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A Methodology for forecasting sales demand for toothpaste: The case of Colgate Palmolive (EA) Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2003-10)
In this research, the researcher has looked at the importance offorecasting to the day-today
decision making environment of managers and what the writers have said about
forecasting and its impact on decision-making.
The ...
Science teachers' perception of headteachers' leadership styles and girls' science performance in KCSE in public girls' schools in Embu district
(2003)
It is acknowledged that girls' education has many spill-off benefits for
the society yet, their educational achievement and performance has been faced
with diverse problems. In Kenya, especially in sciences, girls' ...
Performance of women- owned enterprises in Mumias town
(2003)
This study examines how socio-economic characteristics affect the performance of women
owned enterprises in Mumias town. This study builds upon the premise that differences in
socio- economic characteristics affects ...
Problems facing teacher education in Kenya: a case study of teaching practice in the University of Nairobi
(2003)
Education is widely considered as the key to development. For increased rate of
development, teachers, who are facilitators of learning, should be recipients of high
quality professional training. However though, the ...
The diffusion, adoption and development of ICTs for research, teaching and communication in public universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003-11)
This project set out to examine how ICTs, particularly the
Internet have diffused and been adopted in research and
teaching activities of Academic Staff and Postgraduate
Students of public universities in Kenya. The ...
Bullying in public mixed day secondary schools in Nairobi province
(2003)
Bullying in Public Mixed Day Secondary Schools in Nairobi Province, is a
research study on various variables related to bullying. The study investigated
on the causes of bullying, characteristics of bullies, locale, ...
Numerical simulation of the influence of mesoscale forcing on the large-scale flow and weather over Ethiopia
(2003)
The influence of large-scale monsoonal winds and thermally-induced
mesoscale circulations on the diurnal weather pattern over Ethiopia was investigated in
this study using a three-dimensional limited area model known as ...
Poverty reduction strategies utilized by non-governmental organizations (NGOs): The case of Kisumu district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
This study is about strategies employed by NGOs in poverty reduction. The main objective of this study is to examine the suitability of these strategies in tackling poverty. The study discusses how these strategies are ...
The relationship between debt financing and the value of the firms quoted at the Nairobi stock exchange
(University of Nairobi., 2003-09)
Many companies in Kenya rely on debt to finance their operations but many of them have been
put under receivership and eventually liquidated due to inability to pay debt. There was therefore
a need to establish whether ...
Statistical assessement of the performance of planting materials on banana varieties in kenya: anapplication on-farm trial
(2003)
On-farm research (OFR) is characterized by its fanner orientation and its interaction with the
fanner. On-farm experimentations (OFE's) are used to evaluate the level and consistency of the
experimental treatment responses ...