Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Title
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An assessment of partiality, bias and accuracy in Kenya's mainstream print media in the 2002 and 2007 General elections
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This study was informed by mounting concern about the dysfunctional processes of content generation, gathering and presentation which has fueled the growing perception of media bias in the coverage of elections in Kenya. ... -
An Assessment Of Pastoralist Management Of Drought As A Strategy Of Disaster Risk Reduction: A Case Of Mandera County
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Despite the numerous studies documented on the disaster risk management, the political, economic and social marginalization of most pastoralists, decades of adverse national policies which have restricted their access to ... -
An Assessment of Pastoralist Management of Drought as a Strategy of Disaster Risk Reduction: a Case of Mandera County
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Despite the numerous studies documented on the disaster risk management, the political, economic and social marginalization of most pastoralists, decades of adverse national policies which have restricted their access to ... -
An Assessment of Perceived Psychological Contract Violation on Employee Performance & Commitment at Bank of Africa Kenya Ltd
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-02)We live, work and die in organization, every person/employee is entitled to own feelings has a right, constitutional, personal, to express own dissatisfaction if aggrieved by organizations (employer. A psychological ... -
Assessment of Performance Management System in Standard Chartered Bank, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The performance management at Standard Charted Bank Kenya involves the employees setting their objectives, performance appraisal done twice in a year, providing feedback to the employees and rewards by management. The study ... -
Assessment of Performance Measurement Systems in Operational Improvement in Public Sector: a Case of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The study was set to establish the challenges facing implementation of Performance Measurement System in public utilities, especially the state corporations and to assess the effectiveness of Performance Measurement System ... -
An assessment of performance of active mutual fund management and passive fund management
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2007)This study set out to assess the performance of Kenyan actively managed equity mutu funds with the stock market as a whole using the NSE 20 share index as the benchmark. Tl research study was done over the period 1.7.2003 ... -
An assessment of performance of micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in Kenya
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2006)The study has two major objectives firstly, to determine the various performance measures used by MFIs in Kenya. Secondly, to evaluate performance of MFIs for a five year period running from 2000 to 2004. Given the ... -
An assessment of pesticide use in Mutarakwa division of Sotik District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The study investigated the pesticide use in Mutarakwa Division of Sotik District. Specifically, the study focused on determining the level of fanner awareness on pesticide use and the health and environmental affects ... -
Assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air and soil from selected sites in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence, spatial distribution and temporal and seasonal variations of sixteen Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Industrial Area, Dandora Municipal dump site and ... -
Assessment of post harvest grain management operations and their effects on food security of smallholder households in Kisumu County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study was aimed at assessing effects of post-harvest grain management practices on food security in Muhoroni division of Nyando sub county. The objectives of the study were ; to examine the socio economic and ... -
Assessment of Pricing Strategies Pursued by Shipping Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The shipping industry plays a very crucial role in the Kenyan economy. As the world business environment changes it is vital that businesses including the shipping firms adapt to these changes in order to survive and ... -
Assessment of print media coverage of the war against terrorism in Kenya : a case of the Daily Nation and The Standard Newspapers
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)he main purpose of this study w as to assess the print media co verage of war agains t terrorism in Kenya. The study focus ed on terror - related stories in the April 2014, a period when the ... -
An Assessment Of Public Private Partnership In Water Supply And Governance In Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study investigated the contribution of public-private partnership to water supply and governance in Kosovo village of Mathare informal settlement. This was with a view to showcase whether such a partnership would be ... -
An Assessment of Public Relations in the Hotel Industry in Kenya: a Case Study of Nairobi's Five Star Hotels
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)PRJ is the practice of conveying messages to the public through the media on behalf of a client, with the intention of changing the public's actions by influencing their opinions. Public relations practitioners target ... -
Assessment of Quality of Data of the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (Kdhs)
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Good quality of data is important in reaching inferences and conclusions that are accurate, reliable and valid. Before analyzing demographic data, it is essential to be familiar with whether the data is accurate and provides ... -
Assessment of quality of data: the case of the 2008-09 KDHS
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study focused on the assessment of the quality of the Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) data, specifically the 2008-09 survey. It set out three objectives: to determine the extent of age heaping or digit preference ... -
Assessment of Radiation Dose in X-ray Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures in Kenyan Hispitals
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)Radiation dose measurements were done in four hospitals III Kenya that perform interventional procedures on a total of 52 procedures. Dose-Area Product (DAP) and Maximum Skin Dose (MSD) were measured for the patients using ... -
An assessment of recovery strategies of the 1998 Nairobi bomb disaster victims: A case study of the teachers service commission
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2002)A disaster has been defined as overwhelming events and circumstances that test the adaptation of responses of a community or individuals beyond their capability and lead, at least temporarily, to massive disruption of ... -
Assessment of Refugee Protection Project Strategies on the Socio~economic Development of Host Communities: a Case of Urban Refugees in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Despite various initiatives both from state and non-state actors to empower urban refugees and provide them with protection systems upholding their rights and privileges, there still exist significant gaps in their ability ...