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Towards a robust film industry: the case for stakeholder participation in regulating the film industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
A large proportion of research conducted in evaluating sstakeholder participation in regulating the film industry has been in developed countries. No such study has been done in Kenya focusing on the role and place of ...
Youth Entrepreneurial Activities and Forest Conservation: a case study of Youth Groups in Kakamega Forest Area of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study examines how youth entrepreneurial activities could contribute to forest conservation. It is a case study of youth entrepreneurial activities in Kakamega forest in the western region of Kenya. The study is based ...
Community organizing in achieving resilience to disasters: the case of fire disaster in Gikomba market
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Davis and Wall (1992:90, 91), in their disaster crunch model argue that a natural phenomena by itself is not a disaster until it encounters a hazard. Community based disaster management calls for people's participation, ...
Treatment practices for sexually transmitted diseases by healthcare workers in pharmacies and health facilities in Mtwapa-Shanzu area, Coast Province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including quinolone resistant gonorrhoea are highly prevalent amongst Most-at-risk-Populations (MARPs) in coastal Kenya, but little is known about the standard of STD care ...
The role and impact of Capital Markets in developing economies a case study of Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The stock market provides an important alternative source of long-term finance for long-term productive investments. This helps in diffusing stresses on the banking system by matching longtenn investments with long-term ...
Telecommunication and economic growth, evidence from Kenya (1980-2010)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study seeks to investigate how telecommunication expenditure affects economic growth. The study use time-series data over the last thirty years (1980-2010). To estimate the time -series data, unit root tests were ...
Effectiveness of UNHCR supply chain management strategies in delivering humanitarian Emergency goods and services the case of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War Crisis
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Reaching displaced people in a humanitarian emergency is heavily dependent on the effectiveness of a Supply Chain, its structure and management systems. An effective disaster response Supply Chain in humanitarian entity ...
Factors that contribute to the use of social networking sites in implementing Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes in mobile phone service providers: a comparative study of Safaricom and Telkom Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an integral part of the business strategy. Corporates around the world engage in different forms of CSR which enable them to be part of the community in which they operate. Given ...
UN Security Council decision making and conflict management in Africa: case study of 1994 Rwanda Genocide and Darfur war, 2003-2010
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Inter- and intra-state conflicts in Africa are as old as the continent itself. Increasingly, more conflicts have become inter-state civil wars. These conflicts more often than not tend to threaten the stability of not just ...
The role of employee communication in enhancing staff performance: a case of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study was carried out in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The main objective of the study was to assess the importance of employee communications in enhancing staff performance at the Faculty. More specifically the ...