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Strathmore Business School Host and Home for the 2016 AFAM Conference
Africa Journal of Management, 2017
Strathmore Business School (SBS) was privileged to host the third biennial Conference for the Afr... more Strathmore Business School (SBS) was privileged to host the third biennial Conference for the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM), which took place in January 2016. The idea of hosting the conference in Kenya started at the University of Botswana, Gaborone where the second biannual AFAM Conference had taken place two years earlier. A number of Kenyan scholars who attended this conference, especially those studying abroad, were of the opinion that if Botswana managed to successfully host the AFAM Conference, why not Kenya? After all, Kenya and its capital Nairobi have a history of hosting academic, professional and international conferences, big and small. When the idea of hosting the AFAMConference was introduced to the leadership of Strathmore Business School, with Dr. George Njenga as Dean, it quickly became music to their ears. The timing was right. It was at a time when SBS was defining its strategic research outlook, especially around collaborative research. SBS was also looking forward to launching its PhD program with its collaborative underpinning exemplified in the fact that it is offered in partnership with other business schools like IESE Business School in Barcelona Spain, Nanyang Business School in Singapore, Saude School of Business at the University of British Columbia, Canada and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. SBS in its Mission Plan also subscribes to being a top global business school with local relevance. Recognizing that the majority of scholars attending the AFAM conferences are of African origin, the opportunity to host the AFAM Conference and Doctoral Consortium could not have come at a better time for SBS’s strategic outlook and the launching of its PhD program. The planned launch at the conference of the Special Issue of the Africa Journal of Management (AJOM) on Managing in an Integrating East Africa, jointly sponsored by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) made it much more attractive for SBS, especially since the Dean and at least one of his colleagues had participated as researchers and authors. The East African Community (EAC) is important for Kenya, as a member state, and for Nairobi as the single biggest commercial center for the regional bloc. For AFAM, a lot was also at stake. As a relatively new scholarly management organization, AFAMwants to build strong footprints in Africa and to keep high standards. Therefore, the selection of the host was very critical. But when it came to how
Kenya’s Safaricom, Ceo Bob Collymore and M-Pesa: Extended Notes from Keynote Address
Africa Journal of Management, 2017
This article is an extension of the keynote address given by Safaricom’s chief executive officer ... more This article is an extension of the keynote address given by Safaricom’s chief executive officer (CEO) at the 2016 AFAM Conference. It provides details about Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile telecommunications corporation, Safaricom’s CEO, Mr. Collymore, and the iconic M-PESA mobile innovation, its sister services and the ecosystem in which it operates. We saw an opportunity to contribute to local management knowledge regarding an expatriate CEO doing well and doing good in Kenya, leading a national strategic corporate champion and driving transformational technological change in an increasingly important digital economy. Discussions of Safaricom’s corporate performance include the extent to which the corporation is going well … making money … and doing good … environmental, social, governance contributions … and fighting against corruption. Discussions of M-PESA include its origins, development, performance, its wider impact on Kenya’s economy and society and the socio-economic ecosystem that contributes to its remarkable success. We hope that these discussions will stimulate research and practice by way of theory development and testing, management and organization development, education and training.
A Profile of the East African Community
Africa Journal of Management, 2015
Regional integration in East Africa dates back more than a hundred years. This article provides a... more Regional integration in East Africa dates back more than a hundred years. This article provides a general synopsis of the East African Community (EAC) and traces the evolution of regional integration in Eastern Africa from colonial times to the present. The EAC, one of the most integrating Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa, and the focus of this special issue, is currently made up of five independent countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. The article describes the EAC's governance and institutional arrangements and outlines key integration achievements to date, notably the establishment of the Common Market, the promise to establish the monetary union by 2017, and the ultimate goal of achieving a political federation. Noting that as elsewhere in the world regional integration is hard and often protracted among sovereign states, the article discusses the EAC's challenges, opportunities, and drivers for deeper integration. It also provides a brief discussion of the region's natural resources, land, demography, and infrastructure. This provides the background for undertaking a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the EAC economies along the measures of governance, development capacity, economy, investment climate, and foreign direct investment inflows. Overall, the data paint a nuanced picture of impressive progress in the midst of daunting challenges. Looking forward, the article concludes that the prospects for deeper integration are promising, providing the EAC continues to build on its successes, confronts current and future challenges, and takes a holistic long-term approach to the effective management of deeper regional integration. We end by calling upon the international community to play a more strategic role, working with the EAC and member states for the effective and sustaining implementation of regional and continental integration.
