Charles Nyungu Nalyanya has earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Business Administration (Entrepreneurship) University of Nairobi and currently serves as part-time lecturer at the Co-operative University of Kenya. Charles has vast experience having worked in government with Co-operative sector and Small-scale enterprises which have enabled him build excellent interpersonal, communication skills, administrative, planning, financial management capabilities and professionalism. He has in-depth understanding of Kenya’s entrepreneurial sector having served as a public servant in various regions of the country. His strengths and passion include: Entrepreneurship, innovative solutions for managerial and leadership problems, adding products value, trainings, lecturing, development of programmes for Small scale enterprises and co-operatives for growth and wealth creation. Charles has university level teaching experience lecturing at accredited Universities in various courses i.e. entrepreneurship, marketing, purchasing, microfinance, research methods, principles of management etc. and has published in peer reviewed journals. Charles also holds a Master of Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Kenyatta University; Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) with a major in Entrepreneurship, Kenya Methodist University and Diploma in Co-operative Management, Co-operative University of Kenya.
Abstract
This study focuses on Faith based entrepreneurship in beneficiary poverty reduction by Faith based enterprises (FBEs) within the slums of Nairobi. Due to need for solutions to social and economic challenges, FBEs come in many aspects to assist address the voids. Despite this course, there are divergent views on relationships with incomplete information to explain success or failure in delivery of social value. Hinged on these gaps, the study sought to establish the effect of entrepreneurial orientation, Macro environment on the relationship between interventions and beneficiary poverty reduction by FBEs. The study was a census and data collected from 72 FBEs. The study uses the descriptive cross-sectional research design. The study establishes causes of poverty in the slums of Nairobi as alcohol abuse, HIV/Aids and unemployment. Beneficiaries live below World Bank poverty threshold of $1.90 per day. Interventions had a significant positive effect on beneficiary poverty reduction; entrepreneurial orientation had a mediation effect on the relationship between Interventions and Beneficiary poverty reduction. Found no moderation effect of Macro environment on the relationships. Entrepreneurial orientation, Macro environment and Interventions jointly applied are found to have greater outcome than the individual effect of the same variables. Trainings, innovativeness, and networking were found to be main traits in the mobilization of resources. This adds value to social network theory as it explains why there are robust beneficiary poverty reduction activities in FBEs with resources and weak in those with less access to resources. The study suggests divergent views to human capital theory as it demonstrates that an enterprise can deliver in social value based on relationships, trust and doing things differently by those involved despite their illiteracies. Monitoring and evaluation is absent in most of the FBEs activities and need for practitioners to embed it in implementation plans. Results provide evidence that FBEs are engines for change exploitation to development that impact positively on the society livelihoods. The study suggests the embedding of enterprise culture by FBEs for business approaches to create wealth. Future research could adopt the grounded theory approach for in-depth diverse set of findings.
Research Supervisors
- Prof. Bitange Ndemo
- Dr. James M. Gathungu
- Prof. Ganesh P. Pokhariyal
Important Links
1. The Significance of Faith Based Enterprises in the Dual Roles of Social Good and Economic Development in Kenya: http://journals.uonbi.ac.ke/damr/article/view/1297 2. Published in DBA Africa Management Review Journal: Relationship between interventions and beneficiary poverty reduction by Faith based enterprises: Does macro environment moderate? http://journals.uonbi.ac.ke/damr Vol 9 No 3 (2019) Pgs 1-15 Published on Research Gate: Interventions, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Macro Environment: Effect on Beneficiary Poverty Reduction by Faith Based Enterprises: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340467580_Interventions_Entrepreneurial_Orientation_and_Macro_Environment_Effect_on_Beneficiary_Poverty_Reduction_ by_Faith_Based_Enterprises 2. Published in the International Journal of Creative Research and Studies (IJCRS): The mediation effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship between interventions and beneficiary poverty reduction by Faith Based Enterprises within slums in Nairobi City County, Kenya: Volume-3 Issue-6, June 2019. http://ijcrs.org/issue-details/218 3. Published in the European Scientific Journal: Interventions, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Macro Environment: Effect on Beneficiary Poverty Reduction by Faith Based Enterprises: ESJ Vol.16 No.7 March 2020 http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/12929 https://www.academia.edu/42723865/Interventions_Entrepreneurial_Orientation_and_Macro_Environment_Effect_on_Beneficiary_Poverty_Reduction_by_Faith_Based_Enterprises