Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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The moderating effect of operating environment on corporate governance and firm performance: a case of corporate entities listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)Firm decisions are majorly affected by the operating environment in which they exist. Environmental context represents an exterior ecosystem. Effect of external environment context on strategic management ... -
How do food processing firms in Kenya learn? Empirical insights from potato processing in Nairobi
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)How food processing firms learn in their quest to build their capabilities is central for their success. This question is paramount because while research has shown the importance of learning to capability ... -
Organizational ambidexterity and performance of Large Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)The research objective was to establish the influence of organizational ambidexterity on the Kenyan large manufacturing firms’ performance. The studies linking ambidexterity to organizational performance are ... -
Business incubation practices adopted by the youth enterprise development fund and the financial performance of Youth-owned Enterprises in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)n Kenya, Youth-Owned Enterprises (YOEs) create employment for youths and contributes to poverty reduction. Despite this, more than a third of start-up YOEs often fails before the third year of operation, resulting far-reaching ... -
Effect of environmental dynamism on organizational ambidexterity and performance of large manufacturing firms in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-12-03)The study sought to examine the effect of environmental dynamism on the relationship between organizational ambidexterity and performance of large manufacturing firms (LMFs) in Kenya. The studies ... -
The joint influence of firm resources and organizational characteristics on export performance of Small And Medium Manufacturing Enterprises In Nairobi County, Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-12-01)The main objective of this study was to determine the joint influence of firm resources and organizational characteristics on export performance of small and medium manufacturing enterprises ... -
Moderating effect of information technology infrastructure on the relationship between business process re-engineering strategy and performance of food manufacturing companies in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-12-01)The main objective of the study was to evaluate the moderating effect of information technology infrastructure on the relationship between business process re-engineering strategy and performance ... -
Moderating effect of firm age and size on the relationship between sustainable operations management practices and competitive advantage of manufacturing firms in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11)The Kenyan government has identified manufacturing as one of its big four-agenda for growth and employment creation. However, manufacturing activities consume considerable amounts of resources which are non-renewable ... -
Corporate governance, firm characteristics and earnings management of companies listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11)The relationship between corporate governance and earnings management may not be direct due to the varying characteristics of firms. The objective of the research was to establish the moderating influence of firm ... -
Effect of green logistics practices on performance of logistics firms in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2023-11-03)Emissions from logistics industry are rising at a greater concern than any other industry and the trend is expected to continue such that 2030 these levels will be 80% higher than they were in ... -
Partnerships for sustainable cities as options for improving solid waste management in Nairobi city
(Sage, 2021-01)Partnerships as enshrined in policies are vital for achieving sustainable cities under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indeed the SDGs recognize the importance of partnerships in solid waste management (SWM) as ... -
Treatment Outcome and Its Associated Factors Among Multidrug-resistant (Mdr-tb) Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Kenya- a Retrospective Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis is described as tuberculosis caused by a genetic variant of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis which is resistant to most potent anti-TB drugs i.e. isoniazid and rifampicin. Kenya is ... -
Precision Agriculture for Resource Use Efficiency in Smallholder Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
(MPDI, 2021-01)Opportunities exist for adoption of precision agriculture technologies in all parts of the world. The form of precision agriculture may vary from region to region depending on technologies available, knowledge levels and ... -
Formulation of dispersible isoniazid/pyridoxine fixed-dose combination tablets for isoniazid preventive therapy in pediatrics
(2020-07-07)Objective: Oral dispersible isoniazid 50 mg/pyridoxine 6.25 mg fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablets were formulated for Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in pediatrics weighing less than 5 kg. Significance: The Kenyan clinical ... -
Management of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and root-knot nematode disease complex in tomato by use of antagonistic fungi, plant resistance and neem
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Simultaneous infestation with root-knot nematodes (RKN) and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) leads to formation of a disease complex that increases crop losses than effect of either RKN or FOL. In this study a ... -
Effect of soil sterilisation on biological control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and Meloidogyne javanica by antagonistic fungi and organic amendment in tomato crop
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03-14)One of the major challenges in the application of biological control agents into the soil is their inability to withstand competition from natural microflora. In this study a management programme involving fungal biological ... -
Characterisation of Fusarium species infecting tomato in Mwea West Sub-county, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-23)Fusarium species cause various diseases of tomato, the most common being vascular wilt and cortical rots. A study was carried out to characterize Fusarium spp. found in the stems of wilted tomato plants from farms in Mwea ... -
Construction time overrun related risks as a determinant of completion of public private partnership projects in Kenya. Case study ofSondu Miriu Hydropower Project
(EJBMR, 2020-10-13)In development projects especially those of construction in nature, working within the time schedules is paramount and normally an issue of conflict. Emergence of Public Private Partnership to ... -
Normative action influence on performance of biosocial projects in informal settlements in Nairobi County, Kenya
(EJBMR, 2020-10-30)This study sought to establish Normative action influence on performance of biosocial projects in informal settlements in Nairobi County, Kenya. The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which normative ... -
Promoting Performance of the Building Construction Industry through Risk Identification: A Case of Exchequer Funded Building Construction Projects in Machakos County, Kenya
(EJBMR, 2020-12-30)Project failure is an increasingly worrying challenge in Kenya. In implementation of exchequer funded building construction projects, the challenge is real. The study examined the influence of risk management practices on ...