Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Subject "Kenya"
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Consumers’ attitude towards the quality of traditional African vegetables sold in Uchumi supermarkets in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)This study was conducted with an objective of determining consumers‘ attitude towards the quality of Traditional African Vegetables (TAVs) sold in Uchumi supermarkets. To understand the consumer‘s attitude three components ... -
Core states in regional conflict resolution : a critical analysis of kenya's role in the Southern Sudan peace process'
(Department of Political Science & Public Administration, University of Nairobi, 2006)This study examines the motivation for Kenya's involvement in the region's conflicts over the years and the role it plays in the management of these conflicts. The study answers key questions that have eluded direct ... -
Corporate financial distress: an anatomy of Uchumi supermarket stores in Kenya (2001 - 2006)
(University of NairobiSchool Of Business, University Of Nairobi, 2007)To investigate the missing link between prudent management, bankruptcy laws, and financial distress. We find that Uchumi supermarkets became insolvent when its Board of Directors decided to embark on unplanned expansion ... -
Corporate fraud: the role of forensic accountants and Litigation support services in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2010)At the mention of the word fraud one immediately thinks of the various scandals that have rocked this country, in fact one can say that corporate fraud has now become endemic. ] udging from the world wide perspective, ... -
Corporate governance and accountability mechanisms and challenges in the private hospitals in Kiambu County, Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-11)This research paper seeks to examine the corporate governance and accountability mechanisms of board directors and composition, board meeting frequency, reporting and controls and challenges of organization structure and ... -
Corporate governance practices in micro-finance institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)Governance is about achieving corporate goals. For most MFIs, dual goals exist i.e. the social and economic perspectives. Good governance involves effective guidance of the board of MFIs to manage the management team by ... -
Corporate philanthropy as a determinant of profitability among commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)Strategic Corporate philanthropy has for long been mistaken with cause related marketing. This is mainly because cause related marketing deals with the concentration of giving on a single cause or admired organization ... -
Corporate social responsibility and competitive advantage in multinational food and beverage companies in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)This research project is carried out using cross sectional survey methodology to determine the relationship between CSR and competitive advantage in the Multinational food and beverage companies in Kenya. In the past two ... -
Correlates of neonatal mortality in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1993-09)Despite the acknowledged importance of neonatal mortality in terms of its critical contribution to one year deaths, very little attention has been paid to this in terms of the number of researches carried out at the ... -
A critical appraisal of human and peoples rights in Kenya's Law of succession act, cap 160
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2005)Human rights have gained a significant foothold in many countries in recent years. More and more human rights norms are taking the forefront on aspect of good governance and democracy and accountability by states. Its ... -
A critique of refugee governance in international law: case study of kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2008)Post-colonial Africa is rife with political, socio-economic and even environmental problems. All these processes cause forced migration of people, hence Africa leads in the world refugee population. 1 Consequently, ... -
Customer perceptions of the quality of services offered by Kenya Commercial Bank branches in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)Service quality has attracted major attention from marketers and academic researchers over recent years, mainly due to its significant role in business performance and the maintenance of customer loyalty. With the recent ... -
Demand for Contraception Among Adolescents in Kenya
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2005-09)The government's efforts in the provision of family planning services have been successful in lowering the countries fertility rate, however adolescents have generally been sidelined as a special category group. This ... -
Demographic analysis of marital dissolution in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1989-11)This is a demographic analysis of marital dissolution. It is an attempt to examine regional differentials in determinants of marital dissolution, with a view of explaining the factors influencing the rates, levels and ... -
Depiction of Female Athletes in the Mass Media
(University of NairobiSchool of Journalism,, 2004-10)This study was set out to compare the coverage of male and female athletes in Kenyan newspapers between 1980-2000. It aimed at investigating whether there has been an increase in coverage of female athletes, assess written ... -
A descriptive analysis of middle stone age artefacts from cartwright site of Kinangop plateau, Rift valley,Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 1990)This study sets out to verify the extent to which Cartwright site assemblage belongs to the Middle Stone Age period. The sources of data used included library research and laboratory analysis of the excavated material ... -
Determinants of accounting students' performance at national examinations in private and government training institutions in Uasin Gishu district, Kenya
(School of Education, University of Nairobi, 2005-08)The training of accountants is very vital in the process of national development. This is because of the role accountants' play in monitoring and managing the financial resources of organizations. In Kenya accountants ... -
The determinants of capital structure of private hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Business, 2012)Although the literature on capital structure is vast, hardly any of it is dedicated to the capital structure of non-profit organisations. In this study I investigate the relationship between leverage and profitability, ... -
Determinants of effective capacity in tertiary education institutions in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)Tertiary education has always been an important priority in the public agenda. It is a repository and defender of culture, an agent of change in the culture, an engine for national economic growth, and an instrument for ... -
The determinants of export performance of the Kenyan horticultural industry
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1992-06)Kenya's horticultural industry earns the country much foreign exchange and horticultural products are set to overtake coffee and tea as the country's leading agricultural export commodities. The industry, however, is ...