MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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INFLUENCE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON LEARNERS’ LITERACY OUTCOMES IN EARLY YEARS OF EDUCATION IN BUNGOMA CENTRAL SUB- COUNTY, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2024-06)Teachers efforts coupled with stimulative learning environment has a high influence on academic achievement in education for learners in primary schools. This academic achievement is imperative for learners in early years ... -
Conceptualizing Peace, Security and Development: A Critical Discourse
(MMUST, 2018-02-22)This professorial inaugural lecture critically attempts to examine the concepts Peace, Security, and Development. Peace, is understood to be not only the absence of direct and physical violence, but more importantly, the ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers regarding Depression Care in Two Medium-Sized Hospitals in Kenya
(Wiley Depression and Anxiety, 2024-06-07)Introduction. Depression is the most common mental health disorder worldwide with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 10% in the general population. Our objective was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices ... -
Nexus between Kenya’s Higher Education Financing, Equity and Quality: Implications for Policy and Practice
(Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, 2023-11-28)My journey towards this inaugural lecture dates back to 1998/99 when I was the director of studies. I sat in the committee that identified needy students for bursary allocation in high school and came face to face with ... -
Effect of Supplier Information Sharing Practice on Supply Chain Performance of Kenyan Selected County Governments of Nyanza Region
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2022-10-09)Effective performance is a desire for any institution when adequate supplier relationship exists. Counties that embrace efficient supplier relationship management have achieved massive economic development. Adequate ... -
Effect of Recruitment Practices of Adjunct Lecturers on Employee Performance: A Survey of Universities in Kakamega County, Kenya
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, 2016-08-22)The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of recruitment practices of adjunct lecturers on employee performance among universities in Kakamega County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design ... -
Effect of Adjunct Lecturers’ Job Security on Employee Performance: Evidence from Universities in Kakamega County, Kenya
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, 2017-02-24)This study examined the effect of Adjunct Lecturers’ Job Security on Employee performance: Evidence from Universities in Kakamega County, Kenya. Using a descriptive survey research design, data was collected from a sample ... -
Calibrating Implementation of Strategic Plans Amongst Commercial Banks in Kenya: An Analysis of Leadership Role
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2020-07-06)In this age of turbulence, steering an organization to attain remarkable success depends on a leader’s ability to craft and effectively implement strategies. Strategies may fail to be implemented due to poor leadership. ... -
Public Procurement Ethics and Procurement Performance: The Case of Kakamega County Government, Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2022)The significance of procurement in public entities has grown globally in recent years (Adams, Muir & Hoque, 2014). Ambe (2012) and Mahmood (2010) attributed this to the huge financial resources spent by governments on ... -
Supplier Development Practices and Supply Chain Performance of County Governments in Kenya
(International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Development, 2024)Many organizations have realized the significant role suppliers play in determining organizational performance. This study sought to examine the influence of supplier development practices on supply chain performance of ... -
Competitor Orientation and Innovation
(Oradea Journal of Business and Economics, 2024-03)The study sought to examine the influence of competitor orientation on innovation in Kenya’s Deposit Taking SACCO’s. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and targeted 49 respondents drawn from all the 7 ... -
Board Nationality and Educational Diversity and Organizational Performance: A Systematic Review of Literature
(International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Developmen, 2023)Board diversity is an important aspect of corporate governance. This paper reviewed research on board nationality and educational diversity and organizational performance in both developed and developing contexts. Further, ... -
Supplier Selection Practices And Supply Chain Performance Of County Referral Hospitals In Kenya
(Business Excellence and Management, 2023-09)The study examined the effect of supplier selection practices on supply chain performance of county referral hospitals in Kenya. Descriptive survey design was utilized. Both stratified random and simple random techniques were ... -
Supplier Relationship Management Practices Procurement Ethics and Supply Chain Performance in County Governments
(Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2023-07-30)Purpose:The broad objective was to establish the moderating effect of procurement ethics on the relation between supplier relationship management practices and supply chain performance of Kenyan selected county ... -
Product Innovation and Competitiveness of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023)The dynamics of change in the business environment catalysed by globalization, changing consumer preferences, and a whirlwind of technological development have exerted immense pressure on commercial banks to introduce ... -
Transactional Leadership Style And Strategic Plan Implementation
(Business Excellence and Management 1, 2023-08-13)The main objective of this study was to establish the influence of transactional leadership style on strategic plan implementation as moderated by organizational culture in private sugar manufacturing firms. Descriptive ... -
The Role of Knowledge Sharing in Enhancing Innovation Performance: A Study of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Machakos University Press, 2022)Modern organizations are exposed to challenges arising due to a complex and an unpredictable competitive environment. Over the years, knowledge sharing has become a major strategic necessity that organizations require to ... -
Ethical Practices and Organizational Performance: Understanding Linkages from Deposit-Taking SACCOs in Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2021-08)As employees understand what amounts to acceptable behavior within an organization, their ethical choices can be moulded and this gives leaders an opportunity to actually shape the ethical climate. Strategic leaders ... -
Employee Involvement and Employee Performance: The Case of Part Time Lecturers in Public Universities in Kenya
(International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2018-03)The study sought to examine the relationship between employee involvement and employee performance of part time lecturers in public universities in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design to collect ... -
Effect of Procurement Practices on Procurement Performance of Public Sugar Manufacturing Firms in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Management Research & Review, 2017-04)The main purpose of the study was to establish the effect of procurement practices on procurement performance of public sugar manufacturing firms in Western Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to establish ...