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DR ROBERT MUGO KARUNGU

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LECTURER
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Division / Faculty
Faculty of Commerce
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ACCOUNTS FINANCE AND MGT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Section
Accounting & Finance
Address
13357-20100
SUMMARY

Dr. Robert Mugo has over 10 years’ teaching experience in the field of finance and accounting with expertise in financial economics, behavioural finance and corporate accounting. He has researched the banking sector, Kenyan securities markets and manufacturing sector. He’s a practising member of the Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analyst (ICIFA) Kenya. At ICIFA, he sits in the education and research committee.He is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).

Dr. Mugo is a resource person for the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Kenya where he has participated in training university students in matters Capital Markets. He is a resource consultant in the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries Examination Board (KASNEB). He has previously engaged in training Secondary School Heads in personal financial management.

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  1. PhD Business Administration (Finance), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology  (Sept 2011- June 2019). Thesis Title: Influence of Securities Behaviour on the Performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange Indices
  2. Master of Business Administration (Finance), Egerton University, (Sept 2007- December 2010) . Project Title: Effects of Cross-Border Listing on Financial Performance of Listed Firms in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
  3. Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Second Class Upper Division, Egerton University (Sept 2003- August 2007) 
  4. Certified Investment and Financial Analyst, KASNEB (January 2009-June 2011)
  5. Certified Public Accountant, KASNEB (January 2006-June 2008)
  6. St Marys Boys Secondary School Nyeri (1999-2002) B Plain
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
  • Accounting (Bcom & CPA)
  • Finance (Masters, PhD & CIFA)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • CertIfied Public Accountant (K)
  • Certified Investments and Financial Analyst (K)
WORK EXPERIENCE

