Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Human resource management practices and performance of firms listed on The Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Most research demonstrating the link between Human Resource Management Practices (HRMP) and firm performance has focused on the private sector, yet understanding this relationship in publicly listed firms, in the Developing ... -
A Review Of The Relationship Between Cultural Beliefs, Stereo types And Executive Selection Outcome
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)This paper is a critical literature review of the relationships between cultural beliefs, stereotypes and executive selection outcome. Culture refers to the values, beliefs and codes of practice that make a community. ... -
Perception of Corporate Governance Practices at the University Of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)This study aimed at determining how corporate governance practices of public universities, impact on decision making and leadership processes. Public universities are complex institutions and the expectations of their ... -
The Use of Drugs in Conservation
(University of Nairobi, 1966-04)For successful game management and research, immobilising drugs, which make it possible to handle even rhinos and elephants, are essential. The latest drugs, in the discovery and use of which Dr. Harthoorn, of the University ... -
The Tsavo elephants
(University of Nairobi, 1966-04)The Ford Foundation has made a grant of £70,000 for research into the elephant problem in the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, which has become acute. In recent years the number of elephants has increased rapidly to some ... -
Organizational resources, external environment, innovation and firm performance: A critical review of literature
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Explaining why organizations in the same industry and markets differ in their performance remains a fundamental question within strategic management circles. Researchers have partly attributed the variation to a number ... -
Linkage dynamics between small and large firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)This paper is concerned with small enterprise development in developing countries, focusing on the question of the potential for using linkages with large enterprises as part of a strategy for the development of the small ... -
Influence of collective action on market access among smallholder banana farmers in Imenti South District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Collective action has re-emerged recently to organize smallholder farmers in developing countries in the wake of agricultural market liberalization. Collective action that promotes the empowerment of farmer groups will ... -
New Australopithecus femora from East Rudolf, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1973)New fossil femora attributed to Australopithecus from East Rudolf, Kenya, form the basis for a three-dimensional reconstruction of a complete femur. The reconstruction and the known fossils are compared with the femora of ... -
Influence of horticultural farming on academic performance of pupils in Primary schools in Timau Division of Buuri District
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The horticultural industry prov ides an important source of foreign exchange, generates substantial employment, and has contributed to the upgrading of agricultural skills. A number of studies have raised ... -
Customer service improvement strategies at CFC Stanbic Bank Kenya limited
(University of Nairobi, 2013)With the increasing competition that companies are facing today, rewards will accrue to those who can read precisely what consumers wants by co ntinuously scanning the environment and delivering ... -
Genome-wide analysis of selection on the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in West African populations of differing infection endemicity.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Locally varying selection on pathogens may be due to differences in drug pressure, host immunity, transmission opportunities between hosts, or the intensity of between-genotype competition within hosts. Highly recombining ... -
A liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of amlodipine, valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide in tablets.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A simple, rapid, sensitive, specific, accurate, precise and fast high performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of antihypertensive drugs amlodipine, valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide singly or in ... -
Socio-ecological influences of attitudes toward disability among Kenyan undergraduate students
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)This study examined personal and contextual variables as predictors of attitudes toward disability at a Kenyan higher education setting. Participants were a convenience sample of 309 undergraduate students at a Kenyan ... -
The impact of financial sector deepening on economic growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The depth of the fi nancial sector has generally been found to promote economic growth by increasing economic efficiency, investment and growt h. Financial sector deepening enable the financial ... -
Non-communicable diseases risk factors and their contribution to ncdincidences in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Although mortality from communicable diseases and poor nutrition have been declining, non-communicable diseases have been on the rise in developing countries. Consequently, this poses a serious challenge to health programming. ... -
Perception to cadaver dissection and views on anatomy as a subject between two pioneer cohorts in a Kenyan medical school
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cadaver dissection has been used as the main method of teaching human anatomy for the last five centuries. There are emerging concerns on the negative consequences of cadaver dissection on medical students, leading to ... -
Gender differences in young adults’ inclination to sacrifice career opportunities in the future for family reasons: comparative study with university students from Nairobi, Madrid, and Reykjavik
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)This article addresses the question of to what extent young people show an inclination to accept some sacrifice in their career progression in the future in order to reach a better work–family balance. Data come from a ... -
Study of the variations of superior cerebellar artery in human cadavers
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Superior Cerebellar Artery (SCA) arises just caudal to the bifurcation of basilar artery. The artery may be exposed in various neurosurgical procedures pertaining to the basilar apex, cerebellopontine angle, ... -
The special rural development programme: Planning and replication
(University of Nairobi, 1970)