Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Introduction. China-Africa Relations: Interdisciplinary Question and Theoretical Perspectives
(BRILL, 2020-10-20)The study of China-Africa relations has been approached from a wide array of disciplines. Three theoretical perspectives are now common in the literature: Realism, Liberalism and Social Constructivism. Realism sees China’s ... -
Teaching Canadian Literature in the University of Nairobi
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-12)This paper discusses experiences of teaching Canadian literature in the Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya. For a long time, the University of Nairobi syllabus required that teaching Canadian literature, ... -
The conflict between anti-money laundering reporting obligations and the doctrine of confidentiality for legal practitioners in Kenya
(Emerald, 2020-07-06)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the balance between anti-money laundering reporting obligations and the doctrine of advocate–client confidentiality for legal practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – ... -
Entrepreneurial habits in the Kenya red cross society
(Emerald, 2020-07-01)Learning outcomes The case study takes students through basic principles and applications of entrepreneurship theory as demonstrated by the story of Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). The case further demonstrates the ... -
Sexualising the performance, objectifying the performer: The twerk dance in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-16)Shifting arenas of dance performance and youths’ counterculture have brought the twerk to the internet, thus exposing it to the discourse of cultural imperialism, appropriation, and cultural resistance. This has changed ... -
Stock management practices and supply chain performance of pharmaceutical companies in Nairobi, Kenya
(Noble Academic Publisher, 2020)Purpose: The study was aimed at establishing stock management practices and performance in pharmaceutical firms in Nairobi. It was specifically aimed to establish how, EOQ, VMI, ERP, JIT and ABC analysis affects SC ... -
Sustainable Manufacturing Strategies And Production Efficiency Of Multinational Firms In Nairobi, Kenya
(Noble Academic Publisher, 2020-01-30)Purpose: The objectives of this study were to determine the sustainable manufacturing strategies commonly used by multinational firms in Nairobi and to establish the relationship between sustainable manufacturing strategies ... -
Monitoring and Evaluation Work Plan on Provision of Curative and Preventive Tuberculosis Healthcare Services in Institutions of Public Health in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2020-01-16)This research was focused on assessing how monitoring and evaluation work plan influence provision of curative and preventive tuberculosis healthcare practices in institutions of public health in Kisumu County, Kenya. The ... -
Dividend Policy and Share Price Volatility Among Insurance Companies Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020)The major objective of any firm is to maximize the shareholders wealth. This is evidence through dividend yield and payout ratio and this encapsulate into the dividend policy of a company. The research purpose aimed at ... -
Influence of Pedagogical Content Knowledge on Teacher Trainee Professional Competency at University of Nairobi, Kenya
(American Journal of Education and Learning, 2019-11)Teaching as a knowledge-based profession requires pedagogical content knowledge for problemsolving, decision making, class management and sensitivity for adapting to diverse needs of learners. Whereas teacher knowledge ... -
Pro-Environmental Consumer Behavior: A Critical Review of Literature
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2019-12)The damage to the environment caused by commercial activities and consumption behaviours has become a reason for concern in recent times. Sustainable consumption and drivers behind it was the main objective of the study. ... -
Using public procurement as a tool of economic and social development policy in Kenya
(Journal on FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT, 2019)Regulators face many challenges relating to public procurement, arising from its nature, the multiple goals which it lends itself to as a policy tool and its impact on national development goals. The challenges, which ... -
Taxation of electronic commerce – a commentary
(Journal on FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT, 2019)The advent of e-commerce provides a new way of conducting commercial transactions in today’s global market. However, despite being considered as an important developmental and trade facilitation tool, the rapid growth ... -
Technical Efficiency of Thermal Electricity Generators in Kenya
(Njeru,G Gathiaka,H & Kimuyu P (2020).Technical Efficiency of Thermal Electricity Generators in Kenya. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020)The Government of Kenya introduced energy sector reforms in the late 1990s aimed at improving efficiency in the supply of energy. After over two decades of reforms, there has been no comprehensive study to estimate the ... -
Lay perceptions of risk factors for Rift Valley fever in a pastoral community in northeastern Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background Human behavioral factors have been found to be central in the transmission of Rift Valley fever. Consumption of contaminated meat and milk in particular have been identified as one of the key risk factors for ... -
Top management team diversity and organizational performance: an empirical investigation of strategic leadership influence
(Journal of Strategic Management, 2019)Competition has pushed contemporary organizations to diversify their workforce, with significant attention being paid to exploring how the diversity of leaders influence organizational outcomes. Despite growth in TMT (Top ... -
Social networks, gender and HIV within marriages in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Gender inequalities drive the HIV risk within marriages in Kenya, yet strategies to combat the spread of HIV are limited by their emphasis on the individual or dyadic relationship rather than the wider social-cultural ... -
Is sexual autonomy a protective factor for neonatal, child, and infant mortality? A multi-country analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Sexual autonomy empowers women to set boundaries, take control of their bodies, prevent sexually transmitted diseases and avoid unplanned pregnancy. A woman's ability to negotiate safer sex is crucial for ... -
The gender-based violence and recovery centre at Coast Provincial General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya: An integrated care model for survivors of sexual violence.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Marleen Temmerman and colleagues describe a model of care for people who have experienced sexual violence, set in Kenya. -
Strategy typology, organizational factors and performance of freight forwarding companies in Kenya
(DBA Africa Management Review, 2020-01)The aim of this study was to determine whether organizational factors had an intervening effect on the relationship between strategy typology and organizational performance. Organizational factors which comprise of shared ...
