Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Group Cohesion and Strategic Context On The Relationship Between Top Management Team Composition And Performance Of Family Firms: A Critical Review Of Literature
(University of Nairobi, 2016-01)According to the upper echelons theory, TMT composition impacts on organizational performance. However, empirical studies have found contradictory results with some replication studies being unable to duplicate any ... -
Learning organization and performance of large Manufacturing Firms
(University of Nairobi, 2016-01)The concept of learning organization has generated a lot of debate among scholars in recent years. Learning organizations have developed as a result of pressure facing modern organizations to adapt and remain competitive ... -
What drives women out of Entrepreneurship? The joint role of culture and access to finance
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08-20)This paper seeks to explore the barriers women entrepreneurs encounter in developing countries. Extending beyond qualitative assessment, the paper explores the magnitude of cultural practices and other factor that impact ... -
Nairobi and Kenya East of the Rift
(University of Nairobi, 1971)Compared to the coastal towns, Nairobi has existed but for a brief moment yet already it is one of the most important cities on the continent. To most visitors Nairobi is a surprise, a busy metropolis full of sophisticated ... -
The influence of access to credit on growth of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)for development. The importance of women MSEs in social and economic development has long been recognized by the International Labour Organization. Growth of Micro and Small Enterprise means increase in sales, profits, ... -
Does performance contracting matter? The moderating influence of performance contracting on the relationship between strategy implementation and performance of Kenya State Corporations
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10-26)Strategy implementation has been established to influence organizational performance. However, its influence on organizational performance could be subject to a number of other variables including performance contracting. ... -
Emigration mobility trends and patterns in Kenya: a shift from South-North to South-South migration
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)The study explores emigration levels, trends and patterns of Kenyan migrants, using the macro data collected during the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census. In Kenya, little was known of its emigrant’s ... -
Customer service improvement strategies at CFC Stanbic Bank Kenya limited
(University of Nairobi, 2013)With the increasing competition that companies are facing today, rewards will accrue to those who can read precisely what consumers wants by co ntinuously scanning the environment and delivering ... -
Socio-ecological influences of attitudes toward disability among Kenyan undergraduate students
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)This study examined personal and contextual variables as predictors of attitudes toward disability at a Kenyan higher education setting. Participants were a convenience sample of 309 undergraduate students at a Kenyan ... -
The impact of financial sector deepening on economic growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The depth of the fi nancial sector has generally been found to promote economic growth by increasing economic efficiency, investment and growt h. Financial sector deepening enable the financial ... -
Non-communicable diseases risk factors and their contribution to ncdincidences in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Although mortality from communicable diseases and poor nutrition have been declining, non-communicable diseases have been on the rise in developing countries. Consequently, this poses a serious challenge to health programming. ... -
Gender differences in young adults’ inclination to sacrifice career opportunities in the future for family reasons: comparative study with university students from Nairobi, Madrid, and Reykjavik
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)This article addresses the question of to what extent young people show an inclination to accept some sacrifice in their career progression in the future in order to reach a better work–family balance. Data come from a ... -
The special rural development programme: Planning and replication
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E-Readiness Assessment Of Microfinance Institutions In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The financial industry has in recent years embraced the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as e-banking for transactions, m-banking for payment channels development and e-business for logistics. ... -
Influence of external organizational environment on performance of community - based h I v and aids organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)As the external organizational environment continue to be turbulent, affecting activities for both profit and non-profit organizations, organizations are becoming more concerned with their performance so as to ensure ... -
Truth and Belief
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The development of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as a regional aviation hub
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The Trend of Interlending Activity in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)This paper outlines the library situation in Kenya. There are about three hundred institutional libraries ranging from small documentation centers with stock of less than five hundred volumes to large establishments with ... -
Days when education was a status symbol long gone
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09-27)