University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Public Particaption in the Budget Making Process of County Governments; a Case Analysis of Select Counties.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)With the passing of the new constitution came in the concept of devolution and the sharing of power and resources between the national and county government, and among the constituencies within the county governments. The ... -
Influence Of Parent Related Factors On Pupils Discipline In Public Upper Primary Classes In Busia Sub-County, Busia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The purpose of the study was to investigate influence of parent related factors on pupils discipline in public upper primary classes in Busia sub county, Busia county, Kenya. Objectives of the study were to establish influence ... -
Strategic Responses And The Performance Of Banks In Kimilili Sub-County, Bungoma County
(UoN, 2019)The aspect of making strategic decisions when it comes to organizations is what is essentially referred to as the practice of strategic management. There are various studies that have been done in order to enhance the ... -
Strategic Responses To Changes In The External Environment Of Mombasa Island Cargo Terminal Limited
(UoN, 2019)Organizations are dependent on their external environment for their survival and existence. Organizations affect or are affected by what happens in the external environment which is beyond the control of the organization. ... -
Influence Of Political-Legal Environment On Foreign Market Entry Strategies Among Multinationals Corporations In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The study examined the influence of the political-legal environment on international business entry strategies among multinationals in Kenya. The study was anchored on two theories, namely, international product life ... -
Institutional Factors Influencing Institutionalized Street Children’S Participation In Primary School Education In Southern Zone Kisumu East Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study aimed at establishing institutional factors influencing institutionalized street children’s participation in primary school education in Southern Zone, Kisumu East Sub-county, Kenya. Its four objectives were; to ... -
The Effect Of Working Capital Management Levels On Financial Perfomance Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Homabay Town
(UoN, 2019)Working capital management is very important to businesses operating in Kenya and other emerging markets as most of them are SMEs and have inadequate access to long term capital markets and rely heavily on owner financing, ... -
Strategic Planning And Organization Performance Of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The objectives of the study were to ascertain how Standard Chartered Bank Limited has embraced strategic planning, to determine the link between strategic planning and the performance and to determine the challenges faced ... -
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice And Ex-Ante Adoption Of Intergrated Pest And Pollination Management (Ippm) Innovation Among Avocado Growers In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Despite avocado being the fourth most important fruit crop in Kenya after mango, pineapple and the banana, its economic potential is yet to be fully explored. The crop is pollinator dependent crop and its production is ... -
Financial Leverage And Firms Growth
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study sought to examine how financial leverage affects the growth of listed agricultural firms in Kenya using a panel regression model. Since every firm yearns to either grow externally or internally they make financial ... -
Analysis Of Shocks And Coping Mechanisms In Climate Smart Villages Of Nyando, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Climate change is a global challenge that is hampering Africa's socio-economic improvement. The change has had a negative impact on agricultural production and subjected smallholder farmers in Africa to food insecurity, ... -
Leucine Supplementation in the Management of Moderate Wasting in Children Aged 6 – 24 Months
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Wasting in children is a serious form of acute malnutrition that affects approximately 370,000 children under five years of age in Kenya. While guidelines for treatment of severe wasting are available, moderate wasting has ... -
The Movable Property Security Rights Act and the Legitimisation of Moneylenders by Implication
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This paper explores the legal standing of moneylenders in Kenya. The paper argues that although the Movable Property Security Rights Act, 2017 has impliedly legitimised moneylenders in Kenya, it has, nevertheless failed ... -
Assessment of Household Food Consumption Changes and Demand in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of Nairobi, 2019)All member countries of the United Nations are committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 2 “zero hunger”. Compared to other regions, Africa has seen little progress regarding the reduction malnutrition. In ... -
Legal Reforms on External Public Debt Law in Kenya
(2019)External Public debt remains to be one of the sources of government revenue in most economies, Kenya included. However external public debt has metamorphosed into problem to many economies. This phenomenon has greatly ... -
Tax Gap And Economic Performance In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Tax is the main source of revenue for most developing nations and development of any country is dependent on revenue generation. This is because government expenditure is dependent on the availability of revenue. In this ... -
Impact of Information and Communication Technology-based Extension Services on Dairy Production and Household Welfare: the Case of Icow Service in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Agricultural extension services play an important role for growth and transformation of the agricultural sector in Sub Saharan Africa. Benefits such as high productivity, quality of produce, reduction of diseases and pest, ... -
An Assessment of the Monitoring and Evaluation Systems of the State Corporations: a Case Study of the Postal Corporation of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)There has been urgent need for Postal Corporation of Kenya to revive its Monitoring and evaluation system and improve its services if it has to stay relevant in the competitive market today. The overall objective of the ... -
Determinants Of Domestic Tourism Expenditure In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study was meant to establish the determinants of domestic tourism expenditure in Kenya using cross-sectional dataset obtained from Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2015/16. Tobit regression model was used in ... -
Total Factor Productivity And Kenya’s Economic Growth
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examined empirically the role of total factor productivity over the years in shaping Kenya’s GDP growth using data from 1985 to 2018. The impact of factors of production- labour, capital and human capital on ...
