MKSU Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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Effects of Learners' Attitude, Gender and School Type On English Language Performance: A Case Study of Thika West District
(2012)Education is the key to unlocking human potential. The acquisition of communication skills and language enables people to share their ideas and knowledge effectively. Studies done in Kenya have observed that very few ... -
Occupational safety and health administration practices and their effects on employee performance in Mavoko constituency within Machakos county
(2013)Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is generally defined as the Science of the Anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards arising in or from the workplace that could impair the health and well-being of ... -
Influence of working capital management practices on financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Machakos Sub-County, Kenya
(2015)Working capital can be considered as source of existence for all types of organizations, whether profit or non-profit organizations, therefore, it is a vital component for any profit making organizations for it influences ... -
A Data Mining Approach for Forecasting Cancer Threats
(2015)Healthcare facilities have at their disposal vast amounts of cancer patients’ data. The analysis of available data can lead to more efficient decision-making. The challenge is how to extract relevant knowledge from this ... -
A Prototype for authentication of secondary school certificates: case of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination certificates
(2017)More often Universities and training institution in Kenya enroll students who want to further their education. Due to increased demand for educated labor force, the number of individuals reported to have used illegitimate ... -
The Effects of Microfinance Services On the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Machakos County
(2013-10)The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector has continued to play an important role in Kenyan Economy. The sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased from 13.8% in 1993 to over 18% in 1999. The ... -
Factors affecting the implementation of governance policy in land administration in Kenya A case study of Nairobi county
(2012-02)The importance that the people of Kenya attach to land is enormous. Up to the early eighties, investors and business people acquired land based on the need to develop and establish a business. Rarely would one purchase ... -
Determinants of Job Satisfaction Among Nurses: A Case of Embu Provincial Hospital
(2008-02)Factors affecting job satisfaction among nurses: A case of Embu Provincial General Hospital Understanding the determinants of job satisfaction is important because it has been linked inversely to staff turnover, quality ... -
The role of training on employee productivity a case of MSME’s in Kenyatta market, Nairobi
(2009-03)Most countries in Africa are undergoing reforms that are opening their economies to greater international competition. However, domestic factor markets are not adequately developed to ensure the successful adaptation of ... -
Factors Affecting Procurement of Government Vehicles: Case of Mechanical and Transport Department, Ministry of Roads
(2011-11)There are many problems affecting the acquisition of vehicles and equipment in the Government transport sector. Some of these problems are similar to those encountered in large complex projects in the commercial sector, ... -
Factors affecting supplier selection. A case study of The united nations
(2011-05)Procurement is one of the major functions in the peacekeeping missions and forms a central core in project implementation. The United Nations Budget is more than Five Billion United States dollars for projects in peacekeeping ... -
Response Strategies Adopted by Public Universities in Kenya to Environmental and Managerial Challenges
(2013-09)The environment in which organizations operate is continuously changing, thereby posing challenges to organizations, and higher education institutions are no exception. The objective ofthis study was to understand how ... -
Factors Affecting Implementation of the Economic Stimulus Improvement Projects in Kenya (A Survey Of Selected Projects In Nairobi)
(2011-06)The Economie Stimulus Programme (ESP) in Kenya was introduced to boost the country’s economic recovery and return the economy back to the envisioned medium term growth path, invest in iong term solutions to the challenges ... -
Analysis of Challenges of Implementation of the Strategic Management Plan in Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company
(2008-06)Challenges of implementation of strategic management plan The purpose of the proposed study was to analyze the challenges of implementing the strategic management plan in Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Ltd. The ... -
Socio-economic factors affecting growth of micro and small scale manufacturing enterprises: a survey of select firms in the food and beverage industry in Kenya
(2011-11)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are playing an increasingly important role in the process of economic growth in the developing world. They are the largest group in terms of the number of industrial units in most ...
