Private manufacturing firms in Kenya for the past decade have been facing challenges on buyer-sup... more Private manufacturing firms in Kenya for the past decade have been facing challenges on buyer-supplier adaptation, trust, communication, commitment and relationship management. These challenges have led to inefficiency and ineffectiveness in these organizations. The main purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of buyer-supplier relationship management among private manufacturing firms in Kenya. To achieve this, the study employed a descriptive research design. The study findings indicate that 57.6% of change in buyer-supplier relationship management in manufacturing firms in Kenya can be explained by the four variables namely Adaptation, Trust, Commitment and Communication. Adaptation, Trust, Commitment and Communication were found to be statistically significant with positive impact on buyersupplier relationship management. The study recommends that it is imperative that that organizations start to view adaptation, trust, communication and commitment to their supplier...
Innovation is a way of transforming the resources of an enterprise through the creativity of peop... more Innovation is a way of transforming the resources of an enterprise through the creativity of people into new resources and wealth (Schumann, 2001). Innovation involves the application of new ideas or scientific research into commercial enterprises. Innovation in television advertisements entails the application of ingenious creativity in crafting the multimodal discourses that influence consumer behavior. Innovation and invention are closely related in meaning in that invention refers to new concepts or products that derive from individuals‟ ideas or scientific research whereas innovation, on the other hand, is the commercialization of the invention itself (Scocco, 2006). Modern technological advancements have stretched all forms of communication and even created new modes of communication. Communication in the mass media is no longer a mono-modal phenomenon but a combination of various modes hence innovation in multimedia. The aim of innovation in advertisements is to promote the s...
DOI: 10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.3.1 Abstract: The fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya has been achieve... more DOI: 10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.3.1 Abstract: The fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya has been achieved through the concerted efforts of government, the media, medical practitioners, religious groups and the general public. Efforts to combat and manage the impacts of HIV and AIDS include the development of Information, Education and Communication materials targeted at adolescents in school. The Kenya government developed media campaign materials that appeared as advertisements in the local daily newspapers. This paper describes the images of HIV and AIDS in advertisements in the print media as seen through the eyes of school-going adolescents. It explains the multimodal nature of the newspaper advertisements. It entails a Critical Discourse Analysis of the images of HIV and AIDS in the print media. This paper provides an interactive sociolinguistic model through which the contradictory discourses of HIV and AIDS might be understood, drawing from Goffman‟s insights on stigma management an...
Poisonous snake envenomation is a complex neglected health problem implicated in mortality, disab... more Poisonous snake envenomation is a complex neglected health problem implicated in mortality, disability, psychological morbidity, and socio-economic losses recorded worldwide. An antivenin serum, the only medically recommended treatment for snakebites, has several drawbacks including, hypersensitivity, inability to prevent local tissue damage, are scarce and unaffordable in most snakebite endemic areas. In many rural communities all over the world, plants have been utilized for managing snakebites. This review seeks to identify plants reported as antivenom remedies in the East Africa and the scientific studies thereof which could support their use in the treatment of snake envenomation. A review of scientific articles was undertaken to identify information on traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat snake envenomation in East Africa and their antivenom efficacy. A total of 361 plant species were retrieved to have been reported as traditional therapies for snakebites in...
Background: The clinical effects and potential benefits of nutrition supplementation intervention... more Background: The clinical effects and potential benefits of nutrition supplementation interventions for persons living with HIV remain largely unreported, despite awareness of the multifaceted relationship between HIV infection and nutrition. We therefore examined descriptive characteristics and nutritional outcomes of the Food by Prescription (FBP) nutrition supplementation program in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Methods: Demographic, health, and anthropometric data were gathered from a retrospective cohort of 1,017 non-pregnant adult patients who enrolled into the FBP program at a Family AIDS Care and Education Services (FACES) site in Nyanza Province between July 2009 and July 2011. Our primary outcome was FBP treatment success defined as attainment of BMI.20, and we used Cox proportional hazards to assess socio-demographic and clinical correlates of FBP treatment success. Results: Mean body mass index was 16.4 upon enrollment into the FBP program. On average, FBP clients gained 2.01 kg in weight and 0.73 kg/m 2 in BMI over follow-up (mean 100 days), with the greatest gains among the most severely undernourished (BMI ,16) clients (p,0.001). Only 13.1% of clients attained a BMI.20, though 44.5% achieved a BMI increase $0.5. Greater BMI at baseline, younger age, male gender, and not requiring highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) were associated with a higher rate of attainment of BMI.20. Conclusion: This study reports significant gains in weight and BMI among patients enrolled in the FBP program, though only a minority of patients achieved stated programmatic goals of BMI.20. Future research should include well-designed prospective studies that examine retention, exit reasons, mortality outcomes, and long-term sustainability of nutrition supplementation programs for persons living with HIV.
