Papers by Prof. G.S Namusonge
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
The main aim of the study was to determine the various interventions that influence the youth ent... more The main aim of the study was to determine the various interventions that influence the youth entrepreneurs towards the Youth Enterprise Development Fund and their role in attracting the youth towards the Youth Enterprise Development Fund. It focused on youth who have benefitted from the fund either to enhance their existing businesses or to start new businesses. The study will only cover only YEDF beneficiaries in Gatundu district, Kenya. The research utilized personal interviews, questionnaires, and observations to collect data from the respondents. Stratified random sampling technique was used to draw the sample. This method helps improve the representation of each strata (groups) within the population, as well as ensuring that these strata are not over-represented The data was subjected to descriptive statistical analysis, and the results represented in graphs, tables and pie charts among others. The results from this study have provided an insight in the intervention programmes...
The inclination for optimizing returns by taking maximum risk has implications for both individua... more The inclination for optimizing returns by taking maximum risk has implications for both individual investors, as well as fund managers. For the former, risk tolerance will determine the appropriate composition of assets in a portfolio, which is optimal in terms of risk and returns relative to the needs of the individual. For fund managers, the inability to effectively determine investor risk tolerance may lead to homogeneity among investment funds. This paper investigates the extent to which financial attributes affect individual investor risk tolerance at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Kenya. Financial attributes in this study were measured in two main aspects: individual monthly earnings income and home ownership. A sample of 500 Central Depository System (CDS) account holders was selected from a population of 932,510 investors at the NSE. Single independent variable cross tabulation on risk tolerance as well as paired cross tabulation on the dependent variable was perform...
Abstract- The aim of this study was to assess the effects of staff motivation on the performance ... more Abstract- The aim of this study was to assess the effects of staff motivation on the performance of employees at the public universities in Kenya. Specifically the study seeks to find out the effect of motivation stress factors on the performance of employees in public universities in Kenya. The study employed a cross-sectional evaluation survey approach. This used both qualitative and quantitative methods in the selection of the participants and collection of data. Cluster sampling was employed to select 384 respondents. Data collection instruments included interviews, questionnaires and document reviews. The collected data was captured in MS Excel and analyzed using SPSS version 24 (Statistical Package for Social Scientists). Linear regression analysis and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were run to determine relationship between stress factors and workers performance. The analyzed data was presented in suitable graphs, charts and tables. By correlating the determinants of stres...
The goal of all occupational health and safety programs is to foster a safe working environment. ... more The goal of all occupational health and safety programs is to foster a safe working environment. The importance of factors that influence implementation of occupational health and safety management programmes in a manufacturing company cannot be overruled. The study sought to find out the other factors that affect the implementation of health and safety other than labor turn over, staff morale among others. Variables discussed in these studies were training, motivation, leadership role, attitude and organizational culture. The study sought to find out their influence of occupational health and safety at K.V.M. This study provided insights to Human resource managers who would be able to communicate to the employees appropriately on health and safety issues and also identify potential risks and hazards. Policy makers will come up with new policies as a result of change due to technological advancement and other prevailing circumstances.Employees will be able to take issues of safety a...
The role of leadership in ensuring high performance organizations and employee organizational com... more The role of leadership in ensuring high performance organizations and employee organizational commitment cannot be overemphasized. The business environment has become so complex and it is no longer possible for organizations to guarantee employees a job for life which makes the issue of commitment even more pertinent. It has been noted that one of the key factors that will influence an employee's decision to remain with or leave an organization is the supervisors or manager's leadership style. Since committed employees are bound to perform over and beyond the call of duty, it may be in the organization's best interest for managers to understand how their leadership behaviour can influence employees' commitment to the organization. One of the contemporary leadership stylesthat holds great promise for effective organizational performance as well as enhancing employee loyalty and commitment to the organization is servant leadership. Various studies have indicated that one of the challenges facing state corporations in Kenya is the issue of commitment as evidenced by a shortage of human resources both in the headquarters and in the field and poor service delivery. Employees in these corporations are said to work only within the working hours and consider any work outside these working hours to be none of their concern or their responsibility. This study therefore seeks to explore the role of servant leadership on organizational commitment in Kenyan state corporations. Finally, this study develops a conceptual framework that attempts to explain the relationship between servant leadership and employee organizational commitment.