2021-Date: Egerton University- Lecturer, Accounting and Finance

2014-2021: Egerton University - Assistant Accounting and Finance Lecturer

2013-2014: Kabarak University - Accounting and Finance Lecturer

2011-2013: Kabarak University - Assistant Accounting and Finance Lecturer

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Accounting and Finance
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  1. September 2011: Presented a paper at the 7th Moi University Conference. Title of the paper; Comparative analysis of Regional Cross-listing and its effects on Firms Financial Performance; the case of Kenyan Listed Firms
  2. March 2012: Journal of Business Economics and Finance volume 1 issue 1. Does Cross-Border Listing (Still) Improve firm financial Performance in Eastern Africa? This paper is available at http://www.jbef.org?p=vol 1 page 92-109
  3. August 2013: European Journal of Business and Management Volume 5 No. 19 2013 ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839. The article is titled: Effects of Credit Risk Management Practices on the Lending Portfolio among Savings and Credit Co-operatives in Kenya. This paper is available http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/EJBM/article/view/7277/7436 Pages 93-107
  4. October 2013: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting Volume 4 No 15. Do Stock Splits Affect the Ownership Concentration of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange? Page 105-118. This paper is available at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/8310/8592
  5. November 2013: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting Volume 5 No 16. Do Earnings Announcement have an Effect on the Level of Efficiency on the Nairobi Securities Exchange? This paper is available at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/8310/8592 Page 148-165
  6. December 2013: European Journal of Business and Management. Vol.5, No.32, 2013 ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Effectiveness of Electronic Inventory Systems on Customer Service Delivery in Selected Supermarkets in Kenya. Available at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/EJBM/article/view/9557 Page 46-59 
  7. March 2014: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting Vol. 5. No. 4. ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847(Online). What is the effect of the Rights issue on the Firm’s Share Performance? Available at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/11289. Page 76-84
  8. April 2014: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting. Vol.5, No.7, 2014. ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online). What Are the Factors that Influence A Wide Interest Rate Band in Micro-Finance Institutions in Kenya? Available at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/12301 page 19-32
  9. May 2014: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting. Vol.5, No.10, 2014. ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online). What Are the Implications of Working Capital Management on Liquidity Risk? A Case of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya. Available at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/13054 page 34-49
  10. January 2015: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting. Vol.6, No.2, 2015. ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online). Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of SACCOs in Kenya. Available at http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/search/results Pages. 48-58
  11. February 2015: Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol. 6 No. 4 2015. ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online) Factors Affecting Liquidity Risk Management Practices In Microfinance Institutions in Kenya. Available at http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEDS/article/view/19996/20524 Pages 78-81
  12. April 2015: European Journal of Business and Management. Vol.7, No.3, 2015 ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online). Effect of Group lending on the accessibility of Micro Credit facilities among Low-Income Households in Keiyo South District. Available at: http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/EJBM/article/view/19485/25161 Pages 39-46
  13. September 2015: International Journal of Economics, Commerce, and Management. Vol. 3 Issue 9 September 2015. ISSN 2348 0386 Effect of Trade Credit on Financial Performance of Small Scale Enterprises: Evidence of Eldoret Town Kenya. Available at http://ijecm.co.uk/
  14. September 2015: European Journal of Business and Management. Vol.7, No.11, 2015 ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online). Effect of Human Resource Contribution and Environmental Aspect of Corporate Social Reporting on Firm Performance: Evidence from Listed Firms in Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya.  Available at http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/EJBM/article/view/21805/22350. Pages 36-44
  15. August 2017: International Journal of Economics, Commerce, and Management. Vol 5 Issue 8. ISSN 2348 0386. The Relationship Between Portfolio Selection and Performance of Large Capitalization Stocks in Kenya. Available at: http://ijecm.co.uk/volume-v-issue-8/
  16. June 2018: International Journal of Business Management and Processes (IJBMP)  Vol 3. Issue No.3. June 2018. PP 01-06. ISSN 2616-3209. Influence Of Bancassurance On Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks Listed On Nairobi Securities Exchange. Available at www.ijbmp.com
  17. June 2018: International Journal of Economics, Commerce, and Management. United Kingdom Vol. VI, Issue 6, June 2018. Page 207. Prediction Of Financial Distress In The Light Of Financial Crisis: A Case Of Listed Firms In Kenya. Available at: http://ijecm.co.uk/ ISSN 2348 0386
  18. July 2018: Mara Research Journal of Business and Management.Vol. 3, No. 1, July 2018, Pages 25 – 43, ISSN: 2519-1381. Effect of Borrowers Capacity and Capital Information on Credit Risk Management: A Case of Microfinance Institutions in Nakuru Town
  19. July 2018: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online) Vol.9, No.14, 2018 56. Influence of Momentum Effect on Stock Performance of Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Available at: www.iiste.org
  20. July 2018: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online) Vol.9, No.14, 2018 1. Effects of Securities Behaviour on Performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange Indices. Available at: www.iiste.org
  21. September 2018: African development finance journal September Vol2 No.1, 2018 PP 182-216 ISSN 2522-3186 182  The Relationship Between Capital Structure And Profitability Of Firms Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange. Available at: http://journals.uonbi.ac.ke/index.php/adfj
  22. September 2019: International Journal of Business Management and Finance Volume 3 Issue 2 Effects Of Foreign Exchange Risk Management Techniques On Profitability Of Local Based Multinational Corporations Listed In Kenya. Available at: https://serialpublishers.org/index.php/ijbmf/article/view/124
  23. April 2020: Growing Science Accounting Volume 6 Issue 1 Influence Of Financial Contagion On Stock Performance Of Firms Listed In The Nairobi Securities Exchange. Available at: http://m.growingscience.com/beta/ac/3379-influence-of-financial-contagion-on-stock-performance-of-firms-listed-in-the-nairobi-securities-exchange.html
CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
  1. September 2011: Presented a paper at the 7th Moi University Conference. Title of the paper; Comparative analysis of Regional Cross-listing and its effects on Firms Financial Performance; the case of Kenyan Listed Firms
TEACHING AREAS

I have been teaching in the areas of Accounting and Finance course at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. During the course of my work, I have developed E learning templates on the following units:

  • BACT 211: Accounting For Assets
  • BACT 310: Advanced Financial Accounting I
  • BACT 312: Advanced Financial Accounting II
  • BFIN 331: Monetary Theory and Practice
  • BMGT 403: Management Research Project

