Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Assessing compliance with charcoal laws and regulations in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Following the enactment Kitui County Charcoal Management Act many charcoal producer and transporter associations have been registered to enhance regulation and sustainability of charcoal production in the county. Despite ... -
Statistical Quality Control and Operational Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Quality management is key to the performance of any firm .There are several quality management practices that are used in the operations if various firms to facilitate cost reduction, improvement in quality of products, ... -
The Suitability of Kenya’s Criminal Law on the Derivatives Market
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The expansion and development of Kenya’s financial markets have led to the diversification of services and products in the capital markets. These measures aimed at expanding and developing the financial markets are in ... -
Implementation of Corporate Governance in Selected Public Universities in Kenya in the Context of the Universities Act, 2012
(University of Nairobi, 2018)To govern public universities, the Government has enacted the Universities Act, which came into force in December 2012. In the discharge of their functions under the Act, public universities are required to embrace corporate ... -
Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Land Use Change on Rivers in Tropical Watersheds: a Case Study of Ruiru and Ndarugu Basins, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Land use dynamics are known to cause considerable modifications to the environment which can cause severe impacts to aquatic natural resources. This study addressed the impacts of land use change in the Ruiru and Ndarugu ... -
Board Structure, Chief Executive Tenure, Firms’ Characteristics and Performance of Financial Institutions in Kenya Nebert
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The corporate scene has witnessed boardroom tussles and corporate collapses around the globe. Kenya has not been spared by this wave of corporate scandals and collapses, and neither has the financial services' sector ... -
Legal and Regulatory Framework for Mobile Banking in Kenya: a Case for a Regulatory Impact Assessment
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research paper identifies and investigates the risk of regulatory failure on mobile banking industry in Kenya. The term ‘mobile banking’ is used in a liberal sense to include all mobile money services since as is being ... -
Solid Waste Management and Effectiveness in the Context of Devolved System of Governance in Kenya: the Case Study of Kiambu County Municipal Areas
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In Kenya, solid waste management is a key area of worry in countless urban centers as well as other developing countries. It poses a significant threat to public health as well as environmental degradation. In major urban ... -
Judicial Enforcement of Public Interest Litigation (Pil) Under the 2010 Constitution of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The promulgation of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya (CoK), has firmly entrenched public interest litigation (PIL). It has furtherliberalised the rule of standing in PIL. What the litigants need to show is that, they have ... -
The Effect of Organizational Culture on Strategy Implementation: a Case of KCB Bank Group
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Strategy implementation occurs within the internal and external environment of an organization. The environment is composed of various factors among them the prevailing organizational culture. Failure in strategic management ... -
Democratising Africa, American sanctions on Zimbabwe
(2017-10)The United States imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe as an instrument of achieving peaceful democratic change and assist the people of Zimbabwe achieve economic growth. For over a decade, Zimbabwe was under the sanctions targeted ... -
The Social Structure of Cut Flower Industry: a Comparative Survey of Workers Welfare in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)As suggested in the title “The social structure of cut flower industry: A comparative survey of workers‟ welfare in Kenya”, this study focuses on the welfare of workers in the cut flower industry. The study pays special ... -
Quality management and customer value: a case of Nyeri and Nanyuki water and sewerage companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Adoption of Total Quality Management principles are very essential in enhancing profitability, growth and driving customer satisfaction at either firm or institutional level. Creation of customer value in service delivery ... -
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Silk Raw Materials for Sustainable Growth: a Case of Garment Makers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Garment making Enterprises in Kenya have been affected drastically by continuous closure of textiles industries (from 52 Mills in 1984 to 15 main textiles mills), rendering the sector to import expensive synthetics and ... -
Democratizing Africa, American Sanctions on Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study investigates the determinants of FDI stock in Kenya. In so doing, a regression analysis was done on annual secondary time series data of 41 years (1976-2016). Many studies have elaborated on the importance of ... -
Contempt of Court in Kenya, a Critical Analysis of the Contempt of Court Act No.46 of 2016
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Factors Influencing Successful Completion of Roads Construction Projects in Bomet Township
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Various organizations have used project management techniques as a means of bridging the gap between failure and success in timely completion of projects. Despite this increasing awareness of project management, by ... -
The Application of Corporate Governance Principles to Occupational Retirement Benefit Schemes Sponsored by Public Entites: With Reference to National Museums of Kenya Staff Pension Scheme
(2017-08)This study is on corporate governance and how it has been applied in occupational retirement benefit schemes of public entities. To narrow down the broader issue of corporate governance, the study undertook to ascertain ... -
Top Management Team Demographics, Corporate Strategy, Organizational Structure, and Performance of Kenyan State Corporations
(2018)The study conceptualized a relationship between TMT demographics, corporate strategy, organizational structure, and performance. TMT demographics have been postulated to determine performance, however; this situation has ... -
The Influence of Job Training Management on Employee Performance in Kenya: a Case of Machakos County Government
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The role of training entails ensuring that the organization has the people with the correct mix of skills, through providing appropriate learning opportunities and motivating people to learn, and thus enabling them to ...