Human resources are the heart and mind of any organization. Although most of the organizations ar... more Human resources are the heart and mind of any organization. Although most of the organizations are nowadays, found to be technology driven, it is the human resources who invent and run the technology. The human resources are also the most dynamic resources of any organization. With globalization thanks to technological breakthrough there is stiff competition in the market and the only sure source of competitive advantage for the organization is the quality of human resource that they engage. However, one of the biggest challenges that organizations are facing today is not only attracting these resources but also maintaining and retaining them. Securing and retaining skilled employees plays an important role for any organization, because employees’ knowledge and skills are central to companies’ ability to be economically competitive. Keeping into account the importance of employee retention to any organization, the current study tries to review existing literature and research work o...
This paper examines the role of innovation on performance of firms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange... more This paper examines the role of innovation on performance of firms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The central objective of the paper is to look at the relationship between innovativeness and firm performance in Nigeria. The paper took critical interest in the contents of a number of studies which concluded that among Nigerian managers, lack of innovation, pro-activeness, aggressiveness, and aversion to risktaking, which are critical factors for growth of SMEs, w e re found to be high in a study in 2007. The target population is 176 firms listed in the Nigerian Stock Exchange with financial returns as at August, 2014. Out of the population, a sample of 60 firms was taken. Methods of statistical analyses include mean, standard deviation, and Pooled, Random and Fixed regression models based on the preferences suggested by the Hausman specification test results. The results of panel analysis of the relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation dimension – Innovation, and performance...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of talent retention on organizationa... more Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of talent retention on organizational performance of firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange.Methodology: Descriptive and correlation survey research designs was used. Stratified simple random sampling technique was employed to enable select the respondents from the ten stratums of NSE listed companies. The target population was 534 top managers of listed companies in the NSE. A sample size of 224 respondents was picked from the listed firms.Results: Results revealed that there is a strong and positive relationship between talent retention and organization performance of all listed companies. Organizational performance was positively correlated with talent retention. An R squared of 0.489 indicates that 48.9% of the variances in the talent retention by listed companies are explained by the variances in the organization performance. The results also revealed that talent retention is statistically significant in expl...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of career management on organizati... more Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of career management on organizational performance of firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Methodology: Descriptive and correlation survey research designs was used. Stratified simple random sampling technique was employed to enable select the respondents from the ten stratums of NSE listed companies. The target population was 534 top managers of listed companies in the NSE. A sample size of 224 respondents was picked from the listed firms. Results: Results revealed that there is a strong and positive relationship between career management and organization performance of all listed companies. Organizational performance was positively correlated with career management. An R squared of 0.245 indicates that 24.5% of the variances in the acceptance of career management by listed companies are explained by the variances in the organization performance. The results also revealed that career management is statistica...
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of occupational stress and how it affects employe... more The aim of this study was to assess the effects of occupational stress and how it affects employee performance in the public universities in Kenya. Specifically the study seeks to identify the influence of workplace relationship stress factors on the performance of employees in public universities in Kenya. This used both qualitative and quantitative methods in the selection of the participants and collection of data. Cluster sampling was employed to select 384 respondents. Data collection instruments included interviews, questionnaires and document reviews. The collected data was captured in MS Excel and analyzed using SPSS version 24 (Statistical Package for Social Scientists). Linear regression analysis and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were run to determine relationship between stress factors and workers performance. The analyzed data was presented in suitable graphs, charts and tables. By correlating the determinants of stress with performance, the study found out that the ...
The influence of representation by works councils has been identified in research to promote orga... more The influence of representation by works councils has been identified in research to promote organizational commitment, employee job satisfaction and improved individual productivity which in turn leads to organizational performance. The lack of representation by works councils has been identified as the major factor perpetuating strikes and lack of commitment of health workers. This has resulted in loss of lives in the hospitals and poor health services. This study aimed at assessing the influence of representation by works councils on organizational performance among health workers in Kenya. Descriptive survey design was adopted in conducting the study and Stratified sampling techniques was employed to select 384 employees from the selected Kiambu and Machakos Level 5 hospitals as well as Kenyatta National Hospital as the respondents to the study. A response of 87.5% was achieved and both primary and secondary data was used for the study. Questionnaires and interview guides were u...
