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A survey of corporate governance practices of banks in Kenya
(2006-09)
Corporate governance has become an issue of global significance. The
improvement of corporate governance practices is widely recognized as one of
the essential elements in strengthening the foundation for the long-term
economic ...
Evaluation of the status of the Kenya manufacturing sector through the Hayes Wheel Wright Framework
(2001-10)
The study documented the strategic importance of the manufacturing function, of Kenyan firms. The
study explored the level of pro-activeness of the manufacturing function as a discriminating factor, for
manufacturing ...
Survey of operational budgetary process and challenges in the mortgage financing institutions in Kenya
(2009)
The study involves understanding the operational budget process and its effectiveness in the mortgage financing firms in Kenya. The study attempted to evaluate how the firm has employed an operational budget as a management ...
Comparative study of refugee management
(2004-04)
This study is concerned with describing. explaining. examining and comparing the
nature of Refugee Management in Kenya and Tanzania. It proceeds from the premise that
studies on refugee management are done by scholars ...
Managing Elderlihood among the Abagusii, Kenya
(2005)
The world population aged 60 years and above is rapidly increasing despite poverty and
the prevalence of the AIDS pandemic. This increase is being experienced largely in
developing countries. The older people are ...
Regional integration and consumer welfare: an appraisal on the East African community laws
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
This study is premised on the assumption that efficient consumer protection IS
important for the full realization of the benefits of economic integration and more so
for the East African Community whose member states ...
The role of the media in entrenching prison reforms in Kenya
(2007-12)
Punishment of criminal offenders is a barometer of culture. It signifies society
values, morality, sensibility and reasoning. As we approach the end of the 20th
century, issues of imprisonment are topical. More than ever ...
The sustainability of the tourism sector in economic development
(2005-01)
Developing countries usually attach importance to the development of the tourism
industry because it is wrongly or rightly often regarded to as "The passport to Economic
Development". In this regard, the South African ...
Stakeholder approach to training program evaluation: a study of Kenya Bureau of Standards
(2007-11)
Stakeholder-based evaluation is useful to conceptually frame the general program
evaluation problem (AIkin, Hofstetter & Ai, 1998). But most training evaluation
approaches continue to ignore, diminish, or make broad and ...
An assessment of the impact of forest management systems on households: A case study of the Kakamega Rain Forest
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
For many years forests have been mainly exploited as sources of timber and their climatic
functions. Yet forests present opportunities for additional numerous uses. More recently,
forests are increasingly gaining ...