University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Relationship Between Corporate Banking And Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Corporate banking has been coined from the word corporate to mean provision of banking services to corporations and institutional clients. Corporate banking is also referred to us wholesale banking, business banking or ... -
E-hailing Applications Adoption and Competitiveness of App-based Taxi Operators in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)The advent of innovations on the Global Positioning System (GPS) has had significant implications on transport systems. The development of E-hailing Applications in the Taxi industry is one of those technological innovations ... -
Influence of Mainstream Media in Efforts to Eradicate Gender Stereotype Among the Youth in Riruta Location, Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study examined the influence of mainstream media in efforts to eradicate gender stereotypes among the youth in Riruta location, Nairobi City County. Field work was conducted in the same place, Riruta. The motivation ... -
Influence of cash transfer programming on food security in Lapur and lake zone wards of Turkana north sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Turkana County is regarded as one of the poorest County in the country with 94% poverty index compared to the country’s 45.9%. There has been interventions of social protection, particularly cash transfer programming ... -
The Effect of Board Characteristics on the Performance of Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study of BOD characteristics is a subset of the study of corporate governance. Poor corporate governance practices have been blamed for the devaluation of the shareholders’ wealth. They have been blamed for the failure ... -
Prevalence and Pattern of Sensorineural Hearing Impairment Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is an illness in which insulin secretion and action is impaired. In 2014 the global prevalence of diabetes was estimated to be 9% among adults. in Africa the prevalence of diabetes has ... -
Capability development and competitive advantage of private primary schools in Mombasa county
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study sought to establish the effect of capability development on competitive advantage of private primary schools in Mombasa County. The study followed a descriptive research design and collected primary data mainly ... -
Strategy Implementation Challenges Faced by Nairobi Region Constituencies of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya in Electronic Technology
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The largest challenge in strategic change is the stage after scheduling; the successful accomplishment of the plan that is required and developed. Therefore, each industry is exposed to the forces of a rapidly shifting ... -
A Survey of the Investment Portfolio of Pension Funds in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The introduction of RBA brought a lot of changes like introduction of portfolio investment guidelines .These guidelines were to address the problem of over investment in one set of portfolio , this motivated the researcher ... -
The presentation of “foreign” and “own” in the novels “nirgendwo in afrika”(translated as nowhere in africa) authored by stefanie zweig and “die weissagung derahnen” (translated as the prophecy of the forefathers), authored by daniel mepin
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The concepts of “foreign” and “own” have in recent research gained currency, especially against the background of increased global movements and migrations. The perceived fluidity of national borders (as witnessed by the ... -
Influence of Participative Management Strategies on the Success of Implementation of One Village One Product Project in Kisii County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)One village one product (OVOP) is a development concept promoted by the Japanese Government for facilitating rural economic development in developing countries. OVOP was popularly adopted in Japan in 1980’s and 1990’s and ... -
The Effect of Asset Allocation on the Financial Performance of Pension Schemes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)The relationship between asset allocation and financial performance of pension funds is critical in determining whether asset allocations as selected by fund managers of pension schemes is critical in influencing the ... -
Strategic Thinking and Strategic Management Practices by Boogaart Betonpompen Bv in Holland
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The background of the study was based on strategic thinking, strategic management practices, the global service industry with a special attention to the service industry in The Netherlands, and the company under study. The ... -
The Relationship Between Core Capital And Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)This research was undertaken to determine the relationship between core capital and financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. So far, the studies available have arrived at different findings. This study will be ... -
Service Quality and Competiveness in Mobile Money Firms
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Since the entry of Mpesa in the year 2007, electronic mobile money transfer has immensely grown. The growth of this system is highly complex and thus it needs connections of agents to carry out transactions which give high ... -
Effects of Electronic Tax Filing Systems on Compliance Amongst Small and Medium Enterprises Within Mombasa Central Business District
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study investigates empirically the influence of online tax filing and payment system supported by taxpayer education programs on individual taxpayers‟ compliance in Kenya to disclose factors responsible for noncompliance ... -
The Impact of Macroecomic Factors on Financial Performance of Firms Listed in Energy and Petroleum Subsector at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of the study was to determine the effect selected macroeconomic variables on financial performance of energy and petroleum industry. Return on Asset (ROA) was used to as a measure of financial performance. A ... -
Factors influencing women entrepreneur businesses performance in Kuria A case study of Kuria west sub-county, Migori county Kenya
(2016)Micro-entrepreneurial businesses are considered to be the most critical factors that would help both urban and rural population through the creation of jobs, rescue out of unemployment and poverty and thereby impact upon ... -
Influence of Boards of Management Corporate Governance Practices on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Gilgil Sub County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study sought to find out the influence of corporate governance practices by BOM on pupils KCPE performance in Gilgil sub county, Kenya. The objectives that guided the study were stakeholder participation, BOM competence, ... -
Assesment of Early Surgical Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters for Acute Kidney Injury in Children at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Background Peritoneal dialysis is a commonly deployed renal replacement therapy (RRT) option in children who have acute kidney injury (AKI) in many centers worldwide including Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Special ...
