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Measuring Bank operational efficiency using data envelopment analysis: A case study of Kenya Commercial Bank ltd
(university of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011)This paper examines relative operational efficiency of 168 branches of KCB for the period between January and December 2010. The purpose is to determine the operational performance status of each branch with a view of ... -
Measuring Brand Equity:an Investigation of the Kenyan Malted Beer Industry in the East African Breweries Limited and Keroche Industries
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)Measuring brand equity has been a big challenge for brand managers and marketers in Kenya and Africa in general. As a manager one need to have the necessary skills to measure brand equity overtime so as to be kept up to ... -
Measuring development in the 'district focus for rural development' in Kenya: the case of Murang'a district.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Development, 1988)The study has been devoted to the problems of measuring/ evaluating development for a rural district in Kenya as an aid to planning. It has been conceived that one of the problems Kenya would face in the efficient ... -
Measuring ERP post implementation success.
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are the most popular information technology software being adopted in many organizations globally. While success stories of ERP implementation abound due to its potential in ... -
Measuring Exchange Rate Risk Of Kenya’s Main Trading Currencies
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study measures the exchange rate risk of Kenya’s main trading currencies mainly the United States of America dollar, the Euro and the United Kingdom pound. The Value at Risk model is used to estimate this risk; in ... -
Measuring farmers' attitudes towards and risk preferences for Integra ted soil fertility management practices: The case of kale and cut-flower farmers in urban and peri-urban Nairobi
(Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Nairobi, 2013)Declining soil fertility is an impediment to increasing agricultural productivity in many developing countries. One of the strategies for reversing the decline in soil fertility is the integrated soil fertility management ... -
Measuring food security: identifying indicators for monitoring and evaluation of a food security project in Vihiga District, Kenya.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2005-01)The Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) food security project III Vihiga District aims at improving the quality of life by supporting communities to attain food security through improved agricultural and nutritional ... -
Measuring Market Performance of the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiFaculty of commerce, 1992-06)This study set out to construct an alternative index for the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The need for the study emanated from the weaknesses of the current NSE 17-Share daily Index. The index excludes most of the active ... -
Measuring Multidimensional Poverty In Kenya; An Application Of Alkire-foster Methodology
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Measuring Operational Efficiency of the Insurance Industry in Kenya Using Data Envelopment Analysis
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)There has been ever growing concern to measure relative operational efficiency of Decision Making Units (DMU). Stochastic frontier analysis and Regression have been the most popular methods used to measure the same. This ... -
Measuring regional per capita income convergence in the East African Community
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The increasing diversity of average growth rates and income levels across countries has generated a large literature on testing the income convergence hypothesis. Some of the countries in East Africa have experienced ... -
Measuring satisfaction with performance of computer
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Measuring the Adoption of Risk and Compliance-based Fintechs in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya's Fintech industry confronts obstacles such as technological, regulatory, customer, and market systems concerns. While certain efforts have been made to foster the growth of Fintechs through regulatory sandboxes, ... -
Measuring the Adoption of Risk and Compliance-based Fintechs in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya's Fintech industry confronts obstacles such as technological, regulatory, customer, and market systems concerns. While certain efforts have been made to foster the growth of Fintechs through regulatory sandboxes, ... -
Measuring Trade Costs and the Effect of Aid for Trade Facilitation in the East African Community
(Univeraity of Nairobi, 2016-07)Empirical studies that link measurement of trade costs, aid for trade and trade diversification are rare. Previous research in this area use direct trade cost measurements like transport charges, tariffs, freight rates and ... -
The meat retailing system in Nairobi
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Mechanical behaviour of a hardsetting luvisol soil
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Engineering, 2004)The study applies critical state soil mechanics to model the mechanical behavior of luvisol soils. Field work involved sampling and soil physical characterization to obtain undisturbed and disturbed specimens -
Mechanical properties of bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) grown in Muguga, Kenya
(University of NairobiDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, 2000)This research project investigated the tensile, bending anti compressive strength of a species or bamboo called Bambusa vulgaris, in an effort to contribute towards the development of a code of design using bamboo. The ... -
The Mechanical Properties of Sisal and Loofah Fibres and Their Composites Resulting From the Reinforcement of Epoxy Resins
(University of NairobiDepartment of Technical Engineering, 1993)Sisal and Loofah are two amongst a number of natural fibres that are found in Kenya. While Sisal is cultivated commercially in large scale plantations, Loofah grows in the wild. The traditional uses for Sisal fibre ... -
The mechanical properties of sisal fibre reinforced composites of epoxy resin and rice husk ash pozzolanic cement
(Department of engineering, 2001)Sisal is a vegetable fibre extracted from the leaves of Agave Sisalana. The fibre is long, bold and creamy white besides being exceptionally strong. It can be used for making agricultural and parcelling twines of various ...
