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The moderating effects of organizational culture on the relationship of leadership styles and SMEs’ growth in the top 100 SMEs in Kenya
No full textA paper presentation at the 3rd East African Multidisciplinary Research Conference (EAMARC III) held at the United States International University- Africa, 15th -17th November, 2016.The study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of organizational culture on leadership styles and SMEs’ growth.
Stratified random sampling was used, to obtain a sample of 227 from a target population of 553 managers from the top 100 SMEs of Kenya.
Descriptive statistics were used to describe and summarize the data.
Inferential statistics where used to make inferences and draw conclusions about the quantitative data.
Findings indicated that Organization culture had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between leadership styles and SMEs growth.
the study recommended that managers should be mindful of the organizational culture in order to manage a dynamic environment
The evolution of Corporate Governance and consequent Domestication in Kenya
No full textA paper presentation at the 3rd East African Multidisciplinary Research Conference (EAMARC III) held at the United States International University- Africa, 15th -17th November, 2016.Governance - determines the exercise of power in the management of economic and social resources for sustainable human development
Corporate Governance - ‘the system’ by which companies are directed, organized and controlled’ Influences growth in financial markets, plays central role in performance, capital formation, maximization of shareholder value and protection of investors’ rights
The paper traces evolution of CG principles and practices, via the committees that produced Cadbury, Greenbury, Hampel, Higgs Reports, the Combined Code of CG, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
These developments influenced the introduction and growth of CG principles and best practices in Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya
Led to the promulgation of the guidelines on principles of corporate governance for public listed companies in 2002 by the Kenyan Capital Market Authority
The purpose of the paper is to analyze historical development of CG, with specific reference to the sequential development of CG in the United Kingdom, OECD, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Kenya
The paper analyzes the nature of corporate governance guidelines and practices introduced in each epoch from pre-1900s to the 21st Centur
Firms shouldn’t base hiring on social media behaviour
No full textA Newspaper Article in the Business Daily Newspaper by Scott Bellows, an assistant Professor in the School of Business at USIU-AA panel interviews a job seeker. Research found that hiring professionals biased their social media assessments to favour those from the same gender and ethnic background as themselves. Study shows that there is no relationship between one’s conduct on the platforms and success at work
The representation of emotion and emotion-laden words in a multilingual population: Differences in L2 and L3 processing in the Affective Simon Task
No full textA paper by Dr. Bansight-Brown, An Associate Professor and Research Scientist in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at USIU-A, presented at the International Symposium on Bilingual Processing in Children and Adults (ISBPAC), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
ケニアの大学での日本語教育：USIU でのアニメと漫才会話の使用の事例(Teaching Japanese Using Anime and Manzai: An Experiment)
No full textA Journal Artcicle by Sensei Nakamura Katsuji, a Faculty member at USIU-Afric
ケニアの日本語教育事情 Japanese Language Education in Kenya
No full textA conference Presentation by Sensei Katsuji Nakamura during the 4th Conference of Japanese Language Education in East Africa Held in Madagascar in August, 2016ケニアの日本語教育：概要
• 教育機関: 大学、専門学校、小学校、高校、大使館
• 人数：１８００人ぐらい
• 日本語教師会：２０名程度（日本人は現在４人）
• 交流基金の専門家(２００６年から）
• 広報文化センター
• 年中行事：日本語弁論大会、日本語能力試験、東アフリカ日本語教
育会議等
日本語が教えられている教育機関
• 総合大学 University 1) Minor （副専攻）：Kenyatta Univ
、USIU
2) Elective course（選択外国語）：Strathmore Univ
3) Certificate course：Jomo Kenyatta Univ, Catholic Univ
• Middle Level College: As part of diploma / certificate courses of tourism,
tour guide, wildlife service, etc. : Kenya Utalii College, Kenya Wildlife
Service Training Institute, and other commercial colleges in Nairobi
• As extracurricular activities of primary / secondary schools（小学校のクラ ブ活動として
） : Karatina region
• 大使館での中級クラ
Characteristics of small holder tea farmers and there effect on agricultural value chain financing in Kiambu county-Kenya
