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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 ... -
PREPARATION FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN MACHAKOS COUNTY- KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2019-10)Preparation for Performance Appraisal (PA) affects performance of commercial banks. When preparing to undertake PA, banks should ensure that; they involve all the stakeholders in setting both organization’s and individual ... -
Relationship Between Strategic Capabilities and Competitive Advantage in the Kenyan Banking Sector
(IPRJB, 2019)Purpose: The Commercial banks operating in Kenya are experiencing a faster pace of change characterized by customers’ sophistication, strict regulation and supervision, technology advancement, liberalization of banking ... -
Role of Counseling in Employee Performance in Public Universities(A Case Study of Kenyatta University)
(2016-08)In order to achieve the set goals or perform the activities of any organization, employees have to be taken care of economically, politically and socially, to enable them perform to the standards required. One way of taking ... -
The role of knowledge management in enhancing government service-delivery in Kenya
(Stellenbosch University, 2009)This article explores the role that knowledge management (KM) can play to support governance, performance effectiveness, and service delivery in government agencies in Kenya. It further addresses the challenges and problems ... -
The Role of Library Schools in Shaping the Changing Patterns of Scholarly Communication
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Scholarly publishing in sub-Saharan Africa in the twenty-first century: challenges and opportunities.
(2007)A free flow of ideas and information is vital to the process of scientific inquiry, and in turn to the ability to address economic, environmental and social development issues both in the sub-Saharan Africa region and ... -
The strategic importance of identifying knowledge-based and intangible assets for generating value, competitiveness and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa
(Sabinet, 2011)This article discusses the strategic importance of identifying intangible assets for creating value and enhancing competitiveness and innovation in science and technology in a knowledge economy with particular reference ... -
Students’ Perceptions of Information Literacy at two South African Universities
(Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), 2022)Information literacy, the ability to find and use information ethically, has been on the agenda of academic librarians for a very long time now. The driving force behind the information literacy agenda is the over-abundance ... -
SUPREMACY OF TRIPARTITE CONSULTATION OVER RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL PARTNERS AS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2019-07)Tripartite consultation and relationship between social partners are expected to enhance cordial relations between the social partners and consequently influence positive performance. Tripartite consultation is viewed ... -
TIME RELATED WORK LIFE BALANCE PRACTICES INFLUENCING EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN MACHAKOS COUNTY COMMERCIAL BANKS, KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018-10)Work-Life balance among employees has emerged as an issue of concern to both employees and employers. There has been growing attention to employees’ inability to dedicate proper attention and time to one’s non-work ... -
Training needs of practising professional librarians in the Kenyan public university libraries: a critical analysis
(MCB University Press, 2000)Examines the training needs of practising professional librarians in the Kenyan public university libraries. There is a general, but false assumption, in this sector that professional librarians who have attained the minimum ...