Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Strategic Adoption of Information Communication Technology (Ict) and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study sought to determine the influence of strategic adoption of information communication technology on the performance of SMEs in Nairobi City County. The study focused on 230 SMEs in Nairobi Central Business ... -
Effect of Revenue Automation on Compliance of Rate Payers in Nairobi City County
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Relationship Between Macroeconomic Factors and Financial Performance of Firms Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange (Nse)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Financial Performance of every individual commercial organization narrates to its ability and soundness to chase capital vital for its procedures and to manage them so as to give it an advantageous edge over the competitors. ... -
Fiscal Decentralization, Allocative Efficiency, Public Governance and Performance of County Governments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The principal objective of this study was to investigate the relationships amongst fiscal decentralization, allocative efficiency, public governance and performance of county governments in Kenya during the period spanning ... -
Interventions, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Macro Environment and Beneficiary Poverty Reduction by Faith-Based Enterprises Within Slums of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study focuses on Faith-based entrepreneurship (Faith-based enterprises - FBEs) in beneficiary poverty reduction within the slums of Nairobi. In Kenya, about 60 - 70% of the people in Nairobi live in slums and conditions ... -
Influence of Social Economic Factors on the Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises Fish Farming Businesses in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Socioeconomic factors creates the environment which allows or limits the chances of any business to thrive and succeed in any market. The environment in which a business operates presents opportunities, threats and constraint. ... -
A Comparative Study of Errors in Written English Among Learners: a Case of Gatimu and Koros Secondary Schools
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The purpose of the study was to compare the language errors in the writing of English among form one learners of Gatimu and Koros secondary schools. These learners have acquired Kikuyu and Nandi as their first language ... -
A Pragmatic Analysis of Patriarchy and Dholuo Proverbs: the Use of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Dominance Theory.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This research study attempts a pragmatic analysis of patriarchy and Dholuo proverbs using conceptual metaphor theory which analyses the understanding of these proverbs in terms of source and target domains. Dominance Theory ... -
Imaging Socio-political Spaces in Selected Theatre Texts Aired on Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Television, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examines the imaging of socio-political spaces in selected theatre texts aired on Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) television. The study analysed six episodes of each of the three selected texts namely: ... -
An Assessment of Environmental Sustainability Practices in Construction Industry. A Case Study of Tilisi Development Project Site, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Construction industry in many developing countries continues to be a key pillar of economic development. In Kenya, the industry contributes to gross domestic product and creation of employment. Even with these contributions, ... -
Care-kenya’s Local Links Project: It’s Contribution to the Economic Empowerment of Women in Kibra, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Savings schemes for women play an important role. They are one of the economic empowerment tools for uplifting living standards of households. The study was conducted by exploring its general objective of investigating how ... -
The Interface Between Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics in Nandi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study aimed at describing the interface between syntax, semantics and pragmatics of the Nandi simple sentence using the Role and Reference Grammar. The study sought to test the adequacy of the RRG in accounting for ... -
Translation Errors in Crouwdsourced Translations: an Analysis of Kiswahili Fcebook User Interface Content
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study is set out to investigate translation errors in crowdsourced translations for Facebook’s Kiswahili user interface. These errors were identified, categorized and their apparent assessed. In order to achieve the ... -
The Dynamics of Translating Standard Operating Procedures by Untrained Translators in the Kenyan Banking Industry From French to English
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Set in a background of globalization and the digital era, this study set out to investigate miscommunication errors in Bank Standard Operating Procedures translated by untrained translators. These errors were identified ... -
Challenges of Translating Somali Ecological Cultural Terms Into English
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study identifies and discusses the primary problems that face Somali–English translators depending on the assumption that translating ecological cultural terms from Somali into English is a problematic issue. Moreover, ... -
Note Taking and Directionality: an Investigation of the Effect of Language Choice in Note Taking by Trainee Interpreters
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study set out to investigate language choice in note taking by trainee interpreters, errors arising from poor note taking and and the impact of directionality in faithful rendition. To do so, the study analysed ... -
The Effect Of Bank Lending Interest Rate On Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study investigated how Kenyan commercial banks’ profitability is affected by lending interest rates of banks. The objective was based on how bank internal conditions, regulatory conditions, political conditions and ... -
Reform of the Public Private Partnerships Regulatory Framework in Kenya: the Case of Privately Initiated Investment Proposals
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The use of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) has been increasing over the decades, more so the use of Privately Initiated Investment Proposals (PIIPs) for PPP project implementation. However, most PIIPs as compared to ... -
Effects Of Earnings Management On Stock Returns Of Commercial Banks Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The paper was commissioned to ascertain the tie-in between earnings administration and the stock returns of Kenya’s listed commercialized banks in the NSE. The dependent parameter is the stock returns while the independent ...