Staff Publications: Recent submissions
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Financial Risk Management Practices and Business Sustainability: Empirical Findings from Private Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2021)Access to affordable and equitable health is a global challenge. Health is the third sustainable development goal under the seventeen United Nations sustainable development goals of 2015. Private hospitals play a key role ... -
Comparison of Freeze-Drying with Three Different Combinations of Drying Methods and Their Influence on Colour, Texture, Microstructure and Nutrient Retention of Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) Slices
(Springer, 2013)Freeze-drying (FD) and three different combinations of drying methods: freeze-drying combined with hot air drying (FD + AD), freeze-drying combined with vacuum drying (FD + VD) and freeze-drying combined with microwave ... -
Simulation of a Deterministic Model of HIV Transmission between Two Closed Patches
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)Numerical simulation of a deterministic model of HIV transmission between major cities in Kenya is carried out. The model considered two closed patches connected by the commuter movements of truck drivers being the agents ... -
A Theoretical Model of Corruption Using Modified Lotka Volterra Model: A Perspective of Interactions between Staff and Students
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020)Corruption is the misuse of power or resources for private gain. This undermines economic development, political stability, and government legitimacy, the society fabric, allocation of resources to sectors crucial for ... -
Influence of Lending Procedures on Credit Accessibility amongst Small and Micro Enterprises in Kenya: A Case of Meru Town
(East African Journal of Business and Economics, 2020-12-12)In Kenya, SMEs are businesses employing between 1-50 people and may be either in formal or informal sectors and may also be in farm or non-farm categories. Due to the sector importance, Kenya has enacted several laws in ... -
Corporate Turn Around Strategies By Financially Distressed Companies Quoted At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)Firms that are experiencing financial distress take one action or another in order to turn around their performance. This study sought to find out what turnaround strategies are taken by companies that faced ... -
Effects of Information on Loan Access: A Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(HRMARS, 2015)The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether in access to information affect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in accessing loans from commercial banks in Meru County Municipality. The descriptive research design ... -
Does Capital Structure Matter? Effects on Profitability of Frms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Journal of Business Economics and Finance, 2015)Capital structure of firms is an important aspect in finance which seeks to determine the optimal capital structure that a firm should maintain. Various theories have been put across to address this issue. This paper ... -
An Assessment of the Financial Sustainability of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya
(University of Cape Town, 2018)Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are voluntary associations of people with the common goal of encouraging savings and granting credit to members as a means to their economic improvement. For a ... -
The Effects of Internal Audit Independence on Corporate Governance of County Governments of Kenya: A Case of Meru and Tharaka nithi counties
(GreenField Advanced Research Publishing House, 2020)This paper attempts to discuss the conflicts in various internal auditing roles that are prevalent and tend to impact corporate governance based on how leaders and managers perceive internal audits. County governments are ... -
Influence of Lending Procedures on Credit Accessibility amongst Small and Micro Enterprises in Kenya: A Case of Meru Town
(East African Journal of Business and Economics, 2020)In Kenya, SMEs are businesses employing between 1-50 people and maybe either in formal or informal sectors and may also be in farm or non-farm categories. Due to the sector importance, Kenya ... -
Digital Technologies as a Driver in the Provision of Universal Health Coverage
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020)The digital revolution is affecting various sectors in the world ranging from banking, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, insurance, and Government. Technological innovations like digital health and electronic healthcare ... -
Research Philosophy Design and Methodologies: A Systematic Review of Research Paradigms in Information Technology
(Global Scientific Journals, 2020)Researchers and post-graduate students most of the time have a challenge differentiating between research philosophies, research design and research methodologies. This paper therefore focuses conducting a systematic ... -
A Survey of Influence of the Organization Structure on the Implementation of Succession Planning In the Civil Registration Departments in Eastern Region, Kenya
(IAR Journal of Business Management, 2021-02)Succession planning is the organization's behavior that ensures the organization is constantly provided with efficient management. Succession difficulties are often related to relationship problems, such as top management ... -
Dollar value of disability-adjusted life years in South Africa in 2019
(Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 2021)Background To date, no study has estimated the dollar value of DALYs lost from a wide range of diseases and conditions in South Africa. The specific objectives of this study were: (a) to estimate the dollar value of ... -
Effect of Knowledge and Culture on Utilization of Pit Latrines in Tigania East, Meru County, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2020-10)Introduction: The major cause of childhood diseases in Kenya is related to issues of poor sanitation. More than 19,500 people die every year from diarrhoea of which 17,100 are children. Diarrhoea accounts for 16% of deaths ... -
Business Training Inputs And Resultant Competencies: The Dichotomy Effects
(Researchjournali.com, 2017)Business training is a key intervention mechanism for building competencies of business trainees which have yielded satisfactory results around the world. Efforts to enhance business competencies of youths, women and ... -
Prevalence and Genotyping of Echinococcus Species from Livestock in Kajiado County, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2019)Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a widespread neglected zoonotic disease and is caused by the larval stage of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. CE is more frequent in livestock-rearing areas and where people ... -
Selenium Deficiency Risk in Central Kenya Highlands: an assessment from the soil to the body
(PubMed, 2019)Selenium (Se) deficiency is associated with increased risk of clinical disorders. Yet, it has not been considered as an important public health issue in Africa. The health burden of this 'hidden hunger' remains largely ... -
The monetary value of human life losses associated with COVID-19 in Turkey
(Emerald, 2020)Background: This study aimed to appraise the monetary value of human life losses associated with COVID-19 in Turkey. To our knowledge, it is the first study in Turkey to value human life losses associated with COVID-19. ...