University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Determinants of electronic banking and operational performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)E-banking is regarded as the process by which customer carry out banking transactions electronically without going to a brick-and-mortar institution. With the great reception of the internet as a delivery channel for ... -
Retirement Preparation Practices in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The present-day workers are concerned about both debt and financial security hence they are continually looking for answers to the right practices when it comes to planning for their retirement. Employers take it upon ... -
Effects of sugar protectionist policies on regional inter-state relation: a case study of Kenya`s sugar policy in COMESA
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)This study seeks to establish the effect of Kenya‟s sugar protectionist policy on industries, interstate relations and in effect regional integration. It will lay emphasis on sugar protectionist policies and specifically ... -
Publishing outposts on the Kenyan literary landscape: a critique of Busara, Mũtiiri and Kwani?
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study explores Busara, Mũtiiri and Kwani? as magazines that are representative of some defining moments in Kenya’s literary history. Using a historical approach, I have related literary production in Kenya to its ... -
Climate change and Kenya’s socioeconomic development: a case study of Vihiga county
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)Climate change and natural disasters have disrupted the socio-economic development of Kenya, witnessed through the concurrent drought seasons, flooding seasons and the changes in the rainfall and temperature variation. ... -
Implementation of RFID technology to improve efficiency of serving customers-a Kenya supermarket case study
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)Supermarkets in Kenya use the barcode technology in inventory management. This leads to long queues at the till thus adversely affecting efficiency of serving customers. In trying to address this problem, a system was ... -
Factors affecting sustainability of Rafiki deposit taking micro finance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play a vital role in the economic development of many developing countries. Microfinance has a dual goal, that of attaining financial sustainability and reducing poverty, simultaneously. ... -
The portrayal of women in the Kenyan magazines advertisements
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)Women have been portrayed in advertising in stereotypical roles for years. Typical stereotypes include the nurturing mother or the alluring seductress. Since the social climate and the roles of females have evolved through ... -
Determinants of poverty in south Sudan: a case study of Greater Bor in Jonglei State
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The Government of South Sudan initiated different programmes to address poverty. These programmes include the Interim Country Strategy Paper 2011-2013 which the government adopted as an approach to fight poverty, the ... -
An examination of the community-based natural resource management concept in the context of Kenyan`s devolved government system
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The Challenges of Cooperation in Foreign Policy Coordination. A Case Study of East African Community Integration
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The East Africa Community (EAC) is one of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa, with integration in the region dating back to pre-colonial times. However, the integration process has achieved less than ... -
Strategic planning practices at United Nations high commissioner for refugees in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Strategic planning is the cornerstone of every organization without which the organization will never know where it is going or whether it will ever get there. While strategic planning is important, what is of more ... -
Employee perception of the influence of human relations on job satisfaction at the ministry of foreign affairs and international trade
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The objective of the study was to determine the importance of Human Relations and job satisfaction at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Internal Trade. The research was conducted through a descriptive survey design. ... -
Strategic planning and performance of public secondary schools in Kajiado north sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)scanning, strategy formulation, linking goals to budgets and strategic planning as a process (Wagner, 2006). Many researchers argue that the correlation of strategic planning and performance has not been clearly established ... -
Productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)There has been a degree of ambiguity surrounding the effect of FDI in literature. While a few studies report positive effects from FDI at the microeconomic level, there are those that find that FDI yields negative effects. ... -
Reverse logistics and performance of government owned manufacturing firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In the present day competitive business environment, business managers have been under intense pressure to come up with ways of improving companies performance from both the financial and non-financial position. One of ... -
Modelling uptake of mobile payments by MSMES in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sets to model the uptake of mobile payments by MSMEs in Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to establish the relevant determining and moderating factors for technology adoption of mobile payments by MSMEs ... -
Employee perception of the relationship between realistic job preview and employee turnover in Kenyan commercial banks
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)In today‟s competitive and global environment human resource management has become an integral part of organizations because the practice and policies are directly linked to the overall job performance and goals achievement. ... -
The baboon (papio anubis) –plasmodium knowlesi model for placental malaria
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Pregnant women and foetal well-being are compromised by malaria due to downregulation of normal maternal immune response during pregnancy. Consequently cell mediated immunity (Th1) is suppressed and as a result, the ... -
Marketing Strategies Adopted by Veterinary Pharmaceutical Firms in Kenya to Enhance Performance
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In a competitive business environment, a marketing strategy will be an important step in which companies react to market or environment forces and internal forces and in the process enable the firms to achieve their ...
