University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Mother’s knowledge, attitude and practice regarding neonatal illness and assessment of neonates at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Neonatal mortality in Kenya remains high accounting for 42% of under 5 mortality. Neonatal infections account for 36% of these deaths. With two years to 2015, the millennium development goal four may not ... -
Lean thinking practices and logistics performance in the Kenya prisons service
(University of Nairobi, 2014)One of the main objectives of many companies and Kenya Prison department as well is performance improvement. This objective is achieved by different firms through application of different strategies like adoption of ... -
The Effect of Credit Reference Bureau on Access to Loans in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)With the adoption of the CRB regulation in 2008, the banks have been mandated to share credit information with the licensed CRBs in order to set up a database for all borrowers and enable checks and balances in the credit ... -
Strategic Responses by Commercial Banks to Competition in Provision of Retail Banking Services in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)In the globalized business, companies require strategic thinking and only by evolving good business strategies can they become strategically competitive. In order for organizations to achieve their goals and objectives, ... -
Employee Performance Improvement Strategies Among Faith-based Humanitarian Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Performance measurement is critical to achieving a firm’s objectives, translating strategy into action and monitoring progress. If an organization aims to improve the employee’s performance, the results got from measuring ... -
Storm water management challenges and their environmental impacts – A case study of Ongata Rongai Town
(2014)The issue of storm water management is a big problem in developing countries. In Africa, particularly in Kenya, urban planning in many developments is locally done without consulting experts. It is for this reason that ... -
The Effect of Micro Finance Services on Women Empowerment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Micro finance plays a major role in many gender and development strategies because of its direct relationship to both poverty alleviation and to the empowerment of women.Poverty reduction has become the object of unprecedented ... -
Factors influencing early sexual debut among 15-24 year old female youth in coast province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)This study set out to investigate the factors associated with age at first sex among female youth in Coast province by using the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008/9.The main objective of the study was to establish ... -
Agents based Security Model for Cloud Database Applications
(2014)Cloud computing offers a number of benefits but security challenges has remained a big barrier for its widespread applications. As cloud computing moves the application software and databases to be hosted by third parties, ... -
Factors influencing successful implementation of community-based projects: A case of food security projects in Kiambu
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Most of the community based projects experience major hurdles in their life cycle and barely overcome the implementation stage. The major factors contributing to this trend have not been clearly understood. Consequently, ... -
The relationship between advancement in technology, competition, subsidies and the growth of microinsurance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Micro insurance has become popular because the poor face lots of risks that they have no control over, and have a huge impact on their lives. For instance, farmers are highly susceptible to rainfall variances if the rain ... -
The Relationship Between Internal Control Systems and Revenue Collection Efficiency in Water Services Providers in the Athi Water Services Board
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Water services providers have to put in place appropriate internal controls to ensure that revenue collection and billing are done promptly to enhance their revenue collection efficiency. It was upon this that the ... -
Recruitment Practices and Performance of Administrative Staff at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Recruitment, as a human resource management function, is one of the activities that impact most critically on the performance of any organization irrespective of its size and location. While it is understood and accepted ... -
Factors influencing outsourcing decisions in large manufacturing organizations in Kenya: a case of British American tobacco Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Outsourcing has become an important aspect of the overall strategy of any organization. It can be considered as a panacea for every company which wants to leverage its competitive advantage. Outsourcing has been a ... -
Role of top management team heterogeneity strategy on performance of level four and five hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
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Agent-based self study centre management system
(2014)The education sector is faced with many challenges such as meeting the human resource requirements for a rapidly changing and more diverse economy and ensuring quality education that meets the needs of the economy. Formal ... -
Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction in Hotels in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)High level of competitiveness in the marketplace in which hospitality industries such as hotels function has been one of the main reasons why service quality and customer satisfaction have become of great importance. In ... -
Factors influencing implementation of strategic plan at the Kenya revenue authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The strategic plan in response to environmental plan might be obvious strategic decision making in firms. The objective of this study was to determine the factors influencing implementation of strategic plans at KRA. The ... -
Information Communication Technology as a Source of Competitive Advantage at Kenya Commercial Bank Group Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Information Communication Technology and the Internet in particular can create a competitive advantage and improve performance and competitiveness. The Kenyan banking sector, over the years, has experienced stiff ... -
An agent based stock price prediction model for the Nairobi securities exchange
(2014)The stock market is a key market in any economy and financial forecast such as stock price prediction is a field receiving much attention both for research studies and commercial applications. Stock market forecasters ...
