Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Analysis of Adaptation Practices to Climate Change and Variability by Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Rwanda: a Case Study of Huye District
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Coffee farming is an important sub-sector to the economy of Rwanda and it contributes substantially to the national economy. The general objective of this study was to investigate the adaptation practices employed to ... -
Implications Of Coal Mining On Environmental Rights Of Local Communities In The Mui Basin, Kitui County – Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Article 42 of the Constitution guarantees a “clean and healthy environment.” This right also implies rights to life, social and economic rights, rights to adequate and acceptable food and water, the absence of hunger, ... -
Dynamics of Urban Land Space Contestation and Their Implications on Utilization of Public Green Spaces: a Case of Michuki Memorial Park, Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Public urban green spaces are useful natural assets that are globally mainstreamed into practice as one of the nature-based solutions to counter the urban areas challenges such as climate change. Using Michuki Memorial ... -
Effect of Selected Macro Economic Factors on Stock Market Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Presently, macroeconomic factors are considered an indispensable foundation and econometric in analyzing a country’s overall economic position. Extant research works have documented the effect of selected macroeconomic ... -
Factors Influencing Intention to Quit Among Employees in Sportpesa Company Ltd in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)The goal of this study was to determine the factors that influence intention to quit among workers in a company in Kenya. Through a probability sampling technique, 80 employees from the company were identified to participate ... -
International Trade Promotion Practices Adopted by Export Promotion Council, Kenya.
(university of nairobi, 2018)The objective of the study is to determine the influence of export promotion council on international trade of services in Kenya. This study will be anchored two theories of international trade namely: Mercantilism, and ... -
An Assessment Of Urban Sanitation Management Approaches In Mavoko Municipality Of Machakos County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Mavoko municipality in Machakos Municipality is facing rapid urbanization but it is not clear whether it is able to absorb the demands of this population relative to provision of sanitation services. Hence proper urban ... -
Effects of Organizational Change Management Factors on Employee Performance and Job Satisfaction: a Case Study of World Vision Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study examined the change management factors affecting employee performance and job satisfaction at World Vision - Kenya. The objectives that guided it included the effects of communication, functional leadership, ... -
Legal Implication of Sea Level Rise for Kenya Baseline and Outer Limits of Maritime Zones in Regulating Coastal Marine Resources
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The coastal climate is largely influenced by rising temperature, extreme weather conditions such as flooding and prolonged drought and sea level rise exerting pressure on coastal shoreline. This has influenced coastal land ... -
Supply Chain Innovation and Forecasting Accuracy in Cement Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Supply chain innovation has become the basis upon which organizations seek to gain advantage in the increasingly competitive environment. Based on the management dilemma facing the cement manufacturing firms in Kenya, as ... -
The Effect of Executive Compensation on Financial Performance of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Economic theory of executive pay has focused on the design of optimal compensation schemes to align the interests of managers and shareholders. Agency theory has identified several factors by which these interests may ... -
Motivating Factors And Challenges Of Women Entreprenuers In Micro Enterprises: A Case Study Of Machakos Town In Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenyan Women owned businesses are highly increasing in the economies of almost all regions in the country. The hidden entrepreneurial potentials of women have gradually been changing with the growing sensitivity to the ... -
Stakeholder Involvement Strategy and Performance of Kenyan State Corporations: a Case Study of Energy Government Funded Firms
(university of nairobi, 2018)The prosperity of a firm is dependent mostly on propelling stakeholder cooperation. Hence, the performance of a firm is is directly proportional to the effectiveness of managing the conflicting interest of various ... -
Teachers’ Perception Towards Discipline And Motivation And Its Relationship With The Performance Of Students In Public Secondary Schools: A Case Of Nyeri Central Sub-County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Education is an investment which fosters social and economic development in the society. Most Kenyan secondary schools are characterised with rampant indiscipline cases. These cases of indiscipline affects the motivation ... -
Environmental Uncertainty and Strategy Implementation Within Private Chartered Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Strategy implementation contributes greatly to business success. However, when strategies are poorly implemented, managers spend more time re aligning these strategies to meet the objective of their business. Many strategies ... -
Supply Chain Resilience and Organizational Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies in Nairobi
(university of nairobi, 2018)The study endeavored to establish the influence of supply chain resilience on organizational performance of manufacturing pharmaceutical companies in Nairobi. specific objectives of the study were; to identify supply chain ... -
Perceived Effect of Organisational Change on Job Satisfaction Among Employees in County Government of Kwale, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Organizational change is important to organizations because it is through change that organizations can grow and mature. However, organizational changes influence both job and organizational characteristics which in turn ... -
The Effect of Succession Planning on Employee Retention in Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd, Kenya
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The Influence Of Performance Appraisal System On Staff Motivation At The Lion’S Sight First Eye Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Performance appraisal has great implications on employee motivation. In order to reach the required performance level, it is necessary for any organization to develop better motivation in the mind and spirit of employees ... -
Relationship Between Career Stagnation And Self- Efficacy Among Nurses Who Have Served For More Than Five Years In Homabay County.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Career stagnation widens the gap between current performance and future expected performance. The general objective of this study was to determine the relationship between career stagnation and self-efficacy among nurses ...
