University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Determinants of effective institutional strategic planning in public secondary schools in Meru-South District
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The influence of cultural beliefs, stereotypes and selection merit on executive selection outcome in multinational organizations in Kenya
(2014)Culture refers to the underlying values, beliefs and codes of practice that makes a community what it is. It reflects the meanings and understandings that people typically attribute to situations, the solutions that they ... -
The information content of annual general meetings: evidence from the nairobi securities exchange
(2014)The Annual General Meeting constitutes one of the main instruments that companies have to release information to stockholders and financial markets.The objective of the study was to assess AGM information content in the ... -
Behaviourial and social factors contributing to hiv vulnerability among female sex workers in Kayole Slums, Nairobi County
(2014)This was a cross-sectional study on behavioral and social factors contribution to HIV vulnerability amongst the female sex workers in Kayole slums. The study was guided by the Social Ecological Model approach to behavior ... -
Exclusive breastfeeding practice: its implication on nutrition status, growth and morbidity pattern among infants aged 0-6 months
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)Breast - feeding is an important determinant of a child’s nutritional status that eventually influences his/her growth and development. This study sought to assess the exclusive breastfeeding rate and determine its ... -
Strategic collaboration among the retail Supermarkets in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The aim of the research was to establish the extent of strategic collaborations among the retail supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya, the factors that influence these collaborations and the benefits of engaging in strategic ... -
Climate variability and change on vulnerability and adaptation among Turkana pastoralists in North-Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Climate variability and change is increasingly being recognized as a critical challenge to pastoral production systems in the arid and semi-arid rangelands. The projected climate scenarios are expected to aggravate some ... -
Strategic value of action by Churches together(ACT) alliance to Finn Church aid, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Studies have shown that intense competition has driven organizations to examine different ways to enhance or retain their competitiveness and relevance. Strategic alliance is one such strategic competitive strategy through ... -
Socio-cultural determinants of the girl - child retention in public secondary schools in central division trans-nzoia county, Kenya
(2014)Education is the foundation that we build upon for the rest of our lives. Education in the world is to ensure that both girls and boys from poor families enroll and complete a full course of secondary school. Educating ... -
Language games and language teaching in Kenya: the case of Kiswahili in lower school
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many experienced textbook and methodology manuals writers have argued that games are not just time-filling activities but have a great educational value. W. R. Lee holds that most language games make learners use the ... -
Traceability among smallholders in organic fresh produce value chains: case of Nairobi
(2014-10-15)Traceability enhances information sharing and disclosure thereby increasing trust among stakeholders along value chains. This research assessed information flow along or ganic fresh produce val ue chain using ... -
Strategic responses to global financial crisis and perfomance of petroleum multinational firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Changing environments can pose constraints as well as create opportunities for organizations, so do major economic crises. The global financial crisis relates to the events that led to the collapse of many leading financial ... -
Strategic responses adopted by telecommunication contractors to changes in the external environment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Strategic response is a set of decisions and actions that result into the formulation and implementation of plans designed to achieve the organization’s objective (Ansoff and McDonnell, 1990). They are guided by the ... -
Strategic responses adopted by Commercial Banks to enhance market penetration of the unbanked population in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The business environment is constantly changing and has shifted considerably over the past several years, presenting both; Threats and Opportunities to the banking sector in Kenya. In light of this dynamic landscape, ... -
Designing a bonus malus system using the poisson-lindley distribution to model claim frequency
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An analysis of stylistic trends in published Kiswahili short story genre
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Writers express themselves in varied styles regardless of the genre they use as their vehicle of expression. Writing styles can also vary depending on the genre in focus. In this regard, therefore, stylistic issues can be ... -
Effect of temperature on the life history parameters of noctuid lepidopteran stem borers, busseola fusca and sesamia calamistis
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10-06)The influence of temperature on the development, mortality, fecundity and life table parameters of two important noctuid African cereal pests, Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis was investigated under laboratory conditions. ... -
Effect of the Stage of Infection by Rust on Yield of French Beans
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The most critical periods of infection of French beans were planted at two sites--Kabete, where temperatures are cool and Naivasha, where it is warmer. They were inoculated with the rust pathogen at six different stages ... -
Semester two.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
