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Baseline Psycho-Social Health Needs among Rape Survivors: A Community–based Interventional Study in Kenya.
(2013-09)The study assessed the psychosocial health needs and satisfaction with post rape services among survivors immediately after rape. Objective: To assess the baseline psycho-social health needs among rape survivors ... -
Evaluating the Performance of Tree-Based Predictive Models as Programme Recommenders for University Entrants in Kenya.
(2024-10)Enrolling for the wrong programme by university students has, to an extent, contributed to the high rates of discontinuation on academic grounds, repeat year cases, change of programme after registration, interuniversity ... -
Assessing the contribution of dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus L. (sweet)) to food security in a changing climate in Kenya
(2022)Lablab pupureus (L.), is a multipurpose drought tolerant legume which is considered as a minor crop in Kenya, hence, it is underutilized. In Kenya there are few known Lablab genotypes for specific environments. Choice of ... -
Determination of the effect of fermentation on the rate of plant nutrient release from plant tissues.
(2022)The use of fermented plant extracts (FPE) as a top dress in crop production is a natural process that can provide plant nutrients and suppress diseases. However, there is scanty information on the use of plant extracts ... -
A community-based evaluation of population growth and agro-pastoralist resilience in Sub-Saharan drylands
(2019-02)Abstract Human population growth is considered together with climate warming as major driver of change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research on the implications of increased population densities often utilises community knowledge ... -
ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND CONTRIBUTION OF AVOCADO TO FOOD SECURITY AND INCOME IN THE MOUNT KENYA REGION, KENYA
(2023)ABSTRACT Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) belongs to the family Lauraceae and it is an important crop to rural communities and economies in Kenya. Currently, avocado is grown in several agro ecological zones mainly ... -
Strategic Choice, Organizational Learning, Top Management Team Processes and Firm Performance: A Critical Literature Review
(2016-01)Organizations are in a constant search for ways of distinguishing themselves from rivals and competitors in a bid to outperform them and secure sustained competitive advantage. It has been argued that organizations that ... -
The Influence of External Stakeholders and Expansion Strategies on the Relationship between Organisational Resources and Firm Performance
(2013)For decades, the field of strategic management has focused on the determination of drivers of performance and the causes of variation in performance within and between firms. The frameworks so far identified such as ... -
Organizational Resources, External Environment, Innovation and Firm Performance: A Critical Review of Literature
(2014-12)Organisational climate (OC) plays an important role in the innovation of an organisation. In addition, innovation has become critical for nations, organisations and individuals in an increasingly complex and challenging ... -
Organizational Resources, Innovation and Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In spite of a growing body of literature on firm performance, explaining why firms in the same industry and markets differ in their performance remains a fundamental question within strategic management field. While some ... -
Exploring Resources and Performance Relationships in Commercial Enterprises: An Empirical Perspective
(2015-10-07)Despite a growing body of literature on firm performance, explaining why firms in the same industry and markets differ in their performance remains a fundamental question within strategic management field. Researchers ... -
Exploring Resources and Performance Relationships in Commercial Enterprises: An Empirical Perspective
(2015-10-07)Despite a growing body of literature on firm performance, explaining why firms in the same industry and markets differ in their performance remains a fundamental question within strategic management field. Researchers have ... -
Effectiveness of the Balanced Score Card in Implementation of Corporate Strategy: A case of a Kenyan Insurance Company.
(2016-08-01)The Government of Kenya has made substantial investment in the public sector through creation of diverse corporations. However, most public sector firms have not shown the required levels of efficiency and effectiveness ... -
An Assessment of the Influence of Disability Legislation Awareness on Employability of Persons with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Institutions in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.
(2017)Globally, unemployment and underemployment of persons with disabilities is a major concern. A World Bank report shows that 20% of the world’s poor are persons with disabilities, 60% of them living in developing countries, ... -
The Influence of Government Policies on Tourism Performance in West Pokot County. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM) 7(5), 483-489.
(2019)The study focused on the influence of government policies on tourism performance in West Pokot County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following variables: policy framework, provision of infrastructure, provision ... -
The Influence of Government Policies on Tourism Performance in West Pokot County.
(2019)The study focused on the influence of government policies on tourism performance in West Pokot County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following variables: policy framework, provision of infrastructure, provision of ... -
The Effects of Destination Marketing on Tourism Performance in West Pokot County
(Rift Valley Technical Training Institute, 2020)Tourism is an ever-growing service industry with great development potential. It has become one of the most important drivers of socio-economic development worldwide and has attracted interest for research. Many nations ... -
Influence of Fiscal Asymmetric Decentralization on Household Effects—A Review of Recent Literature.
(2019)The study is in line with Oates (1951), where fiscal decentralization is explained as the delegation of income and con-sumption powers from the central government to the devolved units, both local and national levels within ... -
Influence of Fiscal Federalism as Budget Efficacy on Household Income in Kenya
(2019-05-31)The Theory of federalism suggests that a fiscal decentralization negatively affects the size of a government budget. Indeed, the size of the national budget in Kenya has been ballooning ever since the inception of fiscal ... -
Fiscal Asymmetric Decentralization Conundrum: Influence of County Cash Management on Household Effects in Kenyav
(2020)This study aims at determining the influence of county cash management on household effects in Kenya. This is a qualitative research that has utilized both primary and secondary data from county governments and the National ...
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