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Factor’s Influencing Men’s Participation in Their Wive’s Adoption of Family Planning Methods: a Case of Komarock Ward in Embakasi Central Constituency in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Family planning is concerned with spacing the birth of children and controlling the number of children a couple desires to have. This study aimed at highlighting factors that influence men‟s participation in their wives‟ ... -
Effect of Pump Price Regulation on Financial Performance of Oil Marketing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Petroleum products are a key ingredient to economic growth of Kenya because of its role in the productivity of almost all sectors in the economy. There were high fluctuations in international fuel prices coupled with ... -
Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performance: a Case of Rural Electrification Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has been in operation for the last 10 years and it has been operating on a target bases. Operational performance has been key to REA management so as to meet its goals. The achievement ... -
Strategic Management Practices Adoption and Service Delivery by the Health Department of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Strategic management has been defined as set of managerial decisions and actions that influences the performance of an organization in the long term and it entails different aspects like scanning of environment, formulation ... -
Leadership Strategies Adopted by West Kenya Sugar Company Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Previously, studies have been carried out about the sugar industry in Kenya and the competitive strategies adopted by these sugar mills to gain competitive edge. However, the research discovered that even though these ... -
Strategic Change Management Practices and Performance of the Kenya Police Service
(University of Nairobi, 2017)In an ever-changing and unpredictable environment, where competition is dynamic and complex, an organization must change. This change must be strategic, carefully planned and implemented so as to lead to a desirable positive ... -
The Effect of Triangular Arbitrageon the Financial Performance of Forex Market in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The objective of this study was to investigate the existence of triangular arbitrage in the forex market in Kenya and the effect thereof on the financial performance of the forex market in Kenya. From the literature review ... -
Challenges Facing State Corporations in Implementing Balanced Score Card: a Case of Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper is based on the challenges facing state corporations in implementing Balanced Score Card with reference to Kenya Revenue Authority. A case study research design was adopted for the study. Primary data was ... -
The Role of Cdf Supported Water Projects Towards Poverty Reduction in Ikombe Ward, Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Poverty is a condition where people's basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met. Kenya has wide disparities in economic, social and infrastructural development across regions. The country has been seeking ... -
Internationalization and Performance of Kenya Commercial Bank
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Internationalization has opened up markets and heightened competition among firms and businesses operating in countries that embolden free markets. Internationalization enables firms to tap into fresh markets take advantage ... -
Effects of Outsourcing Strategy on Competitive Advantage of Kenyatta International Convention Center, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study is on the effects of outsourcing strategy on the competitive advantage of hospitality industry: a case study of KICC Nairobi Kenya. A case study design was utilized to attain the study’s objective. The interviewees ... -
The Effect of Publication of Financial Statements on Stock Returns of Commercial Banks Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The objective of the study is to establish if there is a relationship between the stock returns and the publication of the financial statements of listed commercial banks at NSE. Event study methodology was used to analyze ... -
The Relationship Between Investments and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Investment decisions are one of the significant decisions in a company since they are hypothesized to influence its value by influencing profitability and risk. However, investment decisions are risky and very uncertain ... -
Organisational Culture - Strategy Alignment and Effective Strategy Implementation among the County Governments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study is about organizational culture strategy alignment and the effective strategy implementation among the county governments in Kenya. The objective of the study was to determine the effects of Organizational culture ... -
Effect Of Credit Risk On Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
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Effect of Real Estate Prices on the Performance of the Kenyan Economy
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The real estate sector is vital to any nation intending to provide the structures for amble working places and residential places as it works towards improving the nations GDP. Real state sector is however composed of ... -
Strategic Management Practices and Performance of the Embakasi North Constituency Development Fund
(University of Nairobi, 2017)In the modern world, most states especially those in the south are shifting on their development strategies from the top-bottom approach into the bottom-up approach. Kenya is no exception.in 2003 there emerged an act of ... -
Selected Cultural Practices and Their Impacts on Social Development Among the Maasai
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cultural practices in any community normally have negative effects on social development on community. This study sought to expose the various cultural practices among the Maasai people in Narok County, their effects on ... -
Determinants of Adoption of Life Straw Family Water Treatment Method in Matayos Division, Busia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Waterborne diseases remain a serious health crisis in many parts of the world particularly in the developing world where diarrhoeal diseases are major contributor to deaths especially for the children under the age of five ...
