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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 ... -
An Investigation of Risk Assessment Techniques Applied by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The goal of this study was to investigate the risk assessment techniques being applied by the commercial banks in Kenya a well as evaluate the risk exposure level of the commercial banks in Kenya. Risk assessment involves ... -
An Investigation of Rokeach's Belief Race Hypothesis Using Interpersonal Proxemic Behaviour and a Paper-and-pencil Measure
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An Investigation of Safaricom M-pesa Strategies in Enhancing Mobile Money Transfer Services in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The business environment in which organizations are operating has over the years witnessed drastic changes. The changes are both complex and ‘chaotic’ and organizations have found it difficult to cope with increasingly ... -
An investigation of social cost-benefit analysis practice in the appraisal of public development projects in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-10)Social Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is the most useful branch of welfare economics especially in the appraisal of public projects in developing countries. In practice it is controversial due to its basis in value judgments. ... -
An investigation of some economic impacts of feeder roads in rural areas: a case study of Thika district, Kenya
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2005). In the rural areas of Kenya, the nature of roads is identified as, but one of a number of interrelated constraints to development. In these areas, the cost of transport is a significant factor affecting agricultural ...