Private manufacturing firms in Kenya for the past decade have been facing challenges on buyer-sup... more Private manufacturing firms in Kenya for the past decade have been facing challenges on buyer-supplier adaptation, trust, communication, commitment and relationship management. These challenges have led to inefficiency and ineffectiveness in these organizations. The main purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of buyer-supplier relationship management among private manufacturing firms in Kenya. To achieve this, the study employed a descriptive research design. The study findings indicate that 57.6% of change in buyer-supplier relationship management in manufacturing firms in Kenya can be explained by the four variables namely Adaptation, Trust, Commitment and Communication. Adaptation, Trust, Commitment and Communication were found to be statistically significant with positive impact on buyersupplier relationship management. The study recommends that it is imperative that that organizations start to view adaptation, trust, communication and commitment to their supplier...
Innovation is a way of transforming the resources of an enterprise through the creativity of peop... more Innovation is a way of transforming the resources of an enterprise through the creativity of people into new resources and wealth (Schumann, 2001). Innovation involves the application of new ideas or scientific research into commercial enterprises. Innovation in television advertisements entails the application of ingenious creativity in crafting the multimodal discourses that influence consumer behavior. Innovation and invention are closely related in meaning in that invention refers to new concepts or products that derive from individuals‟ ideas or scientific research whereas innovation, on the other hand, is the commercialization of the invention itself (Scocco, 2006). Modern technological advancements have stretched all forms of communication and even created new modes of communication. Communication in the mass media is no longer a mono-modal phenomenon but a combination of various modes hence innovation in multimedia. The aim of innovation in advertisements is to promote the s...
DOI: 10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.3.1 Abstract: The fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya has been achieve... more DOI: 10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.3.1 Abstract: The fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya has been achieved through the concerted efforts of government, the media, medical practitioners, religious groups and the general public. Efforts to combat and manage the impacts of HIV and AIDS include the development of Information, Education and Communication materials targeted at adolescents in school. The Kenya government developed media campaign materials that appeared as advertisements in the local daily newspapers. This paper describes the images of HIV and AIDS in advertisements in the print media as seen through the eyes of school-going adolescents. It explains the multimodal nature of the newspaper advertisements. It entails a Critical Discourse Analysis of the images of HIV and AIDS in the print media. This paper provides an interactive sociolinguistic model through which the contradictory discourses of HIV and AIDS might be understood, drawing from Goffman‟s insights on stigma management an...
Poisonous snake envenomation is a complex neglected health problem implicated in mortality, disab... more Poisonous snake envenomation is a complex neglected health problem implicated in mortality, disability, psychological morbidity, and socio-economic losses recorded worldwide. An antivenin serum, the only medically recommended treatment for snakebites, has several drawbacks including, hypersensitivity, inability to prevent local tissue damage, are scarce and unaffordable in most snakebite endemic areas. In many rural communities all over the world, plants have been utilized for managing snakebites. This review seeks to identify plants reported as antivenom remedies in the East Africa and the scientific studies thereof which could support their use in the treatment of snake envenomation. A review of scientific articles was undertaken to identify information on traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat snake envenomation in East Africa and their antivenom efficacy. A total of 361 plant species were retrieved to have been reported as traditional therapies for snakebites in...
Background: The clinical effects and potential benefits of nutrition supplementation intervention... more Background: The clinical effects and potential benefits of nutrition supplementation interventions for persons living with HIV remain largely unreported, despite awareness of the multifaceted relationship between HIV infection and nutrition. We therefore examined descriptive characteristics and nutritional outcomes of the Food by Prescription (FBP) nutrition supplementation program in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Methods: Demographic, health, and anthropometric data were gathered from a retrospective cohort of 1,017 non-pregnant adult patients who enrolled into the FBP program at a Family AIDS Care and Education Services (FACES) site in Nyanza Province between July 2009 and July 2011. Our primary outcome was FBP treatment success defined as attainment of BMI.20, and we used Cox proportional hazards to assess socio-demographic and clinical correlates of FBP treatment success. Results: Mean body mass index was 16.4 upon enrollment into the FBP program. On average, FBP clients gained 2.01 kg in weight and 0.73 kg/m 2 in BMI over follow-up (mean 100 days), with the greatest gains among the most severely undernourished (BMI ,16) clients (p,0.001). Only 13.1% of clients attained a BMI.20, though 44.5% achieved a BMI increase $0.5. Greater BMI at baseline, younger age, male gender, and not requiring highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) were associated with a higher rate of attainment of BMI.20. Conclusion: This study reports significant gains in weight and BMI among patients enrolled in the FBP program, though only a minority of patients achieved stated programmatic goals of BMI.20. Future research should include well-designed prospective studies that examine retention, exit reasons, mortality outcomes, and long-term sustainability of nutrition supplementation programs for persons living with HIV.
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