No full textA Journal article by a DBA Alumni and co-authors who are Faculty in the Chandaria School of Business at USIU-AfricaIn Kenya, small holder farmer information levels and access to agricultural value chain financing is less than optimal. This study sought to investigate the effect of small holder tea farmer characteristics on the effectiveness of value chain financing in Kiambu County. Purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of borrowers' characteristics on credit access in the tea industry value chain financing in Kiambu County. A cross-sectional study with systematic sampling approach of 384 smallholder farmers who supplied tea to 6 KTDA factories was conducted. 234 (66%) males and 120 (34//%) females were interviewed. 6% respondents were below 30 years, 31% between 31-40 years, 38% between 41-50 years, 17% between 51-60 years and 8% for 60 and above years. (86%) of the respondents were married, 10% were single while 4% were divorced. Fourteen percent (14%) of the study participants had been planting tea for less than 5 years when the data was collected, 25% had been tea farmers for between 5-10 years while 61% of all respondents had planted tea for more than 10 years. The mean number of years the respondents had been planting tea was 12.5 years (SD 6.3 years) whilst the mean acreage per farmer was 2 acres (SD 0.66 acres). Age group 41-50 years (OR =6.6, 95% CI 2.25-19.29, p=0.001) and age group 51-60 years (OR =6.6, 95% CI 2.33-18.49, p<0.001) were 6.6 times more likely to receive loans compared to individuals below the age of 40 years and those above 60 years. Individuals who had no education at all had a 27% higher chance of their loan requests being declined compared to the other levels of education (OR =0.27, 95% CI 0.08-0.93, p=0.038). Individuals with land less than 1 acre had a marginal 23% chance of their loan
requests being declined compared to those who had more than 1 acre (OR =0.23, 95% CI
0.051-0.997, p=0.050) and individuals in formal employment had a 13% higher chance of
getting credit facilities compared to those who did tea farming (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.026-0.631, p=0.012). The study concluded that farmer age, education level, acreage and primary source of income were associated with the success of credit application processe
Relating Company Size and Financial Performance in Agricultural Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
No full textA Journal article by Dr. Amos Njuguna, Associate Professor and Associate Dean in the Chandaria School of Business at USIU-AfricaCompany/firm size is among the many variables that is significant in assessing the profitability of a company. Therefore, this paper seeks to evaluate the effect of company size on the financial performance of listed on the financial performance of listed agricultural companies in Kenya. The theory of economies of scale that links benefits arising from company size, cost management and production volumes was utilized. Secondary data was extracted from the annual reports cost management and production volumes was utilized, comprising of financial statement from the period 2003 to 2013
Relating Sales Growth and Financial Performance in Agricultural Firms Listed In the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
No full textA Journal article by Dr. Amos Njuguna, Associate Professor and Associate Dean in the Chandaria School of Business at USIU-AfricaRecent cases of corporate failure in the 21st Century have prompted shareholders and other stakeholders to strictly monitor financial performance of their firms with sales growth being seen as the primary driver of sustainability. This study aimed to determine the effect of sales growth on the financial performance of listed Agricultural Companies at Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya from 2003 to 2013.The study was anchored on the theory of the firm growth that recognizes that increments in sales over the years affects financial performance of an organization. A panel design with descriptive and causal study design was adopted and all the listed companies in the agriculture sector in Kenya were studied. Sales increments in each year was used as a measure of sales growth while financial performance was measured by return on assets (ROA), return equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS). Inferential statistics (correlation and regression) was used for data analysis. A pooled OLS regression model was used to incorporate the time and space movements. The study affirms that sales growth has a
positive and significant effect on financial performance measures ROA and ROE and negative and insignificant effect on EPS. From the study findings there is clear evidence to conclude that as the firm increases sales, financial performance as measured by ROA and ROE also growth opportunities since it exerts a significant effect on financial performance. However, other need to be explored as a percentage growth in sales only leads to 11% improvement in ROA and ROE
Towards the Indirect Agency Theory
No full textA Journal article by Dr. Amos Njuguna, the Associate Dean, Chandaria School of business at USIU-AfricaForty years after development of the original agency theory by Jensen and Mecklin, firms have evolved and created convoluted structures in order to subsist the turbulent environment that the business world has become. Consequently, the 21st Century has seen emergence of corporates with webs of direct and indirect interests in form of ownership and other interests. This paper reviews the original agency theory, its consequent developments and the extent to which it applies to firms with indirect ownership. I use the case of collective investment schemes to demonstrate that the agency theory in its initial postulations explicates the agency problems in firms with direct ownership but fails to explain the agency intricacies in firms with indirect
ownership and interests. As such I propose an indirect agency theory that provokes thought on the problems, entitlements and reactions of indirect stakeholders to corporate governance lapses