University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Operations risk management practices and service delivery among government owned entities in kenya
(2015-10)Businesses today are faced with greater challenges and complications than ever before as economical, technological and legal interdependence become more common and pronounced. Due to these developments, risks may go ... -
Factors Influencing Loyalty Towards Paint Brands by Contractors in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The study examines the factors influencing loyalty towards paint brands by Contractors in nairobi city county. The study had one objective was to assess factors Influencing loyalty towards paint brands by contractors in ... -
Francis Davis Imbuga: the story of his life
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This research study focused on the life of Francis Davis Imbuga. Francis Imbuga is a renowned playwright, gifted actor and a seasoned director who has contributed immensely in the establishment and understanding of African ... -
Influence of consumer attitudes on the uptake of credit cards by customers of commercial banks within Kitengela township
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In the last decade the Banking industry in Kenya has been carrying out campaigns to encourage adoption of plastic money. This has seen a remarkable uptake of plastic money like debit cards. However credit cards uptake has ... -
Strategic Planning Practices and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) Within the Micro Finance Sector in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), play a major role in economic development around the world. Previous studies pertinent to strategic planning and growth in SMEs have largely focused on particular elements in the ... -
The Effects of Counter Terrorism Measures on Human Rights and Civil Liberties in Kenya: a Case of Kamukunji Constituency
(2015)The main objective of this study is to examine the effects of counterterrorism measures on human rights and civil liberties. The study is based on a case study of Kamukunji Constituency. A combination of qualitative and ... -
Strategies Adopted by Insurance Companies in Kenya to Attain Sustainable Competitive Advantage
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Whether an organization remains competitive or not, largely depends on the quality ofdecisions made by its executives (Myerson, 1991). This is partly because the present daycompetitive marketing patterns enable the ... -
Strategic planning at the Resolution Insurance Company Limited (K) Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The environment presents organization with opportunities, threats and constraints that force them to have specific strategies to help in fulfilling their mandate in the market. Environmental forces keep on changing every ... -
Application of the balanced score card as a strategic management tool at the Kenya bureau of standards
(2015-11)The Balanced score card concept was first introduced by Kaplan and Norton (1992) as a set of measures that give top management a comprehensive view of the business from four perspectives; financial, customer, internal ... -
Risk factors, management and outcomes of drug induced hepatic injury among adult patients with liver disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Globally, liver injury due to medicines is a growing medical, scientific and public health problem. Over the past two decades, reports from World Health Organization have shown that there has been a rising ... -
The Role of Economic Diplomacy in advancing kenya’s Development interests: The case of the ‘Look East Policy’ 1963-2013
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The end of the cold war triggered a reversal in the political and commercial polarity of the world. There have been a series of shifts from the ideological East- West divide that defined states within an either capitalist ... -
Total Quality Management and Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Distributing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Principals of total quality management as a management approach contribute to long–term success through customer satisfaction. In a TQM effort, all members of an organization participate in improving processes, products, ... -
Diversity in Top Management, Strategy, Top Managers’ Compensation and Performance of Kenyan State Corporations
(2015)Research anchored on upper echelons theory has established that diversity in top management affect organizational strategy. A separate body of literature demonstrates that top managers‘ compensations affect organizational ... -
Integrating host resistance with tolerance in multiple cropping systems for management of plant parasitic nematodes in sugarcane
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Sugarcane productivity in Kenya has been on the decline over the past decade due to various factors including pests and diseases. Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are known to infest sugarcane fields due to poor agronomic ... -
Televangelism and the changing habits of worshippers In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to establish the effect of televangelism on worship habits in Kenya. More specifically, the research focused on the influence of televangelism on worship habits among worshippers in Nairobi, the impact ... -
The Role of the African Union in Mediating Intra-african Conflicts: Case of Darfur, Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2015)More than ten years since the Darfur conflict erupted, there is hardly any comprehensive peace agreement involving the different rebel groups and the Government of Sudan. The African Union under the auspices of the African ... -
Strategic partnerships and performance of Equity Bank in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)This era of dynamic innovations steered by technology and changing customer needs require leaders to be on top of the game in aligning organizations to take advantage of the opportunities that emerge with the changes. At ... -
Uchanganuzi Wa Kimtindo Wa Zinguo La Mzuka Na Mbaya Wetu
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Utafiti huu ulihusu uchanganuzi wa kimtindo katika Zinguo la Mzuka na Mbaya Wetu. Lengo kuu la utafiti huu lilikuwa kuchunguza matumizi ya sitiari, chuku, tashbihi, tashihisi, kejeli, tanakuzi na oksimora katika tamthilia ... -
Potential role of social networks in controlling African Swine Fever on the Kenya-Uganda border
(2015-11)A social study on the epidemiology of African Swine Fever (ASF) was carried out in Busia County, Western Kenya and the adjacent Busia and Tororo districts of Uganda. The objective was to explore the value of social network ...
