Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Dynamics of groundwater flow and upwelling pressure heads at a wetland zone in a headwater catchment
(Springer Nature, 2019)The rate and direction of groundwater flow are a function of the gradient of the hydraulic head, whose components are gravity head and pressure head. This paper presents results and analyses of field observations of pressure ... -
Effects of waste reduction strategy on firm performance: A survey of publishing firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management United Kingdom, 2015)This study focuses on the effect of waste reduction strategy on the performance of publishing firms in Kenya. Kenya is a regional publishing powerhouse (newspaper publications selling) in East and ... -
Customer relationship management practices as recipe for customer loyalty: A literature review
(2013)According to empirical evidence the extent of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) benefits to an organization will vary depending on the nature of the business concerned. They are likely to ... -
Influence of supplier management on the implementation of effective procurement practices in tertiary public training institutions in Kenya
(Issues in Business Management and Economics, 2014)In Kenya, over 70% of tertiary public training institutions procurement practices are normally not in full compliance with Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 and Public Procurement and ... -
Effects of public procurement policies on organizational performance: A case of Water Services Regulatory Board
(2013)Water governance has been identified as a key issue in water resources management and in the processes of water supply service delivery. This is in recognition of the fact that, several trend sand factors are currently ... -
Environmental factors influencing procurement regulatory compliance by Kenya's public universities
(Ijsse, 2014)In the year 2005, Kenya enacted the Public Procurement & Disposal Act 2005 and Regulations2006. Procurement processes play critical roles in enhancing effectiveness in both the private and public sectors. The main ... -
An Examination of the NGO Sector Competitive Environment in Kenya
(IJSR, 2014)The nonprofit sector firms tend to focus more on the internal facets giving little attention to the ever dynamic external business environment. There is notable growth in the NGO sector in ... -
Social health insurance scheme for all Kenyans: Opportunities and sustainability potential
(Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, 2004)Health is a basic need for all, regardless of race, nationality, social class, age, sex, etc. In Kenya, just like in many other developing countries, the health situation has been deteriorating in spite of the government ... -
Antecedents to successful adoption of e-procurement in textile and apparel firms in Kenya
(2012)This study examined the factors that affect implementation of e-procurement within the textile and apparel firms in Kenya. Specifically it sought to investigate the effect of organizational issues, ... -
FARMCHEM’S DILEMMA:Coping with Distribution Challenges in the Supply Chain Management
(United States International University-Africa, 2011)It was on Monday, the 3rd of April, 2011, when Mr. Charles Mulinge, the Managing Director(MD) of Farmchem Limited, a firm dealing in agricultural input products, received a phone call. “Hallo!” he answered ... -
Influence of Lean Supply Chain on Performance of Public Universities in Kenya
(IJSSIT, 2019)Purpose:The main objective of this study was to determineinfluence of lean supply chain on performance of Public Universities in Kenya.Materials and methods;this research adopted descriptive design. A descriptive ... -
Influence of Relationship Management Framework On the Performance of Supply Chain Management in Health Facilities in Nairobi Ciyt County, Kenya
(IJSSIT, 2018)Purpose: the influence of relationship management framework on the performance of supply chain management in health facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya.Materials and methods the study adopted a descriptive ... -
Analysis of NGOs Competitive Strategies in Kenya a Case of HIV/AIDS Focused NGOs
(2014)The NGO sector has experienced rapid growth in therecent years coupled with cut-backs in donor funding due to the global economic downturn. This has led to increased competition among NGOs for ... -
The Moderating Effect Of Decision-Maker On The Relationship Between Strategy And Organizational Structure
(2017)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of the decision maker on the relationship between strategy and organization structure. The study was informed by the apparent dearth of empirical evidence about the ... -
Analysis of Electromagnetic Transmission through Dielectric filled Apertures of Arbitrary Shape in a Thick Conducting Screen
(2005)The paper deals with an extension of the previous work appearing in a past issue of this transaction by the authors on hybrid FEM/MOM technique for analyzing transmission properties of arbitrarily shaped apertures on a ... -
A Case for the Revision of Power Engineering Syllabi at Kenyan Universities
(2005)This paper presents a summary of the current status of Elec-trical Power Engineering Education at Kenyan universities,followed by a summary of the situation on the same at universities world-wide. Against a backdrop of ... -
An experimental prototype for low head small hydro power generation using hydram
(2013)The global rise in energy demand has resulted to the over exploitation of both renewable and non renewable energy sources. Most feasible hydroelectric power (HEP) plants sites have been exploited and the current ... -
An investigation to the efficacy of free primary education in withdrawing and maintaining children from child labour in Kiambu district, Kenya
(2011)It is estimated that about 250 million children aged between 5-14 years were working world wide by the year 2006, at least 120 million were working full time and close to 80 million in hazardous work. These are children ... -
The influence of Principals’Related Factors on ICT Integration in the Management of Public Secondary Schools in Kitui County, Kenya
(2017)The study soughtto determine the influence of principals’ related factorson integration of Information Communication Technology in the management of public secondary schools in KituiCounty, Kenya. A ... -
The influence of school related factors on ICT integration in the management of public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya
(2017-01-19)The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of school related factors in integration of Information Communication Technology in the management of public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. A descriptive ...
