PROF. KARANJA KABARE
Email: kabarekaranja@gmail.com / kabarekaranja@jkuat.ac.ke
It is my conviction and belief that the principal purpose in pursuit of knowledge and acquisition of knowledge is to expand personal worthiness and value, capacity and potential for growth and by extension, that of the society and all its elements. I am prepared to make my humble contribution in this endeavour.
I have flair in management science with a bias in Human resource management, organizational development, strategic management, and its application in various management functional areas.
Areas of Specialty: Excellent in Human resources management and strategic mobilization for value creation and delivery in institutions and people at all levels. Special bias on corporate governance and leadership, performance management, organizational psychology and development and relationships management, monitoring and evaluation.
Key Strengths:
- A deep and reflective thinker in order to find and appreciate value
- A good team builder and team mobilizer
- Self driven and results oriented
- Able to continuously learn and help others learn in all situations
- Effective communicator
- Bound by integrity in all engagements
- Full Member, Institute of Human Resource Management; Membership. No. 03218
- Certified HRM Practitioner in Kenya; Practicing Certificate No. 10697
- Full member Kenya Institute of Management; Membership No 43633
VI. SCOPE OF EXPERIENCE FROM CURRENT AND PREVIOUS
ENGAGEMENTS:
I joined Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) as a Lecturer in management studies at the then Entrepreneurship and Procurement Department in the Institute of Human Resource Development in April 2006. On 3rd June 2012, I was promoted to Senior Lecturer. I have held many responsibilities current and previous as provided in the following two sections for the last 15 years.
VII. PRESENT EMPLOYMENT AND ENGAGEMENTS:
I currently serve as Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship Technology Leadership and Management Department, in the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Human Resources Development. My responsibilities are captured in the table below.
| LEVEL | S/No | DUTY | RESPONSIBILITIES |
| Departmental Level | 1 | Teaching and Assessment | Teaching and assessing / examining in the following academic programmes. PhD in Human Resource ManagementPhD in Leadership and GovernancePhD in Strategic ManagementMasters and Bachelors Programmes in the same thematic areas. |
| 2 | Supervising Research | Supervising and guiding graduate students in undertaking their research. This involves conceptualization of research topics to successful completion and publications that support Strategy formation and executionEconomic and social development Entrepreneurship and SME development Leadership and governanceInstitutionalizing HRM in corporate decision making. | |
| 3 | Development and review of academic programmes | I serve in several departmental committees set up to review and develop academic programmes in the department | |
| Additional responsibilities in the department | 1 | Academic and career mentor | Guiding students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on career / industry expectations demands regarding the various programmes offered in the department |
| 2 | Industry Link Coordinator | Exploring and pursuing opportunities for training and consultancies in the corporate sector for the department | |
| Faculty Level | 1 | Patron, JKSOBE Students Club | Providing guidance and leadership to SOBE students club to enable the club enhance the students’ learning experiences and build professional networks |
| 2 | External Examiner Machakos University | External moderation of examination drafts, exam booklets, project reports and theses for the School of Business, Machakos University. | |
| University Level | 1 | Member, the Innovation Centre for Product Development and Commercialization (iPDeC) Sub Taskforce | The taskforce tasks are to: Identify potential innovation products for patents and advice in IP issues.Advise on marketing strategy for product development and upscallingSource for consultancy services for business plan developmentIdentify commercial networks viable for product developmentInitiate collaborations between industry and innovators Evaluate support and advice on working relationships between partnersBuild capacity in the area of innovation management in the University |
| 2 | Member, JKUAT and Kiambu County Coordinated Stakeholders Association Committee | The committee seeks to; Establish a Trade and exhibition centre in Kiambu CountyIdentify value addition activities favourable for Kiambu CountyImplement prioritized initiatives in accordance with the MoU | |
| 3 | Member, PPP Joint Committee with National Treasury | Processing JKUAT PPP Projects for launch | |
| 4 | Chairman. JKUAT NODE Technical Committee | Identifying potential PPP projectsUndertaking prefeasibility profiles of the PPP projectsLiaising with the PPP Unit of the National Treasury on behalf of the JKUAT NODE | |
| 5 | Chairman, Staff Appraisal Evaluation Tool Review Committee. | Review the existing appraisal toolBenchmark on tools used by other institutionsRecommend an appropriate tool and develop ways of administering it | |
