Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Customs-To-Customs Partnership Strategy In Cross Land Border Clearance Within The East African Community
(UoN, 2019)Customs-to-customs partnership is a concept that was introduced by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in its safe framework of standards. Its key purpose is to facilitate genuine trade. The traditional practice involved ... -
Stay of Legal Proceedings Pending Arbitration in Kenya: Judicial Interpretation and a Call for Legislative Change
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The deviation from the prescribed procedure in Section 10 of the Arbitration Act, 1995 has caused unnecessary intervention by Courts in matters within the purview of arbitration. Legal elucidation of Section 6 (1) seems ... -
Post Conflict Constitutions and Settlement of Conflicts an Analysis of Public Particpation Process and the Federal System of Provisional Constitution of Somalia 2012.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Since the fall of Siad Barre Somalia has had a difficult time establishing and preserving a functional state. The challenge has been ongoing for more than two decades. The approval of the provisional constitution in 2012 ... -
School Based Factors Influencing Implementation Of Competency Based Curriculum In Public Preschools In Garissa Sub-County, Garissa County Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The purpose of the study was to investigate school-based factors influencing implementation of competency-based curriculum in public pre-schools in Garissa Sub-County Garissa County Kenya. The study sought to establish ... -
Access to Information in Kenya: a Critical Analysis of the Access to Information Act 2016.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study analyzes the challenges encountered by Kenyan citizens in accessing information despite there being a comprehensive legislative framework on Access to Information. The study makes three main arguments. The first ... -
How Firm Level Factors And External Environment Dynamics Affect Strategic Planning And Performance Of Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The past empirical studies on strategic planning and firm performance have produced contradictory findings, which mean the findings are still inconclusive. Some researchers have argued that strategic planning influences ... -
Gender Equality and Education in Kenya: a Case Study of Women in Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examines the effectiveness of legislation and policies towards enhancing gender equality in access to education in Kenya. It uses the example of women in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ... -
Total Quality Integration In Supply Chain Operations And Performance Of Large Manufacturing Firms In Nairobi, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)This study explores the impacts of Total Quality integration in Supply Chain Operations and performance within the context of large manufacturing firm in Nairobi Kenya. Most of the organizations has achieved world-class ... -
Effects Of Tax Incentives On Financial Performance Of Savings And Credit Cooperative Societies In Nairobi County
(UoN, 2019)The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of tax incentives on financial performance of SACCOs in Nairobi County. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The study population comprised of all the ... -
Embracing Transparency and Accountability in Kenya’s Extractives Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Good governance of the extractive industry (EI)1 is critical in global governance of the natural resources.2 The Extractive Industry has been defined as the process where the earth’s raw materials are removed, processed ... -
Big Data Analytics And Operations Decisions: A Case Study Of Banks In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Big Data Analytics is emerging as technology that re-defines how companies compete through development of capabilities and new business models. In the era of Big Data decisions can be automated in a way that guarantees ... -
Effects Of Behavioural Change On Tactical Asset Allocation In Insurance Companies In Mombasa Town Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Effects Of Behavioural Change On Tactical Asset Allocation In Insurance Companies In Mombasa Town Kenya -
Essays on Smallholder Avocado Contract Farming, Gender Patterns in Labor Allocation and the Effect of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture on Food Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Avocado has been identified as one of the non-traditional export crops with national and global economic importance in Kenya. Production of the fruit predominantly depends on intra-household division of labor in which ... -
Taxation of Aid Funded Projects in Kenya: Law, Policy, Problems and Proposals for Reform
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Foreign aid contributes largely to the development expenditure of developing countries. Tax treatment of foreign aid has been a subject of discussion in the global and regional arena. The United Nations Committee of ... -
Performance Evaluation Of Integrated Disease Surveillance And Response (Idsr) System: A Case Of Managing Suspected Cholera Cases In Nairobi City County
(UoN, 2019)The research study aimed at assessing how the Integrated Disease Surveillance System (IDSR) was performing in managing disease outbreaks in Nairobi County. In particularly it sought to find out how the system was meeting ... -
The Effect Of Venture Capital Financing On Investment In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The objective of the study was to establish the effect of venture capital financing on investment in Kenya. To achieve this objective venture capital was disaggregated into two variables, namely, the number of firms financed ... -
Effect Of Corporate Governance On Firm Performance For Audit Firms In Nairobi City County
(UoN, 2019)The research was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance of audit firm industries in Nairobi City County. The study aimed at establishing how the board size, ... -
Strategy Implementation And Performance Of Kenya Tea Development Agency Limited
(UoN, 2019)Strategy execution is one of the major steps in strategic management process. The objective of the research was to establish the effect of strategy execution on the performance of KTDA through a sharp focus on some ... -
The Effect Of Fund Characteristics On Financial Performance Of Pension Schemes In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The successful performance of pension schemes is important to all the stakeholders based on the role they play in the economy. They are also development rapidly not only in Kenya but also across the public. Sustainability ...