Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effectiveness of Digital Marketing on Consumer Buying Decision Process of Insurance Services in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study's objective was to assess the extent to which digital marketing affected Mombasa County consumers' decisions about the purchase of insurance services. The study's main pillars were the buyer behavior, reasoned ... -
Effect of Performance Feedback System on Employee Performance in Kenya Forestry Research Institute
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In response to globalization and decreasing funding from governments and donors, research institutions like Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) have had to lay off a number of their staff. This reduction in the number ... -
Harnessing Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms to Enhance Access to Justice in Wajir North Constituency
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Article 48 of the Constitution guarantees the right of access to justice to every person in Kenya. This includes the residents of the Wajir North Constituency in Wajir County in the North Eastern Region. In Kenya access ... -
Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Performance of Water Points for Agro-pastoral Project in Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In Somalia, there is scarcity of permanent sources of water supply that is essential for the survival of the human population and livestock. During the middle of the dry season, most of these water points dry up leading ... -
The Effect of Mobile Money Transfer on Cash Transaction Cost in Non-governmental Organizations in Kisumu Central Sub-county.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study focused on the relationship between the use of mobile money transfer and cash transaction cost. Despite the fact that mobile money transfer systems may not be designed primarily as a means of cost reduction, ... -
Assessing Recurrent Neural Networks as a Prediction Tool for Quoted Stock Prices on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The relevance and success of financial time-series modelling is predicated upon the inefficiencies of the securities markets. Each forecasting attempt first denies that prices of securities mimic a random-walk process and ... -
Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)We looked into Kenyan banks' efficiency and their determinants since 2014 to 2019. To find the efficiency of these banks, we employed Data Envelopment Analysis. In the following stage, a probit model was employed to assess ... -
Corporate Governance, Idiosyncratic Risk, Economic Factors, and Value of Non-financial Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The value of non-financial listed firms on the Nairobi Securities Exchange was investigated, as well as its relationship with corporate governance, idiosyncratic risk, and economic factors. The study specifically sought ... -
The Effect of Gross Loan Portfolio on the Value of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study aimed to assess the impact of gross loan portfolio on the value of Kenyan commercial banks. Contextually, it prioritized banks listed at NSE. It set out specific variables such as; real estate loans, retail and ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Kitui High School, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined competitive strategies adopted by secondary schools in Kenya to achieve good performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination. The study was based on two theories; Porter’s Theory of Competitive ... -
Integration of Supply Chain Systems and Healthcare Performance: a Case of Afya Ugavi Project, Migori County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Integration of Supply Chain Systems improves Supply Chain Performance ensuring commodity security. Effective Health Supply Chains are critical in provision of health services therefore improving Healthcare Performance. ... -
Effect of Inflation on Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Inflation has affected most economies in the 21st Century. With increase in fiscal stimulus packages and better accommodating monetary policies across the globe, there has been a major concern of increase in inflation. ... -
Refugee Repatriation as a National Security Concerninafrica: Kenya-Somalia Experience (2013-2018)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to assess refugee repatriation as a national security concern in Africa: Kenya- Somali experience (2013-2018). Three specific objectives anchored the study: To examine the factors underlying ... -
The Impact of Digital Innovation on Financial Performance of Forex Bureaus in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The role of digital innovations on efficiency, and cost reductions in the financial services sector is paramount to the profitable service delivery and competitiveness of firms in the industry. Financial service providers ... -
Covid-19 Effect on Share Prices Volatility of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
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Effect of Upright (‘all Fours’) Versus Lithotomy Birth Position on Obstetric Outcomes Among Low-risk Parturients at Kenyatta National Hospital; a Mixed Method Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction The World Health Organisation endorsed that parturients, without epidural anaesthesia, should deliver in a position of their preference including upright positions during the delivery process. Studies from ... -
Characterization of Outdoor Malaria Transmission and Plant Feeding Pattern Among Anopheles Funestus and Anopheles Gambiae Mosquitoes From Selected Ecologies of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Outdoor malaria transmission remains a major hindrance to effective control and elimination of the disease. However, the anopheline vector composition among outdoor biting fractions is poorly understood including associated ... -
Effect of Positioning Strategies on Competitiveness of Health Insurance Providers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this research was determining how positioning strategy affect the competitiveness of Kenyan health insurance companies. The study's foundations were the resources-based approach and Porter's (1980) theory ... -
HIV Drug Resistance-associated Mutations Among Art-naïve Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: HIV is a public health concern issue worldwide, especially with the emergence of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR). People with HIVDR are prone to treatment failure and have a higher chance of transmitting HIV than ... -
Normal Weighted Inverse Gaussian Distributions and Em Algorithm With Appliactions to Risk Measures and Dependence Modelling
(University of Nairobi, 2022)High frequencyfinancialdataischaracterizedbynon-normality,asymmetric,leptokurtic and fat-tailedbehaviour.Thenormaldistributionisinadequateincapturingthese characteristics. Tothisend,variousflexibledistributionshavebeen ...