Prof. Robert K.W. Egessa

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Prof. Robert K.W. Egessa


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Department of Business Administration and Management Sciences

School of Business and Economics (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. SOBE BLOCK, Dean’s Office

Kakamega-Webuye Road

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-2823

Researcher ID: AAM-5542-2021

Google Scholar: 2H71Q7kAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Prof. Robert K.W. Egessa, PhD, CPS(K),CHRP(K)

Job Title and Responsibilities

Associate Professor, Strategic HRM & Corporate Governance 

Prof. Robert K.W. Egessa is an Associate Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management and Corporate Governance in the School of Business and Economics, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST).  He is a seasoned Governance and Human Resource Management trainer, facilitator, practitioner and consultant with a teaching and practice bias focused on Strategic Human Resource Management, Corporate Governance, Strategic Leadership, Employee Relations & Labour Law, Career Advisory and Talent Management.

He holds a PhD in Business Management-Strategic Management (Strategic Human Resource Management focus) from Moi University, a Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) from Kenyatta University and a Bachelor of Education (Arts) from the University of Nairobi. He further holds an International Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel and Human Resource Management from the Cambridge International College, UK. He has also earned Certified Human Resource Management Professional (CHRP-K) and Certified Public Secretary (CPS (K)) qualifications. Professionally, he is a Member of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) and the Institute of Certified Secretaries, Kenya (ICS).

He has twenty-nine years’ experience as a trainer, university lecturer, researcher, management consultant and practitioner. Of these, he has spent eighteen years in the University sector where in a span of ten years, he has efficaciously held various leadership positions including School Examinations Coordinator, Chairman of the Business Administration and Management Sciences Department, Associate Dean and later Dean of the School of Business and Economics . He is currently the Director, Career Services at MMUST.



Professional Memberships and Activities                                                                                         

2006- date:        Full Member, Institute of Human Resource Management-Kenya (IHRM)

2011- date:        Full Member, Kenya Institute of Management (KIM)
2022- date:        Member, Institute of Certified Secretaries, Kenya (ICS)

Some of his key published works include: -   

  1. Charles Marumbu, Robert K.W. Egessa, Edwin J. Simiyu, Janet N. Manyasi. Green Human Resource Acquisition Practices as a Determinant of Employee Performance in Developing Countries: Evidence from Public Universities in Western Kenya. Published on 4th December 2024 in African Journal of Empirical Research. DOI:https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.5.4.143
  2. Morema NE, Ouma C, Egessa R, Nyachiro L,Shisanya M. Self-reported Provision of Preconception Care and Associated Factors. East Afr Health Res J.28th March  2024;8(1):58-66. https://doi.org/10.24248/eahrj.v8i1.749
  3. Odero, J. A., Egessa, R.K.W., Machuki, K.M., (2024) Competitor Orientation and Innovation: Kenyan Deposit Taking Sacco Experience. Oradea Journal of Business and Economics, 9(1), pp.9-18. http://doi.org/10.47535/1991ojbe178.
  4. Joshua, G. B., Tsuma, E., Egessa, R., & Onyango, R. (2024). Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support on the Effect of Occupational Stress Management Practices on Employee Engagement amongst Law Enforcement Officers in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. African Journal of Empirical Research, 5(2), 170–179. https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.5.2.16
  5. Odero,J. A., Egessa, R. K.W., (2023) Board Nationality and Educational Diversity and Organizational Performance: A Systematic Review of Literature, International Journal of Business, Economics and Social Development, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 218-228, DOI: https://doi.org/10.46336/ijbesd.v4i4.522
  6. Asisi, G. I., & Egessa, R. (2023). Market Innovation and Competitiveness of Commercial Banks in Kenya. African Journal of Empirical Research, 4(2), 144– 156. https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.17
  7. Shitemi, S., Maingi, M., & Egessa, R. (2023). Effects of Exchange Rate on Performance of Equity Funds in Kenya. African Journal of Empirical Research, 4(2), 891–897. https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.90
  8. Odero , J. A., Egessa, R. K., Mogere Machuki, K., & Limonya, J. (2022). Transformational leadership and innovation in deposit taking SACCOs: The moderating role of competitor orientation. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 11(8), 166–176. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i8.2082
  9. Kavai, M. K., Egessa, R., & Tsuma, E. (2022). Coaching and service delivery among the academic staff in the Kenyan Public Universities. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (4), 877 – 886.
    https://strategicjournals.com/index.php/journal/article/view/2419
  10. Onyango, R. O., Egessa, R., & Ojera, P. (2022). Effect of Organizational Justice on Employee Engagement in the Hospitality Industry. European Journal of Business and Management Research, 7(4), 6–13
    https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2022.7.4.1259
  11. Onyango, R., Egessa, R. K., & Ojera, P. (2022). Knowledge management and employee engagement in the hospitality industry, International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 11(6), 209–217. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i6.1978

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