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Battered women: a social-legal perspective of their experiences in Nairobi
(institute of African studies, university of Nairobi, 1993)Domestic violence against women is a glaring problem in the world today. In Kenya, it began to emerge as a significant issue in the late 1960s. The phenomenon of battered women was not of course by any means a new one. ... -
Beading: The Undefined Offence In Kenya
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Beekeeping Microenterprises and Unemployment in Nyatike Constituency, Migori County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Unemployment is a big challenge in both developed and developing countries and various governments have taken steps in an effort to curb the high levels of unemployment faced by their citizens. Microenterprise formation ... -
Behavioral effects on individuals' decision-making process using the prospect theory:A case of investors at the NSE
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2008-11)Financial economics has evolved and grown in importance in the last 30 years. Models have been developed and the level of sophistication has increased. One of the many stylized models of market behavior is the Efficient ... -
Behavioral effects on individuals’ decision-Making process using the prospect theory: A Case of investors at the NSE
(University 0f Nairobi, School of Business, 2008-11)Financial economics has evolved and grown in importance in the last 30 years. Models have been developed and the level of sophistication has increased. One of the many stylised models of market behavior is the Efficient ... -
Behavioral Factors and Investment Decisions by Traders in Kibuye Market, Kisumu Town, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Investment decisions are influenced by many factors depending on individual investor’s state of mind and investment environment. Many theories have been advanced to explain how markets function and focus on rational human ... -
The Behaviour and Financial Performance of Individual Investors in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)While conventional academic finance emphasizes theories such as Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), the emerging field of behavioral finance investigates the cognitive factors and ... -
Behaviour Change Sequencing in the Household Production of Health: a Study in the Management of Child Survival in Bondo Division of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Institute of African Studies, 2006)In this study, we examined the sequence of health behaviour in households in Bondo Division of the then Siaya District of Western Kenya. Child survival is a socio economic problem In Bondo division. However, little is ... -
The behaviour of share prices in the Nairobi stock exchange: an empirical investigation
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 1991-06)This study presents a picture of the behaviour of share prices in the Nairobi Stock Exchange, Kenya. Besides exposing the nature and character of the exchange,the study shows the status of the exchange among the world ... -
Behavioural Biases, Demographics, Investment Strategy and Portfolio Performance of Individual Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to establish the relationship among behavioural biases, demographics, investment strategies and portfolio performance of individual equity investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya. This was ... -
Behavioural Factors That Contribute to the Risk of Hiv Infection Among College Students: the Case of Co-operative College of Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies,, 2008)This study investigated the behavioural factors that contribute to the risk of HIV infection among Co-operative College of Kenya students. Factors in the social life of the students, the college environment and its ... -
Behavioural Factors That Influence Individual Investment Decisions At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The traditional theory of finance assumes that investors act rationally on the quest of wealth maximisation, and that they follow the basic tenets of risk and return in determining which ventures to spend money on. However, ... -
Behaviourial and social factors contributing to hiv vulnerability among female sex workers in Kayole Slums, Nairobi County
(2014)This was a cross-sectional study on behavioral and social factors contribution to HIV vulnerability amongst the female sex workers in Kayole slums. The study was guided by the Social Ecological Model approach to behavior ... -
Belligerents as Conflict Managers: An Analysis the Lusaka Peace Process and the Agreement
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2001)This study sets out to examine the efficacy of the Lusaka peace process, the management and the resultant agreement. It explores process, the mechanisms and the methodology that is used to manage the conflict ... -
Benami Transactions
(Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, 1982-07) -
Bench marking and performance in public secondary schools in Nairobi Province
(University of Nairobi.School of Business Studies, 2006)The major purpose of this study was to document the extent to which secondary schools use benchmarking and establish whether those that use benchmarking have realized improved performance in KCSE. To achieve this purpose, ... -
Benchmarking And Operational Performance Of Kenya National Assembly
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Although benchmarking is considered a well-established evaluation tool, a number of researchers have questioned its effectiveness. There is no consensus about benchmarking classifications, how and why it is deployed and ... -
Benchmarking health, safety and environmental (HSE) performance measurement practices in the oil industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.School of Business, 2007)The management of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) is a critical function in the Kenyan oil industry, both from the statutory compliance perspective and from the point of view of corporate responsibility and risk ... -
Benchmarking Practices and Perfomance of Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2014)n an ever-changing global economy, organizations must find ways for operating by developing new competences as the old advantage and competences gained is quickly eroded owing to environmental changes. Benchmarking has ... -
Benchmarking Practices and Performance of Supermarkets in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this research was to establish the correlation linking benchmarking practices and the performance of supermarkets in Nairobi County. The study adopted a descriptive research design aimed at exploring the ...