University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Climate Change, Conflict and Sustainable Development: Issues and Perspectives in the Horn of Africa, 1986 - 2013
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013-11)Despite being a global issue and the implications of adversely affecting human life, the debate on climate change has not commanded the kind of global support and legal and structural mechanisms necessary to reverse the ... -
Does Composition of Public Expenditure Affect Economic Growth? Evidence From Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)This study sought to examine the impact of public expenditure on economic growth in Kenya between 1981 and 2011 with a view of establishing which specific components of government expenditure have significant impact on ... -
The Value of Corporate Parenting to Multinational Companies Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)The study was designed to investigate into the value of corporate parenting to multinational companies listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study also focused on establishing the key factors and extent into which ... -
Environmental education in North America: alternative perspectives
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Performance Appraisal System on Work Performance in the Office of the Vice President, Ministry of Home Affairs, 2008-2012
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-11)The main objective of the study was to examine the impact of Performance Appraisal system on work performance. The study was carried out at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Vice President where fifty-one ... -
Academic Planning in College and University Environmental Programs: Proceedings of the 1998 Sanibel Symposium (Florida Gulf Coast University, March 6-7, 1998).
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1998)This document contains the proceedings of the a Sanibel Symposium. Papers include: (1) "Sense of Place on Sanibel Island" (Kristi Seamon Anders); (2) "Transformation or Irrelevance: The Challenges of Academic Planning for ... -
The Practice of Sustainability in Higher Education: A Synthesis
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Plasma and mucosal fluid from HIV type 1-infected patients but not from HIV type 1-exposed uninfected subjects prevent HIV type 1-exposed DC from infecting other target cells.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2007-01-23)Highly exposed persistently seronegative (HEPS) individuals have previously been shown to mount HIV-1-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in the mucosa, despite their uninfected status. It is thus possible that ... -
Making the world one
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A voice for Earth: American writers respond to the Earth Charter
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2008) -
The Pacific way: sustainability in higher education in the South Pacific Island nations
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2010)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to create an area profile of significant activity and possibility in higher education for sustainable development (ESD) in the island nations of the South Pacific Ocean. Design/m ... -
A Framework For Contextualization Of Family Centered Care In The Management Of Hospitalized Children In Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Nursing Sciences,, 2013)Introduction: Family-centred care (FCC) is concerned with the professional support accorded to a sick child and his family in an interactive system with healthcare providers. The philosophy and principles of the approach ... -
Acting locally: innate mucosal immunity in resistance to HIV-1 infection in Kenyan commercial sex workers
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2013-06-26)Cohort studies of female commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Kenya were among the first to identify highly HIV-1-exposed seronegative (HESN) individuals. As natural resistance is usually mediated by innate immune mechanisms, ... -
Portability of Social Protection Benefits Across the East African Community: a Case Study of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013-09)This paper explores the possibility of an integrated Social Protection Policy for the East African Region. It looks specifically at preexisting provisions and makes a case for the revision of those to allow for more groups ... -
Implementation of Strategies at United States Agency for International Development in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)The purpose of this study was to establish the factors influencing implementation of strategies at United States Agency for International Development in Kenya. This study was a case study of the USAID and used both primary ... -
Determinants of Implementation of Blue Ocean Strategy in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)The banking industry in Kenya has achieved tremendous growth over the past years with most of the banks making abnormal profits in the industry. With heightened competition, commercial banks are forced to compete on ... -
The promise of sustainability in higher education: an introduction
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The Relationship Between Financial Management Practices and Financial Performance in the Shipping Industry in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)This study was carried to achieve one key objective namely, to determine the relationship between financial management practices and financial performance of shipping companies in Kenya. A cross-sectional survey study of ... -
The Influence of Foreign Aid on Public Expenditure in Kenya, 1970-2009
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The growth of public expenditure in Kenya has gone up in the last four decades .The paper looks into the influence of foreign aid on public expenditure in Kenya. The data used for the analysis was gathered from various ... -
Factors Influencing the Competitiveness of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)In highly dynamic and uncertain environments, competitiveness must be regarded as a multi-dimensional construct comprising customer values, shareholder values and an organization’s ability to act and react. Each of these ...
