Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Smooth tests of goodness of FIT for hazard Functions: an application to HIV retention data
(Strathmore University, 2017)In this study, we apply the methodology of smooth tests of goodness-of-fit to hazard functions. The smooth test formulation applied here is an extension of Neyman’s smooth test and is obtained by nesting the null hypothesis ... -
Maintaining a bitcoin address repository through focused web crawling
(Strathmore University, 2017)There has been an increase in the use of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC). Bitcoin allow for cross-border payments, for large and small items at little or no transaction fee. It is a groundbreaking technology that ... -
Determine the breaking point of Kenya debt an application of extreme value theory
(Strathmore University, 2017)The aim of the study is to determine the breaking point of Kenyan public debt through the use of Extreme Value Theorem (EVT). EVT focuses on the tail end of distributions to be able to identify maxima and minima points. ... -
A Noticeboard application using context aware services
(Strathmore University, 2017)The dissemination of information on campuses using noticeboards is both inefficient and ineffective due to the static, unreliable and limiting nature of the boards. This implies that people who need to post information for ... -
The Influence of contractor relationships on total quality management practices in the construction industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)This study investigated the influence of contractor relationships on total quality management practices in context of the Kenyan construction industry. The study was guided by five specific objectives: to establish total ... -
Mobile application linking entrepreneurs to mentors and investors
(Strathmore University, 2017)There is a growing culture of entrepreneurship in Africa with countries like Kenya becoming centers for innovation and entrepreneurship. This is evidenced by the development of world-leading technological innovations like ... -
Mobile based County revenue collection system
(Strathmore University, 2017)Today more than ever, different entities are relying on information technology to enhance the performance of their operations. At the forefront of this reliance is mobile technology which possesses versatile and comprehensive ... -
A Mobile based casual labourers management and payment solution
(Strathmore University, 2017)Casual workers or casual labourers are workers who have an explicit or implicit contract of employment which is not expected to continue for more than a short period of time, and whose duration is to be determined by the ... -
A Mobile based rent collection system
(Strathmore University, 2017)More than a third of Kenyans live in urban centers, majority of whom live in individual rental units. The proliferation of mobile phones and mobile money services in these urban centers surpasses 80% and 91.6% respectively. ... -
A Mobile based accounting and sales management system for small retail shops
(Strathmore University, 2017)The study showed that most of small scale retailers have not yet embraced technology in their business with only 17% having implemented a computer-based system. The study proposes an application for accounting and management ...