Mechanisms for development in corporate citizenship and the social responsibility of financial institutions in developing countries
Una vision panoramica de la literatura sobre la ciudadania corporativa (CC) evidencia que prolife... more Una vision panoramica de la literatura sobre la ciudadania corporativa (CC) evidencia que proliferan numerosas aproximaciones, perspectivas y visiones que son complejas, controvertidas y poco claras. Con todo, un analisis mas en profundidad revela que, pese a estas complejidades, es posible sintetizar la bibliografia en torno a uno de los roles mas importantes de la literatura de la ciencia del management, eso es, su contribucion a favor de unas mejores practicas de gestion. Con este proposito, esta tesis doctoral, en su primer estudio ?un paper de revision?, pretende aportar una perspectiva a la sintesis de la literatura en materia de CC integrandola en torno a los mecanismos de desarrollo en materia de CC. El estudio entiende el ?desarrollo en materia de CC? como su progresivo crecimiento en terminos de significacion, conocimiento corporativo, actitudes, estructuras y practicas que representan distintos grados de comprension y de sofisticacion con relacion a la CC. En el segundo e...
African Journal of Business Management, 2020
The study examines the relationship between the Corporate Citizenship (CC) practices of leading f... more The study examines the relationship between the Corporate Citizenship (CC) practices of leading firms in their industries and their level of advancement in CC. The study took a conceptual approach and used two cases not as empirical evidence but for illustration purposes. The main hypothesis was that CC practices of leading firms find expression from the fact that these firms tend to play two significant roles. First, leading firms in CC can set standards (pace-setting) of CC practice in their industry which would become a benchmark for other firms. Second, leading firms take up the challenge to catch up with the standards set by other firms in the industry in other aspects of CC where they are not leaders. The results show that the two cases used by the study have revealed how the CC practices of a leading firm in an industry under institutional isomorphism that manifests through pace setting and catchingup can improve the general CC practices of an industry. As a practical recommendation, champions of CC like NGOs should target leading firms more as their practices are more likely to be replicated by other firms in the industry since the study has demonstrated that firms in the industry tend to copy leaders (innovators and early adopters) more than laggards.
Emerald Case Study: Nike Davies-Okundaye: building a family social enterprise
Evaluation of Encoding and Network Aspects on Video Streaming Performance: A Modeling and Experimental Approach
2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2018
The adoption of stochastic models has been one of the central topics in various architectures. On... more The adoption of stochastic models has been one of the central topics in various architectures. One important step to adopt it is model validation, which aims at obtaining reasonable models to represent actual behavior of services components, it has been essential to validate models against actual measurements. System-wide model simulation results can be compared with recordings from the measurement. In this paper, we accomplish the model validation to Stochastic Petri Net (SPN) models created to evaluate VoD system hosted on a private cloud system, considering MP4, MPG, Ogg and FLV formats. We proposed the performance model to represent packet transfers, and to compute performance metrics, such as throughput, packet loss, and service delivery reliability. The SPN model enables a compact representation of a large number of packets generated by video streaming. We validate the models through experimental data, using a VoD streaming service in a cloud infrastructure testbed. We demonstrate that the proposed models are accurate and can be utilized for planning the quality of service (QoS) of corporate video streaming infrastructures. A case study is presented to compare the behavior of the system. Results indicate that the model validation way adopted can be a good solution for models validation. A case study is conducted to compare the behavior of the system under distinct network scenarios. The results indicate that video streaming QoS under 3G (EVDO) networks is significantly worse than other wireless technologies, such as WiFi, 3.5G (HSPA+), and 4G (LTE).
Indigenous Family Business Management Practices in Africa
Advanced Series in Management, 2018
Abstract Over a long period of time, the evolution and development of indigenous management theor... more Abstract Over a long period of time, the evolution and development of indigenous management theories and practices in Africa have been seriously distracted and hindered by European colonialism and Western education. The colonial administration introduced Western management theories and practices, considered as the drivers and the remedy for the continent’s socio-politico-economic development. Western scholarship and literature generally undervalued and condemned the management proficiency and practices of early African civilisations, as evidenced, for instance, in the building of the great Egyptian pyramids. Foreign management systems generally botched the development of indigenous African business practices as they failed to achieve the expected goals. We argue that the development of indigenous African management practices and philosophy ought to be rooted in the African culture, value system and beliefs to provide the practical way for the efficient and effective running of organisations in Africa. Nevertheless, there are still indigenous family business management practices that can be co-opted into today’s business practices. The Ubuntu management system and the ‘new management techniques’, which emphasise humanness, communalism and African patriotism, provide the veritable starting point for the development of indigenous African management philosophy. The chapter starts with a brief description of family business in Africa. Highlighting the relevant indigenous management practices, to mention, strategic process, governance, human resource and succession planning then follow in this order. The next section is on the origins of the indigenous management practices and then we conclude with a section on unique differences from Western models and provide advice to educators and practitioners. As an approach, the cases that have been used are for illustration purposes and do not claim to be representative of African indigenous business practices since Africa is too diverse.