| Community Level | 1 | Chairman, Board of Management. Mbugiti Boys High School | Lead the BoM in steering the school on behalf of the Minister of Education to establish and maintain high standards of academic performance and prudent use of public resources. |
| National Level | 1 | Member, Regional Mega Projects Coordination Council (RMPCC) | This is a Inter-ministerial Taskforce for mapping out competencies needed to effectively deliver the mega projects in the east and central African region to recommend how Kenya can seize the opportunities presented through its public and private institutions. |
| 2 | Member, Ministerial Taskforce in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology | Develop content for the education and training sector in the upcoming Medium Term Plan 3 (2017 to 2022) of the Kenya Vision 2030 | |
| 3 | Member , Ministerial Taskforce in the National Treasury and Planning | Development of a National Monitoring and Evaluation Agency to spearhead Monitoring and Evaluation programmes at both National and County levels. I represent the University in the taskforce and during M&E Events. | |
| KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Have successfully supervised over 28 PhD students and 50 masters students since appointment as Senior Lecturer.Managed teams that helped transform IHRD into SHRD and later transforming SHRD into CoHREDLead the team that developed business plans for Nakuru, Kitale, Kisii Kakamega and Kisumu CampusesLead teams that have reviewed 4 academic programmes and developed 3new programmes.Lead the team that developed relevant courses for civic leaders at the grassroots level across the CountiesLead the team that developed executive courses in Leadership and governance that saw over 1000 former councilors trained before the 2013 General Elections. Lead the team that developed 6 JKUAT PPP projects that were approved by the Cabinet and placed in the Priority ListMobilized the JKSOBE Club leadership for SOBE students to participate in the ongoing National Inter University Business Leadership challenge organized by the ACCA. JKUAT has the second largest number of students at 136 in the Country. Plans are underway to engage them with the Ajira programme of the National Government Identified 5 potential projects under consideration by the County Government of Kiambu for implementation. | |||
XI. PUBLICATIONS:
Anwar, A. Bwisa, H. Kabare, K., Odhiambo, R. (2014). Strategic decision making; process, models, and theories. Business Management and Strategy.(ISSN) 2157-6068 Vol. 5 Issue 1. 2014. Cited by 7 authors.
Catherine, W., Elegwa, M., Kabare, K. (2015). Internal structure of the organization as a determinant of adoption of HRIS in the operations of Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. (ISSN) 2222-6990. Vol 5. No 2.
Catherine, W., Elegwa, M., Kabare, K. (2015). The influence of management participation on adoption of HRIS in Teachers Service Commission (TSC) operations in Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. (ISSN) 2222-6990. Vol. 5. No 2.
Catherine, W., Elegwa, M., Kabare, K. (2015). The influence of management participation on adoption of HRIS in Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Operations in Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. (ISSN) 2222-6990. Vol. 5. No 2.
Gacuru, W., Kabare, K. (2015). Factors affecting efficiency in logistics performance of trading and distribution firms based in Jomo Kenyatta International Airport area. International Academic Journal of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, 1(5), 50-71. Cited by 9 authors.
Gitari, M., &Kabare, K. (2014). Factors affecting access to procurement opportunities in public secondary schools by small and medium enterprises in Kenya: A survey of Limuru Sub-county. International Journal of Current Business and Social Sciences, 1(2), 220-250. Cited by 15 authors.
Irene, T., Kabare, K., (2015). Effects of coaching programmes on employee performance in business process outsourcing subsector of Nairobi County, Kenya. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. Vol. 5. Issue 3. March 2015.
James, K. W., Karanja, K. &Maurice, M. S. (2018). Analyzing the role of envisioning in execution of county integrated development plans by county governments in Kenya. African Journal of Business and Management. Vol. 4(1) PP 23-51, ISSN: 2518-0312.
James, K. W., Karanja, K. &Maurice, M.S. (2018). Analysis of the effect of institutionalization of programs in execution of county integrated development plans by county governments in Kenya. African Journal of Business and Management Vol. 4(2) PP 1-21, ISSN: 2518-0312.
James, M., Mike, I., Kabare, K. (2017).A role of performance planning on strategy implementation in commercial state corporations in Kenya. IOSR Journal of Business and Management. (e-ISSN) 2278-487X, (p-ISSN) 2319-7668. Vol. 19, Issue 4.
Jeptoo, N., & Karanja, K. (2017). Effect of governance structure on e-procurement implementation by state corporations in Kenya. International Academic Journal of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, 2(3), 76-91. Cited by 6 authors.