Kenya Methodist University Digital Repository: Recent submissions
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Internal Versus External Orientation, Which Way for Competitiveness?
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, 2021-05)Managerial cognition continues to attract interest from researchers in a bid to understand how it relates with performance of organisations. Drawing from the Social Cognitive theory we examine the relationship between managerial ... -
Exploring Salience as a Strategic Disposition in Kenya
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2021-05)Drawing from the socio-cognitive theory and upper echelon theory, we examined the relationship between salience and competitiveness by surveying 163 managers from leather and textile firms in Kenya. We used three dimensions ... -
Influence of Managerial Cognition on Firm Performance of Textile and Leather Firms in Kenya: Moderating Role of Competitive Dynamics
(KeMU, 2022-06)There continues to be growing interest in the organizational performance. This has led organizations to make great efforts to attain satisfactory performance in order to satisfy the needs of their stakeholders. In Kenya, ... -
Assessment of Factors Contributing to Low Church Attendance and Absenteeism: A Case of Methodist Church in Kenya Nyambene Synod, Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Regular Church attendance is often an indicator of Christians’ commitment and faith in God. Right from the New Testament, the Church has been symbolic, an assembly of followers of Christ who congregate regularly with ... -
Effects of Digital Lending Practices on Uptake of Loans: a Case of M-Shwari of NCBA Bank Kenya PLC in Meru County
(KeMU, 2022-10)In the last decade, Kenya has witnessed a remarkable growth in digital lending products and platforms. However, the effect of these digital lending products on uptake of loans remains under researched. The purpose of ... -
ICT Implementation Framework for Managing Explicit Knowledge in Secondary Schools in Meru Central Sub-County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Kenya’s vision 2030 acknowledges the centrality of the role of knowledge management systems in boosting international competitiveness, wealth creation and improving the general social welfare. However, ICT tools in ... -
Principals’ Management Strategies on Students’ Academic Performance, in Public Secondary Schools in Imenti North Sub-County of Meru County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Performance of students in K.C.S.E in North Imenti Sub-County has been declining. This trend has been of concern to the county and country at large. Arguably, the low achievement is associated with principals’ management ... -
The Methodist Church in Kenya’s Sponsorship Programme on Orphans: A Re-Examination of the Effectiveness of its Material and Spiritual Needs, with Reference to the Day Secondary School in Imenti North, Meru County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Numerous societal problems for example HIV and AIDS challenges, accidents, diseases, cancer, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have led to the deaths of parents, leaving behind orphaned children. Usually, orphans are ... -
Effect of Cognitive Deficits on Vulnerability to Depression among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Adolescence represents a critical developmental period in life with increased clinical interests given that many mental disorders that occur in adulthood arise during adolescence. The main purpose of the study was to ... -
Analysis of Transformational Leadership in the Context of Social Action: A Case of Mck Kaaga Synod
(KeMU, 2022-10)Social action involves leaders being proactive in engendering positive change in their communities. Transformational leaders seek to shape society in their own image through charisma, vision and sheer will power. This study ... -
A Mobile-Based Student Class Response System: Case Study of Three Kenyan Universities
(KeMU, 2022-10)University students who learn in large classes face disadvantages such as lack of lecturers’ attention and shyness in asking questions. This situation may cause students to not effectively gain the knowledge taught, or ... -
Relationship between Human Resources Practices and Employee Retention in Selected Referral Hospitals in Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Employee retention is a crucial issue for organizations because it guarantees that they have put in place tactics to maintain employees for the greatest amount of time possible. Organizations need to be very articulate ... -
Parental Involvement in Education: Public Day Secondary Schools in Moyale Sub-County, Marsabit County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Several obstacles have been proposed as potential roadblocks to parental involvement in schooling. Parents who feel they are not entitled to get involved, feelings of inadequacy, language barriers and a lack of understanding ... -
Credit Risk Assessments and Firm Value of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 2021-09)Despite the various control measures put in place especially the CBK’s prudential laws to ensure that the performance of commercial banks in Kenya is ensured, most commercial banks have been collapsing in the recent past. ... -
Effects of Credit Risk Rating on the Firm Value of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-03)The banking sector is key to boosting economic growth in any specific region. A stable and sustainable banking area produces successful output and controls cash flow, which in every given country promotes economic development. ... -
The Impact of Price Regulation on the Penetration of Insurance in Kenya. A Study of the Registered Insurance Companies in Nairobi County
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management,, 2020-12)Insurance plays a critical role as a safety net in the face of a loss and unforeseeable risks. It is well understood and explained as a social means to mitigate risk connected to the loss of life or property. A significant ... -
INTERNET MARKETING STRATEGIES AND PROFITABILITY OF RETAIL INDUSTRY IN KENYA
(International Academic Journal of Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship., 2021-07)Technology has become part of our daily lives every aspect of life revolves around it. Thus those who will not embrace technology in the business will be faced with extinction. Hence businesses need to adapt to ... -
Internet Marketing Strategies and Profitability of Selected Supermarkets in Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-12)Technology has become part of our daily lives every aspect of life revolves around it. Companies should therefore embrace technology to achieve competitive advantage in all its functions to strategically exploit emerging ... -
The Influence of Regulatory Framework on Insurance Penetration in Kenya. A Case Study of the Registered Insurance Companies in Nairobi County.
(KeMU, 2022-02)Insurance is the business of undertaking liability, and as such, liability to pay for damage or to make reimbursement in regard to loss, damage and or injury involving life(s), or property arising from the occurrence of ... -
Influence of Institutional Dynamics on the Implementation of the Human Resource Information System in Isiolo County Government, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)This study sought to ascertain how institutional dynamics contribute to the execution of the HRIS in Isiolo county government. Specifically, the study sought to determine the influence of leadership style, the relationship ...