1 This study was set to ascertain the causes of father absence and how it affects the academic pe... more 1 This study was set to ascertain the causes of father absence and how it affects the academic performance of the boy child in KCSE in Suneka Division, Kisii County. The objectives of this study were: to find out the grades scored in KCSE by boys whose fathers had died; to find out the grades scored in KCSE by boys whose fathers were away for studies; to determine the scores of boys whose parents were divorced; to ascertain the academic performance of boys whose fathers were away due to employment. The social learning theory by Albert Bandura guided this study. The study employed descriptive survey approach. The target population from which the sample was drawn consisted of 3000 students enrolled in secondary schools. The division had 33 public secondary schools: 3 girls’ schools, 2 boys’ schools and 28 co-educational schools. Purposive sampling was used to sample two boys’ schools and 28 coeducational schools. Form 3 and 4 students were sampled to participate because they had been ...
Influence of free primary education on the quality of teaching and learning in public primary schools in Meru South District, Kenya
Corporate social innovation in East African Breweries Ltd
Education is the primary means of promoting national cohesion, international cooperation as well ... more Education is the primary means of promoting national cohesion, international cooperation as well as socio-economic development. Through school curriculum, education enables a country to achieve its needs and aspirations. Despite the comprehensive school curriculum, the country is faced with ethnic divisions, religious intolerance and violence and this raises concern on relevance of the school curriculum content in promoting national cohesion. The objective of this study was to investigate the relevance of secondary school curriculum content in promoting national cohesion. The study was based on the ideals and principles of a school curriculum as advocated by reconstructionism philosophy. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of four hundred and nine (409) respondents comprising of three hundred and sixty (360) student leaders, Forty eight (48) teachers and Sub-County Quality Assurance and Standards Officer (QASO) was used for the study. Purposiv...
The third annual Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) conference explored... more The third annual Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) conference explored current practices and experiences in advanced research computing, including modeling, simulation, and data-intensive computing. Primary foci of the conference were machine learning and artificial intelligence, both of which are proving to be disruptive technologies in a diverse range of scientific fields, from materials science to medicine. This report summarizes results from the PEARC19 evaluation activities. Evaluation Report October 2019 iii • Most tutorial participants were satisfied to very satisfied with their experience, but noted crowded rooms, along with the need for longer tutorial sessions and more hands-on experiences • The student program and the student-mentor program were generally well received and considered successful by most participants, but improvement could be made in both programs. • Most exhibitors felt their goals for attending were accomplished and plan to return for PEARC20, but many expressed that the exhibition space was not optimal, that the exhibit schedule should be compressed, and that there should be dedicated times for attendees to interact with exhibitors.
I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Ndurumo (1993) noted that Inclusive education or mainstreaming is plac... more I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Ndurumo (1993) noted that Inclusive education or mainstreaming is placing of children with disabilities in regular classes with those without disabilities. He further acknowledges that there are several names that refer to the process of integrating children with disabilities in regular classroom. This concept has been identified by some school system as "mainstreaming," "regular education initiatives "full inclusion," "partial inclusion, "or "inclusion." Regardless of the selected terminologies, current federal laws in Kenya, such as in individual with Disabilities Education Act (2003) mandate that a child with a disability has a right to attend free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment provided by his/her local school system. In response to these legislative directories some schools and districts have made tremendous efforts in overcoming challenges in providing disabled children with access to education (Ndurumo, 1993. Huffman 2003) indicate that the U.S census Bureau indicates that 6.5 million children have some type of disability and that 95% of these students attend regular schools with their normal classmates (Huffman, (2003). Towett, (2012) EARC Coordinator, Bomet County explained that in line with integration of learners with visual impairment who have been included in regular schools, the schools have not paid attention in terms of what it takes to integrate such learners. The schools have no pavements for easy movement of the visually impaired learners using the white canes. There is grass all over the compound which Abstract: Inclusive Education is an approach in which learners with special needs receive services and support appropriate to their individual needs within the regular education setting. The study sought to find out how regular public primary schools have been prepared to integrate the visually impaired learners into inclusive education in Bomet County, Kenya. The objectives of the study was to investigate the determinants of primary schools' preparedness to integrate the visually impaired learners into inclusive education in primary schools. The research adopted descriptive survey design as this allowed description of issues as they are. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select the sample population. Questionnaires were used to obtain data from teachers, head teachers and EARC coordinators while interviews were designed for learners with V.I.C. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in graphs, pie-charts and frequency tables for interpretation. The study was pegged on constructivist theorist of Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) of Lev Vygotsky and Maria Montessori. The study found out that integration of inclusive education for the V.I learners faced many challenges which included; insufficient skills by teachers to teach these learners, since most of them have not undergone any training in special education, most did not have braille skills and could not teach the V.I learners effectively with the other normal learners. Major conclusions therefore were: schools should adapt the environment to suit the V.I, teachers be trained adequately to teach the V.I meaningfully, the government to give more fund to support SNE programmes in schools, more SNE personnel to be employed to supervise these programmes.
