Staff Publications: Recent submissions
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Influence of strategic orientation on the growth of micro and small furniture manufacturing enterprises in Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship, 2018)MSEs are an important segment of our economy. They contribute about 70% to the country’s GDP and over 80% of the countries employment. Therefore, promotion of MSEs and, especially of those in the informal sector is viewed ... -
RISK TRANSFER STRATEGIES AND SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018)Supply chain risk management is critical for the success of organizations in the petroleum industry. Due to supply chain disruptions in the industry, businesses dealing with petroleum tend to face supply demand inconsistencies ... -
Influence of Entrepreneurial Innovativeness On Microinsurance Uptake by Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
(European Journal of Business Management, 2018)Entrepreneurial orientation plays a critical role in success of an enterprises since it entails willingness of an entrepreneur to innovate, take risks, try out new products, services and markets and act more proactively ... -
INFLUENCE OF BUYER-SUPPLIER TRUST ON PERFORMANCE OF FOREIGN BASED DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018)Buyer-supplier trust is critical for supply chain performance. Geographically distanced firms like foreign based development agencies just like multinationals that operate in diverse markets need to build trust with possible ... -
RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018)Supply chain resilience is critical for the firms operating in the modern day petroleum sector. Crude oil supply fluctuations have often caused the price of the product to vary. Also, cases of fuel adulteration have ... -
THE ARTISANS: EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HANDICRAFT EXPORTING MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES IN TANZANIA
(International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research, 2018)This study examines the influence of entrepreneurship training on performance of handicraft exporting Micro and Small Enterprises in Tanzania. Resource Based View (RBV) and Positivism approach are the key theory and ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RATIONAL CHOICE RATIONALE FOR ADOPTION OF BALANCED SCORECARD AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
(European Journal of Business and Strategic Management, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between rational choice rationale for balanced scorecard (BSC) adoption and organizational performance of state corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The ... -
Influence of resource orientation on the growth of micro and small furniture manufacturing enterprises in Kenya
(Academic Research Insight Journal, 2018)MSEs contribute about 70% to the country’s GDP and over 80% of the countries employment. Therefore, promotion of MSEs and, especially of those in the informal sector is viewed as a viable approach to sustainable development ... -
INFLUENCE OF BUYER-SUPPLIER DEPENDENCE ON PERFORMANCE OF FOREIGN BASED DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018)Buyers depend on suppliers for goods and services while suppliers depend on buyers for revenue. In business, dependency theory holds that firms can benefit from each other by building relationships where they feel obligated ... -
Robust Estimation of Finite Population Totals Using a Model Based Approach in the Presence of Two Auxiliary Variables
(International Journal of Data Science and Analysis, 2018)The utilization of auxiliary information during surveys increases the accuracy of estimators, thereby giving more reliable estimates of the population parameters of interest. It has been established that the presence of ... -
Influence of ICT systems on disaster management in selected organizations in manufacturing sector in Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Information Systems and Technology, 2018)According to the Disaster Recovery Preparedness Council, 73 percent of companies worldwide are failing in terms of disaster readiness. With advancement in Information & Communication Technology in the form of Internet, ... -
INFLUENCE OF SUPPLIER QUALITY COMMITMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of supplier quality commitment on the performance of state corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted cross-sectional survey design using both ... -
INFLUENCE OF SUPPLIER COMPETENCE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Supply Chain and Logistics, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of supplier competence on the performance of state corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted cross-sectional survey design using both quantitative ... -
Parties’ Recognition in Labour Relations and its Influence on Labour Relations Equilibrium in Public Education Sector in Kenya
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Arbitration Mechanism and its Influence on Labour Relations Equilibrium in Public Education Sector in Kenya
(Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2017)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of arbitration mechanism on labour relations equilibrium in public education sector in Kenya with a view to instil labour relations harmony to enhance labour ... -
Influence of Monitoring Tools on Project Performance in Kenyan State Corporations
(European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 2017)The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of monitoring tools on project performance of Kenyan State Corporations. Simple random sampling was used to select 65 state corporations that constituted ... -
Application of Queuing Theory to Vehicular Traffic on Nakuru Total Road Stretch
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 2017)Nations strive to avoid losing revenue and human lives through long traffic snarl ups and frequent accidents on the roads. For this reason Considerations must be made to increase the number of lanes or even better to change ... -
Incubatee Selection Criteria and its Role on Entrepreneurship Growth: A Survey of University Based Business Incubators in Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2017)The importance of entrepreneurship growth around the globe has been well recognized and documented by many scholars. For instance, some scholars have reported that the potential contribution of entrepreneurship growth to ... -
Role of Conflict Management as an Essential Element of Public Participation in Enhancing Performance of Devolved Governance Systems in Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Social Sciences & Humanities Research, 2017)Public participation is the process through which citizens influence and share control over priority setting, policy-making, resource allocations and access to public goods and services. The study examined the role of ... -
Bayesian Estimation of Survivor Function for Censored Data Using Lognormal Mixture Distributions
(IOSR Journal of Mathematics, 2017)We use Bayesian methods to fit a lognormal mixture model with two components to right censored survival data to estimate the survivor function. This is done using a simulation-based Bayesian framework employing a prior ...