Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Perception of marketing as a determinant of growth among micro, small and medium enterprises in Mavoko Municipality, Machakos, County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to establish the determinants of growth among the micro, small and medium sector enterprises in Mavoko municipality, Machakos county, Kenya. Descriptive crosssectional survey design was used with a semi ... -
Work life balance practices adopted in horticultural farms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Organisations in modern day competitive world can only perform at optimal levels if each employee is committed to the organisation's objectives and works as an effective team member. An inability to create a balance ... -
Prediction of Consistent Stock Performance and Low Stock Price Movement in Nairobi Securities Exchange Using underlying Firm Characteristics
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Stock markets that are efficient generate prices in a random manner which causes high stock price movement or volatility. Low stock price movement implies consistent stock performance and the existence of anomalies in ... -
ISO 9001: 2008 Implementation and Impact on the University of Nairobi: a Case Study
(2015)Purpose This paper presents the experience and impact of implementing the ISO 9001:2008 Standard at the University of Nairobi, in relation to effectiveness on service delivery, operational performance, automation, ... -
Emigration and Remittances Utilisation in Kenya
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Stem Cells: Adult
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)This entry focuses on some of the core ethical issues arising from human adult stem cell research. It begins with a brief exploration of the history and science behind adult stem cell research. It then addresses three main ... -
Adequacy of funding and mainstreaming support for ovc in public nursery schools in nyeri central sub country, kenya; addressing constraints and policy
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The goal of expanding educational opportunity for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) is extricably linked to the amount of funding invested in education to maximise student learning and participation. Deprivation of ... -
Towards establishing fiscal legitimacy through settled fiscal principles in global health financing.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Scholarship on international health law is currently pushing the boundaries while taking stock of achievements made over the past few decades. However despite the forward thinking approach of scholars working in the field ... -
Open access, open education resources and open data in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)As a follow up to OpenCon 2014, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) students organized a 3 day workshop Open Access, Open Education Resources and Open Data in Kampala from 15-18 December 2014. ... -
The Woman : So Strong A Force
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Evaluating the impact of microfranchising the distribution of anti-malarial drugs in Kenya on malaria mortality and morbidity
(University of Nairobi, 2009)In an effort to increase access to effective anti-malaria drugs to the rural poor, the Kenyan government has partnered with a local non-governmental organisation to distribute the drugs free of charge using a microfranchise ... -
Multiple discourses on sexuality implications for translating sexual wellness concept into action strategies in a Kenyan context
(University of Nairobi, 2009)This Paper attemps to map, drawing mainly from HIV and AIDS prevention interventions, the multiple discourses on sexuality. The aim is to provide a picture of the challenges and opportunities in transforming the concept ... -
Psychosocial influences on adolescent sexuality and identity in rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)This article examines the influence of psychosocial factors on adolescent sexuality and identity in Kenya. It focuses on male circumcision, peer and parental relationships. The article is based on a study which investigated ... -
Is Mobile Phone Banking a Means for Bringing the Poor and Marginalized into Financial Services of The Formal Economy in Kenya?
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The Role of Regulators in the Mobile Money Industry
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Ugonjwa wa Parkinsons
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Environment For Sustainable Development-Education Pack For Secondary Schools In Kenya
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Feminization of poverty in Kenya: the case of Abagusii and Agikuyu women of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This paper analyses factors behind the over representation of women among the poor in Kenya . Focusing on the Abagusii and Agikuyu women, the paper argues that poverty has acquired a feminine face ... -
The gender implications of men’s shift from cash-crop farming to dairy farming in central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Until the late 1980s coffee - and tea farming was considered a male role while dairy farming was reserved for women in central Kenya. However, the last two decades has witnessed a gradual shift from cash - crop ... -
Top management team, diversity management strategies and performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Diversity is an increasingly important factor in organizational life as organizations worldwide become more diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, age and other characteristics. There have been different findings as ...