Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Aligning waiting management decisions with service demand context to improve perceived service quality
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Waiting in services is inevitable due to their nature. Service organizations see keeping customers waiting as a potential competitive problem. A position in this paper is that the focus should rather be on the pe rceived ... -
The effect of voluntary disclosure on stock market returns of companies listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-01)Voluntary disclosure is aimed at providing a clear view to stakeholders about the business’s long - term sustainability and reducing information asymmetry and agency conflicts between managers and investor s. ... -
Implementing the right to food in Kenya: lessons from Brazil
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Article 43 (1 ) ( c) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, on the Social and Economic Rights states that ‘every person has a right to be free from hunger, and to have adequate food of acceptable quality’ thus providing ... -
Determinants of mobile phone usage for e - commerce among micro and small enterprises in the informal sector of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Studies done on the usage of Information and Commutation Technologies (ICTs) for e - commerce in the informal sector have mostly concentrated on the roles of computers and int ernet u sage, and give contradicting ... -
Calibrating regulatory disclosure in Kenya’s securities markets: challenges and opportunities for investors
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)nvestor protection is incontrovertibly one of the hallmarks of deep and vibrant securities markets. Effective investor protection mechanisms play an indispensable role in bolstering investor confidence and retention. ... -
Effects of the type of school attended on students academic performance in Kericho and Kipkelion Districts, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)This study aimed at finding out the effects of the type of school attended o n male and female students, academic performance in Kenya. The study sought to explore the influence of the different male and female students’ ... -
Placing Kenya on the global platform: an evaluation of the legal framework on arbitration and ADR
(University of Nairobi, 2011-06)T his paper examines the efficacy of the arbitral law and ADR of Kenya. It postulates that while various reasons may be advanced to justify the poor utilization of the arbitral and A DR processes, the fact that from its ... -
Conflict and social change: the East Pokot pastoralists adjustment to conflict
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)Conflict among herders in East Africa is a common occurrence. It affects millions of people in many ways by extinguishing their live lihoods and forcing many others to change. This paper is focused on the East ... -
Perceived effects of HIV /Aids on performance in the tea factories of Bomet County- Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)The physical and mental wellbeing of workers is of paramount importance and is directly related to p roductivity in any organization thus an meaningful investment in human capital should insist on improving the he alth ... -
Gakeri, Jacob K (2013). Enhancing Kenya’s securities markets through corporate governance challenges and opportunities.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The essential role played by corporate governance in the promotion of securities markets cannot be over - emphasized. Internal corporate governance structures of publicly held companies must inescapably imbue trust ... -
Maurer school of law, Indiana university enhancing securities markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: an overview of the legal and institutional arrangements in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)This paper explores the role of legal norms in the enhancement of securities markets in Sub - Saharan Afri ca where the markets are still nascent with specific reference to Kenya. Part I highlights the critical role ... -
Queens Without Crowns
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Women, war and peace
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Regulating Kenya’s securities markets an assessment of the capital markets authority’s enforcement jurisprudence
(University of Nairobi, 2012-10)The importance of an optimal regulatory and enforce ment matrix in enhancing securities markets cannot be overemphasized. Countries with deep and vibrant sec urities markets generally have effective regulatory and ... -
The impact of socio-economic characteristics on cash and food crop production: implications on household food situation in Kisii central sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Socio-economic characteristics of households have significant implications on decisions related to utilization of household farms in order to meet food and non-food needs. This paper aims to establish the impact of ... -
Bhaona, the Traditional Theatre Form of Assam, as an Instrument for Developing Moral Values
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Does institutional isolation matter for soil conservation decisions? Evidence from kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)This article investigates the role of institutional isolation on the adoption of soil conservation technologies in Kenya. The study is based on the theory of induced technical and institutional innovations and on the ... -
IDIS Journal
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Values education, African tradition and Christianity
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African women commuter traders in Nairobi in the first decade after world war 1: 1919-1929
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This article investigates African women commuter trading activities in Nairobi in the first decade after World War One. Its findings derive mainly from a research project carried out in 1989-1996. The major source of ...
