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Key Issues for Cios in South Africa
(2007)Business strategy, operations, communication and technology have converged and resulted in increased demand for business flexibility. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are particularly challenged because they operate at ... -
Global Diffusion of the Internet XIII:Internet Diffusion in Kenya and Its Determinants– A Longitudinal Analysis
(2008)This paper assesses Internet diffusion and its determinants in Kenya using the Global Diffusion of the Internet (GDI) framework. Kenya was selected due to its strategic importance for the economic progress of the great ... -
Emergence of the e-government artifact in an environment of social exclusion in Kenya
(2008)Purpose: E-Government, introduced in African countries under the banner of New Public Management (NPM), is envisaged to fundamentally aid in improving governance in developing countries. The imported model of E-Government ... -
Global diffusion of the Internet XI: Internet diffusion and its determinants in South Africa: The first decade of democracy (1994-2004) and beyond
(2007)South Africa has one of the most sophisticated information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures in Africa, and was one of the early adopters of the Internet on the continent. This paper describes a longitudinal ... -
Assessing irreversibility of an E-Government project in Kenya: Implication for governance
(2010)This paper offers an exploratory analysis into the relationship between E-Government conceptualization and its intended impacts. By combining three independent research streams of technology transfer, information technology ... -
Practical aspects of implementation of institutional repositories in Africa with reference to The University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Purpose – This paper aims to assess practical aspects of implementation of institutional repositories (IRs) in Africa with reference to the University of Nairobi and provide useful guidelines to the issues and lessons ... -
Honour and Shame in the Construction of Difference in Abdulrazak Gurnah's Novels
(2013)In Abdulrazak Gurnah's writings, characters invoke idea(l)s of honour/reputation/ dignity as contrasts of obverse attributes like shame/shamelessness to demarcate social, economic, religious and racial boundaries. Whether ... -
Natural Amphetamine Khat: A Cultural Tradition or a Drug of Abuse?
(2015-06)Khat, Catha edulis Forsk, is among the most widely used plant-based psychoactive substance in the world. Grown in Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, and southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula, its fresh young leaves and ... -
Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya: Challenges and Prospects
(2014)Kenya has great potential for enhancing education for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The fact that it has recognized the need to care for learners with special needs is commendable. In comparison to many African ... -
Rights of persons with disabilities
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Organizational Restructuring Influences Employee Quit Decision Through Employee Dissatisfaction In Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study was aimed at investigating the antecedents and predictors of employee quit decision process during organizational restructuring. This was done by examining the nature of relationships between Organizational ... -
Current State of Plant Species Composition in Boni Forest, Garissa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Globally, conservation of forest bioresources is hampered by lack of information on the resources and on how communities interact with the resources. In most of African countries, the interaction of local communities with ...
