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National Competitiveness of Kenya and its oil cluster
(Strathmore University, 2009)
Oil is critical to western type civilization. The United States of America (USA), the icon of this civilization, uses up 24% of the world’s oil per day. Oil is critical for the global economy. Similarly, oil is the fulcrum ...
Exploratory study of new housing finance in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2009)
This dissertation is an exploratory study of new housing finance in Kenya which is viewed as ‘risky’ and is largely avoided by financial institutions. This is against the background of a housing industry where 80% of the ...
An exploratory of capital requirements for Kenyan life insurance companies
(Strathmore University, 2009)
A new legislative requirement in the year 2007 raised the minimum paid up capital for all insurance companies. It is the adequacy of this requirement that this study sought to explore from the industry players. The study ...
An Exploratory study of professional development of SME employees
(Strathmore University, 2009)
There has been an explosive interest in SMEs growth coming from the fact that SMEs are a major source of new employment. In Kenya, this interest has been from financing to capacity development – provision of building ...
The pricing of hospital services
(Strathmore University, 2009-06)
Hospitals increase their revenues usually by increasing bed and other service charges with
the assurance that health services are price inelastic. They increase charges across the entire
hospital. Hospital price increase ...
Factors affecting talent management at nation media group
(Strathmore University, 2009)
The most critical asset of any organization is its human capital. Inevitably, therefore, organizations are continually investing in talent management, which Capelli (2009) describes as ‘the process though which employers ...
A study of supply chain management of tuberculosis commodities in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2009-06)
Drug supply is an essential component of health care systems, accounting for 10-30% of
health care costs. Drugs can be expensive, and willingness to pilfer for drugs got from the
government system to go into the private ...
Gender influence on the adoption of family - friendly policies by businesses in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2009)
A woman’s career faces many challenges especially if she is married due to the numerous demands on her as a wife and mother. In traditional society, the man was the sole bread winner for the family. Women were socialized ...
Understanding bank selection among SACCOs in Nairobi
(Strathmore University, 2009-06)
In the recent past, the banking industry in Kenya has experienced a sharp increase in competition among the players. It is therefore of paramount importance that a bank operating in this environment is able to compete ...
The Use of regulatory policies in the fight against money laundering in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2009)
It was found necessary to undertake this study so as to bridge the knowledge gap on fighting Money Laundering in Kenya using Regulatory policies. Money laundering has been identified as a major impediment to development ...