University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The effect of behavioural factors on individual investor choices at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The study of individual investors‟ behavior, based on the behavioral finance theory, is of interest and a relatively important phenomenon in Kenya. Behavioral finance theories are based on psychological attempts aimed ... -
Perceived Effect of Human Resource Audit on the Effectiveness of the Human Resource Function at Alterrain Service Group Kenya Limited.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The concept of Human Resource Audit and the effectiveness of the Human Resource function is a recent development in the sphere of Human Resource Management. This research study seeks to establish the perceived effects ... -
Marketing Strategies Adopted to Gain a Competitive Advantage by Supermarkets in Kakamega Town, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-10)Shopping in Kakamega and other major towns in Kenya has seen a shift from retail shops to supermarket chains. Shoppers will prefer to visit a supermarket and get all the products they want under one roof. Besides, there ... -
Challenges of Strategy Implementation in Export Markets at National Oil Corporation of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In this new world order, successful strategy implementation becomes ever more important. An organization’s success in today’s dynamic business environment is more than ever before dependent on successful implementation ... -
Relationship Between Market Orientation and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In the prevailing, highly competitive business environment characterized globalization and deregulation of markets, aggressive competition and ever-rising expectations of customers, organizations need to adopt strategies ... -
Strategic Management Practices at Farm Concern International Based in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Strategic management is concerned with the complexity arising out of ambiguity and non-routine situations with organization-wide rather than operation-specific implications. The complexity is that there is no one universal ... -
Effects of Electronic Taxation on Financial Performance of Audit Firms in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-10)Kenya introduced the Tax Modernisation Programme in 1986 with the hope that this would, among other things, enhance revenue collection, improve tax administration and reduce compliance and collection costs. Despite the ... -
Role of Gender on the Growth of the Export Horticulture Industry in Kenya: a Case of Yatta Constituency, Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The horticulture industry particularly the export subsector has been singled out as one that contributes substantially to the impressive growth for enterprises in the agriculture sector. The horticulture industries involve ... -
Relationship Between Succession Planning Practices and Employee Retention in Large Media Houses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between succession planning practices and employee retention in large media houses in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. This design was ... -
Institutional factors influencing academic staff turnover in public technical training institutes in Meru county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Academic staff turnover has not only become a major problem in Kenya but also across many other countries in the world. It comes with high cost and other adverse effects in the provision of quality services in the ... -
A Semantic Analysis of Kimeru Kinship Terms
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study seeks to analyze Kimeru kinship terminology with a view of investigating which kinship terms are used for describing the various kinship relations .The Meru culture plays a significant role in establishing ... -
Factors Influencing Financial Access to Housing Microfinance by Low Income Earners in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Access to housing finance is limited in most emerging economies as residential mortgage lenders do not finance the housing needs of the low income earners, when exposed to large cash-flow and credit risks. Housing ... -
Real Time Traffic Monitoring Using On-board GPS Data
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-09)The high levels of congestions in the city of Nairobi have exceeded the slow increments in transportation infrastructure supply in many. This dramatic increase in traffic volume is causing various social, environmental and ... -
Benchmarking Practices and Perfomance of Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014)n an ever-changing global economy, organizations must find ways for operating by developing new competences as the old advantage and competences gained is quickly eroded owing to environmental changes. Benchmarking has ... -
Relationship Between Health and Safety Programmes and Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This research is about the relationship between health and safety programmes and performance of manufacturing firms in Mombasa County, Kenya, the objective being to establish the relationship between employee health and ... -
Comparison of Performance Between Guaranteed and Segregated Pension Funds
(2014-09)Social security is a very important aspect of any economy to cater for the vulnerable groups in the society. With this in focus, findings in vision 2030 indicate that more than fifty percent of the Kenyan population is ... -
Nutritional status of children under five years, and asociated factors, in Mbeere south sub county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The nutritional status of children under five years is an indicator of nutritional situation in society. Research estimates that risks related to stunting, severe wasting and intrauterine growth retardation are linked ... -
Efficacy of aspilia pluriseta schweinf in cutaneous wound healing in a mouse model
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)The skin is more predisposed to wounds because of its direct contact with the environment. The aim of treating wounds is to both hasten their healing and preclude undesirable consequences that may arise in the process. ... -
The Effect of Debt Financing on Dividend Policy of Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Firms engage in three critical decisions namely, financing, investment and dividend. Financing decisions entails how firms source for funds through debt and equity financing while investment decisions entail how the ... -
Factors Influencing Turnover among Doctors At The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The purpose of the study was to determine the factors influencing turnover among doctors at the Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu. To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher interviewed respondents from each of the 10 ...
