Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Determinants of Profitability on Street Vending in Kisumu Central Business District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Street vending being a subsector of MSEs exponentially grows with urbanization. The main goal of street vending is to ensure that individuals earn an income and improve on their livelihoods. This however is far from being ... -
Effect of Financial Technology Usage on Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Financial Technology (Fintech) has a long history. According to Tufano (2016), the term Fintech was first used in the 1950s. Innovation has been more significant in the money industry throughout time in ways that most ... -
Corporate Governance and Financial Sustainability of Non-governmental Organizations in Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The cumulative funding received by Kenyan NGOs plummeted to roughly 70 per cent from 95% thereby leading to closure of NGO programs and total disruption of beneficiary support services. This situation has been exacerbated ... -
Influence of Devolution Policy on Water Service Delivery in Samburu County, Kenya: a Case Study of Samburu Water and Sanitation Company (Sawasco)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The service delivery sector has been characterized by the fact that most of the services provided in the country are government controlled. For example basic education is provided only by the government, so most factors ... -
Influence of Country of Origin on Consumer Based Brand Equity of Baby Diapers in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study's goal was to determine how country of origin affected consumer brand equity of baby diapers in Nairobi, Kenya. The consumer-based brand equity theory and utility theory served as the study's guiding principles. ... -
The Effects of Interest Rate Volatility on Financial Performance of Real Estate Firms in Kenya
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Factors Affecting the Building of Political Institutions in Post Conflict Societies: the Case of Somalia (2000 – 2017)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study assessed the factors affecting the building of political institutions in Somalia. It covered the period between 2000 and 2017. The study had the following objectives: to determine the influence of insecurity to ... -
The Effect of Islamic Microfinance Products on Performance of Islamic Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)By bringing previously unreached groups into the realm of formal financial activity, Islamic microfinance is well positioned to boost the total market share of Islamic banking and finance. Due to the various political, ... -
The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Agricultural Output in Somalia: an Application of Ardl Model
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study investigated the effect of foreign direct investment on agricultural output in Somalia. The study utilized time-series secondary data sourced from the World Bank Indicators and the United Nations Data website, ... -
Assessment of Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Embu Water and Sanitation Company Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The overall objective for this study was to assess EWASCO M&E system. The eight components of focus in this study were capacity building and resources, keeping of documents, collection of information, quality structures, ... -
Exploring Intrinsic Factors Motivating Community Health Volunteers to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening, Isiolo Subcounty
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) provide healthcare services such as basic curative, promoting and preventive healthcare services at the community level. While CHVs role is outlined at policy level, their ... -
Effect of Selected Macroeconomic Factors on Growth of the Real Estate Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Macro-economic variables in Kenya have been fluctuating overtime due to government policies and the law of demand and supply. Some of the macroeconomic issues that the nation has faced include rising prices, fluctuating ... -
Digital Marketing Practices and Quality Management Within the Ministry of Energy, Kenya
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Electronic Newspaper (E-newspaper) Consumption Among Kenyans – a Case Study of the Daily Nation
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Newspapers have played an important role in many societies keeping people informed and up to date with the latest news and developments. For long, newspapers have often been in the print format. Today, however, there is a ... -
An Analysis of ‘problematic Contents’ Expressed in Gengetone Songs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Miranda (2012) argues that listening to music has always played an important role in learning, expression, and communication. The youth use music to address specific developmental themes important to them such as love, ... -
The Relationship Between Financial Structure and Financial Performance of Listed Non-financial Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The decision-making process relating to financing structure of a company have a significant importance in corporate governance and accordingly to future success and development. However, despite the various theoretical ... -
Determinants of Uptake of Intermittent Prevention Treatment of Malaria Among Pregnant Women in Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Pregnant women and their unborn children face significant risks from malaria infection during pregnancy simply Malaria in pregnancy (MIP), which is recognized as a serious public health issue. According to the extent of ... -
Effect of Flexible Work Schedules on Employee Perfomance at Safaricom Plc
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The issue of flexible work practices has received considerable attention since the early 1980s with policies such as labor market deregulation to remove constraints on the form of employment contracts which employers can ... -
Effects of Remote Working on Employee Productivity at Absa Bank Plc
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Remote working can hamper or improve employees’ productivity in an organization. In response to Covid-19 pandemic as well as related government regulations, Absa Bank Plc had to develop remote work policies and procedures ... -
The Impact of Barriers and Benefits on Adoption Readiness of Robotic Process Automation in Kenyan Commercial Banks
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Players in the banking industry are facing significant internal and external challenges in the present business and technology environment. There is pressure on the players to improve operational efficiencies, reduce costs, ...