vi Chapter One Introduction 1 Chapter Two Literature Review 5 Chapter Three Research Methodology ... more vi Chapter One Introduction 1 Chapter Two Literature Review 5 Chapter Three Research Methodology 27 Chapter Four Results and Discussion 33 Chapter Five Conclusions and Recommendations 83
International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, 2020
Social Responsibility, referred to in this study as Corporate Citizenship (CC) has experienced co... more Social Responsibility, referred to in this study as Corporate Citizenship (CC) has experienced continued growth in significance among academics and corporate leaders. The absence of a multi-level approach to what would explain the advancement in CC has inhibited a realization of singularly conclusive study. In fact, nearly every scholar in the field of CC has come up with their perspective to explain the mechanisms for development in corporate citizenship, none of them being singularly conclusive. This study takes multi-level review of the current body of knowledge on mechanisms for development in corporate citizenship. This is achieved through a comprehensive synthesis of the literature around the mechanisms for development in CC from a multi-level perspective. The findings show that the majority of scholars still populate disciplinary, specialized micro- (Managerial values), meso- (Business Case) or macro- (Institutional Mechanisms) as a driver for the development of CC. we also f...
Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 2020
There is growing evidence that microfinance institutions (MFIs) have substantial benefits for con... more There is growing evidence that microfinance institutions (MFIs) have substantial benefits for consumers, especially women in financial inclusion. Several attempts have been made to explain why MFIs have not been able to bridge to financial inclusion. Prior research has addressed the reasons why globally; two-thirds of adults do not have an account. However, little is known about the role of financial education that leads to financial literacy especially regarding the method, mode, form and subject. This study proposes Global Financial Education (GFE)that would lead to financial literacy among MFI clients in order to empower them to select appropriate MFIs, MFI products and services, right channels for greater financial inclusion. We propose a practical mode of implementing GFE. This is likely to propel financial inclusion as opposed to merely access to credit through informal financial institutions where clients are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, unable to transition to middle class status.
Experimental Dermatology, 2019
Itch is the commonest skin-related symptom and sex differences are increasingly recognised as imp... more Itch is the commonest skin-related symptom and sex differences are increasingly recognised as important determinants in stratified medicine, but only little is known about sex differences in itch. Questionnaire-based studies indicated that women perceive itch as more intensive and bothersome in comparison to men. However, data of studies using standardised itch models to objectify sex differences are scarce and inconsistent. To determine sex differences in intensity, skin flares and central processing of histaminergic itch we compared 15 female and 15 male healthy subjects in a double-blinded, within-subject, placebo-controlled study using a histamine skin prick itch-model (histamine 1% applied onto the volar forearm) and functional MRI. We found trends in higher mean itch intensity (0.58 VAS, CI 95% 0.004-1.19, p=0.056) and maximum itch intensity (men 3.93 VAS ± 0.39 SD at 3 minutes, women 4.73 VAS ± 0.31 SD at 4 minutes, p=0.073) in women paralleled by a trend in a stronger positive correlation between itch intensity and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) activity in brain structures identified during itch in comparison to men (r s in women: 0.46, p=0.08, r s in men: 0.07, p=0.79). The erythema and wheal following histamine skin pricking were (non-significantly) larger in men indicating that higher mean itch intensities on the right volar forearm in women may not be explained by more intense flares. The comparison of the activation patterns between the sexes revealed increased activity in men compared to women in the left middle temporal gyrus (temporooccipital part)/lateral occipital cortex. Thus, our findings indicate that histaminergic itch perception and central itch processing differ between the sexes under standardised conditions.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2015
Application of Progressivist’s Learner-Centered Approaches in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Public Primary Schools
British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, 2016
Strathmore Business School Host and Home for the 2016 AFAM Conference
Africa Journal of Management, 2017
