Doctor of Philosophy Theses and Dissertations(PHD)
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This collection contains bibliographic information abstracts and full text of Doctor of Philosophy(PHD)theses and dissertations held in Research and Special Collections Section in Kenyatta University Library
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Resentation of Masculinities in Selected Kenyan Female-Authored Novels
(Kenyatta University, 2019-11)This study examines the representation of masculinities in selected Kenyan female-authored novels. The novels studied include The Promised Land by Grace Ogot, Coming to Birth by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, Crucible for Silver ... -
Adoption of Knowledge Management Practices for Service Delivery in Selected North-West Nigeria Federal University Libraries
(Kenyatta University, 2019-10)Knowledge management practices entail generation, acquisition, organization, sharing, preservation, applying and re-use of knowledge. In libraries, the practice aims at improving services and administration. Evidence ... -
The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect)
(University Of California, 2017)The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect) Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) is a thriving national sign language used by tens of thousands of signers in Kenya, and which emerged out of two deaf schools in ... -
Principals’ Leadership Styles and Their Relationship with Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Siaya, Kisumu And Kajiado Counties in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)While there is general agreement the world over, that the principal’s leadership style has a remarkable effect on teachers’ job satisfaction, little is known about Kenya particularly in the area of full-range leadership. ... -
Peer-Mediated Support Strategies for Enhancing Social Interaction Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public Primary Schools, Migori County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)A fundamental feature of social life is social interaction, or the ways in which people act with other people and react to how other people are acting, which is a deficit in learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public ... -
Strategic Assets and Performance of Food Processing Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)The Food Processing firms contribute enormously to economic development in Kenya However; a critical analysis indicates that food processing firms are experiencing declining performance. Therefore, this study sought to ... -
Business Process Outsourcing and Organisational Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)The overarching objective of any going-concern business entity is performance sustainability. However, performance sustainability challenges continue to persist in the banking industry despite appropriation of different ... -
Burden of Diabetes Mellitus among Patients in Thika Level Five Hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)The burden of diabetes is reflected not only in the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, but also in the growing numbers of premature deaths due to diabetes. One measure of burden of disease is disability-adjusted ... -
Assessment of Adoption of Teachers’ Service Commission Dress Code by Female Tutors in Public Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)In an effort to maintain clothing styles within the teaching fraternity, Teachers Service Commission came up with design sketches for incorporation in dress code in 2006. The TSC manual of code of conduct and regulations, ... -
Academic Staffing and Implication on the Quality of Bachelor of Education Program in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)The preparedness of graduates from Kenyan universities has raised questions in the job market. For instance, a large percent of graduates are believed to be unfit for the teaching jobs. In this regard, this study intended ... -
Resource Isolating Mechanism and Competitive Advantage Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-07)Commercial banks in Kenya are facing intense rivalry within the industry. For these banks to survive, it is important that they respond to the changes in the external environment. Competitive advantage which has become the ... -
Technostructural Interventions and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
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Operations Strategy and Performance of Management Consultancy Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)Competition in the modern world requires consultancy firms to adopt operations strategies that will ensure superior performance. Previous studies have identified challenges facing consultancy firms which have led to their ... -
Pathological Characteristics of Prostate Carcinoma in Archival Tissues at the Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital, Kiambu County – Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Prostate carcinoma (PCa) is the leading cancer among middle and elderly men worldwide. It accounts for 15% of all cancer cases and 6.6% of all cancer associated-deaths in men. PCa is a leading cause of cancer burden among ... -
Selected Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)In the last five years (2013 to 2017), poor academic achievement has been experienced in Kiambu County. This is despite government‟s interventions and education being an important sector in individual and national development. ...
