University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Achieving competitive advantage through e-business at multiple hauliers (E.A) limited Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Today’s dynamic business environment has forced business managers to constantly review their firms’ business activities and strategies in order to compete effectively. Strategic managers often develop strategies that will ... -
Print media coverage of gender based violence in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study looks at the role mass media plays in not only creating awareness but also educating the masses on gender-based violence. Mass media communications reach and influence large numbers of people, and they have the ... -
The impact of Latin-American telenovelas on the social life of Kenyan teenage girls: a case of Athi-River mixed day secondary school
(University of Nairobi, 2014)As the growth of new media and the advantages of the liberalization of airwaves keep being felt in Kenya, it is important for researchers to look at what Kenyan teenage girls may be learning from television programming ... -
Semilingulität bei jugendlichen in Kenia beim erwerb der deutschen sprache
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The following study examined if the Kenyan youth are semi lingual and how this affects the acquisition of the German language. The research therefore assumed that the youth in Kenya are incompetent in English and Kiswahili ... -
Blood banks and their effectiveness in addressing disasters: a case of the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The main purpose of the study was to examine the critical factors that significantly contribute to supply of safe blood on a sustainable basis at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Blood Bank Unit (BTU) particularly ... -
Root and canal morphology of permanent mandibular incisors in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Knowledge of root and canal anatomy is essential in designing and preparing access cavities that give straight line access to the main root canals. Thorough knowledge and understanding of dental anatomy and ... -
The utility of computed tomography scan in evaluation of patients with non acute headache and normal neurologic examination in Nairobi
(2014)Objectives To assess the utility of computed tomogram scan (CT scan) in neuroimaging of patients presenting with non acute headache and normal neurologic examination, and to determine the pathological yield in terms of ... -
Impact of Relationship Marketing Practices on Customer Retention in the Insurance Industry in Kenya
(2014)Insurance companies need sound systems of marketing strategies implementation to achieve a competitive edge over the competitors and to achieve results within the envir onment in which they operate. The study aimed at ... -
Humanitarian Supply Chain Management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)Every year there are about 500 disasters killing about 75,000 people and affecting some 200 million people. Humanitarian organizations play a big role in meeting the basic needs of millions of people in need of humanitarian ... -
Inequalities and spectral properties of some classes of operators in hilbert spaces
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Every normal operator is diagonalizable and every reducible operator can be expressed as a direct sum decomposition of a normal and a pure operator. Furthermore, any two similar operators have the same spectrum. The ... -
Audit of quality of neonatal sepsis care at Kenyatta National Hospital general paediatric wards
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background:Neonatal sepsis is a major contributor to neonatal deaths, accounting for about 26% of all neonatal deaths in Africa. Studies have shown that clinical outcome for specific conditions, including the risk of ... -
Supply Chain Management Practices and Organizational Performance of Large Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)This study was carried out to determine the effect of supply chain management practices on organizational performance among large manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study had two objectives, to establish supply chain ... -
Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies Negotiating Post Referendum Issues in South Sudan: Prospects and Pitfalls
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The turbulent history of Sudan over the past two centuries has featured multiple wars driven by exploitation and competition between states and sultanates, ill-documented largely uncontrolled population movements in the ... -
Quality of Prescribing in Type 2 Diabetes Ambulatory Care at Webuye District Hospital Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Background : Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder that is of great public health importance globally . Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 % of all diabetes . Lifestyle interventions are promoted as the ... -
Prevalence of otitis media with effusion in children with obstructive adenoid disease compared with normal controls at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background.Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common otological disease encountered in children. Diagnosis in children is often delayed as they cannot complain of hearing loss and this may result in speech impairment, ... -
Sub-national Projection Methods: Application to the Counties in the Former Nyanza Province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The main objective of the study was to review the sub-national projection methods and to use the most appropriate method to project the primary school-age population among the sub-counties in the former Nyanza Province. ... -
Value chain and competitive advantage at the Kenya Pipeline company limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)For a company to survive in highly competitive environment of today, it must at least temporarily achieve a competitive advantage. Penrose (1959) pioneered resource-based view (RBV) and emphasized those resources internal ... -
Strategy Implementation and Challenges at Limuru Constituency Development Fund in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Thompson and Strictland (1998) argue about what has to be done internally to ensure target results are achieved within the targeted framework of time. The CDF must successfully implement its strategic plans. This is ... -
The Effect of Innovation and Technology Management Practices on Business Survival in the Motor Vehicle Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The motor vehicle industry is a dynamic industry with customer needs that vary every time. This has forced organization to continuously embrace innovation and technology to satisfy the customer needs. The purpose of the ... -
Audience Reception of Sexual Behavior Change Media Messages in Kampala - Uganda Case Study of Get Off the Sexual Network Campaig
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study’s overall objective was to understand how people with more than one sexual partner received, engaged with and made sense of “Get off the Sexual Network” media campaign. In order to do this, the study relied on ...
