University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The effect of electronic banking on profitability of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Internet technology holds the potential to fundamentally change banks and the banking industry. An extreme view speculates that the Internet will destroy old models of how bank services are developed and delivered (DeYoung, ... -
Factors influencing customer satisfaction at Kenya airways cargo service
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Competition, saturation of markets, and development of information technology have enhanced customer awareness. Depending on the particular industry, it is possible to increase profit by up to 60% after reducing potential ... -
The Effect of Lending by Micro-finance Institutions on the Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The provision of financial services, especially credit and saving facilities plays an important role in the development of the economy. With the efforts of microfinance institutions taking their services within the reach ... -
Management of inhalation injury and its effect on patients’ outcome in burns unit Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Background: Smoke inhalation is responsible for pulmonary injury common in burn victims and is a major contributing factor to the morbidity and mortality of burn victims both in the hospital and at incident sites. Inhalation ... -
Factors Influencing Non-performing Loans of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The success of MFIs largely depend on the effectiveness of their credit management systems because these institutions generate most of their income from interest earned on loans extended to small and medium entrepreneurs. ... -
Correlates of complementary feeding practice among caregivers of infants and young children aged 6-24 months at Mbagathi district hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Background: Complementary feeding practice is a critical determinant of nutrition and health outcomes in infancy and early childhood and has lifelong repercussions . In Kenya, compliance ... -
Strategic responses to changes in environment by first reinsurance brokers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The environment in which organizations operate today is turbulent and constantly changing, with many factors contributing to this scenario. The general business operating environment has become more volatile, unpredictable ... -
Agent-based bidding application for mobile phones
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Buying and selling through mobile devices poses many challenges such as the need for active user participation in the auction process, tedious searching of items and services, limitation of mobile device resources and ... -
Strategies Used by Indegeneous Kenyan Commercial Banks in Expanding Into Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study is a comprehensive evaluation of the strategies adopted by the indigenous Kenyan banks in expanding into Africa and the challenges faced. Various variables were used to establish the strategies adopted by the ... -
Implementing data integrity and confidentiality in mobile phone based cyber foraging system
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Following the emergence of cyber foraging systems small resource constrained mobile phone devices are able to offload some of their resource intensive work to computationally powerful surrogate computers accessible on ... -
Factors Perceived to Influence Employees’ Performance at State Law Offices
(2014)This study was geared towards investigating the factors perceived to influence employees‟ performance at the state law offices in Kenya. To achieve the objective of the study, the study used a descriptive survey to determine ... -
The relationship between ownership structure and financial performance of firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(2014)The ownership structure of a firm defines the combination of residual claims and decision control that has consequences on firm behavior. These consequences of ownership structure are conditioned by the legal and ... -
Quality Improvement Practices and Business Performance Among Commercial State Corporations in the Ministry of Health, Kenya
(2014)The increasing pressure towards quality improvement practices and the organizations desire to achieve business excellence, high performance, or to become a world-class organization drives them to adopt quality improvement ... -
Definiteness and indefiniteness in Kĩembu: A morphosyntactic approach
(2014)This study is an attempt to find out how definiteness and indefiniteness are expressed in Kĩembu. It is important to note that the language does not have articles but still expresses definiteness and indefiniteness. The ... -
Antimicrobial resistance patterns of clinical and non-clinical enterococcal isolates at Kiambu District Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This prospective study was carried out to determine the species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibilities of enterococci isolated from clinical and nonclinical samples at Kiambu District Hospital. Enterococcus ... -
Effect of macro economic variables on financial performance of mutual funds industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The financial sector today is an important part of the social infrastructure. For a long time, mutual fund investment has played an important role in the financial market and its popularity has increased dramatically over ... -
Response strategies adopted by mobile phone companies in kenya to changes in the telecommunication industry
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The business environment has become extremely competitive and complex. Organizations must be flexible in order to adapt to changes, to compete effectively and thus prosper and grow. A good corporate strategy should therefore ... -
Women in political power and public decision making in Kenya
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Operations Management as a Path to World–class Status Firm: a Study of Kenyan Energy Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)A study was conducted in Kenya’s energy sector, with three objectives; the first being to determine characteristics of world class status firms that were present in this sector, and how deeply entrenched they were. The ... -
The Effects of Mobile Banking Service on Customer Service Delivery at Kenya Commercial Bank Moi Avenue Branch
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of this research was to find out the effects of mobile banking service on customer service delivery at Kenya commercial bank Moi avenue branch. The study was guided by two specific objectives: establish the ...
