Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Meaning Retrieval and Transfer in the Translation of Hedges in Presidential Political Speeches
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Notwithstanding their diverse and convoluted definitions and understandings, pragmatic studies in political discourse(s) have always animated debates in pragmatics thus becoming a major area of scholarly inquiry. Analyzing ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption of Radical Terraces and Their Effects on Food Production and Security in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2023)A national survey conducted in 2016 revealed that out of Rwanda's 1,963,975 households, 473,847 were food insecure, with 63,696 classified as severely food insecure, while 979,045 were marginally food secure. Rwanda, not ... -
Human Resource Management Practices, Employee Disposition, Competence, Job Stress and Performance At the National Police Service of Kenya (Nps)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The main objective of the study was to determine the influence of Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices, Employee Disposition, Employee Competence, and Job Stress on Employee Performance at the National Police Service. ... -
Marketing Strategies, Consumer- Based Brand Equity, Organizational Characteristics and Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The broad purpose of the study was to establish the influence of marketing strategies on performance of insurance companies in Kenya. The study also sought to establish the moderating effect of organizational characteristics ... -
Sales Territory Design, Firm Characteristics, Training and Salesforce Performance in the Detergent Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The broad objective of the study was to determine the effect of sales territory design on salesforce performance in the detergent manufacturing companies in Kenya. The study further adopted firm characteristics and salesforce ... -
Role of Kenyan Parliament on Regional Integration Process of East Africa Community
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Many countries have come together to establish a regional integration for the benefit of the member countries. The regional integration process is a complex one that needs reforms in a comprehensive manner and inevitably ... -
Top Management Team Characteristics and Performance of Ugandan State Agencies
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Conceptually, there is no consensus on the definition and measurement of TMT characteristics and performance of Ugandan state agencies (USA) and how they are related to each other, strategy implementation, and the external ... -
The Autobiography as a Political and Ideological Rhetoric: an Evaluation of Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o’s Memoirs
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study evaluates the rhetorical strategies Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s has employed in his five memoirs: Dreams in a Time of War, In the House of the Interpreter, Birth of a Dream Weaver, Detained and Wrestling with the Devil. ... -
Configuration of Human Resource Management Practices, Organizational Characteristics, Social Capital and Performance of Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The human resource function may play a significant role in helping organisations and individual employees acquire the core qualities that drive high performance. Over time however, institutions including Nairobi Securities ... -
Solid Waste Management Practices on Sustainability of Livelihood Projects in Peri-urban Settlements: a Case of Embakasi West Sub- County, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Management of solid refuse has become a challenge due to the increased waste generation brought about by the rising levels of prosperity in industrialized cities and economies due to the volumes of the creation and use of ... -
Influence of Resource Mobilization Strategies on Sustainability of Maternal Health Programmes: the Case of Beyond Zero Campaign, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In Sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of women give birth in rural homes, and for every 10 infants born, 6% face birth-related mortality, or the mother loses her life during childbirth. Many surviving children encounter ... -
Perceived Factors Influencing Development of Sustainable Housing Projects in Peri-urban Areas: the Case of Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Access to adequate housing and reasonable sanitation is a basic human right enshrined in Kenya’s constitution in the year 2010. The urban housing demand can be met in part by sustainable housing projects in the peri-urban ... -
Human Mobility and Land-use Patterns During the Holocene: Lithic Analysis of Holocene Sites From Koobi Fora, Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The Holocene period recorded a global climate variability phenomenon. The manifestation of these changes varied greatly across the globe. In Turkana Basin, northern Kenya, evidence of this climatic variability is preserved ... -
Institutional-based Factors and Implementation of Digital Literacy Programme in Primary Schools: a Case of Mwea East Sub-county, Kirinyaga County in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Implementation of digital literacy projects often faces operational challenges that reflect inadequacy in the framework of implementation. The inadequacy is attributed to poor decisions when rolling out the project. Wrong ... -
Project Institutional Factors and Implementation of Blended Finance in Tea Development Agency Projects in Bomet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Project institutional factors and implementation of blended finance in tea development agency projects in Bomet County, Kenya, was the main aim of the study, which was anchored by the following objectives; to find out the ... -
Organizational Culture on Performance of Nongovernmental Organization Projects in Kenya: a Case of Voluntary Repatriation Project at Norwegian Refugee Council, Kakuma
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This research aimed at investigating the influence of organizational culture on performance of Non-Governmental Organization projects in Kenya; a case of the voluntary repatriation project at Norwegian Refugee Council, ... -
Artisanal Gold Mining and Its Implications on Adjacent Land Uses: a Case of Rosterman and Ikolomani Sites, Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Gold mining is an essential driver of economic development. Nevertheless, artisanal gold mining has also been linked to adverse effects on health and the environment, particularly on sustainable land use. Studies have ... -
Project Management Practices and the Implementation of Water Projects in Kenya: a Case of Masinga Kitui Water Supply and Sanitation Project
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study investigates the impact of record keeping, risk management, M&E, and communication on the execution of water projects in Kenya. It investigates their effect on project execution and the expansion of water ... -
Project Management Practices and the Implementation of Maternal and Child Health Projects of Safaricom PLC in Siakago Sub-county, Embu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)―The investigated the following variables; project planning, stakeholder involvement, project communication, monitoring, and evaluation and how they influenced implementation of MCH projects. The study focused on 720 mothers ... -
Social Media Marketing and Performance of Public Private Partnership Projects: a Case Study of Konza Technopolis
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The primary objective of this research was to analyze the influence of social media marketing on the performance of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) projects, utilizing the specific case of the Konza Technopolis project ...