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An Investigation of Financial Constraints and Their Impact on Performance of Micro Finance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-10)The development of small firms is considered a key ingredient in poverty reduction. These small businesses face specific constraints in raising external finance and as a result, worldwide, microfinance institutions (MFIs) ... -
An Investigation of Fire Emergency Preparedness in Kenyan Schools: a Case Study of Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)An emergency is a situation that requires immediate attention, a situation that could lead to disaster if left alone or unattended. Fire is one such emergency. Fires in schools are of public concern due to its increased ... -
An investigation of green marketing practices among pharmaceutical firms in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)There is an aggressive growing of awareness of the continuous environmental degradation that is facing current and future generations. The green marketing has become a familiar phrase in recent years as organizations have ... -
An investigation of heat flow, precipitate formation and grain growth in the HAZ of aluminium alloy weldments
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2000)The modified Rosenthal's equation for heat flow during welding is shown to qualitatively predict the temperature distribution in the heat-affected zone during welding of aluminium alloy (AA) 2024. The effects of heat ... -
An Investigation of How Corporate Social Responsibility Affects Organisational Performance: a Case Study of Unilever-esa (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The number of corporations carrying on activities in foreign countries or facing transnational competition is constantly growing (Enderle, 1999). Businesses are growing and are growing fast. Corporate Social Responsibility ... -
An Investigation of January Effect on the Returns of Neglected Firms at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This research studied January effect on the returns of neglected firms with a motive of identifying the relationship between January effect and neglected firm effect. The objectives of this study was to investigate whether ... -
Investigation of Kipsigis worldview items towards understanding the catholic doctrine of salvation through acculturation approach: a case of Kericho sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)This study investigates Kipsigis Worldview items for better understanding of the Catholic doctrine of salvation in Kericho Sub-County using inculturation approach. The problem that led to the study is that even though ... -
An investigation of management of solid waste: a case of the Municipal Council of Ruiru
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 2008)The study focused on solid waste management practices in the Municipal Council of Ruiru. The study was undertaken out of the appreciation of the challenges faced by many local authorities in sold waste management. The ... -
An investigation of market segments of mwalimu national sacco members and their financial services requirement
(School of business, 2011-10)Cooperatives provide the institutional infrastructure upon which both the poor and the middle class organize themselves socially, economically, culturally and politically. Saccos have been identified as one of the drivers ... -
An Investigation of Market Share Analysis Among Large and Medium Scale Private Owned Manufacturing Firms Located Within the Nairobi Area
(1990-06)The aim of this study was firstly to find whether Kenyan firms appropriate the importance of market share analysis, and secondly, to establish whether and how Kenyan firms determine their market share and the problems they ... -
An investigation of marketing intelligence practices on Product development in the banking industry: Case of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya limited
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011-11)Marketing intelligence is the key fundamental of any business strategy and is the method of turning raw data into valuable information, turning that valuable information into strategy, and turning strategy into business ... -
An Investigation of Marketing Strategies Adopted by Barclays Bank to Respond to Company Demand in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,School of business, 2009)A marketing strategy often integrates an organization's marketing goals, policies, and action sequences into a cohesive whole. The various strands of the strategy , which might include advertising, channel marketing, ... -
An Investigation of Micro Credit as a Tool for Women's Empowerment, Poverty Alleviation and Employment Creation: a Case Study of Gikomba
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology and Social Work, University of Nairobi, 2005)Micro credit plays a major role in many of the donors' development strategies as a way of addressing the problems faced by women and empowering women economically. Women as micro and small scale entrepreneurs have ... -
An Investigation of Mobile Phone Banking Adoption Among the Informal Sector in Kenya: Case Study of Nairobi City
(2011-09)Mobile banking services in Kenya have achieved substantial growth since inception in March 2007 when MPESA service was introduced by the leading mobile phone service provider Safaricom. All the three other mobile phone ... -
An investigation of peer influece on deviant behaviour in secondary schools in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Peer influence is the process by which children shape each other's behavior and attitudes, leading to conformity within the group. Vulnerable adolescents are at risk for becoming more deviant through association with deviant ... -
An investigation of police preparedness and experience in management of disaster incidents: a case study of police in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Throughout generations and civilizations, humanity has been confronted by natural catastrophes, and man-made hazards that often lead to suffering and fatalities. Throughout history, disasters have inflicted a heavy cost ... -
An investigation of private/public partnerships in tourism-the case of Eselenkei conservation in Kajiado District-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Private/public partnerships are today an integral part of the sustainable tourism thinking. Conceptualised as vehicles through which local people could benefit from tourism, these partnerships have been on the increase in ... -
An Investigation of Probable Factors Contributing to Industrial Accidents Among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya: an Empirical Study
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 1995-10)The study's principal objective was to identify the possible factors that contribute to industrial accidents and injuries among the manufacturing firms ln Kenya. Since most companies have scarce resources factors compared ... -
Investigation of Public-private Partnerships in Health Care Delivery in Nakuru District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Faculty Of Commerce, 2003)Over the past decade some of the best enterprises in the world have adopted the practice of continuous improvement. Partnership sourcing has been attributed as one of the success factors of such ventures which builds on ... -
An Investigation of Relationship Between Noise Pollutants and Stress Levels
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The study is aimed at establishing noise pollutants in a certain printing company through a survey. It further seeks to establish if there is any relationship between, the noise pollutants and the ...
