Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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An economic analysis of an unemployed job search behavior in Kenya:a case study of Kiambaa division of Kiambu district.
(Department of Econimics, University of Nairobi, 1991-07)The purpose of this study was to analyze the behaviour of unemployed job seekers. The data used was collected from a peri-urban region utilizing multi-stage sampling procedure. The first stage involved snow ball sampling, ... -
The role of television in creating political awareness among the youth
(School of Journalism, University of Nairobi, 2007-10)This study examines the role that television debate shows have in creating political awareness among the youth. The focus of this study is on the youth, who live in Nairobi. Nairobi was chosen for this study because, it ... -
Monitoring and evaluation
(Department of Management Science, University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sicences, 2006)The paper presents findings of a research on the differences in the roles and the relative adoption of M&E in project management amongst the donor funded and non-donor funded projects in Kenya. The research involved ... -
An investigation into social cost-benefit analysis practice in the appraisal of public projects in Kenya
(Department of Management Science, University of Nairobi, 2008-09)Social Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a popular technique to evaluate public sector investments. It is theoretically and methodologically sophisticated but continues to receive heavy criticism from difficulties encountered ... -
Meeting the methodological challenges of context and subjectivity in information systems research
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006-07)Information systems research in developing countries is limited by the absence of adequate frameworks to characterize their contexts, leading to preoccupation with IS project failure. A critical realist framework based on ... -
The effect of subordinate attraction on leader behaviour: a laboratory study of the upward influence process in organizations
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 1996)The process of upward influence in organization work units is not well understood. No. attempt has been made to specify the processes underlying role-making behaviours. A conceptual model of organizational upward influence ... -
"Strategic Behaviour of Small Export-oriented Firms in Kenya"
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2006)No abstract -
Implications of firm ownership identity and managerial discretion on financial performance: empiricale evidence from Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2011)Research on the implications of ownership identity and managerial discretion on firm performance has been yielded mixed results. Further, there is scanty literature, if any, on studies combining these variables in a single ... -
The Relationship between strategic planning and firm performance
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-11)Organizations from both the private and public sector are increasingly embracing the practice of strategic planning in anticipation that this will translate to improved performance. Past studies have mainly focused on the ... -
The Predictive value of contextual factors on corporate performance in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)Corporate performance is of utmost importance because business organizations exist to optimize this functional objective. In spite of this importance, the findings of the studies on performance remain inconclusive (Ramanujan ... -
The effect of human resource strategic orientation on performance of large private manufacturing firms in Kenya
(School of Journalism, University of Nairobi, 2013)The study was set to investigate the effect of human resource strategic orientation on performance of large private manufacturing firms in Kenya based on the following general research objective: To establish the relationship ... -
The Strange Bride ( A Translation of Grace Ogot's Miaha) Nairobi: Heinemann Kenya Ltd
(Heinemann Kenya Ltd, 1988) -
Dholuo Morphophomemic in (a) Generative Framework. Dietrich Reimer Verlag
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Linguistics and History of Nasal Compounds in dholuo.' In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Languages and History of the Nilotic People.
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, university of Nairobi, 1982)No Abstract -
Understaining Oral Literature Kenya: Nairobi University Press
(Nairobi University PressDepartment of Linguistics and Languages, university of Nairobi, 1994)No Abstract -
The Cannibals (a Novel). Nairobi Basic Books
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, university of Nairobi, 1995)No Abstract -
Towards a strategy for changing Attitudes to indigenous African Languages
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, university of Nairobi, 1998)No Abstract -
A Functional Grammer of Dholuo (Koln: Rudiger Koppe Verlag
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, university of Nairobi, 1997)No Abstract -
What do Kenyan artists get for their skill? Reforming compensation under copyright
(RoutledgeSchool of Law, 2012)This article responds to the question asked by Isidore Okpewho in 1992: ‘What do they (artists) get for their sweat?’ The article argues that Okpewho’s question has not been adequately addressed by all research participants ... -
Joseph D, Otiende. A Biography
(Department of Political Science, 2002)The current electoral system in Kenya was adopted at the Lancaster House Conference in 1962 during the negotiations for Kenya's independence. Numerous laws and regulations that have their origins in the current constitution ...
