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Industries and Communities: Symbiotic Dependency and Sustainability of the Magana Town Industrial Park in Kenya
(Prime Journals (PJ), 2013)
Industrial development is perceived as an important indicator of economic growth. Though industries may be elected by private and public parties to provide goods and services at a market price, their existence at a place ...
Predictors of financial satisfaction: Differences between retirees and non-retirees
(Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, 1998)
The main purpose of this study was to identify differences in factors that predict financial satisfaction among retirees and non-retirees and to ascertain how retirees and non-retirees differ in financial beliefs and ...
Psychosocial determinants of quality of life among Kenyan families
(Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2011-06)
The importance of Quality of Life studies cannot be overestimated. Virtually every government and development sector would be interested in the impact of its initiatives on people’s standard of living and essentially their ...
Evaluation of Raw Silk Produced by Bivoltine Silkworm Bom byx Mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) Races in Kenya
(2007)
Evaluation of raw silk produced in location S1 (laboratory) and S2 (field) was assessed during long rains (LR) and short rains (SR), using selected bivoltine Bombyx mori silkworm strains initially obtained from China and ...
Urbanization Challenges in Poor Slum Areas of Nairobi and the Role of Sustainability Science in Seeking Practical Solutions
(2014)
The chapter examines major sustainability challenges faced by people in the poor urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of this study was to specifically examine challenges faced in the city’s slum areas, and application ...
Business Performance of Local Apparel Traders in Nairobi’s Competitive Liberalised Market
(Scholarlink Resource Centre, 2012)
This paper addresses the business performance of local apparel traders given new challenges resulting from a new liberalised market in Nairobi. Data were collected using interview schedules and observation checklists. A ...
Challenges Facing Apparel Traders in Nairobi, Kenya, and Strategies for Flourishing in a Liberalized Market
(Bloomsbury Journals (formerly Berg Journals), 2010-05-01)
The lack of enabling policies that would have ensured fair trade amongst various stakeholders of contrasting interests in Kenya became obvious when market liberalization was introduced in the 1990s. It created increased ...
Knowledge and skills used and the satisfaction derived in the choice of apparel among university students
(Pakistan Home Economics Association, 2009-12)
The purpose was to examine the relationship between the knowledge and skills used in the selection of apparel and the satisfaction obtained. Data were collected from 210 undergraduate students of which 94 were females and ...
Gender Differences in Financial Perceptions, Behaviors and Satisfaction
(Institute of Certified Financial Planners, 2000-02-01)
Research has demonstrated that there are differences in the way men and women perceive financial issues. This article provides a summary of one such study, and presents several findings and conclusions in the hope of giving ...
Challenges Faced and the Coping Strategies Adopted by Family Caregivers in Dealing with P eople L iving with H IV/ A IDS in Thika District , Central Province, Kenya
(Center for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2014-04)
Salt mining generates colossal profits for the investors and towards Kenya’s revenue margin. However, salt farming in Magarini District has increasingly elicited socialconcerns locally and ecological stress at large. ...