 

 

 

POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION
MASTERS LEVEL :
  1. LAGAT, FREDRICK KIPROP: EFFECTS OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT ON LENDING PORTFOLIO AMONG SAVINGS AND CREDIT CO-OPERATIVES IN NAKURU COUNTY
  2. CHAMWAMA E. ALICE: EFFECT OF TREASURY RISK MANAGEMENT ON LIQUIDITY PERFORMANCE OF KENYAN DEPOSIT TAKING SACCOs: CASE OF NAKURU COUNTY
  3. ANDREW AGENGA ORIWA: EFFECTS OF TURNOVER TAX INCENTIVES ON TAXPAYERS’ COMPLIANCE LEVEL IN INFORMAL SECTOR, THE CASE OF ELDORET TOWN
  4. ANTHONY KIMATHI: AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN NAKURU COUNTY
  5. ALEX K BARSEMOI: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND PROFITABILITY OF LOCAL BASED MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS LISTED IN KENYA
  6. BOAZ KIPTOO SIMBA: EFFECT OF BORROWERS INFORMATION ON CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN NAKURU TOWN
  7. COLLINS KAPKIYAI: EFFECT OF GROUP LENDING ON ACCESSIBILITY OF MICRO CREDIT FACILITIES AMONG LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN KEIYO SOUTH DISTRICT, KENYA
  8. EMILY JERUTO KIBOR: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF SELECTED FINANCIAL POLICIES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A SURVEY OF RIFT VALLEY WATER SERVICES BOARD NAKURU COUNTY)
  9. EMMY CHEROTICH KOECH: PREDICTION OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN THE LIGHT OF FINANCIAL CRISIS: A CASE OF LISTED FIRMS IN KENYA
  10. ENOCK KIPKIRUI KOECH: EFFECT OF CORPORATE SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE ON DIVIDEND POLICY OF FIRMS LISTED IN NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE
  11. IDD MATANO MANGWA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PORTFOLIO SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF LARGE CAPITALIZATION STOCKS IN KENYA
  12. AGNES CHEPKORIR: INFLUENCE OF PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS LISTED ON NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA
  13. OTIENO KENNEDY OMONDI: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES (A SURVEY OF NAKURU CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVES)
  14. KEROSI O. DAVIS: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND PROFITABILITY OF FIRMS LISTED AT THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE
  15. MARGARET M. MICHOMA: EFFECT OF AGENCY BANKING OPERATION ON PROFITABILITY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS: A SURVEY OF SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
  16. BEATRICE CHEPKOECH MURSOI: EFFECT OF GROWTH OF DEPOSIT TAKING CREDIT UNIONS ON FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA
  17. OWINO OTIENO ROBERTT: AN ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITY BASED SACCOs IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
  18. RACHEAL KARUGENDO: DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF YOUTH GROUP INVESTMENTS IN NAKURU COUNTY. A Case of Youth Enterprise Development Fund Enterprises in Nakuru County
  19. ROBERT KIBET LANGAT: EFFECT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON THE PROFITABILITY OF KENYA TEA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FACTORIES: A SURVEY OF TEA PROCESSING FACTORIES IN KERICHO AND BOMET COUNTIES
  20. TIMOTHY MAINA RIMU: EFFECT OF STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY ON PROFITABILITY OF LISTED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
  21. RONALD YATICH SIRIKWO: EFFECT OF LISTING ON THE FIRM VALUE OF QUOTED INSURANCE FIRMS IN THE KENYAN BOURSE
OTHER SOCIETIES

Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPA K)

Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA K)

Treasurer, Egerton University Sacco Society Ltd

REFEREES

Prof. George Owuor

Egerton University,

Department of Agri-Business Management,

P.O Box 536-Egerton,

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Mr. Chrispin Kanyoi,

Finance and Administration Manager, Lima Limited Nakuru,

P.O Box 162-20303,

Ol Kalou,

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Revd. Kennedy Koskey,

Assistant Vicar, ACK Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd,

P.O Box 244

Nakuru

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