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The Practice of Organizational Psychology in Civil Society Organizations: a Case Study of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Organizational Psychology is applied to the workplace as to measure: attitudes of employees and employers, organizational behaviour, workplace environment and its effects, and much, much more. It studies such things as ... -
Practice of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Elective Orthopedic Procedures at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Orthopedic surgeries require the use of implants and these may cause an increased risk of infection. Surgical site infections are associated with high morbidity, death, and increased cost burden. The judicious ... -
The Practice of Public Relations in Government a Case Study of the Pr Practice in the Ministry of Information and Communication - Kenya
(2008-11)The purpose of this study was to investigate the practice of public relations in Government of Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives: • Identify problems and challenges experienced by Public relations ... -
Practice of social assistance programmes in the improvement of the welfare of orphans and vulnerable children in Nyeri central district, Nyeri county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The social and economic impact of HIV and AIDS threaten the well-being and security of millions of children worldwide. As parents and other family members become ill, children take on greater responsibility for income ... -
The Practice of Software Quality Assurance by Computer Consulting Firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2003)This study examined the practice of software quality assurance in Kenya, due to the increased incorporation of computer based information systems in Kenya. Background information on software quality assurance, mainly ... -
The Practice of Staff Bargaining on Terms and Conditions of Service Outside Union Representation in the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Kenya’s history since independence has witnessed a culture of strong labour movements where trade unions have earned their mark both in the pre-independence struggle for freedom and post independence struggles championing ... -
The practice of strategic change management among International Non-governmental organizations in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)This study sought to establish the nature of strategic change experienced in International NGOs working in Nairobi, Kenya and how they are managing these changes. A survey research design was used. This was considered ... -
The practice of strategic leadership at wrigley company east africa limited kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The purpose of the study was to establish the extent of strategic leadership practices at Wrigley East Africa. The study was carried out through a case study design. The study made use of primary data. Interview guides ... -
The Practice of Supply Chain Management in Public Healthcare Sector in Kenya: the Case of Kenya Medical Supplies Agency
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) supplies healthcare commodities to government institutions since its inception in 2000. In 2008 a taskforce was constituted by the Minister for Medical Services to gauge its performance. ... -
The practice of supply chain management: the case of UNICEF Kenya country office
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2006)This study was conducted as an academic paper on the practice of and challenges facing the Supply Chain Management at UNICEF KCO. It was a case study. The data collection was done in June 2007, using a questionnaire. ... -
Practices Adopted by Commercial Banks in Kenya to Manage International Banks Risk
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Practices adopted for the implementation of performance contracts in Kenyan state corporation
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main objective of this study was to establish the practices adopted for the implementation of Performance Contracts in Kenyan state corporations as well as to determine the challenges they face in implementing ... -
Practices and Influence of Strategic Planning on the Organisational Performance of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main purpose of the study was to determine the Strategic planning practices adopted by Kenyatta National Hospital and how these practices have influenced the performance of the hospital. The findings from this study ... -
Practices of Nurses in Management of Pain among Critically Ill Non-verbal adult Patients in the Critical Care Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Background: Pain is a common distress among the critically ill patients, yet its assessment and management remains a major challenge to critical care givers because self-report is frequently compromised by altered level ... -
A pragmatic analysis of a woman's talk: a case study of Agikuyu women speakers.
(Department of Arts-Linguistics, 2008)Woman's language is characterized by condensed force of utterance and by avoidance of strong or aggressive language; it is also associated with natural indirect speech attributes. Does this influence ... -
A pragmatic analysis of census discourse: a case study of 2009 census questionnaire.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This project aims to describe the disparity between questions and their consequent responses of 2009 census questionnaires in Kenya. The research design is co relational and questionnaire interview was used to collect ... -
A Pragmatic Analysis of Dholuo Proverbs on Women
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)This study set out to examine the pragmatics of Dholuo proverbs on women. It sought to answer three key questions, namely: What is the dominant community perception of women as reflected in the proverb? In what context are ... -
A Pragmatic Analysis of Ekegusii Riddles
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)This research is based on a Pragmatic Analysis of Ekegusii riddles and opines that riddles lay an important role in educating not only children but also adults. Focusing on riddles from the Abagusii community and while ... -
A pragmatic analysis of gikuyu lexical euphemism in hiv/aids discourse
(University of Nairobi.Department of Linguistics and African Languages, 2007)The most significant strategy in curbing the spread of HIV has been declared to be behaviour change. It takes language to persuade people to change their behaviour. This study is essentially an investigation on language ... -
A pragmatic analysis of intercultural Communication failures
(Department of Linguistic and Languages, University of Nairobi, 2006-06)The main purpose of this study was to explore intercultural pragmatic failures using the relevance theoretic perspective. In particular, the primary aim was to find out the extent to which the cultural contexts and ...
