Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Rise Of Shopping Malls: From Shopping Centres To MegaMarkets." SOKONI,
(University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Korean Government Scholarships
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
The Economic Lifecycle and Population Age Structure
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Perspectives of family members participating in cultural assessment of psychiatric disorders: Findings from the DSM-5 International Field Trial
(2015)Despite the important roles families play in the lives of many individuals with mental illness across cultures, there is a dearth of data worldwide on how family members perceive the process of cultural assessment as well ... -
Alcohol Abuse and the Family: A Case Study of the Nandi Community of Kenya
(2013)This study investigated factors that have led to alcohol abuse among the household heads and its contemporary socioeconomic effects on family life in Kenya. The main objective of the study was to find out the socio-econ ... -
Perspectives of regional integration in the East African Community
(2013)This paper analyses the perspectives of Regional Integration in the East African Community. It delves into the process, prospects and challenges towards integrating the East African Community countries of Kenya. ... -
Collateral Strategies for Poverty Reduction in Kenya: Prospects and Challenges
(2014)In practice all over the world, development practitioners’ concern about poverty has been increasing because of their long history in working with the marginalized groups amidst inadequate resources and unfavourable scenarios ... -
Effect of Information Technology Outsourcing on the Performance of Banks in Kenya: Application of the Balanced Scorecard
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Purpose: The study sought to look at Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) practices in the Kenyan banking sector and the effect it had on performance. Balance Scorecard was used to measure performance as it considers ... -
Building legal bridges: fostering eastern Africa integration through commercial arbitration
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This paper explores the feasibility of commercial arbitration as a means to foster the process of Eastern Africa integration. Th e author proffers an argument in the context of Eastern Africa integration, that commercial ... -
Extent to which community participation in project identification and planning influences sustainability of NMK food security projects in Kisumu West, Kenya
(2015)Community participation has been ignored in the development of these interventions leading to failures and non-sustainable Projects. To address this shortcoming governments have employed a new strategy of partnership ... -
Development after 2015: the right to health for migrants
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Uptake of task shifting as a community strategy in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-05)The objective of the study was to evaluate the uptake of task shifting as a community strategy in Kenya. This study adopted qualitative data collection methods in three different contexts; peri-urban, rural and arid Kenya. ... -
Uptake of community health strategy on service delivery and utilization in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Great Lakes University of Kisumu developed and tested a Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) model to facilitate the uptake of essential health services towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The model focused ... -
Factors influencing work attitude among ‘y’ generation (a case of Africa Nazarene University
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)There are three generations active in the work force today that include Baby Boomers (born before 1950), Generation X (born between 1950s and 1980s) and Generation Y (born in the late 1980s to 2000). These generations ... -
The Ethnic Hate Speech was Networked: What Social Media Online Political Discussions Reveal about the 2013 General Elections in Kenya
(2013)This chapter examines if the increased political discussions on social media especially Twitter and Face Book before and after the March 4th, 2013 general elections in Kenya translated to a more robust Alternative Public ... -
A grounded theory study for antenatal care in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)The purpose of the study was to analyze nurse–client interaction processes in rural health facilities. This was an inductive, qualitative, grounded theory study. Constant comparative analysis of data was used to generate ... -
Testing the Marshall–Lerner Condition in Kenya
(2014)In this paper we examine the Marshall–Lerner (ML) condition for the Kenyan economy. In particular, we use quarterly data on the log of real exchange rates, export/import ratio and relative (US) income for the time period ... -
Factor influencing mobile number portability (MNP) in Kenya: the case of Africa Nazarene university.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The much awaited mobile number portability took effects in Kenya on April 1st 2011. The objective of porting was to accord consumers flexibility of shifting from one service provider to another without worrying of loosing ...