Contact Details
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
CS Prof. Robert K.W. Egessa, PhD, CPS(K),CHRP(K)
Job Title and Responsibilities
Associate Professor, Strategic HRM & Corporate Governance
Prof.Robert Egessa is an Associate Professor in the School of Business and Economics.He teaches Strategic and Human Resource Management courses at Undergraduate and Post graduate levels as well as provide Strategic Leadership to the School of Business and Economics. Prof.Egessa's teaching and research seeks to interrogate Talent Management and Human Resource Management Strategies of organizations and their alignment to organizational strategic pursuits, in a bid to create sustainable competitiveness of firms. In the course of his duty, he actively participates in building and maintaining a synergetic and winning team in teaching, research and consultancy in the Corporate Leadership and Strategic Human Resource Management domains.His area of expertise and research interests is in Strategic Human Resource Management, Corporate Governance & Strategic Leadership, Employee Relations & Labour Law and Talent Management.Prof.Egessa currently serves as the Director,Career Services.
Professional Memberships and Activities
2006- date: Full Member IHRM and National Council Commitee Member, Human Resource (HR), Public Policy & Lobbying Committee
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: -
- Gorret Idah Asisi, Robert Egessa. Market Innovation and Competitiveness of Commercial Banks in Kenya. Published on 9th August 2023 in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.17
- Jackline Akoth Odero, Robert K.W. Egessa,Kelvin Mogere Machuki,Joel Limonya. Transformational leadership and innovation in deposit taking SACCOs: The moderating role of competitor orientation. Published on 13th November 2022 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE. DOI:https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i8.2082.
- Robert Odhiambo Onyango, Robert Egessa, Patrick Ojera. Knowledge management and employee engagement in the hospitality industry. Published in 28th August 2022 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE.https://ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/1978/1402
- Christine Kananu Gitonga, Dr. Robert Egessa (2021); Talent Engagement Drivers And Employee Productivity In Technical Vocational Education Training Institutions In Kenya; International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 11(5) (ISSN: 2250-3153), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.11.05.2021.p11347
- Ng’ang’a J.M, Wanjere D. and Egessa R.K.W.(2015) Influence of Technical Training on Organizational Performance of Sugar Industry in the South Nyanza Zone of Kenya, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Sep 2015, Vol. 5, No. 9 ISSN: 2222-6990 pp.106- 123DOI: 10.6007/IJARBSS/v5-i9/1817
- Ashiono,C., Egessa R.K.W. and Tsuma E.T. (2018) Legal and Regulatory Compliance and Service Delivery in Semi-Autonomous County Government Entities of Kakamega County, International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary and Current Research,Vol. 6 pp 1174-1180 ISSN: 2321-3124 http://ijmcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Paper221174-1180.pdf
- Audan,L.L, Egessa R.K.W. and Shitseswa A.E. (2018) Influence of E-Recruitment and Selection on Organizational Effectiveness among Selected Universities in Western Kenya International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations Vol. 6, Issue 2, pp: (949-953), ISSN 2348-7585 https://researchpublish.com/issue/IJMCI/Issue-2-October-2018-March-2019/5
- Omukubi E, Egessa R.K.W. and Kwendo E. (2018) Stakeholder Relationship and Performance of State Owned Sugar Manufacturing Firms in Western Kenya, International Journal of Multi Disciplinary and Current Research,Vol. 6 May/June 2018 , pp 445-450, ISSN: 2321-3124 Paper10445-450.pdf (ijmcr.com)
- Odero J.A, Egessa R.W. and Oseno B.(2019) Influence of Employee Empowerment on Performance: Evidence from Deposit-taking Sacco’s in Kenya, EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR), Vol.5| Issue.10 pp 35-48 ISSN: 2321-3124 https://eprajournals.com/jpanel/upload/1100pm_5.Jackline%20Akoth%20Odero-3667-1.pdf
- Luchivisi, P. A., Egessa, R., & Muchilwa, D. (2020). Non-monetary rewards and organizational performance of Kakamega County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 8 (1), 170 – 182. http://www.strategicjournals.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1904/1822 View full CV here: