University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Mikakati ya upole katika vipindi vya Runinga: Mawaidha na Bi.Msafwari katika Runinga ya Citizen
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Upole ni suala muhimu sana katika kuanzisha na kudumisha mahusiano mema baina ya wanajamii. Ili kudumisha mahusiano hayo, wazungu mzaji wakati wote hulazimika kutumia mikakati mbalimbali ya upole ili kuokoa nyuso zao ... -
Strategic Planning Practices Adopted by Laborex Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy, direction and making decisions on allocating its resources in a bid to purpose this strategy including its capital and people. The grand promise ... -
Perceived Challenges in the Implementation of Performance Contracting in Tertiary Public Colleges in Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The quest for productivity, quality and speed has spawned a remarkable number of management tools and techniques such as total quality management, benchmarking, re-engineering, change management and performance contracting. ... -
The Clean Development Mechanism in Kenya: a Case Study of the Olkaria Geothermal Project
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the key components of the Kyoto Protocol. Being an offshoot of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding ... -
Influence of project financing strategies on organizational sustainability: a case of health sector non-government organizations; Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Every organization exists to achieve certain goals and objectives but the achievement of these goals and the sustainability of the organizations are dependents on several factors among them resources availability. One ... -
Implementation of strategic transformation in a legally constrained environment – a case study of PostBank, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Much of previous research into strategic transformation to changes in the external environment has concentrated mainly on the external environment as a whole. However no specific study has focused on „Implementation of ... -
Determinants of Domestic Private Investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Private investment is the engine of growth in any economy. It is a major source of employment besides positively contributing to national output. With this in mind, we set out to investigate what determines new levels ... -
Top Management Team Psychological Characteristics, Institutional Environment, Team Processes and Performance of Companies Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Researchers have established that top executives affect company outcomes. This finding is grounded on the top management teams demography research, which forms the bulk of the extant literature in upper echelons theory. ... -
Strategy Implementation at Kenya Urban Roads Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Strategy implementation is the process by which strategies and functional policies are put into action through the development of action plans, goals, programmes, budgets, procedures, structures, culture, motivation, ... -
The effect of strategic innovation on performance of mobile telecommunication firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Strategic innovation is considered a critical requirement for the growth and profitability of organizations. It has a considerable impact on corporate performance by producing an improved market position that conveys ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Competition is a key influencer of how a business operates and for a firm to operate in a highly competitive environment and generate high returns to its shareholders it must employ effective strategies and implement ... -
Correlation Between Reading Comprehension Practices and Academic Performance: a Case Study of Class Three Pupils in Westlands Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between reading comprehension practices and academic performance. For data collection an interview guide, classroom observation schedule, comprehension passage ... -
Strategic responses by national industrial credit bank to changes in asset based financing sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The environment in which organizations operate is constantly changing and becoming more volatile and competitive. Banking industry has experienced a rapid growth in terms of asset financing products. This trend has ... -
The impact of sex work on the susceptibility to HIV infection among HIV resistant sex workers
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Commercial sex workers are at high risk of HIV acquisition especially in countries with high HIV prevalence. In Kenya, over 10% of all new HIV infections have been attributed to sex workers and their ... -
Strategies Adopted by Takaful Insurance of Africa to Penetrate the Insurance Market in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study investigates the strategies that Takaful Insurance of Africa have adopted in order to penetrate the insurance market in Kenya. Takaful Insurance of Africa was launched in Kenya in the year 2011 and within a span ... -
Making Kenya a hub for arbitration of international financial services disputes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The evolution of international trade has seen more and more parties enter into international financing transactions. In every contractual relationship, disputes are inevitable and it is necessary to plan for disputes. ... -
Knowledge Management as a Strategic Tool for Competitive Advantage at Safaricom Limited Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)In the rapid changing business environment and the high technology atmosphere of the 21st century organization are becoming more innovative than ever before. Most organization in the developing and the developed world ... -
Decoding Cartoons: the Explicatures and Implicatures of Editorial Cartoons in the Daily Nation
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The 21st century has witnessed a considerable research on editorial cartoons. The reason behind their popularity is apparent as people with minimal reading abilities could understand and relate to a format that communicated ... -
Assessment of treatment compliance amongst adult patients with type two diabetes mellitus at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycemia caused by absolute or relative deficiency of insulin in the body. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounts for more than 90% of all the diabetic ... -
Challenges of competing neologisms a case of Kiswahili technical terminology
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper presents a study on the challenges caused by competing neologisms (newly created terms that designate single concepts) in the development of Kiswahili technical terminology. The languages under study are English ...
