University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Challenges facing strategy implementation in the ministry of lands, housing and urban development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Strategy implementation is one of the essential components of strategic management, it is important for effective management since it impacts every part of the organization’s structure especially when change is introduced ... -
Factors affecting accountability of resources in Kiambu county of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Accountability is an ethical code for governance. It is often used synonymously as the matter of responsibility, answerability, blameworthiness and liability. The main objectives of this study were; to establish factors ... -
Public Procurement Law and Procurement Performance of County Governments in Kenya: Case of Machakos County Government
(2014)This study was conducted with the objective of investigating the impact of public procurement law on the performance of Machakos county government. To achieve the above objectives, primary data was collected using a ... -
Factors Affecting the Success of Start Up of Youth Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Entrepreneurs all over the world are considered as central players in economics. Many factors come into play when starting a business, ultimately determining the success or failure of the enterprise. The factors could ... -
Determinants of rent rates in Kenya: a case of Kasarani division in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The objectives of the study were to establish the influence of population increase on rent rates, determine how location of apartments and their proximity to the city influence rent r ates, establish the influence of ... -
The Effect of Financing Strategies on the Liquidity of Savings and Credit Co-operatives Societies Licensed by Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority Operating in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Savings And Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) are essential institutions as they are able to advance loans at interest rates lower than those charged by other financial institutions. In fact, the core objective of ... -
Loss reduction and voltage profile improvement by optimal placement and sizing of distributed generation (DG) using a hybrid of genetic algorithm (GA) and improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Though several algorithms for optimizing DG location and size in a power system network with the aim of reducing system power losses and improving voltage profile have already been proposed, they still suffer from several ... -
The effect of investment strategies on stock returns at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The study examines the effect of investment strategies on stock returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange by determining if there was significant difference between the mean return from different strategies employed by ... -
The relationship between manufacturing strategy and operational performance within the metal & allied sector in Kenya
(2014)The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between manufacturing strategy and operational performance among firms in the metals and allied sector. It sought to find out which manufacturing strategies are ... -
External Public Debt and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)This study examines the relationship between external public indebtedness and economic growth in Kenya. It uses data from 1970 to 2010 from World Development Indicators and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. The GDP ... -
The pattern of magnetic resonance imaging findings of pyogenic, tuberculous and brucellar spinal infections at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Spinal infections account for 2 – 4% of all skeletal infections. The biggest challenge is making an early diagnosis before serious morbidity occurs, this is particularly true in the early ... -
Supply Chain Integration Practices and Organizational Performance of Multinational Firms in Kenya
(2014)Successful supply chain management relies on organizations working together and collaborating effectively. As organizations become more specialized and global, it becomes critical for organizations to manage the entire ... -
Information Security Management Practices and Organizational Goals: a Study of Microfinanace Organizations in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The aim of this paper was to study information security management practices and organizational goals in Microfinance organizations in Nairobi. This study looked at whether information security management practices had ... -
Exchange rate exposure of east African stock markets
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The study examines the exchange rate exposure of East African stock markets. It aimed at identifying whether the stock markets are exposed to changes and volatility of US$ exchange rate and through which mechanisms does ... -
The relationship between foreign exchange rate volatility and value of multinational firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Realized volatility is a measure of actual price volatility, based on past prices over a given time period. It is often called historical volatility or historical deviation. Realized volatility stands in contrast to ... -
Socio-economic Factors Underlying the Retention of the Girl-child in Primary Schools in Kajiado County
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The Study explored the socio-economic factors underlying the retention of the girl-child in primary schools in Kajiado County. It targeted class eight girls of ages 18 years or below. The study had four objectives: to ... -
An analysis of computer-based item banking in KCPE examination in Kenya
(2014)Background: The current manual assessment leads to numerous weaknesses. This study demonstrates the fact that there are many opportunities and challenges that face the introduction of item banking in Kenya. Aim: This ... -
Challenges of Customer Retention by Madison Insurance Company Limited in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The objective of any business is to be the leading in its industry. The insurance industry is a very unique industry with challenging services that need to be managed effectively to ensure that the customers that have been ... -
Factors affecting the growth of mobile banking strategic alliances in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Strategic partnership success is very essential to the organizations that enter into alliances with others. Strategic alliances with other companies are some of the methods used by the commercial banks in order to deal ... -
The relationship between capital budgeting techniques and financial performance of non-financial firms listed at Nairobi securities exchange
(2014)The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between capital budgeting techniques and financial performance of non-financi al firms listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study employed a ...
