared natural resources by the Horn of Africa states (HOA), exerts both positive and negative effects on inter-state relations in the region. On one hand, inability to collaboratively manage these resources ... -
Assessment of Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Postgraduate Students at the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The use and access of information resources is rapidly shifting due to technology advancement and changing information needs of postgraduate students and inadequate information resource tools. The purpose of the study ... -
Effect of Financial Technology on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Financial institutions like banks have embraced use of financial technology in their operations. The study endeavored to find the relationship between financial technology and financial performance of the 43 banks in Kenya. ... -
The Role of Politicized Ethnicity on Conflict in Africa: a Case Study of Kenya, 1992-2013
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Efforts to promote inclusive governance in Africa and Kenya in particular remain a mirage despite more than two decades of restructuring. This is partly due to the failure by political leaders to de-ethnicize politics, a ... -
The Impact of Public Participation on Makueni County’s Development Programs - a Case Study of Ivingoni/nzambani Ward, Kibwezi East Constituency
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study examined the impact of public participation on the development programs of Makueni County government. The general objective of this study was to assess the impact of public participation on the development ... -
Fertility in Kenya; Patterns and Determinants, 1989-2014
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Despite significant fertility reduction in the 1980s and 1990s, fertility decline in Kenya has since slowed down. Between 1998 and 2014 fertility only declined by 17% moving from 4.7 children per woman in 1998 to 3.9 in ...
