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Healthcare priority setting in Kenya: A gap analysis applying the accountability for reasonableness framework
(2013)
In resource-poor settings, the accountability for reasonableness (A4R) has been identified as an important advance in priority setting that helps to operationalize fair priority setting in specific contexts. The four ...
Mobile phones and core network growth in Kenya: Strengthening weak ties
(2011-03)
In contrast to recent US studies showing a decrease in core network size, our Kenyan data reveals substantial network growth. We attribute this to the diffusion of mobile telephones. Results from pooled survey data from ...
Board Diversity and Performance of Companies Listed in Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2001-06)
This study examined the relationship between Board diversity and financial performance of firms listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Data on Boards’ age, gender, educational qualifications, study specialization, and board ...
Institutional isolation, soil conservation and crop productivity
(2012)
Some rural areas in Kenya are characterized by a combination of low
agricultural potential, high population density, poor market access, and un
conducive institutional setting. Such areas have been classified as ...
Child Survival and Policy Options in Kenya
(2012)
This paper investigates child survival in Kenya. We use survival analysis to explain childhood mortality and
further simulate the impact of key policy variables on millennium development goals targets for mortality. The ...
Political economy of cash transfers In Kenya
(2009-08)
As a result of socio-economic and political challenges facing Kenya: 46% of the country‟s 38 million people are living below the poverty line; there are a rapidly growing number of orphans and vulnerable children - half ...
The influence of the external environment on the performance of publicly quoted companies in Kenya
(2011-06)
This study investigated the effect of the external environment on corporate performance. Based on a
survey of 23 companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, three environmental dimensions of
complexity, dynamism and ...
Analysis of retail marketing strategies on Organizational competitiveness
(2013-01)
The purpose of this study was to analyze retail marketing strategies on organizational competitiveness. The study attempted to examine the strategies that have been applied and adopted by the retail companies elsewhere in ...
Strategic Management within Kenya Firms
(2011)
This study investigated strategic management practices within large, private
manufacturing companies in Kenya. A total of 73 companies (both local and foreign)
were surveyed. Personal interviews were conducted with top ...
Effectiveness of advertising in the promotion of domestic tourism in Kenya
(2009-11)
This study was conducted with an objective of finding out the effectiveness of advertising in the
promotion of domestic tourism in Kenya. The main objective being to test the extend to which
various advertising attributes ...