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The Relationship Between Managerial Discretion and the Capital Structure of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Managerial discretion has attracted a lot of attention in the recent past and various studies have been forwarded to support the argument that indeed a manager‟s discretion affects the long term financing decisions of a ...
Strategy Evaluation Practices Adopted by Insurance Firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2012-11)
The objective of the research was to establish strategy evaluation practices adopted by
insurance firms in Nairobi, Kenya. The population of this study consisted of all the forty
three (43) insurance firms in Nairobi, ...
The Role of Women in Post-conflict Reconstruction in Africa: a Case Study of Liberia
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
This study works towards establishing the role played by women in peace building in various settings around the world, with Liberia being the case study for various reasons. Liberia is one of the African countries that has ...
Effect of Challenges of Budget Preparation and Implementation on Budget Variance of Non Governmental Organizations in Kenya: a Case Study of World Vision International
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
A budget is a management's plan, in structured form, which projects the desired outcome of financial activity for a specific set of resources, for a fixed period. Budgeting is a means for facilitating the process by which ...
Statistical Methods for Analyzing Complex Survey Data: an Analysis of Itn and Iptp Usage in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
Introduction:
Malaria still remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Kenya despite major interventions such as ITNs (Insecticide Treated Nets) and IPTp (Intermittent Preventative Treatment of ...
Strategic Responses to Competition by the Medium and Large Supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-11)
This study set out to establish the strategic responses to competition by the medium and large supermarkets in Nairobi and the challenges faced in implementing these strategies. Data was collected through a well-structured ...
Factors Influencing Staff Performance in World Vision's Marich Pass Area Development Programme: a Case of Sponsorship Department
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
All organization exists to make an impact through performance. The environment provides organization with inputs which they transform to outputs which is measured by performance. Performance in Sponsorship department forms ...
The Relationship Between Interest Rates and Real Estate Investment in Kenya
(2012)
The purpose of the study was to portray the relationship between interest rates and real
estate investment with a focus of Kenya. The real estate sector being one of the major
sectors of the economy in Kenya has been ...
An Investigation of Speaker Intention in Monologue Discourse of Lubukusu
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
This research examines speaker intent as an organizing and classification principle of monologue discourses. Speaker intent is a concept based within inferential models of communication. Such an inquiry, as it was found ...
Women's Awareness of Their Land Rights as Enshrined in the New Constitution: a Study of Kibera Slums, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
Land in Kenya is an emotive issue since agriculture and farming is the main economic
activity in the country. Most women in Kenya depend on farming as a source of lively hood and yet women have not enjoyed security of ...