University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Effect of Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance on Performance of Large Supermarkets in Nairobi County
(university of nairobi, 2018)Firms with good corporate governance provide transparent disclosures and are friendly to stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees and the society. Despite divergence of findings in previous studies on corporate ... -
Effects Of Sexual Harassment On The Performance Of Female Guards In Private Security Companies In Nairobi City County.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Sexual harassment has been in a virtual assumption of not being in existence in our workplaces and the society at large but in reality the majority of the workforce is subjects to the vice. With global occurrences, the ... -
Relationship Between Fixed Capital Investment and Stock Returns of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Firm investment is one of the factors that affect the corporate value since investment decisions are associated with the decisions about the allocation of funds, in terms of sources of financing as well as the use of funds ... -
The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programmes for Juvenile Delinquents: a Case of Kabete and Kirigiti Rehabilitation Schools’ Programmes
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the rehabilitation programmes for the juvenile delinquents’. The study was carried out in two statutory rehabilitation schools; Kabete and Kirigiti rehabilitation ... -
Effect of Access to Micro Financing on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Thika Sub County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector has continued to play an important role in Kenyan Economy. The Economic survey 2012 estimated that the contribution to the GDP by this sector currently stands at over 25%. Though ... -
Challenges Encountered by Scene of Crime Investigators: the Case of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Headquarters, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Reports from Kenyan Courts show an increasing number of acquittals due to poor and/or lack of evidence from Scene of Crime Investigators. The acquittals are attributed to tampering of Scene of Crime evidence, failed ... -
Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Supply Chain Performance of Large Scale Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi
(university of nairobi, 2018)Large scale food beverage manufacturing firms are key in our, economy based on their role in provision of food to the Kenyan population, provision of employment and good contributors to the GDP of the country. The study ... -
Pre-Mining Concentrations Of Heavy Metal Elements and Radioactivity Concentrations Of Primordial Radionuclides in Soils Around the Niobium Mining Site in Kwale County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)An elemental analyses and radiological survey of soils around proposed Nb and rare earth mining site in Mrima Hill, Coastal Kenya, was conducted with an aim of providing the status of elemental and radionuclides concentrations. ... -
Der Freiheitsbegriff In Emilia Galotti Von Ephraim Gotthold Lessing Und I Will Marry When I Want Von Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The political, social and ideological events of the 18th century in Europe and in Africa in the 20th century influenced Ephraim Gotthold Lessing and Ngugi wa Thiong'o respectively to write from the same school of thought. ... -
Capacity Management Strategies and Operational Efficiency in the Energy Sector in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)Capacity Management has changed in the face of evolving businesses and the recent trends give a very good idea about what to expect in the coming future. Capacity management strategies include level capacity strategy, chase ... -
Effects of Corporate Governance on the Performance of Commercial Banks, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of the study was to determine the effect of corporate governance on performance of Kenya commercial banks. Descriptive research design was used. A census targeting Kenyan commercial bank for the year 2017 was ... -
Lexical Variation And Change In The Northern Dialect Of Gĩkũyũ Language
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate lexical variation and change in the Northern dialect of Gikuyu language. The study was guided by three objectives which sought to: identify the types of lexical variation and ... -
Analysis of Representation of Women in Luhya Proverbs
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study is on "Analysis of representation of women in Luhya proverbs," and is grounded on the premises of the Luhya traditional culture which is patriarchal and the need to deconstruct the wrong attitudes towards women ... -
Credit Risk Management Initiatives and Financial Performance of Saccos Under the Uasin Gishu Enterprise Development Fund
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Assessment of Drought Tolerance, Earliness and Grain Yield in South Sudan Sorghum Germplasm and Icrisat Lines
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Sorghum production is highly constrained by drought stress in semi-arid tropics leading to grain deficit, higher consumer food-commodity prices, food insecurity and malnutrition. The goal of the current study was to ... -
Awareness of Food and Nutrition Security Among Pregnant Women Attending a Level Five Hospital: a Case Study of Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of this research was to have an assessment of food and nutrition security awareness programs among the pregnant women receiving services at the Pumwani Maternity Hospital in is situated Nairobi. The study had ... -
The Implication of Simplified Trade Regime on Informal Cross-border Trade Among Small Scale Traders in Namanga
(university of nairobi, 2018)This study was carried out to examine the implications of Simplified Trade Regime on informal cross-border trade among small scale trades in Namanga. The objectives of this study were to find out the level of uptake of ... -
The Effect of Forex Trading on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The forex market has experienced major changes not only in size but also in its operations due to structural shifts in the world economy and the international financial system. These changes in the forex market have ... -
An Analysis of the Actors, Perceptions and Institutions of Largescale Export-oriented Horticulture in Laikipia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study explored large-scale export horticulture in Laikipia County as an agro-industrial food system. It established the actors, described the relationships between actors and institutions (formal and informal); ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility In Relation To Growth Of Savings And Credit Cooperative Organizations In Kasarani Constituency, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is achieving significant visibility in Kenya as organisations are recognizing the vital role it plays on their performance. This is so especially with the large corporations who are ...