Strathmore Business School (SBS) was privileged to host the third biennial Conference for the Afr... more Strathmore Business School (SBS) was privileged to host the third biennial Conference for the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM), which took place in January 2016. The idea of hosting the conference in Kenya started at the University of Botswana, Gaborone where the second biannual AFAM Conference had taken place two years earlier. A number of Kenyan scholars who attended this conference, especially those studying abroad, were of the opinion that if Botswana managed to successfully host the AFAM Conference, why not Kenya? After all, Kenya and its capital Nairobi have a history of hosting academic, professional and international conferences, big and small. When the idea of hosting the AFAMConference was introduced to the leadership of Strathmore Business School, with Dr. George Njenga as Dean, it quickly became music to their ears. The timing was right. It was at a time when SBS was defining its strategic research outlook, especially around collaborative research. SBS was also looking forward to launching its PhD program with its collaborative underpinning exemplified in the fact that it is offered in partnership with other business schools like IESE Business School in Barcelona Spain, Nanyang Business School in Singapore, Saude School of Business at the University of British Columbia, Canada and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. SBS in its Mission Plan also subscribes to being a top global business school with local relevance. Recognizing that the majority of scholars attending the AFAM conferences are of African origin, the opportunity to host the AFAM Conference and Doctoral Consortium could not have come at a better time for SBS’s strategic outlook and the launching of its PhD program. The planned launch at the conference of the Special Issue of the Africa Journal of Management (AJOM) on Managing in an Integrating East Africa, jointly sponsored by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) made it much more attractive for SBS, especially since the Dean and at least one of his colleagues had participated as researchers and authors. The East African Community (EAC) is important for Kenya, as a member state, and for Nairobi as the single biggest commercial center for the regional bloc. For AFAM, a lot was also at stake. As a relatively new scholarly management organization, AFAMwants to build strong footprints in Africa and to keep high standards. Therefore, the selection of the host was very critical. But when it came to how
Kenya’s Safaricom, Ceo Bob Collymore and M-Pesa: Extended Notes from Keynote Address
Africa Journal of Management, 2017
This article is an extension of the keynote address given by Safaricom’s chief executive officer ... more This article is an extension of the keynote address given by Safaricom’s chief executive officer (CEO) at the 2016 AFAM Conference. It provides details about Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile telecommunications corporation, Safaricom’s CEO, Mr. Collymore, and the iconic M-PESA mobile innovation, its sister services and the ecosystem in which it operates. We saw an opportunity to contribute to local management knowledge regarding an expatriate CEO doing well and doing good in Kenya, leading a national strategic corporate champion and driving transformational technological change in an increasingly important digital economy. Discussions of Safaricom’s corporate performance include the extent to which the corporation is going well … making money … and doing good … environmental, social, governance contributions … and fighting against corruption. Discussions of M-PESA include its origins, development, performance, its wider impact on Kenya’s economy and society and the socio-economic ecosystem that contributes to its remarkable success. We hope that these discussions will stimulate research and practice by way of theory development and testing, management and organization development, education and training.
A Profile of the East African Community
Africa Journal of Management, 2015
Regional integration in East Africa dates back more than a hundred years. This article provides a... more Regional integration in East Africa dates back more than a hundred years. This article provides a general synopsis of the East African Community (EAC) and traces the evolution of regional integration in Eastern Africa from colonial times to the present. The EAC, one of the most integrating Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa, and the focus of this special issue, is currently made up of five independent countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. The article describes the EAC's governance and institutional arrangements and outlines key integration achievements to date, notably the establishment of the Common Market, the promise to establish the monetary union by 2017, and the ultimate goal of achieving a political federation. Noting that as elsewhere in the world regional integration is hard and often protracted among sovereign states, the article discusses the EAC's challenges, opportunities, and drivers for deeper integration. It also provides a brief discussion of the region's natural resources, land, demography, and infrastructure. This provides the background for undertaking a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the EAC economies along the measures of governance, development capacity, economy, investment climate, and foreign direct investment inflows. Overall, the data paint a nuanced picture of impressive progress in the midst of daunting challenges. Looking forward, the article concludes that the prospects for deeper integration are promising, providing the EAC continues to build on its successes, confronts current and future challenges, and takes a holistic long-term approach to the effective management of deeper regional integration. We end by calling upon the international community to play a more strategic role, working with the EAC and member states for the effective and sustaining implementation of regional and continental integration.
