University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Strategic Planning Practices and Performance of Liberty Life Assurance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Strategic planning can be useful for motivations behind; gathering, breaking down, and combining data to consider its strategic essentialness and casing conceivable decisions; creating considered judgments among key leaders ... -
An Investigation of the Communication Strategies Used in Promoting Maternal Health Among Women in Kawangware, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this research was to investigate the communication strategies used in promoting maternal health among women in Kawangware, Nairobi County. The specific objectives of the study were; to identify the communication ... -
Effects of Technological Development on Financial Accessibility a Case Study of East African Community
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper examined the effects of technological development on financial accessibility for East African Community countries namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania for the period 2004 to 2015 using secondary ... -
The Relationship Between Monetary Policy and Non Performing Loans in Deposit Taking Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Monetary policy foster stability of loan prices, interest rates and exchange rates. Monetary regulations exist for safeguarding the banking industry against systemic risk, protecting consumers from excessive charges such ... -
Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Market Share of Nestlé Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Corporate social responsibility has become a very important and critical element in any organization that is operating in the 21st century. Multinational organisations have understood that CSR is such an important and huge ... -
Influence of Partnership Approach on Provision of Health Cover in Kenya: a Case of Uap-old Mutual, Bungoma-kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)It is becoming almost impossible to do anything alone in the ever-changing and the complexity of the world today. In the health sector, for example, new trends of diseases, high costs coupled with growing employment of ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Condom Use Among Out of School Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15- 24: a Case Study of Majengo Slums, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Condoms offer protection against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy and play a crucial role in slowing the spread of HIV infections. For condoms to be effective, they have to be consistently and continuously ... -
The Role of International Trade in Enhancing Cross-border Banking Services at Barclays Bank Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2017)International traders accept payments in foreign currencies for their export and imports through banks. The payments is usually received from licensing agreements and foreign investments with foreign companies. International ... -
The Effect of East Africa Region Currencies Exchange Rate Fluctuations on the Performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Currently, because of increasing pace of international investment portfolio diversification, cross-border capital inflows, inter-market return links, the embrace of floating exchange rate regimes in developing countries, ... -
Prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in children with Epilepsy attending the child Neurology clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological condition, with close to 80% of people living with epilepsy residing in developing countries. Approximately half of epilepsy in the population occurs during childhood. Epidemiologic ... -
The effect of National payment system on economic growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study investigated the effect of national payment systems on economic growth in Kenya between the 1st quarter of 2009 to the 2nd quarter of 2017. Economic growth is defined as the ability of a country to produce goods ... -
Green Practices and Supply Chain Performance of Government Hospitals in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A research was done to establish Green practices and performance of government hospitals in Nairobi County. The study had three research objectives namely; To what extent is Green supply chain practiced in Government ... -
Strategic change management practices and quality services by rural electrification authority in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Businesses have recognized the worth in delivering value adding services to their consumers. Customer needs keep on changing, hence organisations need to reinvent themselves to continuously serve those needs and cope with ... -
Total Quality Management for User Satisfaction in Library Operations and Services With Reference to Usiu-africa Library
(University of Nairobi, 2017)In recent times, one of the most important organizational strategies for achieving competitive advantage has been pegged on improving quality. Quality improvement with which an organization can deliver its products and ... -
Innovative Marketing Strategies Adopted by Insurance Regulatoy Authority to Enhance Awareness and Growth of Insurance Services. A Study of Kisii County.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The advent of the internet as a source of interactive communications has provided new opportunities for direct marketing through electronic commerce. Due to intense competition marketing has evolved as a powerful tool not ... -
Strategic Management Drivers And Performance Of Five Star Hotels In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Strategic management is a collection of management actions and decisions used by an organization to achieve increased performance and retained a competitive edge over competitors. This study intended to assess the effect ... -
The Relationship Between Capital Structure and Financial Performance of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)It has been noted that whether to employ equity or debt sources of financing is an important consideration for a firm that requires investing. There are many theories put in place to support an equilibrium debt-equity ... -
Board Gender Diversity And Financial Perfomance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The relationship between board gender diversity and the financial performance of firms has continued to elicit debate. Proponents of board gender diversity have averred that a diverse board leads to better financial ... -
Perceived Utilization of Fairtrade Standards for Hired Labor (2014) at Oserian Flowers in Naivasha, Nakuru County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Fairtrade standards for hired labour were developed to provide decent labour conditions, promote empowerment of workers, enhance social developments, promote environment sustainability and ensure fair business practices ... -
Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy by Echocardiography and utility of ECG voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy among Ambulatory Hypertensive Patients at Mbagathi Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is structural change and a physiological adaptation due to increased workload on the left ventricular myocardium. It is often a complication of hypertension and an independent risk factor ...
