Browsing Department of Business and Entrepreneurship by Author "Wanjau, Kenneth"
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Effect of Global Sourcing Practices on Operational Perfomance of Textiles and Apparels Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
Wanjau, Kenneth; Rucha, Kingsford; Fendo, Simon (International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2017-05)Global sourcing is regarded by many companies as an important measure to enhance competitive advantages particularly in today’s globalized economy. The objectives of the study are to determine the global sourcing practices ... -
Effect of Technology Endowment on Open Innovation Success in Medium-Sized Enterprises in Kenya”.
Mkala, Mwamisha; Wanjau, Kenneth; Macharia, Jimmy (Wohllebe & Ross Publishing, 2022-12)Technology is an infrastructural enabler that ensures success of open innovation (OI) activities in modern enterprises. The Kenyan experience indicates that the OI success strategy for medium enterprises (MEs) hinges on ... -
The Effects of Relationship Banking and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya.
Wanjau, Kenneth; Kipkemboi, Rotich, Abraham (KCA Journal of Business Management., 2017)The purpose of the study was to determine if relationship banking, and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) affect the financial performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design ... -
Influence of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firm Performance of Kenya’s Agro Processing Small and Medium Enterprises
Wanjau, Kenneth; Gichira, Robert; Wambugu, Angeline Wambui (IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2016-09)The study used Structural Equation Modeling partial least squares (SEM-PLS)to investigate the influence of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firm Performance of Kenya’s Agro Processing SMEs. The study was undertaken on Agro ... -
The influence of shared vision on organizational ambidexterity in coffee marketing co-operative societies in Kenya.
Wanjau, Kenneth; Wanjau, Kenneth; Kiai, Richard (2023-07)Coffee production in Kenya has plummeted, hurting the economy and worsening social inequality and poverty. Kenyan coffee marketing cooperative associations have failed to boost exports. Coffee is Kenya's main cash crop. ... -
The mediating effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship between decision-making and firm performance in Kenya
Mkala, Mwamisha; Wanjau, Kenneth; Kyalo, Teresia (International Journal of Commerce and Management Research, 2017-08)Manufacturing firms are the single greatest contributors to industrialization and economic development. In Kenya, manufacturing firms contribute 14% of gross domestic product, train and employ 30% of the workforce, and ... -
Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Leadership on the Relationship between Senior Team Attributes and Organizational Ambidexterity of Coffee Marketing Cooperative Societies in Kenya
Kiura, Hesbon Mbuthia; Wanjau, Kenneth; Kiai, Richard (2023-08)Coffee has been an important cash crop in Kenya’s agricultural sector. Coffee is a foreign exchange earner to the country, main source of employment in rural areas, providing food security and income for the rural ... -
The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship between organization capacity and performance of manufacturing small and medium enterprises
Mkala, D. Mwamisha; Wanjau, Kenneth; Kyalo, Teresia N. (IIPCCL Publishing,, 2018-11)This cross-sectional study was carried out to establish the eff ect of organization capacity and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya. The small and medium enterprise (SME) ... -
Testing for Cointegration and Granger Causality: Evidence from Selected Indigenous Egg Markets in Kenya
Wanjau, Kenneth; Olila, Dennis O.; Pambo, Kennedy; Chimoita, Evans L.; Odipo, Timothy (Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research, 2016)Despite the increasing consumer demand for indigenous eggs, particularly among the urban rich in Kenya, empirical analysis of spatial market integration has received limited attention. This study is an attempt to analyze ...