This study seeks to establish factors affecting tax compliance by Small and Medium Enterprises, w... more This study seeks to establish factors affecting tax compliance by Small and Medium Enterprises, with special emphasis on Income Tax and Value Added Tax and their effects on government revenue. Tax compliance level which is internal factor affecting tax revenue not only undermines tax administration infrastructure but also makes the tax base narrow and inequitable. The objectives of the study include establishing the influence of compliance cost, fines and penalties and attitudes of tax compliance among Small and Medium Enterprises. The study adopts a descriptive research design involving both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. The target population was 200, out of which a sample size of 132 respondents were drawn, using stratified and simple random sampling. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data from the respondents, which were analyzed using SPSS applying both descriptive and inferential analysis. There was a positive relationship between the tax and comp...
The study sought to assess the role of government economic regulations on petroleum supply chain ... more The study sought to assess the role of government economic regulations on petroleum supply chain management by surveying oil marketing companies in Kenya. The researchers used mixed research design. A field survey was carried out while purposive sampling was used to select 180 respondents from thirsty six (36) oil marketing companies located in Nairobi city involved in importation and marketing of oil products in Kenya. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire. Data was quantitatively analyzed using statistical package for social scientists (SPSS) for descriptive statistics and inferential while Analysis of Moment Structure Software (AMOS) was used for structural equation modeling. The study findings indicate that there was a positive relationship (regression weight = 0.47) between government economic regulations and Petroleum Supply Chain Management. The researchers therefore recommend implementation of government economic regulations by OMCs and ERC to be proactive to en...
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 2015
The purpose of this study was to assess the role of ICT in the governance of micro and small ente... more The purpose of this study was to assess the role of ICT in the governance of micro and small enterprises (MSE) in Makueni County, Kenya. The use of ICT based solutions in supporting the development of MSEs was explored by analyzing the existing mobile telephony use of the enterprises. Technology-Acceptance-Modelling (TAM) techniques were formulated to establish perceived and real value of the ICT systems in improving the efficiency of the above activities with the goal to demonstrate good governance through the indicators of ease of raising capital, the efficiency of return on capital investment and the transparency and ease of payment of taxes, fees, charges applicable and rates payable of Makueni County government This study adopted a descriptive research design. The population consists of all the MSEs in Makueni County, Kenya. The sample size of 100 MSEs was determined using convenience sampling. The primary data was collected through structured field questionnaires and secondary...
International journal of social sciences, 2014
The goal of all occupational health and safety programs is to foster a safe working environment. ... more The goal of all occupational health and safety programs is to foster a safe working environment. The importance of factors that influence implementation of occupational health and safety management programmes in a manufacturing company cannot be overruled. The study sought to find out the other factors that affect the implementation of health and safety other than labor turn over, staff morale among others. Variables discussed in these studies were training, motivation, leadership role, attitude and organizational culture. The study sought to find out their influence of occupational health and safety at K.V.M. This study provided insights to Human resource managers who would be able to communicate to the employees appropriately on health and safety issues and also identify potential risks and hazards. Policy makers will come up with new policies as a result of change due to technological advancement and other prevailing circumstances.Employees will be able to take issues of safety a...
Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resource M... more Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resource Management in the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 2014
The general objective of this study was to determine the influence of strategic management capabi... more The general objective of this study was to determine the influence of strategic management capabilities on the performance of vendor managed retail medium and large supermarkets in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The specific objective was to establish the extent to which strategic innovation capability as measured by preparedness in change of market demands and research and development contributes to profitability of the vendor managed retail medium and large supermarkets. To achieve these objectives the study adopted a descriptive survey. The study population comprised of all senior managers of the medium and large supermarkets in in Nairobi County, Kenya. According to business licensing department at the Nairobi City County, there are forty-three medium and fifteen large supermarkets in Nairobi County. These constituted the sample frame of the two categories of supermarkets licensed at a fee of $800 and $1200 respectively. The target population included five senior managers in each o...
The study sought to determine the effects of career management as a component of talent managemen... more The study sought to determine the effects of career management as a component of talent management on organizational performance in companies listed in the Nairobi Security Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. Descriptive, qualitative and quantitative study designs were used and stratified simple random sampling technique was employed to enable select the respondents from the ten stratums of NSE listed companies. The target population was 534 top managers of NSE listed companies. A sample size of 224 respondents was picked from the ten stratum of the NSE listed companies. Questionnaires were the main instruments of data collection and the NSE handbook (2013) was the main source of the secondary data. Research findings indicated career management as a component of talent management had a positive and significant influence on the organizational performance.
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Papers by Prof. G.S Namusonge