School of Business & Economics (JA): Recent submissions
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Institutional Innovations for Smallholder Agricultural Production Systems in Kenya: A Case of Smallholder Tea Subsector
(2016-10)The smallholder tea sub-sector which is part of the larger Kenyan tea industry has enjoyed considerable success since its inception in the early 1960s. The planted area under the smallholder system, expanded from 2,522 ... -
Can the TV makeover format of edutainment lead to widespread changes in farmer behaviour and influence innovation systems? Shamba Shape Up in Kenya
(2018-07)Edutainment, the combination of education with entertainment through various media such as television, radio, mobile phone applications and games, is increasingly being used as an approach to stimulate innovation and ... -
Intentions to consume foods from edible insects and the prospects for transforming the ubiquitous biomass into food
(2018-12)Edible insects are a potentially less burdensome source of proteins on the environment than livestock for a majority of rural consumers. Hence, edible insects are a timely idea to address the challenges of the supply side ... -
The Influence of Police-Community Partnership Strategy on Social Relations in Nairobi County, Kenya
(2019-10)Post terrorism security intervention strategies cut across social, cultural, economic and political lens of the society. It is a vague area in social life that calls for sociological approach and few studies have been ... -
Consumers’ Salient Beliefs Regarding Foods From Edible Insects In Kenya: A Qualitative Study Using Concepts From The Theory Of Planned Behaviour
(2016-11)Population growth, urbanization and climate change, are among the factors that have created uncertainties and pressures on current global food and economic systems. Agricultural intensification can no longer support the ... -
Evaluation of seasonal variation of MODIS derived leaf area index at two European deciduous broadleaf forest sites
(Elsevier, 2005-05)We present an evaluation of the operational MODIS Leaf Area Index (LAI) product over two temperate deciduous forests and focus on the seasonal variation. Two EUROFLUX beech (Fagus sylvatica) sites, Hesse, France and Sorø, ... -
Effect of Transformational Leadership Style on Employee Engagement In Public Secondary Schools, Murang’a County, Kenya
(Society for Science and Education, 2018-11-25)This study sought to examine the effect of employee transformational leadership style on employee engagement in public secondary schools of Murang’a County in Kenya. A survey research design was employed. The target ... -
Effect of Authentic Leadership Style on Employee Engagement In Public Secondary Schools, Murang’a County, Kenya
(Society for Science and Education, 2018-11-25)This study sought to examine the effect of employee authentic leadership style on employee engagement in public secondary schools of Murang’a County in Kenya. A survey research design was employed. The target population ... -
Effect of Transactional Leadership Style on Employee Engagement
(Strategic Journals, 2020-11-12)This study examined the effect transactional leadership style on employee engagement in public secondary schools of Murang’a County in Kenya. A survey research design was employed. The target population was 3,860 teachers. ... -
Gender, Leadership Style and Employee Engagement
(IOSR Journals, 2021-01)This study sought to establish the relationship between gender, leadership styles and teacher engagement in public secondary schools of Murang’a County, Kenya. A survey research design was used. A sample of 368 respondents ... -
Level of Education, Leadership Style and Employee Engagement
(IISTE, 2021-01-31)This study sought to establish the relationship between the level of education, leadership style and teacher engagement in public secondary schools of Murang’a County, Kenya. A survey research design was used. A sample of ... -
Effect of Dark Leadership Style on Employee Engagement
(Strategic Journals, 2020-11-12)This study examined the effect of dark leadership style on employee engagement in public secondary schools of Murang’a County in Kenya. A survey research design was employed. The target population was 3,860 teachers. ... -
Effect of Governace on Performance of County Governments In Kenya
(2020-10-25)This study’s purpose was to evaluate the effect of governance on performance of county governments in Kenya. The data collection instrument used was Questionnaire. The questionnaire collected primary data from seven counties ... -
Critical Analysis of Response to Famine in Semi-Arid Areas of North West, Kenya
(2019-05)This paper analyses behavioral patterns which emerges in the process of adjustment to stem the negative effects of famine in semi-arid areas in North West, Kenya occupied by Turkana pastoralists. The paper takes a more ... -
Effects of 2005-2006 Drought: A Systematic Review of the Evidence in Morulem and Lokichar Pastoral Villages, Kenya
(2020-10)This paper presents the effects of the 2005-2006 drought and famine in the two pastoral villages in Turkana, Morulem and Lokichar, which were rural and urban respectively. Analyses is based on both qualitative and quantitative ... -
Individual Attributes and the Adoption of Cross-Network Mobile Money Transfer Service by SMEs in Murang’a Municipality
(IOSR Journals, 2020-10)Kenya introduced a platform-level cross-network mobile money transfer service in the year 2018, a move that made the country join other East African countries namely Rwanda and Tanzania in operating interoperable systems. ... -
Funding Effect on Strategic Plans Implementation: A Comparative Study between Amica and Mentor Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies
(IOSR Journals, 2020-10)Strategic management is a set of decisions and actions resulting from the formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objectives of the organization. The successful implementation of Strategic plans ... -
Impact of The Youth Empowerment and Development Fund (YEDF) on Livelihood Improvement of Youths in Nairobi County – Kenya
(2020-08-01)The introduction of Youth Empowerment Programmes (YEP) by the Government of Kenya was a move to satisfy the urgency of endowing youth to join in and nurture their development approaches. Empowerment of youths through ... -
An Assessment of how Youth Empowerment Programmes have Influenced Availability of Jobs to the Youth in Nairobi County – Kenya
(2020-08)The Kenyan Youth today face a myriad of socio-economic hurdles. The introduction of Youth Empowerment Programmes (YEP) by the Government of Kenya was a move to satisfy the urgency of endowing youth to join in and nurture ... -
Technological Characteristics and Adoption of Cross-Network Mobile Money Transfer Service by SMES in Murang’a Municipality
(IOSR Journals, 2020-07)Mobile service operators in Kenya rolled out cross-network mobile money transfer services in the year 2018 intending to increase the penetration of mobile financial services in the country due to reduced costs and increased ...
