University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Ethics and Fraud in Procurement Among Private and Public Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This research project is a comparison between the unregulated and regulated procurement environment in order to establish the prevalence of ethics and fraud in procurement among private and public organizations in Kenya. ... -
Effects of Selected Factors on Strategic Decision Making in Private Security Firms in Kenya
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Effect of Government Borrowing on Private Investment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kenya has experienced a consistent increase in borrowing by the government to finance an ever increasing budget. However, the focus of government borrowing in Kenya has shifted from external to domestic markets including ... -
Effects of Disruptive Innovations on Competitive Advantage of Youth Owned Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The fluidity of innovation and recent IT growth affected small and medium-sized enterprises. In many companies, disruptive innovation continues to be the subject of either exposing huge opportunities in disturbing ... -
Effects of Corruption Awareness, Government Policies and Financial Literacy on Performance of Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)County Governments have been facing a lot of challenges and accusation on loss of funds. Low awareness by communities and fund managers of their roles and responsibilities in the management of the funds has contributed ... -
Effect of Trading Activity on Stock Return Volatility for Stocks Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The objective of the study was to examine the effect of trading activity on stock return volatility for stocks listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The specific objectives were to determine the effects of trading volume ... -
Effect of Liquidity Management on the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Since profitability is significantly affected by liquidity management, companies have opted for complex and rigorous programs to cope with their affairs. The core purpose of this research study was to establish the influence ... -
Information and Communication Technology Application and Criminal Investigations at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in Marsabit County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The focus of this study was the application of information and communication technology and criminal investigations at the directorate of criminal investigations in Marsabit County. The study objectives were: to establish ... -
Influence of Corporate Sustainability on Share Prices of Listed Companies in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The intense corporate competition coupled with increased investor awareness and focus on ethical and environmental good has permeated the financial and capital markets in the last three decades. Corporate sustainability ... -
Influence of Strategic Agility on the Competitive Advantage of Private Hospitals in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)For contemporary firms, agility is an imperative for success as they face unprecedented time-to-market pressures, globalization and extra-ordinary competition. Companies need to be able to identify and seize possibilities ... -
Effect of Change in Loan Loss Provisioning Policy on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The objective of the research was to establish the effect of change in provisioning policy to the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. This study also sought to establish how the control variables; asset ... -
Financial Knowledge on Annuity Uptake Among Retirees of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Access to financial management skills and general education programs is part of many challenges encountered by individuals in their quest to improve their level of knowledge on saving for retirement lifestyle. The study ... -
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 ... -
Variant anatomy of the testicular artery among black Kenyans
(Anatomy Journal of Africa., 2019-01-14)Variant anatomy of the testicular artery is important for safe surgery in the retroperioneal area, and accurate diagnosis of testicular and renal disease. The pattern of origin, number, course and branching display ethnic ... -
Land evaluation for crop production in Upper Kabete Campus field, University of Nairobi, Kenya
(Springer Nature, 2019-09-25)Background The study area exhibits a first class catena; variation in soils is a result of differences in drainage and lateral movement of materials. The site was delineated into Soil Mapping Units (SMUs) through augering, ... -
Sums of Exponential Random Variables
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Exponential distribution is one of the continuous probability distributions that in most cases has been used in the analysis of Poisson processes and is the most widely used in statistical studies of reliability applications. ... -
Effects of mortality and longevity risk in risk management in life insurance companies
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Mortality risk posses a huge risk in insurance companies.It is therefore crucial to continuously Carry out research relating to this risk. In this paper mortality risk components Systematic, unsystematic,adverse selection ... -
Patterns Of Clinical Presentation, Treatment Modalities And Outcomes In Children Under 5 Years With Acute Kidney Injury At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a multifaceted ailment with clinical signs showing from minor dysfunction of the kidney to total malfunction of the kidney completely. The disorder is a type of emergency which is common in ... -
Data Driven Longitudinal Model with Application to HIV Differentiated Care Data
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Di erentiated care is a new innovative approach for managing HIV/AIDS where ART treatment services are customized by staggering patients’ visits for stable status while reducing unnecessary burdens on the ...
