Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Land Cover Change and Associated Drivers in Eastern Mau Forest
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Land cover changes in any ecosystem vary in space and time in terms of effects on ecosystem services. The spatial-temporal analysis of land cover changes in Eastern Mau Forest of Kenya was carried out to address the problems ... -
Refugee Influx and Its Impact on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-09)Kenya has over the years competed well within the global economic market and experienced growth of its economy which is expected to continue, especially with the new constitutional dispensation. However, it still continues ... -
Female students’ access to technical education through ICT: a case of kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study sought to establish the effect of communication through ICT on female students’ access to technical education in Kiambu County, Kenya. The general objective was to establish effect of communication through ICT ... -
The Perceived Influence of Pay and Benefits Practices on Organizational Entrenchment Among Managers in Daystar University
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The study objective was aimed at finding out the perceived relationship which could be existing between employee pay and benefits practises and employee entrenchment. The study looked at the employee perceptions on the pay ... -
A comparative study of financial condition and performance of islamic and non-islamic banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)The purpose of this study was to explore and evaluate the financial condition and performance of the Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks in Kenya along the following dimensions; Profitability, Liquidity, Risk and Solvency, ... -
Green Marketing Practices and Competitive Advantage: a Case of Commercial Real Estate Development Companies in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)The researcher was investigating the green marketing practices and competitive advantage in commercial real estate development companies in Nairobi, Kenya. Chapter one of the study starts by introducing green marketing as ... -
Determinants of Teenage Pregnancies in Narok County
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Teenagers are very important to any society’s future. Teenagers are the future of a community, country, continent and the world at large. How we handle the issues of teenagers now determines the future of the generation. ... -
Green Procurement Practices And Supply Chain Performance Of Companies Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Environmental awareness has gained global prominence in tandem with the escalating challenges emerging from the environment that impacts the way of life (Wang, 2009). Now, more than ever, the world population is aware of ... -
Capital Budgeting Practices and Performance of Matatu Business in Kisii County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The study meant to determine how returns in Matatu industry are influenced by capital budgeting practices. Capital budgeting techniques, cost of capital, and operation costs were independently examined to determine the ... -
Factors Afffecting the Successful Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management in Kenyan Regulatory Authorities
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)There Currently 31 regulatory authorities in Kenya created under the current constitution. These organizations are mandated with regulation through licenses and permits to individuals and firms that wish to undertake certain ... -
Information Technology as a Driver of International Terrorism: a Case Study of Social Media and Youth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Extremist ideologies have been pervasive throughout history be it the extreme right, the extreme left or nationalistic movements. These ideologies usually manifest as physical attacks on groups deemed as enemies of a ... -
An Evaluation of the Emerging Schools and College Film Festival on the Development of Local Content for Television
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The purpose of this study was to do an evaluation of the emerging schools and colleges film festival on the development of local content for television. Essentially this was to analyze the experiential growth of schools ... -
Assessment of education management information system in Kenya: a case study of Limuru sub-county, Kiambu county
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)An Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) aims to improve the capacity for data processing, storage, analysis and providing education planners with timely data. An EMIS also helps to streamline the flow of ... -
Big Data Analytics and Competitive Advantage of Commercial Banks and Insurance Companies in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)This study focussed on big data and competitive advantage in commercial banks and insurance companies in Nairobi, Kenya and was dependent on the following objectives: To establish the extent of application of big data ... -
Supplier Relationship Management and Performance of Media Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Globalization of markets has led to divergence of customer needs, and intricacy of product components. Supply chain management efficiency has become a vital aspect in determining a firm’s competitiveness. It is known that ... -
Income Tax in the East African Community: a Case for Harmonisation and Consolidation of Policy and Law With a Focus on Corporate Income Taxation
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)This study seeks to make a case for a harmonised and consolidated corporate income tax law in the East African Community (EAC) as a step towards removing the problems caused by heterogeneity in corporate income taxation ... -
Effects of Board Diversity on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Composition of any firms’ board plays a key role in determining the firm financial performance. Findings suggest that there is a substantial influence of different boards’ qualities on firm financial performance. No ... -
The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions Announcement on Shareholder Returns of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study sought to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions announcement on shareholder returns of firms listed in the NSE. The population comprised of all the 64 firms listed at the NSE. The sample comprised ... -
Upgrading Roads and Performance of Small-medium Enterprises in Kayole-soweto in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Upgrading of road services to meet the demands of both small-medium enterprises is one of the major challenges of economic development in developing countries. In Kenya, Upgraded road infrastructure has been stepped up in ...
