University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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A Survey of Staff Training and Development Practices in the State Corporations in Kenya
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Influence Of Strategy-structure Alignment On Financial Performance Of The Top 100 Small And Medium Entreprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are businesses in both formal and informal sector employing 1-50 workers. SMEs are very vital to economic growth and development in most countries, developing and developed ones alike. ... -
Internationalization of Somali internal conflict by external actors (2000-2014)
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The overall aim of this study was to provide an understanding of the role external actors play in Somali internal conflict. To achieve this, the study was guided by three objectives: To examine the role of external actors ... -
Communication and Mitigation of Obstetric Fistula in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main goal of this project was to establish the effectiveness of health communication in mitigating Obstetric Fistula(OF) among women in Kenya.This research concentrated on how communication can be used to improve ways ... -
Effect of training and development on employee productivity in Kenya’s public sector: a case study of the office of the director of public prosecutions
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Employee training and development has been pragmatically regarded as a contributor towards better productivity, motivation and general workforce skills development. Studies have shown that employees who receive regular ... -
Relationship Between Enterprise Risk Management Practices and the Financial Performance Among Commercial State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to establish the relationship between ERM practices and Financial Performance among Commercial State Corporations in Kenya. Specifically, the study aimed at establishing the influence of Operational ... -
Challenges of internationalization of business operations by medium size manufacturing enterprises in Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Internationalization in medium size firms is more often combined with threats than with opportunities. Kenyan manufacturing firms are faced with a lot competition in the current markets. Despite diminishing opportunities ... -
Integrated Financial Management Information System Adoption and Public Procurement Performance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The government of Kenya has for a long time been very much concerned over the persistent poor performance in financial management due to lack of reliable and timely information for decision making. A review by the Department ... -
The Weekend Effect on Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Scholars particularly in the field of finance have over the years sought to understand the factors affecting the security returns and how to mitigate these factors. The weekend effect being one of the anomalies is very ... -
Perceived effectiveness of e- recruitment in talent acquisition in the kenyan public service
(2015-11)In the rapidly changing global world economy, it’s important to keep pace with the competition and succeed. Today, one of the most crucial sources of competitive advantage is based on human resource efforts through attracting ... -
Marketing strategies, environmental dynamics and performance of banana small scale farmers in muranga and meru counties,kenya
(2015-10)The study objectives were to determine the effects of marketing strategies on the small scale farmers’ performance in the banana markets in Murang’a and Meru Counties. To determine the effect of environmental dynamics ... -
Operations Management Strategies and Mobile Phone Companies in Kenya: a Comparative Study of Safaricom and Airtel Kenya
(2015-11)In the past few years, the mobile industry has grown steadily outperforming other sections of the Kenya’s economy with an approximate growth rate of 20% annually. However, the industry is dominated by Safaricom with 67.1 ... -
The Low Share Price Effect on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2015)The low price effect is a phenomenon where low priced stocks significantly outperform the high priced stocks on a risk-adjusted basis. The objective of this study was to test the existence of the low share price effect ... -
The effect of mergers and acquisitions on the financial performance of oil firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A Merger refers to the combination of two or more firms, in which the resulting firm maintains the identity of one of the firms, usually the larger. An acquisition, also known as a takeover or a buyout, is the buying of ... -
Board Performance Measurement Practices and Performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Mombasa County
(2015-10)Performance of the board of directors of organizations has been of great concern in the business world today as we have lately had instances of corporate failures and company closures due to the lack of mechanisms to check ... -
The Effect of Education on Youth Employment in Kenya
(2015)The global youth unemployment rate is estimated at 12.6 per cent, with about 73 million young people being unemployed (ILO, 2013). In Kenya, it is established that youth unemployment rate has always been higher than total ... -
Contribution of Saccos’ to the Growth of Entrepreneurship in Kenya: a Case of Mwalimu National Sacco
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Entrepreneurship is emerging as a major contributor to enhanced economic development for any nation world over. It has assumed the importance for accelerating economic growth both in developed and developing countries ... -
Sustainable supply chain management incentives and operational performance of food franchising outlets in kenya
(2015)Food franchising outlets are facing rapid growth in markets such as Kenya and a concurrent need for sustainable supply chain management. The companies attempt to address supply risk and threats to the triple bottom line ... -
Influence of Human Resource Policies on the Police Performance (1963-2015): the Case of Nairobi Kenya
(2015-11)The study intended to investigate the strategies that can be employed in promoting the police performance in the Kenya National Police Service. The central research question was: “What is the influence of career development ... -
The prevalence of depression and intimate partner violence against pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: The incidence of IPV is high in Africa while depression is a major concern in developing countries. Mental health and women’s well-being are still a major challenge in Kenya. Problem Statement: There is a ...
