University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Donor Funded Projects in Promoting Development in Kibera
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2012-10)The study explored the donor funded projects in Kibera. The donor funded projects aim to promote development by strengthening organizations at the community level. The research questions addressed the characteristics of ... -
Performance of Food Safety Management Systems in the Fresh Produce Export Processing Sector in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2013-09)Food producers are required to implement different food safety and quality assurance standards and guidelines. This may result in variable food safety performance or output due to differences in technological development, ... -
Challenges of Implementing Performance Management System at the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (Kengen)
(University of NairobiBusiness Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)An Employees’ Performance Management System has become a business imperative in today’s competitive business arena, where organizations are constantly working to improve their performance and profitability. The purpose ... -
Challenges Faced by Mtn in Introducing Mobile Money Product in Rwandan Telecom Market
(University Of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)International business environment is increasingly changing and becoming more challenging. Technological innovations, globalization and increased competition at both the national and international level have precipitated ... -
The influence of gender roles on the education of pupils in Ewuaso Kedong Division, Kajiado County
(University of NairobiInstitute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies, 2013)This was a cross-sectional study on the influence of gender roles on the education of pupils in Ewuaso kedong division, Kajiado County. Specifically, the study sought to find out the effects of gender roles on the education ... -
Face Threatening Acts and Their Mitigation Strategies in Relation to Translation
(University of NairobiLinguistics and Languages, University of Nairobi, 2013)This study deals with face threatening acts and their mitigation strategies in relation to translation. It focuses on threats to positive face and threats to negative face in English context and how they can be successfully ... -
Foreign Aid and Post Primary Education in Kenya Case Study of Dadaab Refugee Camp (2002-2012)
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies,, 2013)Foreign aid policy is a powerful tool used in international relations by states for purposes of meeting certain national interests. It may be perceived as financial, material or personnel support by donor countries to ... -
Challenges Facing the Implementation of Policies in the Culture Sector in Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute of anthropology, Gender and African studies, 2013-11)The study was designed to explore the challenges facing the implementation of policies in the culture sector of Kenya with specific objective of the study being; to investigate the context within which the policies in ... -
Social media and customer service at the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB)
(2013-11)This research project was a study on the role of social media in customer service in Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). The objective of the study was to establish the role of social media in customer service with focus to Kenya ... -
Internationalization of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)This study was conducted on the internationalization of commercial banks in Kenya which was the key objective of this study. Commercial Banks have also developed strategies to enable them internationalize and maintain a ... -
Factors influencing recidivism in Government Of Kenya Prisons: The case of Meru Prison
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013)The main objective of this study was to find out exactly why ex-convicts are likely to repeat crimes after imprisonment despite the ongoing rehabilitations at prisons. The available date from Kenya Prisons department states ... -
The Determinants of Banks Profitability in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The Kenyan banking sector has persistently exhibited resilience in the midst of the global financial instabilities. This has been heightened by modernization of the banking sector operations in terms of credit information ... -
Mobile Telephony and the Management of Education Institutions in Kenya: a Case Study of Bridge International Academies
(University of Nairobi,School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2013-11)This study aims at assessing how mobile telephony has revolutionized the management of education systems in Kenya with special reference to Bridge International Academies. Bridge International Academies in the world’s ... -
Industry Players Perspective of Oil Marketing Regulation in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)In the recent past, the Kenyan oil industry has been going through competitive times with myriad of activities taking place including exploration, importation, exportation and refining of crude oil.. To protect the interests ... -
The Effects of Governance and Public Expenditure on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The overall shift of public debt in favour of domestic debt in Kenya coupled with the debt sustainability analysis which showed that domestic debt over the period under the study is not sustainable raises the need for ... -
The Role of Strategic Alliances on the Competitiveness of Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)As companies face pressure from increased competition, growing product complexity and shortening product life cycles, many are finding they need to change the way they develop new technologies, products and services. ... -
Market entry strategies adopted by insurance companies in Kenya
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)Overtime businesses diversify into different areas, perhaps they develop a new type of product or move into a number of different geographical areas. Market entry requires carefully crafting of strategies for a company’s ... -
Performance contracting in service delivery at City Council of Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Political Science And Public Administration, 2013-11)The main objective of the study was to determine the effects of performance contracting on service delivery at the former City Council of Nairobi. This study also sought to answer the question; to what extent did performance ... -
Phonological and morphological impairment in the second language of two down syndrome case study subjects from Nakuru, Kenya
(Department of linguistic and languages,, 2013)This study set to identify and analyze the phonological and morphological impaired features of Down Syndrome subjects in their spontaneous speech, pictorials and repetition exercises. Samples of two Down Syndrome subjects; ... -
Challenges Facing Women in Micro Enterprises in Mathare Slums, Nairobi City County
(University of NairobiInstitute of anthropology, Gender and African studies, 2013)There are large numbers of poor women in Mathare slum despite the numerous economic opportunities available for exploitation within the area and its environs.The few women who venture into micro enterprises encounter ...