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Resentation of Masculinities in Selected Kenyan Female-Authored Novels
(Kenyatta University, 2019-11)This study examines the representation of masculinities in selected Kenyan female-authored novels. The novels studied include The Promised Land by Grace Ogot, Coming to Birth by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, Crucible for Silver ... -
Adoption of Knowledge Management Practices for Service Delivery in Selected North-West Nigeria Federal University Libraries
(Kenyatta University, 2019-10)Knowledge management practices entail generation, acquisition, organization, sharing, preservation, applying and re-use of knowledge. In libraries, the practice aims at improving services and administration. Evidence ... -
The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect)
(University Of California, 2017)The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect) Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) is a thriving national sign language used by tens of thousands of signers in Kenya, and which emerged out of two deaf schools in ... -
Principals’ Leadership Styles and Their Relationship with Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Siaya, Kisumu And Kajiado Counties in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)While there is general agreement the world over, that the principal’s leadership style has a remarkable effect on teachers’ job satisfaction, little is known about Kenya particularly in the area of full-range leadership. ... -
Peer-Mediated Support Strategies for Enhancing Social Interaction Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public Primary Schools, Migori County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)A fundamental feature of social life is social interaction, or the ways in which people act with other people and react to how other people are acting, which is a deficit in learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public ... -
Strategic Assets and Performance of Food Processing Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)The Food Processing firms contribute enormously to economic development in Kenya However; a critical analysis indicates that food processing firms are experiencing declining performance. Therefore, this study sought to ... -
Business Process Outsourcing and Organisational Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)The overarching objective of any going-concern business entity is performance sustainability. However, performance sustainability challenges continue to persist in the banking industry despite appropriation of different ... -
Burden of Diabetes Mellitus among Patients in Thika Level Five Hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)The burden of diabetes is reflected not only in the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, but also in the growing numbers of premature deaths due to diabetes. One measure of burden of disease is disability-adjusted ... -
Assessment of Adoption of Teachers’ Service Commission Dress Code by Female Tutors in Public Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)In an effort to maintain clothing styles within the teaching fraternity, Teachers Service Commission came up with design sketches for incorporation in dress code in 2006. The TSC manual of code of conduct and regulations, ... -
Academic Staffing and Implication on the Quality of Bachelor of Education Program in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)The preparedness of graduates from Kenyan universities has raised questions in the job market. For instance, a large percent of graduates are believed to be unfit for the teaching jobs. In this regard, this study intended ... -
Resource Isolating Mechanism and Competitive Advantage Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-07)Commercial banks in Kenya are facing intense rivalry within the industry. For these banks to survive, it is important that they respond to the changes in the external environment. Competitive advantage which has become the ... -
Technostructural Interventions and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04) -
Operations Strategy and Performance of Management Consultancy Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)Competition in the modern world requires consultancy firms to adopt operations strategies that will ensure superior performance. Previous studies have identified challenges facing consultancy firms which have led to their ... -
Pathological Characteristics of Prostate Carcinoma in Archival Tissues at the Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital, Kiambu County – Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Prostate carcinoma (PCa) is the leading cancer among middle and elderly men worldwide. It accounts for 15% of all cancer cases and 6.6% of all cancer associated-deaths in men. PCa is a leading cause of cancer burden among ... -
Selected Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)In the last five years (2013 to 2017), poor academic achievement has been experienced in Kiambu County. This is despite government‟s interventions and education being an important sector in individual and national development. ... -
Systematic Risk and Performance of the Stock Market in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Stock prices in Kenya have been experiencing drastic volatility in the recent past. In the year 2015 alone, the value of the listed companies shrunk by about Ksh 250 billion representing about 25% of the national government ... -
Participatory Film as a Tool for Social Change Among Drugs and Substance Users in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Drugs and substance use in Kenya has reached crisis levels. Kiambu County has been especially cited as a hotspot for this catastrophe. Whereas different stakeholders have responded to this vice through legislative, legal ... -
The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Job Performance among University Academic Staff in Tanzania
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Job satisfaction and job performance have aroused interest in scholarly debates due to their importance and impact on organizational productivity. The purpose of this study was to examine academic staff’s job satisfaction ... -
School Psychological Environment, Achievement Goals and Learning Strategies as Predictors of Form Three Students’ Academic Achievement in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)Secondary school students’ performance in KCSE over the last four years (2013 to 2016) has been skewed towards low grades nationally and Nairobi County specifically. Much research effort has been directed at investigating ... -
Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Derivation of Maize Cropping Calendar in Croplands under Rainfall Variability in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Increase in global atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG) has led to an increase in the radiative forcing resulting in climate variability. The objective of this study was to identify the best management practice which ensures ...
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