Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Population Aging and Demographic Transition in Kenya
(2018)Population aging has far reaching social, economic and political consequences and has led to a number of countries responding by increasing retirement age and investing heavily in pension schemes and social welfare for the ... -
Perceptions,stigma and treatment pathways among tuberculosis patients in West Pokot county, Kenya
(Institute of Anthropology,Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2018)Despite being a curable disease, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among infectious diseases globally, surpassing malaria and HIV and AIDS. Delay in TB diagnosis and initiation of treatment is a major obstacle ... -
A Critique of the Banking Laws and Money Transfer Services in Kenya: the Case of Safaricom’s Mpesa
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Influence of Organization Factors on Implementation of Lean Six Sigma Projects in Kenya’s Service Sector: Case of Stanbic Bank’s Operations Department
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Lean six sigma is a combination of two powerful improvement methodologies, lean and six sigma. Though it promises a lot, the results so far however indicate that not all the organizations implementing the concept have ... -
Free Cash Flows, Agency Costs, Firm Characteristics and Performance of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Firm performance is affected by various factors, both internal and external to the firm. Internal factors include factors such as firm size, age, liquidity, leverage, free cash flows, agency costs, profitability and growth ... -
Corporate governance, strategy implementation, industry competition and performance of companies listed on the Nairobi securities exchange
(2018)The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of strategy implementation and industry competition on the relationship between corporate governance and performance of firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange ... -
Critical Analysis of Terrorism and Its Effects: a Case Study of Kenya (1998-2013)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Terrorism is a global concern because it threatens global security and peace. Its effects vary with individual states. It causes widespread destruction and fear among people. It is against this backdrop, that this study ... -
An Anthropological Study of Pastoralism as a Food System in Laikipia County, Rift Valley, Kenya
(2018-06)This anthropological study explored pastoralism as a food system and examined the actors, their roles, perceptions and described the institutional settings and changes (rules, regulations, values and norms) of the food ... -
Economic Integration, Ease of Doing Business, Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in the East African Community
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Developing countries rely on foreign direct investment (FDI) to supplement their low levels of national savings in order to promote economic development. However, low levels of FDI are still a big concern for poor countries. ... -
Role of Nairobi Jamia Mosque in Socio-economic Development of the Muslim Community in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018-07)This project addresses a key Islamic institution, the Mosque, and its role in the community development socially and economically. The study examines whether the Mosque is capable of addressing concerns of different Muslim ... -
Determinants of the Implementation of Sustainable Food Security Programmes in Arid and Semi-arid Regions of Kenya; a Case of Tana Tiver County
(2018)This study was carried out in order to examine the determinants of the implementation of sustainable food security programmes in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. The study was guided by the following four research ... -
Determinants of Women Participation in Community Based Water Projects in Homabay County
(2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of Women participation in Community based Water Development projects in Homa Bay County. The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the ... -
International cybercrime and Namibia’s national security
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cybercrimes are becoming progressively universal and sophisticated and have more grave economic impacts than most conventional crimes. Cybercrime is made structurally different from conventional crime by the nature of its ... -
Leverage, liquidity and profitability of banks and insurance firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Banks and Insurance firms keep the finances of other firms and investors. When these firms engage in leverage activities, the result is felt by other firms and their liquidity levels affect both their performances and those ... -
Investigation of Under-age Single Mothers in Reference to Christian Perception of Family in Thogoto Village, Kĩambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Under-age single motherhood is a family phenomenon that is hardly or inadequately talked about and the common practice is to merge it with single motherhood en masse. The study investigates this mode of parenthood specifically ... -
Evaluating the Benefits of Community-based Health Information Systems (CBHIS) in Healthcare Kenya : a Case of Kiambu Count
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Community-based health information systems (CBHIS) are very essential regarding the quality of healthcare services. In Kenya, mostly the rural and semi-urban areas, there have been challenges when it comes to the way ... -
Factors Influencing the Performance of Small Scale Tea Farmers Projects in Embu North Sub County, Embu County Kenya
(2018)The contribution of the tea sector to the economy of Kenya is enormous as it accounts for 4% of the GDP and indirectly supports 10% of Kenya’s population. The main purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing ... -
Organizational Resources, Strategy, and Environmental Turbulence in Kenya Airways Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2018-06)The content of this document includes a discussion on Organizational resources, Strategy and Environmental Turbulence in the aviation industry with Kenya Airways Limited being the case in focus. The document starts with a ... -
Socio-economic Inequalities in Neonatal Mortality in Kenya: a Decomposition Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2018-08)Introduction: Neonatal mortality represents a major proportion of all the under-five deaths in Kenya. Socioeconomic inequalities have been found to be related to the distribution of health variables. This study aimed at ... -
Firm-level Strategy, Capabilities, Organizational Culture and Performance of Food and Beverage Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study analyzed the relationships of firm-level strategy, capabilities, culture and organizational performance. Firm-level strategy has been argued to positively stimulate production. Earlier perspectives of corporate ...
