Browsing MKSU Scholarly Articles by Title
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The Effect of the Role of Social Partners on the Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics, 2013-06)The study sought to establish the effect of the role of social partners on the performance of state corporations in Kenya. Methodology: Data was obtained through a descriptive design involving 279 employees both unionized ... -
EFFECTS OF CAPITAL BASE ON SHAREHOLDERS’ WEALTH OF KENYAN LISTED COMPANIES INVOLVED IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018-11)The study sought to establish the effect of capital base on the shareholders’ wealth of Kenyan listed firms involved in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). The study adopted a descriptive research design. Comparisons were ... -
Effects of Cross Cultural factors on Knowledge management of Kenya Homegrown Multinationals Operating in East Africa
(The International Journal Of Business & Management, 2015)The economic integration of the five East Africa regional countries has created unprecedented opportunities and new challenges. Kenya homegrown multinational firms have taken advantage of these opportunities by expanding ... -
EFFECTS OF MARKETING PROCESSES ON SMALL SCALE COFFEE PRODUCTION IN KANGUNDO SUB-COUNTY, MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2019-11-01)Coffee production in Kenya has continued to suffer negative growth since 1989 with severe consequences to the coffee economy which is a source of foreign exchange to the country, farm incomes and employment. While coffee ... -
Ethical Issues and Indigenous Knowledge Production and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century
(2014)This paper addresses the ethical issues which relate to the sharing, use, access, research and personal as well as social benefit of indigenous knowledge produced in sub-Saharan Africa. Close to two decades into the 21st ... -
Human Resource Practices Influencing Employees Productivity in the Department of National Registration Bureau Nairobi County, Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, 2020-09)The main purpose of this research work was to find out the human resource practices that influence employees’ productivity in the department of national registration bureau Nairobi county. National Registration ... -
Impediments to promoting access to global knowledge in sub-Saharan Africa
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004)Knowledge-based societies have come to be identified with the advanced economies. Knowledge is now looked on as a new source of competitive advantage. Those economies where knowledge is created and used in large quantities ... -
Industrial Relations System as a Factor of Tripartite Consultation Influencing the Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics, 2013-06)The study sought to establish the effect of Industrial relations system in Kenya on the performance of state corporations. Methodology: Data was obtained through a descriptive design involving 279 employees both unionized and ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF ACCESS TO CREDIT ON SMALL SCALE COFFEE PRODUCTION IN KANGUNDO SUB-COUNTY, MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2019-11-01)Despite many government interventions aimed at reviving the declining coffee industry in Kenya, the quality and quantity of Kenyan coffee is deteriorating. Research has shown that farmers are not applying production ... -
Influence of Market Information on Decision to Invest through Nairobi Securities Exchange among Youth Groups of Kisumu County in Kenya
(Research Gate, 2018)The challenges associated with youth employment and participation in economic development has been a key concern world over, especially in developing economies. The youths in Kenya are specifically looked at because of ... -
INFLUENCE OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ON EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REGISTRATION BUREAU NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2020-10)The purpose of this study was to determine the human resource practices that influence employees productivity in the department of national registration bureau Nairobi county. National Registration Bureau department (NRB) ... -
Information access by Urban Social Workers in Kenya: A Case of Nakuru City
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2015)The study was set to identify how Urban Social Workers in Kenya accessed information and how they used it. The objectives of the study were to determine accessibility to information by Urban Social Workers; find out the ... -
Intervening Effect of Tripartite Consultation On the Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2015)The study sought to establish the intervening effect of tripartite consultation between the role of social partners, the tripartite consultation system, the economic change issues, the relationship between social partners ... -
The Involvement of the Faculty in Book Selection: The Case of Egerton University Library, Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2014)The study set out to find why users were unhappy with the library collection as was revealed by user surveys carried out by the library. The objectives of the study were to: Evaluate the usefulness of the collection; ... -
Knowledge acquisition inhibitors faced by incubator tenants in their endeavour to acquire knowledge in university incubation centres in Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledge, 2020-07)The purpose of this paper is to analyze critically Knowledge acquisition inhibitors faced by incubator tenants in their endeavour to acquire knowledge in university incubation centres in Kenya. The methodology for the ... -
Knowledge Management education in the departments of Library/Information Science in South Africa
(Sabinet, 2007)This paper focuses on the role of the departments of Library and/or Information Science (U1S) in South African universities in the training of Knowledge Management (KM) competencies. A questionnaire was e-mailed to thirteen ... -
Knowledge Management in a Research Organisation: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, 2006)Knowledge is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage that makes a difference between success and failure for both profit and non-profit organisations. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is a non-profit ... -
Knowledge production and distribution by institutions of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and challenges
(Unisa Press, 2011)This article focuses on available opportunities and challenges which institutions of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa face in producing and distributing knowledge. Institutions of higher education are also expected ... -
Managing a Library automation project: the Moi University experience
(MCB University Press, 1999)Examines the major problems associated with managing a library automation project in a developing country. The Moi University experience is representative of the type of problems that a library project manager in a developing ... -
The Moderating Effect of Strategic Leadership on the Relationship between Executive Compensation and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, 2019-09-01)Boards of Directors are not only held responsible for an organization’s failure to conform to rules and regulations or failure to attain organizational performance goals, they are also supposed to remunerate and monitor ...