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The Effect of fuel regulation on consumer protection in Kenya: a case study of Gulf Energy Limited
(Strathmore University, 2017)Fuel is widely used across all sectors of Kenyan economy with no effective cost-beneficial substitute available. The industry was liberalized in 1994 which resulted in increase in number of independent oil distribution ... -
Influence of competitive strategies on performance of insurance firms in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)The key objective of this study was to investigate the influence of the competitive strategies on the performance of insurance companies in Kenya. The study examined the effect of the three generic competitive strategies ... -
Calendar anomalies - Evidence from the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2014)Calendar anomalies are a phenomenon that seem to suggest that financial securities such as stocks, bonds and even derivatives, experience patterns of returns that coincide with particular points in the week, month or year. ... -
Smart education: an event framework for cognitive blended learning
(Strathmore University, 2017)Digital learning has increasingly been adopted around the world, evidenced by large scale deployment of online learning platforms. More specifically, the use of hand held devices such as mobile phones and tablets has ... -
A Mobile phone solution for systematically identifying and reporting unqualified practitioners in healthcare, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)Effective observation and reporting of unqualified health practice demands timely identification and dissemination of information to bodies responsible for licensing , regulation and certification of health care practitioners ... -
Individual home and university environment factors as correlates of student attrition in private universities in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)Completion of university education within prescribed time limits has been a concern of universities for decades. As governments emphasize that institutions of higher learning churn out an educated work force, relevant ... -
Effect of customer satisfaction strategies on customer experience among professionals service firms in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)In the modem business world, companies are struggling as they try to motivate customers to purchase more and make more frequent visits. There are challenges facing professional service providers like law and audit firms ... -
The Need for marker-less computer vision techniques for human gait analysis on video surveillance to detect concealed firearms
(Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers, 2018)Crimes involving the use of firearms have been on the increase in the past few years. One of the measures adopted to prevent these crimes is the use of CCTV operators at video surveillance centers to detect persons carrying ... -
Determinants of sustainability of HIV/AIDs projects in Nyanza region
(Strathmore University, 2014)HIV/AIDS was declared a national disaster in Kenya in 2000. Since then, the HIV prevalence rate in the country has declined, with national estimates showing that the prevalence among adults (15-49 years) has declined from ... -
The Necessity of the transcendentals when educating in beauty
(Strathmore University, 2018)Plato held highly the opinion that there is a need to educate in kalon. Though extreme in his thought on how this education should be carried out. His thoughts still hold water. Educating the youth on appreciation of beauty ... -
A Model for aircraft recovery problem
(Strathmore University, 2017)In the airline industry, a myriad of uncertain events take place that lead to the disruption of original flight schedules. Such events include mechanical failure, technical challenges, weather changes, airport and crew ... -
A Tool for predicting the likelihood of information systems implementation failure: case of Kenya National Highways Authority
(Strathmore University, 2017)Every implementer of information systems would desire to have a successful project implementation. To achieve this, they work towards eliminating causes of failure. Therefore, there is need to know these causes before ... -
An Analysis of the extent to which the Kenya basic education Act (2013) provides for parental choice to homeschool: the primary and central role of parents as educators.
(Strathmore University, 2018)Education in Kenya has witnessed a shift in ownership and management in the last 100 years. It has shifted from parents and community in the pre-colonial period to foreign missionaries and now to the State. While the State ... -
Influence of balanced scorecard on corporate performance: a case of Kenya Energy Generation Company (KenGen)
(Strathmore University, 2017)The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) on the corporate performance, with major focus on KenGen. The specific objectives were to determine the extent to which KenGen has ... -
Value creation in Kenyan e-businesses
(United States International University, 2008)E-businesses promise new avenues for creation of wealth. According to Amit and Zott (200 1), this value creation potential arises from the combination and exchange of resources . While research on value creation in ... -
Factors affecting financing of private telecommunications companies in Kenya: an exploratory study
(Strathmore University, 2014)The purpose of the study was to explore the factors affecting external financing of private telecommunications companies in Kenya. The study targeted privately owned telecommunication companies in Kenya and the funding ... -
Enhancing DeLone & McLean model to improve effectiveness of academic management systems: case of Strathmore University
(Strathmore University, 2018)The massive investment in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) witnessed in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the recent past has led to constrained budgets. As a result, the relevant authorities now ... -
Lending technologies and benefits of small and medium enterprise lending: a multiple case study of commercial banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)A review of research on bank financing reveals that banks can either engage in transaction and/or relationship lending when financing firms. However, when dealing with small and medium enterprises (SMEs), studies suggest ... -
Construction of a zero-coupon yield curve for the Nairobi Securities Exchange and its application in pricing derivatives
(Strathmore University, 2017)Yield curves are used to forecast interest rates for different products when their risk parameters are known, to calibrate no-arbitrage term structure models, and (mostly by investors) to detect whether there is arbitrage ... -
A Copula-based approach to differential gene expression analysis
(Strathmore University, 2006)Microarray technology has revolutionized genomic studies by enabling the study of differential expression of thousands of genes simultaneously. The main objective in microarray experiments is to identify a panel of genes ...
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