University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Effect of Perceived in-service Training on Employee Job Satisfaction at International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)In-service training is a staff development process which seeks to improve the performance of an employee working in a particular department. Employee job satisfaction on the other hand can be described as the affective, ... -
Logistics Management Practices and Operational Performance of Fast Moving Consumer Goods Manufacturers in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Logistics management is a part of retail logistics that has become an important issue for practitioners and researchers especially when focusing on the „last mile‟ problem within an e-commerce context. The general objective ... -
Effect of Strategic Leadership on Organizational Competitiveness of Sugar Firms in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Several researchers argue that the best methodology to attain organizational effectiveness is through the organizations being effective in strategy implementation processes. An effective strategic implementation provides ... -
The Effect of Macroeconomic Factors on the Financial Performance of the Real Estate Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The macroeconomic variables, both real and financial have a significant effect, positive as well as negative, on the performance of the commercial sector of the economy. The real estate sector in Kenya contributes approximately ... -
Strategy Implementation at the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)There is no one universal way to strategy implementation. Different organizations use different approaches to implement their strategies. Determination of the most suitable way to strategy implementation in an organization ... -
The Influence of Talent Management on Employee Retention at Multichoice Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of talent management on employee retention at Multi-choice Kenya limited. The study was guided by descriptive research design with a target population of thirteen ... -
Effect of Cognitive Biases on Investment Decisions Among Retail Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Decision-making is a complex activity and decisions can never be made in a vacuum by relying on the personal resources and complex models, which do not take into consideration the situation. Analysis of the variables of ... -
Examining the Protection and Promotion of Children’s Right to Education in Refugee Camps: a Case Study of Kakuma Refugee Camp Turkana County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)With the rise in armed conflict especially after the end of the Cold War which resulted in the rise in intra-state conflict, the world has seen a rise in the number of refugees across the globe. The impact of armed conflict ... -
Strategy, Training And Performance In The Public Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Strategy has a tremendous impact in training because it aids in determining the required skills in current market settings and how an organization would develop their capabilities to offer the best training to its employees ... -
Relationship Between Stock Market Capitalization and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The investigation was done on firms recorded on the Nairobi Securities Trade (NSE) with the goal of discovering how monetary development was influenced by the advancements in the level of market capitalization. This was ... -
The Effect of Corporate Social Entrepreneurship Practices on the Performance of Commercial Banks in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of corporate social entrepreneurship practices on the performance of commercial banks in Nairobi, Kenya. The study objectives were to: determine the extent to which ... -
The Impact of Earnings Announcements on Stock Returns of Cross-listed Stocks in the East African Security Exchanges
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The EMH theory has been built on the premise of the existence of an abundance of information in the stock markets which is costless, and there is an immediate absorption of this information into the security prices. Due ... -
The Relationship Between Perceived Job Characteristics and Employee Commitment at the National Biosafety Authority
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Evaluating the Legal Framework Governing Mergers and Acquisitions of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper explores the conduciveness of the legal framework governing mergers and acquisitions of commercial banks in Kenya and whether it is prudent to maintain it at the current level. The legal and institutional framework ... -
Social Media Use and Participatory Politics among Students in Universities in Nairobi, A critical examination of political use of social media by university students in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study assesses the use of social media for political purposes in Kenya. It departs from the idea that social media offer ‗new‘ platforms for communication, participation and inclusion, and political engagement. It ... -
Competitive Strategy and Organizational Performance of Telecommunications Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The objective of the study was to establish the impact of competitive strategy and performance of telecommunication sector in Kenya; and to identify competitive strategies that the players in the telecommunication sector ... -
Relationship between Microeconomic Variables and Liquidity Risk among Saccos Regulated by Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Liquidity management practice is a function of internal controls put in place. Micro Finance Institutions internal controls system significantly affects its liquidity risk management practices. Basel I framework outlines ... -
The Role of Public Barazaas and Mainstream Media, on Public Participation on Matters Governance in Narok County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this research project was to investigate on how mainstream media and public barazaas as forms of communication influenced public participation in the public sector as encouraged by the Article 175 of the ... -
Effects of Deployment of Military Staff on Social Behaviours and Academic Performance of Children in the Barracks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Deployment of officers has numerous conceivable effects on the members of the service and their families. Deployment attitudes and experiences could affect the service members’ decisions to stay in the military and inability ... -
Determinants of Earnings Management among Retail Chains in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Earnings management is still present subject since the 1960s and that previous studies only focused on examining how, why and in which situations earnings management is pursued and the expected consequences from earnings ...
