http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/107083 2026-04-28T13:02:46Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/163628 Effect of Competitive Advantage on the Relationship Between Strategic Leadership and Performance of International Non-governmental Organizations in Kenya Oracha, Joan A; Ogutu, Martin; K’obonyo, Peter; Twalib, Medina In developing countries, International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) have taken active and complementary roles in sustainable human development. Despite the role of INGOs in development, the issues of sustainability, availability of funds, and supportive leadership have remained a major challenge in developing countries. The concept of competitive advantage has been recognized as a central building block in strategic management and an important precedent to organizational performance. Competitive advantage is a deliberate effort by the organization to align its internal conditions and capabilities with changes in the external environment. This study sought to establish the mediating effect of competitive advantage on the relationship between strategic leadership and performance of international non-governmental organizations in Kenya The study was anchored on strategic leadership theory, upper echelons theory and resource-based view theories. For methodology, descriptive cross-sectional survey design covering 277 respondents was adopted. Semi structured questionnaires were used to collect data. The study findings indicated that data collection tool/questionnaire was reliable as Cronbach alpha was greater than 0.7 for all variables. The results indicated a significant mediating effect of competitive advantage on the relationship between strategic leadership and performance of international nongovernmental organizations in Kenya. This means that the influence of strategic leadership on performance is indirect through competitive advantage. The study concluded that both competitive advantage and strategic leadership concurrently influence organizational performance positively. It is recommended that international non-governmental organization must be able to identify their competitive advantage. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/163627 Rules of Engagement: Factors Influencing Employees Engagement in Insurance Companies Twalib, Medina H Organizations are striving to find better ways of engaging their employees since many organizations have realised that workers are the most imperative resource for achieving their goals. Several research studies have been published that identify factors that drive employee engagement. Opportunities for upward feedback, effective communication systems, trust and fairness are some of the factors found to determine employee engagement. This study appreciates that a ‘one size fits’ model is effective, since the levels of engagement and its drivers differ according to organization, employees and the job itself. However, these studies had some inefficiencies including contextual and methodological deficiencies that the current study is addressing. The objective of the study was to establish factors that affect employee engagement at jubilee insurance. The study employed Cross Sectional Descriptive survey research design because the study was done at one point in time. Questionnaires were distributed to 175 respondents out of a population of 580. The study employed Factor analysis as a tool for data analysis. Results showed that four factors influence employee engagement. Management should ensure that they provide the necessary environment for employees to improve their performance in terms of increasing their employees’ skills through training and development human resource practices. The study recommends that managers ensure they have a good relationship with employee and promote teamwork in the organization as well as give prompt performance feedback to employees. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/163607 “Yes Man Syndrome”: a Preferred Ploy of Ingratiation Twalib, Medina H; Lukio, Oliver A Finding out which of the dimensions of ingratiation has more effect on the target person is the objective of the study. The basic aspect to effective ingratiation is the exact approach used to increase liking. Literature is unclear about which of the dimensions would yield more results or whether, when used together will yield more results to the target person. It was hypothesised that there is no significant difference in using any of the dimensions to the target person. Descriptive survey was used and a population of 169 respondents answering to statements about usage of the three dimensions of ingratiation. Data were collected primarily using structured questionnaires. Data were analysed using one and two-way ANOVA and the response rate was 72.2%. The results showed that opinion conformity has the highest significant mean among the three strategies followed by other enhancement and lastly selfpresentation. The findings of the study also indicated that the three strategies when applied together have no significant difference on the target. It is recommended that employees should ensure application of these ingratiation strategies one at a time. The paper suggests that more strategies can be considered in order to solve ingratiators’ dilemma. These findings add significant value in policy and practice. Keywords: Yes Man Syndrome, Ingratiation 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/155962 Influence of Provision of Physical Facilities on Participation in Early Childhood Development and Education in Public Primary Schools in Embu County, Kenya Khatete, Ibrahim. F; Riechi, A; Kamwitha, A. M 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z