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Item EFFECT OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA(International Journal of Professional Practice (IJPP), 2022) Ouma, Onditi Walter; Murithi, Simon; Nzioki, SusanThe concept of Knowledge Management (KM) has been used in measuring and gauging institutional performance. However, the effect of Knowledge Acquisition (KA) practices on academic performance of higher learning institutions is yet to be contextualized. This study attempted to bridge the aforementioned academic gap by assessing the effect of KA practices on academic performance on postgraduate students of private universities in Kenya, based on the theory of Resource Based View (RBV). Descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed. A sample of 370 respondents was drawn from a population of 12,919 postgraduate students and faculty/department heads. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted in obtaining this sample. The findings established 27.8% variation in postgraduate academic performance; KA practice had very weak positive and insignificant correlation (r=0.044) and insignificant partial factor effect (β = 0.040, p=0.526) on postgraduate academic performance in private universities. The study concluded that KA did not have significant effect on postgraduate academic performance in private universities in emerging economies. Therefore, factors other than KM contributed to the academic performance, and they are worth exploring in future studies. The study recommends further research in methodologies and measures of knowledge acquisition as ways of improving application of knowledge management practices on students’ academic performanceItem Influence of Performance Appraisal on Organizational Performance of Textile and Apparels Firms in Nairobi County(Journal of Management and Business Administration, 2021) Ogalo, Yvonne Jewel; Gichunge, Evangeline; Murithi, SimonA firm’s performance can provide a general picture on how the firm is doing in terms of product quality, market share and profit relative to other firms in the same industry. A number of parameters such as customer experience, financial performance, social responsibility, employee stewardship, organizational engineering and performance appraisal can be used to measure performance. Although performance remains a complicated notion that has been examined by many scholars, there seems to be inadequate literature on the influence of performance appraisal on organizational performance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of performance appraisal on organizational performance of textile and apparels firms in Nairobi County. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised of the 121 licensed Firms by the Nairobi County, which have been in business for over three years with focus on either the owners or general managers of the firms. From the population of 121 firms, a sample size of 92 firms was selected. The research utilized questionnaires as the key data collection instrument. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The descriptive statistical tools including Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 22) and MS Excel helped the researcher to describe the data and determine the extent of influence. The study found that performance appraisal had a positive significant influence on organizational performance of firms in textile and apparels industry