http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/902 2026-04-09T23:45:26Z 2026-04-09T23:45:26Z Nkanata, S. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/971 2023-03-29T15:17:02Z 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z

Work-life balance and employee retention in public level five hospitals in Kenya. Nkanata, S. Work-life balance practices are human resource practices that ensure alignment of work and personal life. Retention of employees is a strategy that an organizations use to keep employees from preferring employment elsewhere. This investigated the influence of work-life balance on staff retention in public level five hospitals in Kenya. Specific objectives of the study were; to establish the influence of employee assistance programs and work schedules on staff retention in public level five hospitals in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive and correlational research designs. The study targeted 472 doctors, 3318 nurses and 449 clinical officers from the eleven (11) public level five hospitals in Kenya. Proportionate stratified random sampling design was used to select eight (8) public level five hospitals from which a total sample size of 40 doctors, 278 nurses, and 37 clinical officers were selected. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Cronbach alpha was used to test reliability of the research instruments. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to describe study findings based on the objectives. Tables and percentages were used for descriptive statistics while Binary Logistic Regression Model computed using SPSS Version.23 was used for data analysis. Results showed that employee assistance programs significantly influenced retention of health workers’. Availability of work schedules did not influence retention. Employee assistance programs significantly influenced employee retention. There is need for management to invest in improving employee assistance programs to encourage employees to remain in the hospitals. Management should also design new approaches relating to work schedules so as to attract and retain their talented workforce.

2023-03-01T00:00:00Z Kagendo, J. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/970 2023-03-29T15:11:56Z 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z

Influence of Community Forest Association Activities on Dryland Resources Management: Case of Kibwezi Forest in Kenya Kagendo, J. Gazetted forests in Kenya are owned and managed by the government through Kenya Forest Service. Other stakeholders including communities formally participate in forest management through Participatory Forest Management, concessions and leasehold. In each management regime, the forest has to be well managed and the community continue accessing forest products. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Community Forest Association activities lead to improved forest cover in a leased forest. The study adopted a descriptive survey design where both qualitative data and satellite data was collected. A sample size of 139 individuals was issued with questionnaires and 5 key informants were interviewed. Satellite imagery was used to quantify changes and trends in forest cover of Kibwezi forest for ten years. Results showed that infrastructural development had a great effect on destruction of forest cover in Kibwezi forest. There was significance relationship between community participation and improvement of forests since Chi square results were (χ2 =27.631, df=9, 0.001). The improvement of the forest was partially contributed to by presence of community forest association during inception of project but later David Sheldrick Trust which fenced the forest.There should be deliberate action by stakeholders to give community forest association incentives to operate optimally.

2023-03-01T00:00:00Z Kagendo, J. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/969 2023-03-29T15:08:34Z 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z

An Investigation on Declining Water Levels of River Mutonga in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. Kagendo, J. Variations in river water volumes have direct or indirect effects on biodiversity because sustainable development is highly dependent on availability of adequate water. Global records show declining water levels in most rivers. Most rivers flowing through TharakaNithi County have recorded notable decline in water volumes and this is a major challenge to achieving sustainable development in the County. Knowledge about water volume variations and factors responsible for the variations is key to effective water resource management. This study aimed at establishing extent of water volume decline in river Mutonga, the impact of human water abstraction and effects of climate change on the declining water volumes over the last 30 years. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The study corrected primary and secondary data from 270 households’ heads, three regional NEMA officials and three regional water resources authority officials. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A long-term variation in the recorded rainfall in the region in the period between 1990 and 2020 and was associated with the decline in river volume. There was a significant relationship between increased temperatures and river discharge amount (0.639816>0.05). The R square value of 0.8597, shows a significant relationship between the number of intakes constructed to abstract water and the river discharge. It is advisable for County Governments to adapt suitable water management strategies during implementation of development projects that are likely to affect water resources.

2023-03-01T00:00:00Z Esekon, J. E. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/968 2023-03-29T14:57:19Z 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z

Analytic Solution of a Nonlinear Black-Scholes Equation via Long and Short Gamma Positions. Esekon, J. E. This study presents a nonlinear Black-Scholes equation whose nonlinearity is due to feedback effects. The market involved is illiquid as a result of transaction costs. An analytic solution to the equation via long and short gamma positions is currently unknown. After transforming the equation into a parabolic nonlinear porous medium-type equation, find that the assumption of a traveling wave profile to the later equation reduces it to Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs). This together with the use of long and short gamma positions facilitate a twice continuously differentiable solution. Both positive and negative gamma exposure can lead to an out-of-the-money option.

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