Mechanisms for development in corporate citizenship and the social responsibility of financial institutions in developing countries
Una vision panoramica de la literatura sobre la ciudadania corporativa (CC) evidencia que prolife... more Una vision panoramica de la literatura sobre la ciudadania corporativa (CC) evidencia que proliferan numerosas aproximaciones, perspectivas y visiones que son complejas, controvertidas y poco claras. Con todo, un analisis mas en profundidad revela que, pese a estas complejidades, es posible sintetizar la bibliografia en torno a uno de los roles mas importantes de la literatura de la ciencia del management, eso es, su contribucion a favor de unas mejores practicas de gestion. Con este proposito, esta tesis doctoral, en su primer estudio ?un paper de revision?, pretende aportar una perspectiva a la sintesis de la literatura en materia de CC integrandola en torno a los mecanismos de desarrollo en materia de CC. El estudio entiende el ?desarrollo en materia de CC? como su progresivo crecimiento en terminos de significacion, conocimiento corporativo, actitudes, estructuras y practicas que representan distintos grados de comprension y de sofisticacion con relacion a la CC. En el segundo e...
African Journal of Business Management, 2020
The study examines the relationship between the Corporate Citizenship (CC) practices of leading f... more The study examines the relationship between the Corporate Citizenship (CC) practices of leading firms in their industries and their level of advancement in CC. The study took a conceptual approach and used two cases not as empirical evidence but for illustration purposes. The main hypothesis was that CC practices of leading firms find expression from the fact that these firms tend to play two significant roles. First, leading firms in CC can set standards (pace-setting) of CC practice in their industry which would become a benchmark for other firms. Second, leading firms take up the challenge to catch up with the standards set by other firms in the industry in other aspects of CC where they are not leaders. The results show that the two cases used by the study have revealed how the CC practices of a leading firm in an industry under institutional isomorphism that manifests through pace setting and catchingup can improve the general CC practices of an industry. As a practical recommendation, champions of CC like NGOs should target leading firms more as their practices are more likely to be replicated by other firms in the industry since the study has demonstrated that firms in the industry tend to copy leaders (innovators and early adopters) more than laggards.
Emerald Case Study: Nike Davies-Okundaye: building a family social enterprise
Evaluation of Encoding and Network Aspects on Video Streaming Performance: A Modeling and Experimental Approach
2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2018
The adoption of stochastic models has been one of the central topics in various architectures. On... more The adoption of stochastic models has been one of the central topics in various architectures. One important step to adopt it is model validation, which aims at obtaining reasonable models to represent actual behavior of services components, it has been essential to validate models against actual measurements. System-wide model simulation results can be compared with recordings from the measurement. In this paper, we accomplish the model validation to Stochastic Petri Net (SPN) models created to evaluate VoD system hosted on a private cloud system, considering MP4, MPG, Ogg and FLV formats. We proposed the performance model to represent packet transfers, and to compute performance metrics, such as throughput, packet loss, and service delivery reliability. The SPN model enables a compact representation of a large number of packets generated by video streaming. We validate the models through experimental data, using a VoD streaming service in a cloud infrastructure testbed. We demonstrate that the proposed models are accurate and can be utilized for planning the quality of service (QoS) of corporate video streaming infrastructures. A case study is presented to compare the behavior of the system. Results indicate that the model validation way adopted can be a good solution for models validation. A case study is conducted to compare the behavior of the system under distinct network scenarios. The results indicate that video streaming QoS under 3G (EVDO) networks is significantly worse than other wireless technologies, such as WiFi, 3.5G (HSPA+), and 4G (LTE).
Indigenous Family Business Management Practices in Africa
Advanced Series in Management, 2018
Abstract Over a long period of time, the evolution and development of indigenous management theor... more Abstract Over a long period of time, the evolution and development of indigenous management theories and practices in Africa have been seriously distracted and hindered by European colonialism and Western education. The colonial administration introduced Western management theories and practices, considered as the drivers and the remedy for the continent’s socio-politico-economic development. Western scholarship and literature generally undervalued and condemned the management proficiency and practices of early African civilisations, as evidenced, for instance, in the building of the great Egyptian pyramids. Foreign management systems generally botched the development of indigenous African business practices as they failed to achieve the expected goals. We argue that the development of indigenous African management practices and philosophy ought to be rooted in the African culture, value system and beliefs to provide the practical way for the efficient and effective running of organisations in Africa. Nevertheless, there are still indigenous family business management practices that can be co-opted into today’s business practices. The Ubuntu management system and the ‘new management techniques’, which emphasise humanness, communalism and African patriotism, provide the veritable starting point for the development of indigenous African management philosophy. The chapter starts with a brief description of family business in Africa. Highlighting the relevant indigenous management practices, to mention, strategic process, governance, human resource and succession planning then follow in this order. The next section is on the origins of the indigenous management practices and then we conclude with a section on unique differences from Western models and provide advice to educators and practitioners. As an approach, the cases that have been used are for illustration purposes and do not claim to be representative of African indigenous business practices since Africa is too diverse.
