Papers by Dr Gabriel Kitenga
Accelerating Implementation of Regional Trade and Transport Facilitation Instruments in Africa
EAC, 2010
Journal of Economics and Business, Mar 30, 2020
The Journal of Economics and Business is an Open Access publication. It may be read, copied, and ... more The Journal of Economics and Business is an Open Access publication. It may be read, copied, and distributed free of charge according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research, 2020
This study sought to examine how dynamic capabilities influence sustainable performance of select... more This study sought to examine how dynamic capabilities influence sustainable performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine the relationship between adaptive capabilities and performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya; examine the relationship between marketing capabilities, alliancing capabilities and managerial capabilities on the performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was founded on positivist research philosophy and utilized a descriptive and explanatory survey design. Primary data collected from a population of 70 food manufacturing listed in the Kenya Association of Manufacturer's directory was analysed using multiple regression. The findings showed that there is a significant direct and positive relationship between dynamic capabilities and performance of food manufacturing firms in Kenya.
Dynamic Capabilities and Performance of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2020
This study sought to investigate the effect of dynamic capabilities on the performance of selecte... more This study sought to investigate the effect of dynamic capabilities on the performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya. It also aimed at examining the moderating effect of firm size on the effect of dynamic capabilities on the performance of manufacturing firms. The study utilized both the descriptive and explanatory research design which was cross-sectional survey in nature. The study population comprised of all the 70 food manufacturing listed in the Kenya Association of Manufacturer’s directory. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect primary data from 190 respondents. Multiple regression analysis was used to establish the nature and magnitude of the relationships between the independent and dependent variables. The findings indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between dynamic capabilities and performance of food manufacturing firms in Kenya. Firm size was found not to have significant relationship with firm and does not moderate the r...
Theoretical Underpinnings of Dynamic Capabilities
his article is a review of literature about the theoretical underpinnings of dynamic capabilities... more his article is a review of literature about the theoretical underpinnings of dynamic capabilities. It discusses the theoretical underpinnings of dynamic capabilities. It starts with a conceptualization of dynamic capabilities, the role of dynamic capabilities, and their impact on organizations. The article explores diverse concepts by which dynamic capabilities have been the theoretical foundations of dynamic capabilities. It traces the origins of dynamic capabilities to the concepts of creative destruction, architectural innovation, configuration, competence, combinative capabilities, distinctive competence, core competence, organizational behaviour and organizational routines. It finds that dynamic capabilities are an extension of the Resource Based View. The paper identifies some conceptual gaps emanating from lack of clear definition. It concludes that a multi theory study and uncover a single conceptual definition. The article contributes to the understanding of dynamic capabil...
The Challenges of Administration of Excise Tax Petroleum Oils in Kenya (1995-2002)
A Project Report Submitted to the School of Business In Partial Fulfilment Requirement For Degree... more A Project Report Submitted to the School of Business In Partial Fulfilment Requirement For Degree Of Master�s In Business Administration
Technium Social Sciences Journal , 2020
This study sought to investigate the effect of dynamic capabilities on the performance of selecte... more This study sought to investigate the effect of dynamic capabilities on the performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya. It also aimed at examining the moderating effect of firm size on the effect of dynamic capabilities on the performance of manufacturing firms. The study utilized both the descriptive and explanatory research design which was cross-sectional survey in nature. The study population comprised of all the 70-food manufacturing listed in the Kenya Association of Manufacturer's directory. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect primary data from 190 respondents. Multiple regression analysis was used to establish the nature and magnitude of the relationships between the independent and dependent variables. The findings indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between dynamic capabilities and performance of food manufacturing firms in Kenya. Firm size was found not to have significant relationship with firm and does not moderate the relationship between dynamic capabilities and performance. The findings supported the theoretical foundation of the dynamic capabilities theory that a firm performance and sustainable competitive advantage depends on its ability to reacting rapidly and flexibly to changing market environments. The study recommends that policy makers should link performance of food manufacturing firms with national goals and in this regard, include acquisition of dynamic capabilities by food manufacturing firms in their policy interventions aimed at increasing food security.
Journal of Economics and Business, 2020
This study aimed at determining the mediating effect of firm competence on the relationship betwe... more This study aimed at determining the mediating effect of firm competence on the relationship between dynamic capabilities and performance. The study was founded on positivism philosophy and adopted an explanatory and exploratory research design. The population of the study comprised of 70 food manufacturing firms in, Kenya. Stratified random sampling method was used to identify a sample of 295 respondents. A semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Prior to data collection, a pilot study was conducted to ensure reliability of the questionnaire. The reported findings were obtained from 190 respondents who were senior managers in the respondent firms responsible for finance, human resources, operations marketing and corporate relations. Measures of central tendency including the mean and standard deviation were used to summarize the variable characteristics Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the study hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that dynamic capabilities have a significant direct effect on performance and that the effect of dynamic capabilities on performance is partially mediated by firm competence. The findings also showed that firm competence has a direct and significant effect on performance also that dynamic capabilities can partially mediate the effect of firm competence on firm performance.
Dynamic Capabilities and Sustainable Performance of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Kenya , 2020
This study sought to examine how dynamic capabilities influence sustainable performance of selec... more This study sought to examine how dynamic capabilities influence sustainable performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine the relationship between adaptive capabilities and performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya; examine the relationship between marketing capabilities, alliancing capabilities and managerial capabilities on the performance of selected manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was founded on positivist research philosophy and utilized a descriptive and explanatory survey design. Primary data collected from a population of 70 food manufacturing listed in the Kenya Association of Manufacturer’s directory was analysed using multiple regression. The findings showed that there is a significant direct and positive relationship between dynamic capabilities and performance of food manufacturing firms in Kenya.
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