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The Mediating Effect of Housing Search on the relationship between Demographics and Residential Housing Decisions amongst Apartment Households
(2015)
The study sought to investigate the mediating effect of housing search on the
relationship between apartment household demographics and four residential
owner-occupied housing decisions. Using two-stage cluster sampling, ...
The Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Outcomes: A Study of Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2015)
Most empirical research on the link between Human Resource Management Practices (HRMP) and employee outcomes has concentrated on the private sector, yet understanding this relationship in publicly listed firms, in the ...
Devolution as a Means for Self-governance: Its Potential for Poverty Reduction in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This study examined devolution which was
introduced in Kenya at the beginning of 2013 with a view to
establishing whether it was helping to reduce poverty as
provided for in the Republic of Kenya Constitution (RoK,
2010). ...
Political entrepreneurialism: reflections of a civil servant on the role of political institutions in technology innovation and diffusion in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This paper narrates how an innovative political institution in Kenya gained support from private sector players in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. The paper is centered on the reflections of a ...
Numerical study of flow past two counter rotating cylinders using immersed boundary method
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The adoption of a direct forcing immersed boundary nu-
merical method on the uniform flow, at a moderate Reynolds
number of 100, past a pair of two rotating circular cylinders
placed side-by-side, is the core of the ...
Knowledge sharing, organizational learning and performance of top 100 medium enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This study was grounded on the view that organizations have hidden reservoirs of knowledge in terms of tacit and explicit knowledge, which can be tapped to improve performance. This is according to the postulations of the ...
Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of Flavanone 3-Hydroxylase (F3H) Gene during Muscadine Grape Berry Development
(2015)
Flavonoids are natural antioxidants that include the groups of notable pigments such as anthocyanins and
proanthocyanidins. Flavanone 3-Hydroxylase (F3H) is a key enzyme needed for the biosynthesis of flavonoids,
the ...
Investigating viability of the premium influenced land agro-usage structure for production of African leafy vegetables in Vihiga and Jinja
(2015)
Land subdivision has reduced land for agricultural production resulting in its intensive cultivation. This has lowered soil fertility which has contributed to reduction in the diversity of African Leafy Vegetables thus ...
An empirical analysis of board activity, corporate governance mechanisms, and firm value
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03-20)
We studied the relationship between board activity, a firm’s existing corporate governance
structures and mechanisms, and firm value. The association between board activity and
corporate governance variables is complex ...
The effect of autonomy on financial performance of the Kenyan owned commercial state corporations
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Autonomy is the quality of state of being self-governing, especially the right or power of self-government, existing or capable of existing
independently, and subject to its laws only. In other words, the issue is one of ...