Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Youth and Organized Criminality in Informal Settlements: the Case of Huruma-mathare Informal Settlements, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The persistent increase in the number of organized criminal groups (OCGs) worldwide poses a significant threat to societal cohesion and is therefore a national, regional, and transnational problem that has caught the ... -
Settlement Patterns of the Hominids During the Pleistocene Period: a Case Study of Lower Okote Member Sites; East of Lake Turkana; Marsabit County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The common denominator for early Pleistocene sites is hominid tool manufacture. The majority of excavated sites contain dozens of hundreds of stone artifacts. Although not all stone artifacts found at sites were manufactured ... -
Effect of Financing Decisions on Performance of Deposit-taking Saccos in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Financing decisions and performance are significant concepts among firms. Acknowledging this, several interventions have been undertaken by firm managers to address weaknesses in financing decisions. Despite the efforts ... -
Print Media Coverage of the First Female Chief Justice in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study sought to examine print media coverage of the first female Chief Justice in Kenya. It analyzed two of the major dailies in Kenya; Daily Nation and The Standard newspaper. The study aimed at establishing the ... -
Influence of Locus of Control on Employee Job Satisfaction at Kapa Oil Refineries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Locus of control shows how individuals ascribe their reinforcements, the outcomes of their activities or compensations, their successes or failures. However, it is not clear whether it is also predictor of employee job ... -
The Effect of Working Capital Management on Profitability of the Manufacturing Firms Listed at The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The main objective for carrying out this research was to establish the effect of working capital management on the profitability of the manufacturing firms that are listed at the Nairobi securities Exchange. The objectives ... -
Strategic Responses and Crime Management. A Case Study of SGA (K) Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Private security firms have been fighting with increased crime with minimal success. This research therefore seeks to investigate on the strategic responses used by SGA to manage crime in Kenya. The research used a case ... -
Risk Management and Financial Performance of General Insurers in Kenya
(2022)A significant contributor to financial turmoil and collapse in insurers was already identified as poor risk management. The insurance industry is required to follow a risk management framework set by Insurance Regulatory ... -
Factors Influencing the Performance of Youth Owned Small Businesses Initiatives: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing performance of youth owned businesses initiatives. More specifically, the study focused on how individual factors and business socio-ecological factors ... -
Digital Marketing Strategies and Performance of Nestle Kenya Limited
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The Impact of Tax Incentives on Foreign Direct Investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The motivation behind this project was to demonstrate the substantial impact of tax incentives on FDI inflows in Kenya. Specifically, the paper sought to lay out the impact of tax inducements (incentives) as the predictor ... -
The Impact of Adopting IFRS 16 on Performance of Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study was conducted to determine the impact of adopting IFRS 16 on key selected financial performance ratios of companies listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange for four successive years’ period 2017-2022. The period ... -
Independence Without Liberation: the Relevance of Franz Fanon's Diagnosis of the Post-colonial African State to Contemporary Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Almost sixty years after Kenya obtained independence from the British, the perception that the fruits of liberation have yet to manifest, despite decades of self-internal rule has spurred debate in regards to the crisis ... -
The Effect of Consumer Loans on Sustainable Development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This paper examines the usefulness of consumer loans in predicting sustainable development in Kenya. The research on the effect of consumer loans is of cardinal importance as it aims to establish compounded effect on future ... -
Countering Transnational Wildlife Crime Through Multi-agency Approach in Africa: a Case Study of Kenya (2010 – 2021)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined the successfulness of multi-agency approach in countering transnational wildlife crime in Africa utilizing a case study of Kenya (2010 – 2021). The international community is confronted by increasing ... -
Effect of Firm Characteristics on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Commercial banks are always keen to record better financial performance at the end of every fiscal year. This has always been the case because financial performance is always regarded to be an important subject within ... -
Analogue to Digital Broadcast Migration: Communication and Local Broadcast Audio-visual Content Ecosystem.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study sought to analyse three aspects of analogue to digital broadcast migration: communication, audiences, and local audio-visual broadcast content. The objectives of the study were to document the communication ... -
Gambling Mitigation Strategies Adopted by the Betting Control and Licensing Board of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to establish gambling mitigation strategies adopted by Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) of Kenya to enhance performance. This study was intended to provide valuable information to ... -
The Impact of Online Reviews on Purchase Decision; Evidence From Buyers of Smartphone in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The opinions of consumers are drastically altered after reading the evaluations and comments of other consumers posted online. Some academics even go so far as to claim it is more effective than more conventional kinds of ... -
Effect of Financial Technology on Operational Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The banking sector has witnessed continuous increase in financial technology in the past five years and there is a necessity to establish the association amongst the developing financial technology and financial institutions ...