MUT REPOSITORY: Recent submissions
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NEGOTIATION SITE SELECTION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE OUTCOME OF PURCHASER-SUPPLIER AGREEMENTS
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2015)This study investigates the effects of Negotiation sites on purchaser-supplier agreements in the Kenyan private sector. The population of interest for this study was private Supermarkets in Kenya. Data collection was ... -
Influence Of Supply Chain Resilience On Performance Of Humanitarian Aid Organizations In Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,, 2022)The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of supply chain resilience on performance of humanitarian aid organizations in Kenya. The study was anchored on the Complex Adaptive Systems Theory and employed survey ... -
Influence Of Electronic Procurement on Performance of County Governments in Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya
(Journal of Economics, Management Sciences and Procurement, 2025)Purpose: The study aimed to determine the influence of electronic procurement on the performance of county governments within Kenya’s Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB). Specifically, it examined the effects of e-sourcing, ... -
Influence of Supply Chain Leagility on Performance of Humanitarian Aid Organizations in Kenya
(Journal of Business and Economic Development, 2021)In today’s volatile and uncertain humanitarian environment, adopting a purely lean or a purely agile supply chain is not effective. Humanitarian organizations are struggling to obtain the highest possible performance from ... -
Effect of Eco-design Practices on the Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2016)Eco-design is a new approach to products design; it has emerged as a key approach for manufacturing firms seeking to become environmentally sustainable and globally competitive. The purpose of this study was to establish ... -
Cultural Aspects Constraining Mine Water Supply Chain Management in ASAL Areas of Kitui County, Kenya
(2023)Kitui County receives low levels of rainfall annually thus considered as Arid and Semi-Arid (ASAL) area. The community has formed many cultural imaginations about water ensuing from scarcity and insufficiency of the ... -
Cross-border logistics and shipping company performance in East Africa: Empirical evidence from Mombasa Port
(Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics, 2025)Purpose: This study examines the effect of crossborder logistics on shipping company performance in East Africa, specifically investigating how customs clearance efficiency, transportation management systems (TMS) adoption, ... -
BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP AND SUPPLIER RESPONSIVENESS: A CASE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS LISTED IN NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE, KENYA
(2015)This study sought to examine the influence of buyer-supplier relationships on the supplier responsiveness. The population of this study was manufacturing firms in Kenya, forming a total of 90 respondents. The sample size ... -
HE MODERATING EFFECT OF COMPETITIVE INTENSITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARKET ORIENTATION AND PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS IN KENYA
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2020)The objective of this study was to establish the moderating effect of competitive intensity on the relationship between market orientation on the performance of private security firms in Kenya. Data was collected from ... -
BEYOND THE SHELF: UNLOCKING SUPERMARKETS’ PERFORMANCE WITH JIT AND VMI IN THE NORTH RIFT REGION, KENYA
(2025)Purpose of Study: This study examined the influence of two key inventory management practices—Just-in-Time (JIT) and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)—on the performance of supermarkets in the North Rift Region. Problem ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF FIRM AGE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARKET ORIENTATION AND PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2021)The objective of the study was to establish the moderating effect of firm age on the relationship between market orientation and non-financial performance of private security firms in Kenya. The study targeted 39 firms ... -
AGRO-ECOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALL-SCALE CROP FARMING IN TAITA TAVETA COUNTY, KENYA
(2025)Statement of the Problem: Agro-ecological practices offer a sustainable approach to improving productivity and environmental resilience in small-scale crop farming systems, especially in resource-constrained regions. ... -
A leaner, meaner lifeline: How supply chain efficiency boosts the performance of humanitarian aid in Kenya
(Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics, 2025)Purpose: This study examines how supply chain efficiency influences the performance of humanitarian aid organizations in Kenya, focusing on the moderating role of organizational characteristics such as size, age, and ... -
Transport Management Practices and Safety Performance of Public Transport Organizations in Nairobi
(British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies, 2025)Road accidents cost the country, as is the case in other developing jurisdictions across the world, a loss of over 4% of the GDP. In Kenya, road accidents have been on the rise unlike in some developed nations. A substantial ... -
The Influence of Competitive Intensity on the Market Orientation of Private Security Firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research, 2024)The objective of this study was to establish the influence of competitive intensity on the market orientation of private security firms in Mombasa County. The study targeted private security firms that are members of the ... -
Public Procurement price variance in Kenya: extent, Drivers, and Proposed Mitigation
(European Journal of Logistics, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 2024)Developing economies, often dependent on donor funding and debt, such as Kenya could benefit from sealing budget leakages. Public procurement price variance is deemed a key inefficiency in public expenditure contributing ... -
The Effect of Competitive Intensity on Performance of Private Security Firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research, 2022)The objective of the study was to establish the effect of competitive intensity on performance of private security firms in Kenya. The data was collected from key informants who were either the marketing manager or the ... -
Talent Management and Employee Performance: Growing Young Colleges to Well Established Organization
(Developing Country Studies, 2014)With the increasing competition for highly skilled talent, creating an open and innovative culture, aligned with what matters most to employees, will provide the organisation with the competitive edge to retain and attract ... -
The Role of Strategic Sourcing on Organization’s Performance: A Case Study of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2015)Strategic sourcing is growing at a rapid rate throughout the world because organizations view it as a way to achieve strategic goals, improve customer satisfaction and provide efficiency and effectiveness services. This ... -
Service Quality and Student Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions: A Review of Literature.
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2017)This is a conceptual paper that examines service quality and student satisfaction in higher learning institutions. It presents the reviews of the literature on the service quality construct in higher education and its ...