University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Outsourcing and Performance of Savings and Credit Societies in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of outsourcing on performance of SACCOs in Nairobi City County. The study was guided by two objectives namely; to establish services outsourced by SACCOs in Nairobi ... -
Testing the Existence of Low Price Effect on Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The low price effect simply purports that low priced shares significantly outperform high priced shares on a risk-adjusted return basis. The objective of the study was to test the existence of low price effect on stock ... -
Relationship Between Outreach and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Micro Finance Institutions in Kenya
(2014)The main purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between outreach and financial performance of deposit taking MFIs in Kenya. This study applied descriptive and correlation methods to study using secondary ... -
The Effect of Cashless Transactions and Financial Trading Income on Non-funded Income in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Commercial banks income structures over the years have mainly been dominated by interest income generated from loans and advances to customers followed distantly by non-funded also known as non-interest income. However ... -
The role of marketing in Kenyan politics
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study examines the role of marketing in Kenyan politics. The broad objective of the research focused on the assessment of the role of marketing in the Kenyan politics. The study targeted to establish how the functions ... -
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of clinicians practising at the Kenyatta National Hospital, on ionizing radiation
(2014)The World Health Organization (WHO) Global initiative report on Radiation Safety in the Health Care Setting of March 2010 states that low dose ionizing radiation used in diagnostic imaging has the potential to cause ... -
Impact of Inflation on Living Standards Among Underclass Single Mothers: Case Study of Soweto Slum in Githurai 44
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of inflation/high cost of living among underclass single mothers in Githurai 44 (Soweto slum) for the last two years (2010-2011). The study objectives were to assess how ... -
Military Diplomacy: a Case Study of Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia (2011-2012)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)KDF’s entry into Somalia on October 2011 elicited a lot of interest at the local, sub-regional, regional and international levels. This was because in the history of independent Kenya, a 48 year period, the country had ... -
Factors influencing adoption of rain water harvesting technologies among households in Mbeere south subcounty,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Kenya Vision 2030 recognizes the role of science, technology and innovation in a modern economy, in which new knowledge plays a central role in wealth creation, social welfare and international competitiveness. Kenya ... -
Strategic Implications of Cloud Computing as a Competitive Advantage in the Banking Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cloud computing is the offering of computing resources over the internet. Cloud computing is the most popular rising computing model that benefit from massive approval. Strategy is depicted as a set of beliefs on how a ... -
Application of Balanced Score Card as a Strategy Management Process Tool by Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The importance of strategy in the current dynamic and turbulent business environment cannot be overemphasized. The world has moved from the stable environments of the mid twentieth century to fast changing and turbulent ... -
Factors That Determine Satisfaction of Customers of Equity Bank Kenya Limited in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of this study was to identifythe factors that determine satisfaction of customers of Equity Bank Kenya limited in Nairobi. This research study sought to answer the following question; what are the factors ... -
Competitive Strategies Used by Commercial Banks in Kenya to Attract Corporate Customers
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The concept of strategy has been underscored by various management scholars and practitioners. Competitive strategy is involved with the search for a favourable competitive positioning in the industry. In this sense it ... -
Outsourcing and Organizational Performance Among Public Univeresities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This project reveals that there has been a significant increase in most of the public universities in Kenya outsourcing non - core services in an attempt to enhance competitiveness. This is because most universities ... -
Factors That Lead to Violence Against Women in Kibra’s Laini Saba, Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study aimed at finding out factors that lead to domestic violence against women in Laini Saba of Kibra. Data were collected using the survey method, direct observation, focus group discussions and key informant ... -
Factors Influencing Marketing Strategies Adopted by Nakumatt Supermarket Retail Chain in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study‟s objective was to assess factors influencing marketing strategies adopted by Nakumatt supermarket retail chain in Nairobi. Consequently, the researcher adopted a case study research design in this study. In ... -
Outsourcing and the Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sought to establish the effect of outsourcing and the performance of state corporations in Kenya. It was guided by the statement of the problem which revealed that outsourcing has been understood by most ... -
Factors Affecting Payment of Suppliers in the Public Sector
(2014)The research study attempted to fill the gap between available procurement procedures, by identifying how they are applied by the procuring entity and how such procedures affect the vendor payment after the delivery of ... -
Exploring Poverty Health Linkages: a Case of Child Mortality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)It is argued that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. However, most of the SubSaharan African (SSA) countries experience adverse health outcomes coupled with relatively high levels of poverty. The causality between ... -
Influence of card acquiring business on the performance of retail banking : Kenya commercial bank group, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Advances in information and communication technologies in particular, the growing use of the internet for business transaction, have had a profound effect on the banking industry. While t his is a global phenomenon, ...
