University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Rebranding strategy and performance of savings and credit co-operatives in Meru county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Branding is a long – term strategy adopted by enterprises to develop a successful brand in order to achieve specific goals. Branding as a strategy aims at defining a company’s core values and beliefs. In this respect, ... -
Challenges Of Implementing Outsourcing Strategy By Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study is a comprehensive evaluation of the challenges encountered when implementing the outsourcing strategy by commercial banks in Kenya. Various variables were used to determine how effective commercial banks are ... -
The effects of intergrated financial management information system on financial performance of commercial state corporations in Kenya
(2014)The last decade has seen a revolutionary shift towards Integrated Public Financial Management in Kenya due to the dynamic nature of local and global macroeconomic forces. The potential to create, process and use information ... -
The Effect of Manager Characteristics on the Capital Structures of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Managers are at the helm of leadership in any organization. Their values, behaviors skills, and all aspects related to temperament and intellectual ability will ultimately influence the approach they will take in decision ... -
The Problem of Induction Reconsidered: in Defense of Reichenbach’s Pragmatic Response
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Are we justified in believing that the future will be like the past? This is the problem of induction that challenges the process of inferring future unobserved claims from past observed claims as is the nature of ... -
Consumer Perception and the Rate of New Product Adoption in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many companies have built competitiveness and obtained tremendous profits through new product development. Launching new products and services on the market represents an important source of increasing the size of a ... -
Factors influencing the adoption of agricultural technology among smallholder farmers in Kakamega north sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing the adoption of agricultural technology among small holder farmers in Kakamega North Sub-County, Kenya. The following study objectives guided the study: to ... -
An Assessment of Kenya’s Sovereign Risk
(2014)This paper sought to assess Kenya’s sovereign risk by applying the bottom-up, micro assessment approach as espoused by Edward Altman and Herbert Rijken, which proposes that the risk profile of a sovereign mirrors the ... -
Strategic Change Management Practices and Sustainability Models Adopted by International Livestock Research Institute (Ilri) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)As the world’s environment becomes increasingly complex and changing, strategic management is used by today’s corporations as one way to make the environment more manageable. A firm cannot afford to follow intuitive ... -
Forms of Communication in Schools: a Study of Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi County
(2014)The purpose of this study was to assess forms of communication in Nairobi secondary schools. Two step flow of information theory and organizational information theory were used to explain the relationship between the ... -
Matumizi Ya Istiari, Tashbiha Na Taashira Katika Diwani Ya Sauti Ya Dhiki
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Katika tasnifu hii tumeonyesha matumizi ya tamathali tatu za ulinganisho ambazo ni istiari, tashbiha na taashira katika diwani ya Sauti ya Dhiki iliyoandikwa na Abdilatif Abdalla (1973). Utafiti umeonyesha kwamba Abdilatif ... -
Determinants of energy savingcook stove adoption in rural householdsof Kisumu north location, Kisumu county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many of rural households use traditional stoves which have low energy efficiency leading to using more wood fuel, increase in indoor air pollution and also putting a lot of pressure on biomass sources. There have been ... -
Bacteria causing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in a Kenyan population.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)OBJECT Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hydrocephalus. Most data about these infections come from the Western literature. Few data about infecting ... -
Change Management Practices and Employee Performance at Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited
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Factors influencing completion of construction projects; a case of construction projects in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This research study sought to identify factors influencing completion of construction projects. The research objectives were; to determine how contract duration influences completion of construction projects, to investigate ... -
An Investigation of How Corporate Social Responsibility Affects Organisational Performance: a Case Study of Unilever-esa (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The number of corporations carrying on activities in foreign countries or facing transnational competition is constantly growing (Enderle, 1999). Businesses are growing and are growing fast. Corporate Social Responsibility ... -
The Effects of Risk Mitigation Strategies on the Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenya’s manufacturing sector is going through a major transition period largely due to the structural reform process, which the Kenya Government has been implementing since the mideighties with a view to improving the ... -
Weak States and Trans- Border Security: the Effect of Democratic Republic of Congo on Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)This study sought to identify numerous links between weak states and trans-border security threats, ranging from terrorism and nuclear proliferation to the spread of infectious diseases, environmental degradation, and ... -
Effect of Working Capital Management on Financial Performance of Non Financial Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sought to investigate the effect of working capital management on financial performance of nonfinancial firms. Causal research design was employed since variables existed for investigating causation. The ... -
Adoption of Knowledge Management as a Strategic Approach by the Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Knowledge management as an organizational concept has grown to be a discipline worth discernment with principles, practices and tools that make it unique. As a discourse, it has given rise to innovations and structures ...