1 This study was set to ascertain the causes of father absence and how it affects the academic pe... more 1 This study was set to ascertain the causes of father absence and how it affects the academic performance of the boy child in KCSE in Suneka Division, Kisii County. The objectives of this study were: to find out the grades scored in KCSE by boys whose fathers had died; to find out the grades scored in KCSE by boys whose fathers were away for studies; to determine the scores of boys whose parents were divorced; to ascertain the academic performance of boys whose fathers were away due to employment. The social learning theory by Albert Bandura guided this study. The study employed descriptive survey approach. The target population from which the sample was drawn consisted of 3000 students enrolled in secondary schools. The division had 33 public secondary schools: 3 girls’ schools, 2 boys’ schools and 28 co-educational schools. Purposive sampling was used to sample two boys’ schools and 28 coeducational schools. Form 3 and 4 students were sampled to participate because they had been ...
Influence of free primary education on the quality of teaching and learning in public primary schools in Meru South District, Kenya
Corporate social innovation in East African Breweries Ltd
Education is the primary means of promoting national cohesion, international cooperation as well ... more Education is the primary means of promoting national cohesion, international cooperation as well as socio-economic development. Through school curriculum, education enables a country to achieve its needs and aspirations. Despite the comprehensive school curriculum, the country is faced with ethnic divisions, religious intolerance and violence and this raises concern on relevance of the school curriculum content in promoting national cohesion. The objective of this study was to investigate the relevance of secondary school curriculum content in promoting national cohesion. The study was based on the ideals and principles of a school curriculum as advocated by reconstructionism philosophy. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of four hundred and nine (409) respondents comprising of three hundred and sixty (360) student leaders, Forty eight (48) teachers and Sub-County Quality Assurance and Standards Officer (QASO) was used for the study. Purposiv...
The third annual Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) conference explored... more The third annual Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) conference explored current practices and experiences in advanced research computing, including modeling, simulation, and data-intensive computing. Primary foci of the conference were machine learning and artificial intelligence, both of which are proving to be disruptive technologies in a diverse range of scientific fields, from materials science to medicine. This report summarizes results from the PEARC19 evaluation activities. Evaluation Report October 2019 iii • Most tutorial participants were satisfied to very satisfied with their experience, but noted crowded rooms, along with the need for longer tutorial sessions and more hands-on experiences • The student program and the student-mentor program were generally well received and considered successful by most participants, but improvement could be made in both programs. • Most exhibitors felt their goals for attending were accomplished and plan to return for PEARC20, but many expressed that the exhibition space was not optimal, that the exhibit schedule should be compressed, and that there should be dedicated times for attendees to interact with exhibitors.
I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Ndurumo (1993) noted that Inclusive education or mainstreaming is plac... more I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Ndurumo (1993) noted that Inclusive education or mainstreaming is placing of children with disabilities in regular classes with those without disabilities. He further acknowledges that there are several names that refer to the process of integrating children with disabilities in regular classroom. This concept has been identified by some school system as "mainstreaming," "regular education initiatives "full inclusion," "partial inclusion, "or "inclusion." Regardless of the selected terminologies, current federal laws in Kenya, such as in individual with Disabilities Education Act (2003) mandate that a child with a disability has a right to attend free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment provided by his/her local school system. In response to these legislative directories some schools and districts have made tremendous efforts in overcoming challenges in providing disabled children with access to education (Ndurumo, 1993. Huffman 2003) indicate that the U.S census Bureau indicates that 6.5 million children have some type of disability and that 95% of these students attend regular schools with their normal classmates (Huffman, (2003). Towett, (2012) EARC Coordinator, Bomet County explained that in line with integration of learners with visual impairment who have been included in regular schools, the schools have not paid attention in terms of what it takes to integrate such learners. The schools have no pavements for easy movement of the visually impaired learners using the white canes. There is grass all over the compound which Abstract: Inclusive Education is an approach in which learners with special needs receive services and support appropriate to their individual needs within the regular education setting. The study sought to find out how regular public primary schools have been prepared to integrate the visually impaired learners into inclusive education in Bomet County, Kenya. The objectives of the study was to investigate the determinants of primary schools' preparedness to integrate the visually impaired learners into inclusive education in primary schools. The research adopted descriptive survey design as this allowed description of issues as they are. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select the sample population. Questionnaires were used to obtain data from teachers, head teachers and EARC coordinators while interviews were designed for learners with V.I.C. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in graphs, pie-charts and frequency tables for interpretation. The study was pegged on constructivist theorist of Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) of Lev Vygotsky and Maria Montessori. The study found out that integration of inclusive education for the V.I learners faced many challenges which included; insufficient skills by teachers to teach these learners, since most of them have not undergone any training in special education, most did not have braille skills and could not teach the V.I learners effectively with the other normal learners. Major conclusions therefore were: schools should adapt the environment to suit the V.I, teachers be trained adequately to teach the V.I meaningfully, the government to give more fund to support SNE programmes in schools, more SNE personnel to be employed to supervise these programmes.
