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Small and Micro Enterprises Adoption of ICT for Competitive Advantage in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)ICT has been viewed as the driver for both the countries that have developed and those that are developing. Due to the increased competition and the need to enter the global market and remain relevant, most businesses have ... -
Small Enterprise in Nairobi: Golden Opportunity or Dead End?
(University of Nairobi,, 1988)This study, based on interviews of 248 owners of small-scale manufacturing businesses in Nairobi, Kenya, explores the potential of small enterprise to contribute to economic development. Set within the context of an ongoing ... -
Small firm effect on stock market returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study sought to investigate the existence of small firm effect at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The secondary data for analysis was gathered from the firms listed at the NSE. The listed stocks were divided into 4 ... -
Small holder food production: A geographical analysis of maize production in Rongo division, South Nyanza district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Geography, 1990)This study is an investigation of small-scale maize production in Rongo Division, south-Nyanza District, Western Kenya. It is an attempt to analyse the factors responsible for spatial variations in maize yield, field ... -
Small holder household labour allocation in food production: a case study of Ikolomani Division, Kakamega District.
(Department of Arts geography, 1996)This study was based on Ikolomani Division of Kakamega District in Western Kenya. It deals with a rural part of Kenya where the standards of farming are still low and the majority of the farmers ... -
Small scale business loan repayment performance in Kenya: a study in the East lands regions of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)A large number of Kenya's total population earns their living from income received from small scale businesses. Businesses depend mainly on stock of goods to be sold. These, however, are not enough to expand businesses. ... -
Small Scale Industries in Rural Areas:a Study of Informal Metal Work Enterprises in Bunyore, Vihiga District
(University of Nairobi,Department of sociology, 2001)This work is about the informal metal work sector, popularly known as the Jua kali sector, in rural areas. The study sought to establish the social characteristics of entrepreneurs ... -
The small size effect in the Kenyan stock market: An empirical study
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004)The objective of this research project was to determine whether the small size effect is experienced in the local stock market, The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The small size effect, also called the size anomaly, is a ... -
Small-holder Farmers Against the State in a Liberalized Market Economy: a Case Study of the Boycott by Mwea Irrigation Scheme
(University of Nairobi,, 2003)The study's main objective was to investigate the existing problems at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme that contributer to the farmers violent severing of their links with the National Irrigation Board. The study therefore ... -
Small-scale farmers’ perceptions and adaptation measures to climate change in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy, 2013-11)Climate variability and change is affecting weather patterns and seasonal shifts with serious repercussions on rural households. Semi arid environments such as Kitui County, are extremely vulnerable to climate change because ... -
Smallholder Coffee Farming In Nyeri District: Its Influence On Food Production
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 2009)It was hypothesized that cultivation of cash crops by smallholder farmers was likely to alter their food sufficiency positions from their farm production. The study centered on the theme of allocation of farm-level factors ... -
Smallholder Contract Farming Decisions in Kenya's Sugar Industry: a Case Study of Nzoia Sugar Scheme
(University of Nairobi, 1987)This study has attempted to apply discrete choice theory to smallholder contract farming decisions in Kenya's sugar industry. The broad objective of the study is to analyse smallholder contract farming decisions in Kenya's ... -
Smallholder credit repayment in Kenya a case study of Lugari division in Kakamega district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1990-06)Less than a fifth of Kenya's total land is productive agriculturally. Shortages of additional productive agricultural land implies that, productivity and employment on small scale farms which are the bulk of Kenya's ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption of Radical Terraces and Their Effects on Food Production and Security in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2023)A national survey conducted in 2016 revealed that out of Rwanda's 1,963,975 households, 473,847 were food insecure, with 63,696 classified as severely food insecure, while 979,045 were marginally food secure. Rwanda, not ... -
Smallholder household labour characteristics, its availability and utilization in three settlements of Laikipia District, Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts(Anthropology), 1995)This study examined household labour characteristics in smallholder farms in Arid and Semi-Arid areas (ASAL) in Laikipia district. The focus was on the assessment of' the extent to which labour availability is a constraint ... -
Smallholder rice production: A case study in the Kano plains.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts In Geography, 1987)This study deals with smallholder rice production in the Kano plains in Kisumu District. It is an attempt to examine the various Socio-Economic factors influencing smallholder rice production. The study reveals that the ... -
SMEs (small and Medium enterprises) growth in Nairobi-Non finance determinants in clothing sub-sector
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Growth and Expansion of SMEs have led to more employment opportunities, higher standards of living and elimination of social evils in our societies hence the prominence given to SMEs . For most part and in many years the ... -
Snacking in association with dietary intake and nutritional status of adolescents in two national high schools in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)A cross-sectional study was carried out in two Public National Boarding High schools, Nairobi School (NBlS) for boys and Kenya High School (KHS) for girls, in Nairobi Province involving 180 girls and 172 boys respectively ... -
Soccer in Promoting Peace in Kenya’s Informal Settlements: the Case of Mathare Slums (2008-2017)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Soccer has been touted as a passionate and emotional game that has the capacity to generate conflict and peace between individuals or groups. In the 21st century, soccer is increasingly emerging as a useful tool for ...