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Strategic Planning Practices in Kenya Pipeline
(University of University, 2011)
The focus of research was on study of strategic planning practices at the Kenya Pipeline
Company Ltd (KPC). Strategic planning has been viewed as a systematic process of
envisioning a desired future and translating this ...
Translation Challenges of Swahili Plays: a Case Study of Maua Kwenye Jua La Asubuhi by Kithaka Wa Mberia (2004) and Kinjeketile by Ebrahim Hussein (1986)
(2011)
This paper presents the results of a Case Study on the challenges encountered by translators when translating Swahili Plays as a source text into English as a target text. The plays under study are: Maua Kwenye Jua la ...
Regional Peace Support Initiatives in Capacity Building: Case Study of the International Peace Support Training Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Modern peace support operations are a response to the shift from inter to intra state conflict
encompassing complex mandates in volatile, polarized, distressed and dysfunctional
environment. Additionally, the new mandates ...
The Influence of Social Computing in Corporate Institutions in Kenya: an Actor Network Perspective
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
study aimed at analyzing the influence of social computing applications in corporate institutions in Kenya using an actor network perspective this was to be achieved through three objectives, first by establishing motives ...
Managing Civil Wars in Africa: a Case Study of the Somali Conflict Mediation 2002-2004
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The effectiveness of mediation as a technique in managing civil wars has gained increasing attention in today's international arena. Nonetheless, the outcome of mediation whether successful or failed- is dependant on a ...
The Relationship Between Market Capitalization and Taxes for Firms Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Investment in the capital market decisions are among the most important decisions of firms. Investment decisions are part of economic policy debates as economic growth heavily depends on investment. The starting point when ...
The Determinants of Financial Performance of Micro Finance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2011-11)
Microfinance is a term often applied in reference to small-scale financial services-primarily credit, savings and insurance. It is a tool that has been acceptable over time to offer poor people access to basic financial ...
The Relationship Between Working Capital Investment Policy and Profitability of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-10)
The way in which working capital is managed has an impact on the profitability of the firm and the return to shareholders. Holding optimal levels of current assets and current liabilities can result into increased profitability ...
A Survey of Market Risk Management Techniques by Commercial Banks in Kenya and Their Suitability in Mitigating Financial Loss
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The banking sector is the backbone of the Kenyan economy and it is a critical vehicle that Links the Kenyan economy to the rest of the world. In the process of providing financial services, banks assume various kinds of ...
Impacts of Market Forces on Land Use Changes and Its Implications on the Common Property Resources in Ngong Division
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The research was conducted around Ngong Division in Kajiado County. The aim was to investigate the contribution of market forces in land use changes and the impacts of the two forces on the local CPRs. This was mainly due ...