Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Survey of greenhouse gas fluxes from different vegetation, seasons and landscape units in small scale farming systems in lower Nyando-Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions data from large-scale agricultural activities are available. In developing countries, e.g. Kenya, agriculture is dominated by smallholder farming, data on the assessment of possible ... -
Influence of youth enterprise development fund activities on financial performance of youth - led enterprises in Kisumu town east constituency Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2018)The need for Youth Economic Empowerment across the globe has attracted increasing interest from policy makers and even Governments. Youth Enterprise Development Fund in Kenya was established in the year 2006. Youths ... -
Evaluation of Point-Of-Care Test for Early Infant Diagnosis and Viral Load Monitoring of Hiv-1 Infection in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)In developing countries with disproportionately high burden of HIV-1 (HIV) infections, access to early infant diagnosis (EID) and viral load (VL) HIV nucleic acid testing is limited by the prohibitive infrastructural costs ... -
Statistical approach to prediction of financial distress Of listed firms in the Nairobi Securties exchange
(Maseno University, 2017)This research project examined the phenomenon of bankruptcy prediction from a developing economy perspective using the Altman Z-score models. These models rank among the bankruptcy models, whose main purpose is to detect ... -
The influence of community participation on sustainability of community water projects: the case of PCEA water project in Kitengela division Kajiado county
(2017)The Government of Kenya and non-governmental organizations have promoted interventions or projects aimed at improving water situations in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands though with some low level of sustainability. Initiating ... -
Influence of on-the-job training and development in strategy implementation at University of Nairobi enterprises and services limited
(Maseno University, 2017)On the job training and development improves the skills and knowledge of an organization’s workforce to implement Strategy. Existing studies have singled out employee skill as one of the constraints of strategy implementation. ... -
Unsteady MHD heat and mass transfer over an infinite Porous flat plate with convective surface boundary Conditions
(Maseno University, 2018)Unsteady MHD heat and mass transfer over an infinite flat plate with convective surface boundary condition problems have received little attention yet they are of great importance in many scientific and engineering fields. ... -
Selected factors influencing academic performance in constituency development fund built secondary schools in Rachuonyo South sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)It is presumed that Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination results are mainly used to determine who can move to higher education. Students therefore, stand to lose or gain ... -
Effect of relationship marketing on customer loyalty to brand choice: a survey of supermarkets in kisumu city
(2018)Organizations entirely rely on a proportion of core customers for profitability and financial survival. Essential and deliberate marketing practices like quality products, quality of services, as well as appropriate product ... -
Analysis of team building effectiveness as a performance Strategy in the telecommunications industry in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)For many years, team building has been used by organizations to enhance the moral of employees in different fields. Proponents of this strategy argued that it is ideal in addressing interpersonal problem in the workplace ... -
Relationship between post-audit practices and budgetary Performance of Suna East national government Constituency development fund, Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Global and regional researchers have done studies on factors affecting budgetary performance of institutions and industries. Locally, the already done studies emphasize on monitoring and evaluation of National Government ... -
Analysis of enterprise resource planning implementation factors in procurement performance: a case of Gusii water and sanitation company Kisii, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Most service companies consider Procurement function to be core to most organizational performance. Gusii Water and Sanitation Company (GWSCO) is one such company that has invested on its procurement function in order to ... -
Impact of strategic planning practices on the challenges faced by micro small and medium enterprises (msme’s) in Kitengela, Kajiado county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The purpose of the study is to investigate if strategic planning practices can help solve the challenges among MSME’s; Strategic planning is known to help entrepreneurs make decisions and get organized in order to remain ... -
The socio-economic impacts of markets ii project on Soybean female farmers in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, Nigeria
(Maseno University, 2014)Development organizations in Africa have been at the forefront in fighting for women inclusion in agriculture but little has been documented on how these initiatives impact on women's lives'. This study explored the extent ... -
Discriminant analysis of factors that have led to slow decline of HIV/aids prevalence: case study of Maseno
(Maseno University, 2017)HIV/AIDS epidemic has endangered the development of countries in this new century, presenting one of the greatest challenges of this generation and threatening human development. To accomplish an efficient response requires ... -
Effect of resource utilization on performance of Homa bay county government, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)County governments as second level Government should play a vital role in the development of the economy through efficient utilization of resources and better performance. Resources are key factors of production and ... -
Effectiveness of personal selling strategies in the banking industry in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)According to World Bank 2015 report, banking industry contributes enormously to socioeconomic developments of regions and countries. Banks employ, finance and contribute to GDP. However, Economic Survey 2015 reports customer ... -
Assessment of the Contributions of Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes in Poverty Reduction: Case Study of the Njaa Marufuku Kenya project in Kisumu East district, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Since 2005, the government of Kenya has been implementing the Njaa Marufuku Kenya as a conditional cash transfer project with overall goal of reducing extreme poverty in Kenya through increased incomes, assets, food security ... -
Application of logistic regression model to determine factors causing maternal mortality: a case study of Migori county referral hospital (2007-2015)
(Maseno University, 2016)Kenya is one of the major contributors to the poor maternal health status in Africa with maternal mortality ratio of 488 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births translating to 7,700 maternal deaths annually (KDHS, 2014). ... -
Effects of Cotrimoxazole Withdrawal on Malaria Parasitemia Prevalence, Parasite Density and Multiplicity of Infection in Hiv-Infected Individuals With Immune Recovery Following Antiretroviral Treatment in Homabay County
(2016)Strategies to reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality include scale up of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and provision of broad spectrum antibiotics. Cotrimoxazole (CTX) is a widely available low cost antibiotic recommended ...