University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Effects of Evaluative Attitudes on Voter Behaviour: a Case Study of the 2017 Party Primaries in Nyeri County in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The factors that influence the decision of Kenyan voters to choose the candidates they elect remain largely misunderstood. Random inquisition about what determines voters’ choice almost always returns the same answer: ... -
Supply Chain Visibility and Operational Performance of Logistics Firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Logistics firms in Kenya are faced with cut throat competition to deliver goods and services on time to customers with changing preferences without compromising on quality. This has forced firms to look for innovative ways ... -
Relationship between working capital management and dividend payout of manufacturing firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Corporate finance focuses on investment decisions, dividend decisions, financing and WCM decisions. The process of balancing firm working capital and dividend payments often determines how successful a business will be and ... -
Strategies Adopted by Amboseli National Park on Management of Human Wildlife Conflict in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Conflicts between wildlife and other competing land use forms and hostilities towards states policies in wildlife conservation is as persistent problems.................. -
Challenges of Peacekeeping Operation: Case Study of South Sudan 2011-2016
(university of Nairobi, 2020)This study investigated the challenges of Peacekeeping Operations in South Sudan between 2011 and 2016. The first objective was to analyze the conflict dynamics in South Sudan. The second objective was to examine the peace ... -
Percieved Factors Influencing Sustainability of Community Disaster Risk Reduction Projects in Kenya: a Case of Order of Saint Augustine in Evurore Ward, Embu County
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Community Disaster Risk Reduction (CDRR) enable communities to build resilience in coping with disasters. However, sustainability issues continue to impact Community Disaster Risk Reduction projects. Therefore, there is ... -
Analysis of Human Willd Life Conflicts on Livelihood Diversification of Communities Living Adjacent Tokamnarok National Reserve,baringo County,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)There have been increasing cases of human wildlife conflicts affecting local communities living adjacent to wildlife conservation areas. These pose a great challenge to the communities as they adversely affect their ... -
Occupational Risks and Their Potential Impact on Employees’ Health in Kenya Tea Development Agency’s Managed Factories
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study was conducted within KTDA managed tea factories in Kenya to study occupational risks and their potential impact on employees’ health. The specific objectives included: examining the effect of injuries on employees’ ... -
Kimeru Causatives: a morphosyntactic study in a construction Grammar approach.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study sought to study causatives in the Kimeru language. Common Kimeru words used in this study were derived from its Igoji dialect. The study's objectives were: to find out how causatives are formed in Kimeru, to ... -
Al-shabaab Militia, a Threat to Security in the Horn of Africa: a Case Study of Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Kenya is one of the countries within the horn of Africa that has over the years has been considered as one of the most stable nations. However recent happenings have seen Kenya experience an increase in terrorism incidents ... -
Evaluation of E-procurement System Service in Ministry of Health:a Case of Murang`a County Government
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Perceptions on the Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs by Athletes in Selected Counties of North Rift, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Some Kenyan athletes have tested positive for medicinal, recreational or prohibited substances that are in the Prohibited list of World Anti-doping Agency. Depending on the nature of their violation, these athletes have ... -
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Greenhouse Farming by Smallholders in Central Imenti Subcounty in Meru County.
(university of Nairobi, 2020)The role of technology in agriculture production has continued to grow in importance over time. One method which has been proposed to address continued food production throughout the year and to meet the growing food ... -
The impact of Quantitative Portfolio Ceiling on Financial Performance of Pension Schemes in Kenya: a case study Occupational Pension Schemes
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Pension funds play a key role towards economic growth and development of Kenya. A part from guaranteeing smooth flow of pension funds to the retirees, they also generate employment opportunities for thousands of Kenyans. ... -
Influence of Self-help Group Strategies on Women Empowerment Projects: a Case of Caritas Self-help Group Land Buying Project in Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Self-help groups help a great deal in empowering members involved so as to improve their livelihood. Self-help groups help in poverty alleviation, empowering participants socially, economically and politically. Lately, ... -
Porter’s Generic Strategies and Competitive Advantage of Small and Medium Enterprises Within Industrial Area of Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)With the ever transforming business environment, a few businesses can be assured of survival and secure returns and it is for these reasons that the intensity of business competition has increased in all businesses. However, ... -
Business process outsourcing as a strategic decision and performance of Coca Cola Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of the study was to establish how business process outsourcing enhances performance of Coca Cola Kenya Limited in Kenya. This study adopted a case study design for the Coca Cola Kenya Study Unit. This research ... -
Internal Determinants in County Government Fiscal Sustainability in Kenya: the Case of Narok and Nairobi City Counties (2013-2016)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study was concerned with internal determinants in county government fiscal sustainability in Kenya between 2013 and 2016. The first three fiscal years since the inception of devolved governance in March 2013 witnessed ... -
Impacts of University Location on Rural Neighborhood Land Use a Case of Kenya Methodist University Main Campus in Meru County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)University education in Kenya has experienced phenomenal growth which has not been in tandem with the physical growth of the Universities thus causing a strain on the physical infrastructure of the universities and a ... -
Service exports and economic growth in Kenya: a time series analysis 1980-2018
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The view that strong economic performance can be export led has been explored critically on the merchandise exports front however service exports, whose importance is seen to have increased in the last decade, have ...
