Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effect of Mortgage Financing on Growth of the Real Estate Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Mortgage financing is a key component of financial system that contributes to the development and depth of financial markets, as well as having the ability to have a beneficial impact on a country's financial and economic ... -
The Implications of Land Reform on Sustainable Development of Rural Communities in Zimbabwe: the Case of Chief Svosve Area in Mashonaland East Province
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Two of the most common aspects of implementing land reform include securing and formalizing property rights, redistribution of land from big to small farmers, and restitution for those who have been displaced by war or ... -
Corporate Failure of the Sugar Industry in Kenya: a Study of Mumias Sugar Company
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Corporate governance is central to the success of any business entity, irrespective of its legal formation. This is because corporate governance encompasses the processes, practices and a system of rules that anchors the ... -
Eletronic -service Practices and Customer Satisfaction at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Changes in the business environment are characterized by high levels of competition, changing customer’s behaviour, high firm operational costs and inadequate resources. These are some of the challenges experienced by most ... -
Examining the Enforcement and Implementation of the Durable Solutions Among South Sudanese Refugees at Kiryandongo Settlement, Uganda, 1990-2010
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study examined enforcement and implementation of durable solutions among South Sudanese refugees at Kiryandongo settlement, Uganda from 1990 to 2010. It set out to examine South Sudanese refugees’ settlement and coping ... -
The Impact of Mobile Banking on the Financial Performance of Smes in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The objective of this project was to determine the impact of mobile banking on the financial performance of SMEs in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design to achieve this objective. The ... -
Print Media Framing of Gun Violence in Kenya: the Case of Nation and Standard Newspapers
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study sought to examine print media framing of gun violence in Kenya with reference to the Nation and Standard newspapers. The objectives of the study are to establish dominant frames in reporting gun violence by the ... -
Cyberbullying and Employee Productivity of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Proliferation of information and communications technology in almost all facets of society has changed the way organizations work. In the workplace space, ICT has not only revolutionized how employees communicate with one ... -
The Effect of Bank Specific Factors on Lending by Commercial Banks in Kenya
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The Effect of Cash Transfer Programs on Older People’s Health Seeking Behavior: a Case Study of Korogocho, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Cash transfers are designed to help participants improve their living conditions and access to economic and social services. CTs help recipients maintain their living standards by providing an economic cushion to those who ... -
Narrating (in)visibility in Thomas Letangule’s Trailblazer
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study interrogates how Thomas Letangule narrates his story as a Kenyan public servant from a marginalized background. I analyze the autobiographical strategies that he employs in narrating the self, the Ilchamus ... -
The Effect of Credit Information Sharing on the Financial Performance of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Credit information exchange is a platform that allows financial firms, such as banks, and credit information sources, such as credit reference bureaus, to share any information on borrowers' credit effectiveness. The survey ... -
The Perceived Relationship Between Strategic Planning and Performance of Smes in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The research’s principal goal was to explore how SMEs in Nairobi viewed the relationship between strategic planning and organizational success. The survey research design was used to investigate the topic at hand. All ... -
Relationship Between Teleworking and Work Stress Among Nonteaching Employees in Public Universities: a Case of the University of Nairobi and South Eastern Kenya University
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Teleworking is an alternative work arrangement, where information and communication technologies enable employees to work outside the traditional working space. Work related stress can therefore spill over to the virtual ... -
Determining Factors That Influence the Distance Travelled by Patients Seeking for Outpatient Health Care in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Access to uncompromised health care is a basic human right championed by both the UN and enshrined in the Kenyan constitution 2010. Every citizen is supposed to have ease of access to a health facility and get proper medical ... -
Effects of Marketing Mix Strategies on Sales Performance Among Medical Devices Distributors in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The current trend of markets being global has made businesses to review their business models to remain competitive. Strategies and in particular marketing mix strategies are being utilized by organizations globally to ... -
Nurses’ Multicultural Transactions With Critically Ill Patients’ Kins and Its’ Impact on Quality of Care: a Study at Kenyatta National Hospital Critical Care Unit
(Uon, 2021)Introduction: Patients from different cultural backgrounds are admitted in critical care unit (CCU). Nurses are faced with challenges in trying to incorporate the patient’s cultural needs in health care and at the same ... -
Prevalence and Incidence of Infections and Sepsis in Critical Care Units at Two Tertiary Referral Hospitals in Kenya
(Uon, 2021)Background: Sepsis is a major global challenge affecting millions of individuals yearly. The incidence of sepsis has been estimated to be 535 per 100000 person-years however, this varies by geographical region. In Critical ... -
Burden, Management and Outcomes Of patients With Histologically Confirmed Vulvarcancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital (Retrospective Studyof the Period January 2014 –december 2018)
(Uon, 2021)Background: Each year, around 27,000 women are diagnosed with vulvar cancer (VC) globally,accountingfor approximately2-6% of malignancies of the female genital tract. While the causes of VC are unknown, a link with Human ... -
Integrated Load and Renewable Energy Forecasting in Micro-grid Power Supply
(Uon, 2021)Integrated Load and Renewable Energy Forecasting for Microgrid Power Supply For power planning and operation activities, accurate forecasting of demand is very important in sustaining the load demand in the electrical ...