vi Chapter One Introduction 1 Chapter Two Literature Review 5 Chapter Three Research Methodology ... more vi Chapter One Introduction 1 Chapter Two Literature Review 5 Chapter Three Research Methodology 27 Chapter Four Results and Discussion 33 Chapter Five Conclusions and Recommendations 83
International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, 2020
Social Responsibility, referred to in this study as Corporate Citizenship (CC) has experienced co... more Social Responsibility, referred to in this study as Corporate Citizenship (CC) has experienced continued growth in significance among academics and corporate leaders. The absence of a multi-level approach to what would explain the advancement in CC has inhibited a realization of singularly conclusive study. In fact, nearly every scholar in the field of CC has come up with their perspective to explain the mechanisms for development in corporate citizenship, none of them being singularly conclusive. This study takes multi-level review of the current body of knowledge on mechanisms for development in corporate citizenship. This is achieved through a comprehensive synthesis of the literature around the mechanisms for development in CC from a multi-level perspective. The findings show that the majority of scholars still populate disciplinary, specialized micro- (Managerial values), meso- (Business Case) or macro- (Institutional Mechanisms) as a driver for the development of CC. we also f...
Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 2020
There is growing evidence that microfinance institutions (MFIs) have substantial benefits for con... more There is growing evidence that microfinance institutions (MFIs) have substantial benefits for consumers, especially women in financial inclusion. Several attempts have been made to explain why MFIs have not been able to bridge to financial inclusion. Prior research has addressed the reasons why globally; two-thirds of adults do not have an account. However, little is known about the role of financial education that leads to financial literacy especially regarding the method, mode, form and subject. This study proposes Global Financial Education (GFE)that would lead to financial literacy among MFI clients in order to empower them to select appropriate MFIs, MFI products and services, right channels for greater financial inclusion. We propose a practical mode of implementing GFE. This is likely to propel financial inclusion as opposed to merely access to credit through informal financial institutions where clients are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, unable to transition to middle class status.
Experimental Dermatology, 2019
Itch is the commonest skin-related symptom and sex differences are increasingly recognised as imp... more Itch is the commonest skin-related symptom and sex differences are increasingly recognised as important determinants in stratified medicine, but only little is known about sex differences in itch. Questionnaire-based studies indicated that women perceive itch as more intensive and bothersome in comparison to men. However, data of studies using standardised itch models to objectify sex differences are scarce and inconsistent. To determine sex differences in intensity, skin flares and central processing of histaminergic itch we compared 15 female and 15 male healthy subjects in a double-blinded, within-subject, placebo-controlled study using a histamine skin prick itch-model (histamine 1% applied onto the volar forearm) and functional MRI. We found trends in higher mean itch intensity (0.58 VAS, CI 95% 0.004-1.19, p=0.056) and maximum itch intensity (men 3.93 VAS ± 0.39 SD at 3 minutes, women 4.73 VAS ± 0.31 SD at 4 minutes, p=0.073) in women paralleled by a trend in a stronger positive correlation between itch intensity and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) activity in brain structures identified during itch in comparison to men (r s in women: 0.46, p=0.08, r s in men: 0.07, p=0.79). The erythema and wheal following histamine skin pricking were (non-significantly) larger in men indicating that higher mean itch intensities on the right volar forearm in women may not be explained by more intense flares. The comparison of the activation patterns between the sexes revealed increased activity in men compared to women in the left middle temporal gyrus (temporooccipital part)/lateral occipital cortex. Thus, our findings indicate that histaminergic itch perception and central itch processing differ between the sexes under standardised conditions.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2015
Application of Progressivist’s Learner-Centered Approaches in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Public Primary Schools
British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, 2016