Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Causes and Impact of Insecurity on Pastoralists Economies: the Case of West Pokot County, Kenya (1990-2015).
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Insecurity characterized by Small Arms and Light Weapons and armed violence is a defining feature of life in West Pokot County. West Pokot County has not known peace since the advent of colonialism. This study sought to ... -
Operations Strategy and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Tyre Industry in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The main aim of the study was to operations strategy and sustainable competitive advantage in Tyre industry in Nairobi County, Kenya. The objectives of the study are: to determine the operation strategies used by Tyre ... -
Determinants of Smallholder Maize Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Bahati Sub-county, Nakuru County, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2015)Kenya‘s agricultural sector contributes significantly to the economy which directly contributes 26 percent of the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and another 25 percent indirectly. The sector accounts for 65 percent ... -
Factors Influencing Performance of Education Support Projects in Kenya: a Case of Mathare Slums Funding Organizations in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The concept of project success has been extensively examined in the project management literature. Projects especially education oriented have been traditionally claimed successful if certain criteria are achieved such ... -
Determinants of financial disintermediation among commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Financial disintermediation is has been described as the elimination of banks as intermediaries between savers and borrowers which makes the two parties transact directly between them. When disintermediation happens may ... -
Determinants of Successful Projects Implementation of Infrastructure Projects in Devolved Units; a Case Study of Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Project implementation is not new in the devolved Government and this has been the only way of bringing the project that serve the people positively and leads to better co-existence in the society. Many projects have ... -
Effects of Stigma on Uptake of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Women Attending Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission Clinics in Rachuonyo North Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)HIV-related stigma persist as major obstacle to an effective HIV response in all parts of the world, with national surveys finding that discriminatory treatment of people living with HIV remains common in multiple facets ... -
Professionalization of Interior Design: a Framework Proposal for Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Interior Design as a multifaceted profession in which creative, technical and business solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment. These solutions are functional, enhance the quality ... -
Factors Influencing Service Delivery at the County Government: a Case of Kakamega County.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Service delivery has become a parameter of defining the level of satisfaction amongst clients in most organizations. Contributing on development and restructuring of most organization and reshaping its destiny politically, ... -
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 ... -
Influence Of Headteachers’ Motivational Practices On Teachers’ Instructional Performance In Public Primary Schools In Kibwezi Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of head teachers’ motivational performance in public primary schools in Kibwezi Sub-County. Four objectives were formulated to guide the study. These were; to determine ... -
Influence of Parental Involvement in Administrative Matters on Pupils Performance in Public Primary Schools in Isinya Sub County, Kajiado County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study sought to determine the extent to which involvement of parents in financial support, academic clinics, formulation of school improvement strategy and what voluntary activities influence pupils KCPE performance ... -
Strengthening Access to Justice for a Child in Conflict With the Law: a Case for Law Reform
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)Access to justice is a core human right embodied in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, and operationalized by Kenya’s domestic legal framework. Access to justice is guaranteed to every person in Kenya. The constitutional and ... -
Strategy of Franchise Subcontracting and Sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises in Selected Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Whereas the strategy of franchising is hundreds of years old in the global market, until recently, the franchise business model has been slow to take hold in Kenya because local investors know little or nothing about its ... -
Influence Of Trade Union Practices On Teachers’ Job Satisfaction In Public Primary Schools Intigania East Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study was on the influence of trade union practices on job satisfaction of the teachers in Tigania East Sub-county of Meru County. The objectives of the study were; to determine the influence of trade unions in ... -
Aligning Technical Capability With Integrated Financial Management Information System And Supply Chain Measures In The Kenyan Public Sector
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)The Kenyan Government Introduced Integrated Financial Management Information System with aim of improving supply chain measures practices. The main aim of this study was to investigate aligning technical capability with ... -
Implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation in Infrastructure Projects in Public Secondary Schools in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) has become an increasingly important tool within global efforts toward achieving environmental, economic and social sustainability through acting as a check and balance machinery in the ... -
Effect Of Credit Risk Management Practices On Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Lending by commercial banks is vital to an economy since it can finance many if not all sub- sectors of financial arena, these sectors may include commercial, agriculture, industrial activities and so on. However, the ... -
Factors Influencing Access to Credit Facilities by Women Entrepreneurs in Kisii County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Women constitute around half of the total world population but unfortunately this is not commensurate with the number of enterprises owned and managed by women. Various reasons have been given for this difference with the ... -
Information Technology Service Management Practices, Enablers, Integration Strategies And Service Delivery Among Kenyan State Corporations
(University of Nairobi, 2015)With the increased demand by the businesses for better and more disciplined provisioning of IT services to ensure smooth operation, information technology service management practices continue to be critical to the modern ...
