Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing The Supply Of Cotton In Kenya (1960-2017)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Demand for cotton still supersedes its production and as such, the textile industry greatly relies on cotton lint imports to meet its yearly demand. Even with the sector’s downturn in the current years, cotton is nonetheless ... -
Effect of Interest Rate Capping on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The rate of interest is a key factor that drives the growth of the economy and bank performance. Interest rate is one of the important tools utilized by central bank of Kenya to regulate inflation and bolster economic ... -
The Effect Of The Minimum Wage On Employment Levels In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study employed a time series data spanning 1980 to 2016 to examine the effect of minimum wage on employment levels in Kenya. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of minimum wage on employment ... -
Government To Government Procurement And Its Use In Kenya: An Analysis Of The Procurement Of Biometric Voter Registration Devices For The 2013 Kenyan General Elections
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The recent adoption by Kenya of the procurement method known as “government-to-government procurement” which is a method of procurement that occurs where a bilateral or multilateral agreement is entered into between the ... -
Effects Of New Bank Reforms On The Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya: A Camel Model
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study critically examines the effects of new bank policies on the financial performance of Kenya’s commercial banks. The principal goal of this research is to evaluate the determinants of banks performance in Kenya, ... -
Effects Of Perceived Quality Of Employee Relations On Employee Motivation At Tharaka Nithi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Employee relations management is an aspect that sprung up during the start of the industrial revolution and most organizations have started employee relations departments so as to grow and maintain good relations internally ... -
Exclusion in the Kenyan Capital Markets: a Critical Analysis of the Effect of Regulation on Financial Deepening
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This thesis analyses the role that the law plays in the exclusion that persists in the capital markets. It shows that the capital markets laws have provisions that act as barriers to entry thus stifling competition and ... -
Operations Management Practices and Firm Performance of Motor Vehicle Assembly Companies in Nairobi, Kenya
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Relationship Between Venture Capital Investments and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Venture Capital is a source of non bank Financing which is quite common in developed Financial Markets that Fund start ups Firms, offer Management Experience and technical support to start ups businesses (Sahlman,1991). ... -
Strategic Quality Management Practices And Operational Performance Of Cement Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The environment where organisations conduct their business is increasingly changing, and this has forced organisations to adapt to this environment for survival and continuance meeting of customer needs. Adoption and use ... -
Impact of Trade Agreements Adopted by Kenya Within the East African Region on Its Trade Volumes: the Case of Manufacturing Firms
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Trade between members of the East African Community has been in existence for many years. The East African Community is an intergovernmental organization comprising of five members countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, ... -
Combating Sexual Offences in Kenya: an Appraisal of the Implementation of the Sexual Offences Act
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenya has not fully realized the objective of minimizing sexual offences despite the enactment of the Sexual Offences Act, 2006, which imposes harsh penalties for sexual offences. The aim of this study is to analyze the ... -
The Climate Change Legal and Policy Framework in Kenya: an Analysis of the Gender Perspectives
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Gender inequalities intersect with climate risks and vulnerabilities. Women’s historic disadvantage- their limited access to resources, restricted rights, and a muted voice in 9 shaping decisions make them highly vulnerable ... -
Regulation of Pension Schemes in Kenya_ a Case for a Pensions Guarantee Fund
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The right to social security is provided for under Article 43 (1) (e) of the Kenyan Constitution. Kenya also has an obligation to ensure enjoyment of this right under the international conventions that it has ratified which ... -
The Place of Atheists in Kenyan Society: Legal and Christian Perspectives
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This project examines the place of Atheists in the Kenyan legal system. It uses the example of the process of registration, suspension and deregistration of AIK in order to critically interrogate how the Kenyan legal system ... -
Knowledge Management Practices and Performance of Kenya Bureau of Standards
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The main objective of the study was to determine the influence of Knowledge Management (KM) practices on performance of Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). The study adopted a descriptive design and data was collected from ... -
Barriers Facing Women in Access to, Control Over and Ownership of Land in Bomet East Subcounty, Bomet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study looked at the barriers that face women in access to, control over and ownership of land in Bomet East Sub-County. The study had three objectives: To analyse the awareness levels of women on their legal land ... -
The Growth and Potential for the Creative Industry in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities in Kenya (2000 -2016)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Over the past several decades of debate regarding the mechanisms of economic development and growth in a rapidly digitising and globalising world, one of the key elements that has come to the forefront of discussion and ... -
Influence of County Land Use Planning on Sustainable Development: a Case of Molo Sub-county, Nakuru County-kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Devolution and decentralization of government function has been exhibited world over for purpose of curing the historical ills of centralized control of government power and resources.The Kenyan governments has in the past ... -
Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Smallholder Farmers and Adaptation Strategies in Southwest Nigeria
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The overall objective of this study was to design effective adaptation response strategy based on improved knowledge of climate variability and change for smallholder farmers in South-west Nigeria. The study had three ...