University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Strategic Decision Making at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Kenya
(University of Nairobi.School of business,, 2013-11)The purpose of this research was to find out the process of decision making in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and the factors affecting strategic decision making. This is important as time has proven that strategic ... -
Perception of British American Insurance Company Sales Agents on the Influence of Financial Incentives on Their Performance
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Monetary benefits are offered to consumers, employees and organizations to encourage behavior or actions which otherwise would not take place. The purpose of this study was to establish the perception of the sales executives ... -
The Impact of International Monetary Fund (Imf) and the World Bank Structural Adjustment Programmes in Developing Countries, Case Study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,The Institute Of Diplomacy And International Studies, 2013)The main purpose of the study was to examine impact of IMF/ World Bank Structural Adjustment Programs on developing countries with their application in Kenya. The Globalization of the world economy especially since the ... -
The effect of monetary policy on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of monetary policy on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. This study adopted a descriptive survey of commercial banks in Kenya. The main reason for ... -
The influence of social capital on career success for staff of the county government of Mombasa
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013-10)This study was conducted with the aim of establishing how social capital influences career successes of the staff at the County Government of Mombasa. The study also sought to establish how social capital influences ... -
Strategies Adopted by Kenya Ports Authority in Its Quest to Be a World Class Sea Port of Choice
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)The survival and success of an organization occurs when the organization creates and maintains a match between its strategy and the environment and also between its internal capability and its strategy. KPA envisions ... -
The influence of child sponsorship program on community empowerment: a case of compassion international in Limuru district, Kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Child sponsorship is one of the strategies adopted globally to fight poverty among the disadvantaged and impoverished in the community. Sponsorship, as a development model, began in the 1930s, and throughout the subsequent ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation of Humanitarian Accountability Partnership Standard in Non Governmental Organizations: a Case of the Norwegian Church Aid Programme in Somalia
(University of NairobiDepartment of Extra Mural Studies, 2013-11)Concerns about accountability in NGOs have increased over the past two decades, due in part to a series of highly publicized scandals that have eroded public confidence in nonprofit organizations, coupled with a rapid ... -
Factors Perceived to Influence Lecturers’ Performance at the Institute of Human Resource Management (Ihrm)
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)This study aims at analyzing the perceived factors that influence lecturers performance at the institute of human Resource Management (IHRM). The research is based on two theories: Vroom Expectancy theory and Porter and ... -
Financial Integration and Macroeconomic Volatility in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2013-11)Kenya has witnessed increased financial integration following financial liberalization in the late 1980s which led to increased foreign private capital flows. On one hand financial integration is considered to complement ... -
A Comparative Study on the Counter Terrorism Measures and Mechanisms Instituted by Kenya and Nigeria: 2002-2012
(University of Nairobi,Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013-09)The threat and actual acts of terrorism have been growing exponentially in the world. The traditional theaters however remain the Middle East and Africa – where ungoverned or poorly governed states have provided a favorable ... -
Customer Service as a Basis for Competitive Advantage in the Mobile Telephony Industry in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-10)Global competition and technological developments have dramatically increased product knowledge and available alternatives to customers. Armed with information, customers have become more sophisticated and demanding. ... -
Stakeholder Involvement in the Strategic Mangement Process in Health Based Non- Governmental Organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)The aim of this study was to establish the extent of stakeholder involvement in the strategic management process in health-based non-governmental organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study had two objectives: to ... -
Response Strategies to Changes in the International Business Environment Adopted by Research-based Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)Faced with the reality of competing in a global environment while having to act in a local environment, Multinational Company (MNC) subsidiaries create competitive advantage through response strategies that adapt to both ... -
Factors influencing information technology project implementation in commercial banks: a case of Kenya Commercial Bank, Kenya
(Project planning and management, University of Nairobi, 2013)Most projects that are implemented fail because the organizations that are carrying out the projects do not factor in some critical elements of project implementation that are frequently overlooked. In order for organizations ... -
Performance Appraisal Practices Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)In today’s competitive business world, it is understood that organizations can only compete with their rivals by innovating and organizations can be innovative by managing their human resources well. The human resource ... -
The Contribution of Youth Enterprise Development Fund on Youth Empowerment in Kangundo Constituency, Machakos County
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Political Science And Public Administration, 2013)The youth today face an increasingly pressurized and complicated world where youth unemployment and its direct consequences such as poverty, crime, prostitution, drug abuse among others, remain as some of the youth‟s ... -
Use of Performance Appraisal in Training Needs Analysis and Promotion in the Kenya State Corporations
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Organizations in the public and private sectors around the world are concerned about how to measure their employees ’performance. In particular they are finding it difficult to develop cost effective, meaningful measures ... -
Coverage of HIV Prevention Services for Female Sex Workers in Seven Cities of Myanmar.
(Population Services International-Myanmar, Yangon,Centre for HIV Prevention And Research, University of Nairobi, 2013)Cross-sectional surveys of female sex workers using time-location sampling in seven cities of Myanmar gauged coverage of HIV prevention programs. HIV testing in last year ranged from 28 to 73 %; attending peer educator ... -
Framing of news on Kenyan judicial reforms: a comparative study of the Nation and the Standard newspapers
(University of Nairobi.School of Journalism and Mass communacation,, 2013-11)This study was undertaken to assess how the Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers frame news on judicial reforms in Kenya. The study sought to compare the coverage of news on judicial reforms by The Nation and The ...
