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Slum Dwellers' Response to Free Primary Education: a Case Study of Kibera Slum, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
It has been a government development agenda since 1963, to wipe out ignorance, illiteracy and disease. Thus realization of universal basic education has been identified as a pillar; the most powerful instruments for reducing ...
Employees Perception on the Effectiveness of High Organizational Commitment Practices. A Case Study of General Motors East Africa Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)
The concept organizational commitment has grown in popularity in the literature on industrial
and organizational psychology. When employees are evaluating their workplaces, their
perceptions towards the employer may lead ...
Factors Influencing Communities' Dependence on Food Aid: a Case of Bamba, Ganze District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Although aid is meant to spur economic and agricultural development, questions abound as to
whether it is achieving this goal or not. It has been argued that Kenya has continued to rely on
food aid instead of producing ...
The Relationship Between Corporate Governance and Financial Performance Among Broadcasting Stations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Corporate governance has received much attention in the accounting literature, with studies
focusing on the impact of corporate governance and the financial performance of the firm. The
association between quality of ...
Mobile Phones and Employment Among Informal Micro and Small Enterprises in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Lack of employment has pushed many people into self employment in the informal sector in Nairobi and Kenya at large. Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are recognized by the government for their contribution to the GDP. ...
Democracy Without Informed Citizens: the Influence of Partisan Cues on Political Perceptions of Uninformed Kenyans
(University of Nairobi,, 2012-05-31)
The democratic theory assigns citizens key decision-making roles which require good understanding of the political system and its policy-making dynamics. Yet, empirical evidence, derived largely from studies of advanced ...
Managing Employee Transition From Active Sports Career to Mainstream Work Activities in Kenya Commercial Bank
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
The study involves the management of employee transition from active sports career
to mainstream work activities in Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB). The
objective of the study is to determine how Kenya Commercial ...
The Existence of Herd Behaviour: Evidence From the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This study focused on the price implications of herding by investigating whether equity returns reveal the presence of herd behavior. Information asymmetry in capital markets could explain the existence of herding, it can ...
Analysis of the Rights of Children Accompanying Their Incarcerated Mothers in Kenyan Prisons
(2013)
The motivation for doing the study stems from my interaction with incarcerated women with
young children either born in prison or who accompanied their mothers into prison as the only
suitable care giver. These children ...
Factors Influencing Employee Turnover in Organizations: a Case of Kenya Medical Research Institute Programme - Kisumu District
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Employee turnover is becoming a serious problem in today's corporate environment.
The employment culture is changing as well. It is now relatively common to change jobs
every few years, rather than grow with one company ...