Dr. Thomas Gakobo Profile

   Name of Faculty/Staff: Dr. Thomas Waweru Gakobo, PhD.

   Designation/Rank: Senior Lecturer

   Laikipia University: School of Business and Economics

   Email: tgakobo@laikipia.ac.ke

      

A   Educational Background:

  1. PhD in Business Administration (Marketing), Laikipia University, Kenya (2019)
  2. Master of Business Administration- MBA), United States International University –USIU, Kenya (1999)
  3. Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration (IBA) United States International University –USIU, Kenya (2009)

B    Brief Auto-biography

Dr. Thomas Gakobo is a senior lecturer in the Department of Commerce. He joined Laikipia University in 2013 as a lecturer in the Department of Commerce. He has been the Chairman of Commerce Department from 2017 to 2022 and Director for Laikipia University -Nairobi Campus from 2014 - 2017.

C     Research Interest

Marketing

D    Selected Publications

  1. Ndirangu M.W, Gakobo T.W & Mwaura P.N, (2022). Corporate Rebranding and Its Effect on Performance of Technical and Vocational Training Institutions in Kenya. OSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF) e-ISSN: 2321-5933, p-ISSN: 2321-5925.Volume 13, Issue 3 Ser. I (May. – June. 2022), PP 39-46. www.iosrjournals.org
  2. Njoroge, V.W., Gakobo, T. W. Ochieng, I. (2021). Influence of Leader of Leadership on Job Satisfaction at Selected Government Organization in Nairobi County.
  3. Nyaga, J.W., Gakobo, T. W., Njuguna, P. M., (2020). Effect of Remuneration on Employee Job Satisfaction at the Public Service Commission in Kenya. Developing Country Studies Vol.10, No.10, 2020
  4. Mwaniki, M.M., Njuguna, P. M., Gakobo, T. W. (2020). The Effect of Employee Welfare on Employee Commitment at Judicial Service of Kenya, European Journal of Business and Manage Vol.12, No.30, 2020
  5. Chacha, P.M., Gakobo, T.W., & Ochieng, I. (2019) Effect of Financial Incentives on Academic Staff Turnover in Public Universities in Kenya. European Journal of Business and Management. Vol.11, No.30, pp 21-40.
  6. Nderitu M.W., Gakobo, T.W., & Ochieng, I. (2019). Effect of Human Capital Management on Employee Performance at Co-Operative Bank of Kenya. Human Resource and  Leadership Journal Vol.4, Issue 2, pp 21-40.
  7. Irungu, D.M, Kung’u, J. N., & Gakobo, T.W. (2019). Influence of Micro-Finance Non-Financial Services on Financial Performance of Small Enterprises in Kenya. International Journal of Business and Management Review Vol.7, (No.6), pp.53-66
  8. Mbugua, C. N., Kung’u J. N, & Gakobo T.W (2019) Effect of Ownership Concentration on Financial Performance of Non-Banking Financial Institutions in Kenya: A Survey of Listed Insurance Firms in Kenya. Journal of Economics and Finance Volume 10, (Issue 6) pp 2321- 5925
  9. Kabui, B.N., Gakobo T.W., & Mwaura, P. (2019). Effect of Single Window System Procedures on Cargo Clearance Efficiency in Kenya: A Case for Mombasa Port. European Journal of Business and Management, Vol.11, No.24, 2019.
  10. Gakobo, T.W., Ochieng, I. & Nzioki, P.M. (2019) Service Charter and Its Moderating Effect on the Relationship between Tangible Elements of Service and Student Satisfaction at Selected Public Universities in Kenya. Journal of Education and Practice Vol.10, No.21, 2019 (pp 54 - 60)
  11. Gakobo, T.W., Ochieng, I. & Nzioki, P.M. (2019). Human Elements and their Influence on Student Satisfaction at Selected Public Universities in Kenya. European Journal of Business and Management. Vol.11, No.20, (pp 33 - 39)
  12. Lubanga, J. M., Gakobo, T., Ochieng, I. & Kimando, L. N. (2017). Factors Influencing Adoption of E-Payment System in Kenyan Public Transport: A Case of Matatu Plying Nairobi-Kitengela Route. International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, 2(4), 27-48
  13. Lemarleni, J. E., Ochieng, I., Gakobo, T. & Mwaura, P. (2017). Effects of resource allocation on strategy implementation at Kenya Police Service in Nairobi County. International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, 2(4), 1-26
  14. Ndegwa, J., Gakobo, T.W. & Onyuma, S. (2016). Factors Influencing Performance of Insurance Industry in Kenya: A Case of Small and Medium Insurance Companies in Nairobi County. International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 1- 21.
  15. Mburu, P., Njoroge, S. & Gakobo, T.W. (2016). Influence of Government Support on Performance of Women Run Small Enterprises in Kenya: Langata Sub-Count. European Journal of Business and Management, Vol.8, No.21, 2016.
  16. Gakobo, T. & Mlenga, J. (2016). An application of the theory of planned behavior to predict intention to consume African indigenous foods in Kenya. British Food Journal, Vol. 118, No. 5, 2016 pp. 1268-1280.
  17. Kosgey, I. S., Anyieni, A. G., Lagat, A. C. & Gakobo, T. W. (2014). Role of employee capacity in the strategic positioning of newly chartered public universities in Kenya: The case of Laikipia University. International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 1 (12), 393-403.
  18. Kosgey, I. S., Anyieni, A. G., Lagat, A. C. & Gakobo, T. W. (2014). Role of Senior Management Support and Leadership in the Strategic Positioning of Newly Chartered Public Universities in Kenya: The Case of Laikipia University. European Journal of Business and Management

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