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Ethical procurement practices and supply chain performance of Kenyan energy sector
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Ethical procurement practices are acceptable norms that supply chain professionals and institutions should adopt to ensure flawless supply process. There are a lot of challenges that are created including developing an ...
Rethinking command responsibility: a critique of the applicability of command responsibility in the international criminal justice system
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Command responsibility is a form of criminal responsibility that addresses the culpability of
superiors who fail to prevent or punish their subordinates committing criminal acts during war. It
has been developed through ...
Role and status of children in forest related conflicts: a case study of Eastern Mau forests
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)
Conflicts over natural resources are increasing in number and severity. This problem has been compounded with the increasing population and scarcity of natural resources in developing countries. Forest resource conflicts ...
The effect of operational risk management practices on the financial performance in Commercial banks in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
A stable financial sector helps promote and strengthen economic growth by mobilizing
resources for investment. It also provides a frame work for undertaking monetary policy.
The banking sector is very important in any ...
The Effect Of Capital Structure On The Profitability Of The Real Estate Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Capital structure is one of the major decisions that the management of any firm is tasked with. There are two types of financing, debt and equity, for management to choose between or decide on a mixture in any financing ...
Effect of firms’ market capitalization on stock market volatility of companies listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The main objective of this research paper was to analyze the relation between market
capitalization and stock market volatility in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Market
capitalization is an important measure for investors ...
Determinants of financial performance for life insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
The objective of this study was to establish the factors that affect the financial performance of life insurance companies in Kenya. The tested determinant variables were Solvency Margin, Growth of Premiums, Insurance ...
The effect of Capital structure on agency costs of the firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The manager – shareholder agency conflicts and the resulting agency costs have received much attention in corporate finance by both industry and academic researchers. Corporate financial researchers posit that managers of ...
An evaluation of non-conventional housing finance for the urban poor in developing countries: A case study of four selected micro finance institutions in Nairobi and its environs, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Kenya has a well-regulated financial system for its level of development. However, the mortgage finance sector which is competitive and innovative, serves only those households at the top of the income pyramid. This ...
The perceived effect of reward management practices on factors influencing employee retention at communications authority of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
The most perpetual challenge in most organizations today is lack of a well -structured reward
management and employee retention program. This has heightened the need for reward
management programs in order to achieve ...