University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Perceived Relationship Between Employee Engagement and Employee Performance at East African Portland Cement Company Limited
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)High performing organizations have remained focused on employee feedback and as a result, have achieved significant business results through enhanced levels of employee engagement. Attractive and competitive organizations ... -
Satire in Wamugunda Geteria’s Novel Nice People
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many novels have been written about the effect of HIV and the resultant Aids Pandemic. In Kenya novelists Joseph Situma, Marjorie Oludhe MacGoye, Wahome Mutahi, Moraa Gitaa and Wamugunda Geteria have composed fictional ... -
Effects of Management Accounting Practices on Financial Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Management accounting offers a good best opportunity for firms to compete in the market in order to offer best quality products and services at affordable prices to consumers. The general objective of this study was to ... -
Determining the Optimal Portfolio Size on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)There is consensus that diversification results in risk reduction. However there is no consensus on the number of securities required for maximum risk diversification. Studies done on different capital markets have yielded ... -
Value Chain Analysis and Organizational Performance of Beer Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(2014)The main objective of this study was to determine the value chain activities, establish Key factors influencing these activities and how they contribute to performance in the beer brewing industries in Kenya. The study was ... -
Effect of Access to Private Equity on the Growth of Small and Medium Entreprises in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)The main purpose of the study was to establish the effect of access to private equity on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to establish the ... -
Fertility and Household Poverty in Kenya: a Comparative Analysis of Coast and Western Provinces
(University of Nairobi, 2014)While many studies have been conducted on the dynamics of factors responsible for the Kenyan fertility level, trends and patterns, not much has been done to examine the role of poverty, particularly in explaining the stall ... -
Challenges of Strategy Implementation at Kenya Aids Non-governmental Organizations Consortium
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Strategy implementation is often called the action phase of the strategic management process which is the most challenging. Executing the strategy is a tougher more consuming management challenge than crafting the strategy ... -
Adoption of Reverse Logistics in Information and Communications Technology Firms in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-10)Moving goods from their point of origin towards their final destination represents forward logistics while reverse logistics is the movement of products or materials in the opposite direction. The purpose of reverse ... -
Strategic Approaches to Affordable Houses in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-09)The objective of the study was to establish the strategic approaches to affordable homes in Kenya with specific reference to Nairobi County. This study adopted a qualitative research design. Primary data was derived from ... -
Risk Management Systems in Savings and Credit Co-operatives Within Nairobi County, Kenya
(2014-10)The research on risk management systems in savings and credit cooperatives in Nairobi County, Kenya, was informed by the fact that many SACCO societies are not active due to closer of business operations. This inactivity ... -
The Effect of Earnings on Dividend Policy of Cyclical Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)One of the central issues in corporate finance has been the dividend decision of a firm, which has always been studied in relation to a firm’s financing and investment decisions. Many studies have been done in an attempt ... -
An online code assessment system for visual basic.Net programs case study of a learning institution in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many Kenyan learning institutions offer ICT training and computer programming is one of the key courses. The programming course with the highest number of students in this institution is Visual basic.net.Currently; the ... -
The Effect of Voluntary Disclosures on the Stock Returns of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)In every organisation, managers act as stewards of the company resources for the owners of the company. As such they report regularly to the owners on the company‟s performance disclosing the statutorily required information ... -
Market Price Determinants of Live Cattle: the Case of Garissa Livestock Market
(2014)Livestock in general and cattle in particular are indispensable components of rural livelihoods in Kenya. In the semi-arid and arid parts of the country, the pastoral communities depend mainly on their livestock for their ... -
The Effect of Credit Risk on Corporate Liquidity of Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Liquidity risk is mostly triggered by consequences of other financial risks such as credit risk, interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk. It should therefore not be considered in isolation because financial risks are ... -
The Relationship Between Dividend Payout and Financial Performance: a Study of Listed Companies in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-10)Successful companies earn income. This income can kept in the company (spent or re-invested), pay off liabilities, pay dividends or used to repurchase shares. Issues that arise if a company decides to distribute its income ... -
Information and Communication Technology and Procurement Performance in Star Rated Hotels in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)In order to meet today’s operating challenges, managers are turning to ICT to enhance the services for clients, businesses and visitors, and improve internal efficiencies by lowering costs and increasing productivity. ICT ... -
Influence of Strategic Partnerships on the Performance of Kenyatta International Convention Centre
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-10)Strategic partnerships are purposive strategic relationships between independent firms that share compatible goals, strive for mutual benefits, and acknowledge a high level of mutual dependence. Strategic partnership ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with preterm birth at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the prevalence of preterm birth to be between 5 and 18% across 184 countries. Most countries lack reliable data on the burden of preterm birth with only 65 countries ...
