Research Papers/Topics in Humanities and Social Science

The effect of employee participation on organisational commitment in state corporations in kenya: a case of the national museums of kenya.

ABSTRACT  The current dynamic working environment and stiff competition in the market necessitates that organization adopt flexible, adaptive and competitive techniques to be able to adjust to dynamism in market conditions Employees are the most key asset in any organization and its prospect success depends on more involvement of their employees to stir creativity and innovation. Involving employees can improve the organization in many ways like in creativity, changes in behaviour at work, a...

The Effects Of Decentralization On Service Delivery: A Case Study Of Malakal County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan

ABSTRACT Service delivery and decentralization are vital for effective operations of local governments. The significant weights are based on the important prospects that are defined in Malakal County service delivery process. However the research provides an important milestone that help to establish a well guided understanding of weakness and strengths in decentralization policies and process and how, if any might results in, better service delivery for stockholders which increase the state�...

Women Empowerment And Social-Economic Development In Nantambulirwa Sue-County Mukono District

ABSTRACT The research report covered the women empowerment and social economic development. Thecase study was Nantambulirwa Sub-County in Mukono District. The study objectives were toestablish the economic status of women in Nantambulirwa Sub-County. To establish the socialstatus of women in Nantambulirwa Sub-County. And to establish the level women’s participation in politics in Nantambulirwa Sub-County. The researcher used the sample size of70 out of the total population of 85 target popu...

Multinational Corporations And Economic Development In Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT The study titled “multi-national corporations and economic development attempted and investigated on the role of multinational corporations (MNC5) on economic development in Mogadishu-Somalia. The study objectives related to identifying profile of respondents, the contribution of MNCs, degree of economic development, and establishing relationship between MNCs and economic development in Mogadishu-Somalia. The study found out that MNCs comply by the rules and regulations of the coun...

The Role Of Advertisement In The Moral Degeneration Of The Youth Case Study: Nakivubo / St. Balikuddembe Market Area

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyse the role of media advertising in moral degenerations of the youth. The problem of advertising has been in existence for long in Uganda, despite various measures taken by the Uganda Government and various NGOs to end these problems. The study sample is based on respondents from St. Balikuddembe market in Kampala city. The selected sample includes businessmen and workers; it comprises the male and female. Data were collected through quantitative and...

Determinants Of Implementation Of Constituency Development Fund Projects In Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya.

ABSTRACT The involvement of the central government in the development of socioeconomic development at the constituency level is important in facilitating nationwide sustainable development, despite geopolitical differences. Since introduction, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), now NG-CDF, in 2003 has facilitated socioeconomic development across the nation and especially in areas that were previously marginalized, by allocating part of the national resources to constituencies for develo...

Socio-Economic, Cultural And Institutional Factors Influencing Modern Box Hives Adoption In Kitui County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Modern technologies in beekeeping at the global level have advanced in the recent past in countries that have embraced the new technologies such as China, Argentina and the USA, which are making honey exports worth millions of dollars. Modern beekeeping in Kenya is still a new idea as in most other African countries leading to low economic benefits. Efforts by the government, NGO’s and international donors to boost the adoption in various regions in Kenya such as Mwingi have gained...

Myths Of Origin And Their Cultural Implications In The Tigania Community Of Meru County

ABSTRACT This study seeks to examine mythology in six selected myths of origin from the Tigania community of Meru County. Myths of origin in this study refer to all kinds of prose narratives including ordinary animal tales and stories of people. These tales are sacred and religious in nature while mythical characters are believed to be characters or beings that once lived when gods used to live on earth. Mythical characters are regarded as half men and half gods who would also be heroic in n...

Identities And Spaces In Selected Writings Of Black, Indian And White East African Writers, 1950s To 1980s.

Abstract This study analyses identity and space in five works of East African Asian, black and white writers based on the reasoning that these are significant issues in East African literature that reflect the nature of contemporary social relations in the region. The study uses a post-structural and postcolonial conceptual framework. Using comparative textual analysis, the study examines Going Down River Road by Meja Mwangi Homing in by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, The In-between World of Vikram...

An Analysis Of Factors Influencing Adoption Of The Recommended Maize Technology’s Package In Makuyu Division, Murang’a South District, Kenya

ABSTRACT Maize is the most important staple food and the major source of sustenance for the majority of the Kenyans. The increasing population trend in the face of declining yields in maize production has intensified the food insecurity problem (Republic of Kenya, 1994). This has created the need to improve maize production techniques so as to meet food security demands. Researches have been conducted on maize varieties suitable for Kenya‟s different agro-ecological zones (KARI, 2000). From...

Linguistic Strategies In The Teaching Of English Language Oral Skills In Kenyan Secondary Schools: A Case Of Kakamega District

ABSTRACT This study dealt with the linguistic strategies used in the teaching of English language oral skills in selected secondary schools in Kenya. The objectives upon which the study was based were: identify and describe the English language oral skills of secondary level of Form Two students as outlined in the English syllabus; find out the qualifications of the teachers of English who teach Form Two class; identify and describe strategies used in teaching oral skills in Form Two; determi...

Medicinal Plants Species Diversity And Access To Traditional Herbal Medicine Among The Samburu People

ABSTRACT Traditional herbal medicine (THM) has been used since the ancient times and continues to play a great role in healthcare of many communities in Kenya especially the Samburu community. The species diversity of medicinal plants and access to traditional herbal medicine has little been evaluated in Kenya and among the Samburu people in particular. This study investigated species diversity of medicinal plants and access to THM among the Samburu people. It sought to identify the species r...

Psychological Satisfaction Of Male Kenya Rugby Union-Registered University Rugby Players With Technical And Institutional Managerial Support

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological satisfaction amongst male rugby teams in Kenyan Universities with regard to Technical and Institutional support. A descriptive survey research design was used in order to establish levels of player satisfaction amongst university rugby teams. A total sample of 91 rugby players drawn from 3 public and 4 private universities registered by the Kenya Rugby Union took part in the study. A modified version of the Athlete Satisf...

The Construction Of Gender In Opinion Articles From Kenya: A Case Study Of Magazines From The Saturday Nation And The Standard Newspapers

ABSTRACT Gender is a socially constructed unit in society. This means that society assigns identities as either masculine or feminine through studying behavior. Language too has been categorized as either feminine or masculine. Studies on differences in language used by male and female appear to have focused on speech and rarely on writing. This motivated the researcher to carry out a study on the construction of gender in opinion articles in Kenya, specifically, the Saturday magazines from T...

The Structure And Role Of The Determiner Phrase In Ekegusii: A Minimalist Approach

ABSTRACT This study analyzes the different DP structures and roles in Ekegusii using the Minimalist approach. The study has three objectives, namely: to describe the structure of the DP, to analyze the semantic roles of the DP and to establish the extent to which the DP in Ekegusii can be accounted for using the MP. In terms of structure, we found out that the DP in Ekegusii projects various functional projections. These include DemP, PossD and QP. Overt noun raising was observed as the NP r...


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