Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Top Management Team Characteristics and Sustainable Competitive Advantage of Chinese Multinational Corporations in Kenya: An Empirical Investigation
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The paper is an empirical investigation on top management team characteristics and sustainable competitive advantage of Chinese Multinational Corporations in Kenya. The paper used team management team characteristics as ... -
New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya
(2021-04)The KNM-ER 2598 occipital is among the oldest fossils attributed to Homo erectus but questions have been raised about whether it may derive from a younger horizon. Here we report on efforts to relocate the KNM-ER 2598 ... -
Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Kenya
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Supply chain resilience in mindful humanitarian aid organizations: the role of big data analytics.
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the nomological network of associations between collective mindfulness and big data analytics in fostering resilient humanitarian relief supply chains. Design/method ... -
Promoting transparency: Courts and operationalization of the right of access to information in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The right of access to information (ATI) is fundamental to any country that is governed by the rule of law. Indeed, there is a link between transparency and good governance, on the one hand, and ATI, on the other hand. The ... -
Ethical Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Practice in Three Traditions
(East African Nature and Science Organization, 2021-04-09)Entrepreneurs are a category of agents who are found in all human societies and their significance has been variously assessed. Although they are a universal phenomenon, their repertoire of activities, thoughts, motivations ... -
Gender Construction, Representation, Contestation and Maintenance: a Case Study of Ekegusii Discourse
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper analyses Ekegusii names and how they relate to gender identity. It shows how the naming system is basically based on the premise that a male is socialized to ‘gather wealth’, hence the term omosacha (‘man/husband’), ... -
Sensitive infant caregiving among the rural Gusii in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-04)The Gusii in rural Kenya represent a particularly interesting community for the study of sensitivity, as they have previously been described as not showing sensitive care. This study focuses on the observation of sensitivity ... -
Income mobility in diversified CSA households of Nyando Basin, South Western Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2021-05)Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) strategies have been introduced in Nyando basin (comprising Kisumu and Kericho Counties) in Kenya, and farmers have comparatively taken up the practices. This has resulted in diversification ... -
Eternal Damnation: A Reply to Karori Mbugua’s “Gentler Theology of Hell
(Thought and Practice Journal, 2016-10-08)This article is a reply to Karori Mbugua’s article titled “The Problem of Hell Revisited: Towards a Gentler Theology of Hell” (Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya, New Series, Vol.3 ... -
The Politics of revenue Allocation and Resource Control in Kenya: Implications for County Governments stability
(ADFJ, 2021-06-09)Purpose - the purpose of the paper is to establish the existence of ERM components in the integrated financial statements and further establish the relationship between ERM and firm performance. Design/Methodology/Approach- ... -
Enterprise risk management and firm performance among financial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(ADFJ, 2021-06-09)Purpose - the purpose of the paper is to establish the existence of ERM components in the integrated financial statements and further establish the relationship between ERM and firm performance. Design/Methodology/Approach- ... -
Effect of gross capital formation on the relationship between debt financing and economic growth among East Africa Community Member Countries
(ADFJ, 2021-06-09)The main proponentsof public borrowingto bridge the domestic financial resources gapconfirmthat debt contributes to economic growth through capital accumulation.Public debt and growth relationships can be both positive ... -
Effect of governance on the relationship between external debt financing and economic growth among East Africa Community Member Countries
(ADFJ, 2021-06-09)Governments borrow to finance budget deficits. Public debt and growth relationships can be both positive and negative.The main proponentsof public borrowingto bridge the domestic financial resources gapconfirmthat debt ... -
Detection of fraud in financial statements using Beneish ratios for Companies listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(ADFJ, 2021-06-09)Purpose: To determine and analyze financial statement fraud amongst Nairobi securities exchange listed companies. Methodology: The research design that was used in this study was descriptive research design in collecting ... -
Situating Fireside Knowledge in Development Feminist Academy
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2020-02-04)As a feminist development geographer scholar for the last 26 years, I have interacted with the feminist development academy. I have experienced two scenarios. The first one being a marginal scholar in the global knowledge ... -
Situating Fireside Knowledge in Development Feminist Academy
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship, 2020-02-04)As a feminist development geographer scholar for the last 26 years, I have interacted with the feminist development academy. I have experienced two scenarios. The first one being a marginal scholar in the global knowledge ... -
Incidence, Depth and Severity of Multiple Child Deprivations in Kenya
(African Journal of Economic Review, 2020-11-21)This paper measured multidimensional child deprivation of basic needs using data from 1993 to 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys. The Bristol approach multiple nonmonetary indicators of deprivation and the Alkire ... -
Revenue Stream Diversification and Returns on Assets of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal, 2020-06-18)Purpose: This paper examines whether revenue diversification index significantly affects returns on assets of commercial banks in Kenya and establish the presence of a long run and the speed of adjustment to equilibrium/ ... -
State Higher Education Funding Models, Budgetary Allocation, Loan Recovery and Sustainability of Students’’ Loans Scheme
(African Development Finance Journal, 2020-06-18)Purpose - The objective of this study was to review existing empirical and theoretical literature on the effect of higher education funding models, budgetary allocation, loan recovery and sustainability of students’ loans ...
