CURRICULUM VITAE
DR. HANNAH ORWA BULA (PHD)
PhD(Dedan Kimathi University){MBA-HRM (Kenyatta University), BED ARTS
(Business/Secretarial) Kenyatta University} {MBA-HRM (Kenyatta University), BED
ARTS (Business/Secretarial) Kenyatta University}
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TEACHING, MANAGEMENT/ADMINSTRATION
P.O BOX 10111-00200,
NAIROBI.
: +254 722 642 199
: bula.oh@yahoo.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To work in a challenging environment and pursue a career in which I will fully utilize the talents, knowledge and
skills acquired over the time while exploiting my full potential. Do a lot of research work and excel in research
and literary work with a view to unearth and solve the problems that challenge industry, business society and
academia
EDUCATION BACKGROUND & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2013
DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Doctor of philosophy in Business Administration and Management Degree -
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
2006
Master’s Degree (MBA-Human Resources Management).
1993
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
Bachelors degree (BED ARTS- Business/Secretarial)
WORK EXPERIENCE
lecturer of Research, Operations management, Human Resource Management courses, Entrepreneurship
courses, Marketing courses, Management courses, and Secretarial courses
2012 DEC. TO DATE LECTURER KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
A. Responsibilities
 Staff Mentor(2014)
 Acting Chairperson Business Administration Department(August-September, 2014)
 Acting Chairperson Departmental Board of post Graduate committee(May-Aug.2014)
 A member of Departmental Quality Team(2014)
 A member of Departmental Curriculum Developers(2014)
 A member of Flagship Research Proposal in Departments(2014)
 A member of the Board on Vetting of Tutors(2014)
 A member Departmental Board of Post-Graduate
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Departmental Examinations Coordinator-Business Administration department. 2013
Chairman of Harmonization of units across semesters-Department of Business Administration(2013)
Chairman Harmonization of Bachelor of Human Resource Management committee. (2013)
Member of Post graduate project evaluation & recommendation committee
Member of Curriculum development for procurement and supplies- Total quality management and
customer management Relationship. (2013)
B. As lecturer in the Department of Business Administration teach the following:
 Human Resource Management courses
 Organizational Theory and Behaviour
 Entrepreneurship studies
 Management courses
 Business Communication
 Human resource management seminar
 Marketing courses
2011 DEC. TO 2012 DEC LECTURER DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY(DeKUT)
As lecturer in the Department of commerce in the following:
 Human Resource Management courses
 Organizational Theory and Behaviour
 Management courses
 Member of Public lecture committee
 Member of workshop, conference and seminar
CURRENT JOB
 Working with Kenyatta University as a Lecturer attached to the school of Business, department of
Business Administration.
 Departmental Examination Coordinator
OTHER EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
JAN 2007 TO JAN.2011
THIKA TECHNICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
Responsibilities
As lecturer in the Department of Business Studies and Secretarial teach the following units:
 Commerce
 Economics
 Business Studies
 Shorthand
 Business Administration
 Human Resource Management/Public Relations
APRIL 2004 TO JAN 2007
SAGERO MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL
Responsibilities
 Deputy Headteacher
 Teacher of Business Studies and Commerce
1995 TO APRIL 2004
MIGORI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL
Responsibilities
 Class Teacher 1995-2004
 Business Education Co-ordinator 1997-2001
 Acting Head of Business Education Department 1997-2007
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House Mistress 202001
Assistant Examination Officer Jan 2001-March 2001
Chairperson Examinations Committee Jan 2001
Examination Officer March 2001-April 2004
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ALUOR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
Responsibilities
Class teacher and teacher in charge of Business Education room and secretarial room.
Teacher of Commerce, Business Studies, Accounting, Economics and Secretarial Studies.
NON UNIVERSITY JOB RELATED PROMOTIONS
2007 to 2011
: From Senior Graduate Teacher to Senior Lecturer
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1 August 2004
: From Graduate Teacher I to Senior Graduate Teacher
5th April 2004
: Deputy Head Teacher
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July 1 1999
: From Graduate Teacher II to Graduate Teacher I
Feb 15th 1995
: From Graduate Teacher III to Graduate teacher II
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
MS Office Computer Proficiency.
Entrepreneurship
CBO and NGO Management
Social Research Writing Skills
Project Planning and Management
ACHIEVEMENTS
 2015.Harmonization of Bachelor of Human Resource Curriculum(Arts) Curriculum.September. 2014 to
April,2015
 2014.Development of Modules for Digital School, Virtual and Open Learning Programme
 BBA 888 Human Resource Management Seminar. MBA course
 BBA 825. Human Resource Management. MBA course
 BBA 320 Recruiting and Selection- Undergraduate course
 2014.Development of Modules for African Virtual University-Entrepreneurship Juniour class
 2015 Development of Modules for African Virtual University- Technology and innovation senior class
 2013.Development of Curriculum for procurement and supplies(Management Science Department)Total quality management and customer management Relationship, Kenyatta university Sept. to October
2013.
 2013.Harmonization of units in business administration October to Dec. 2013-Kenyatta University
School of business, 2013
 2013.Development of Doctor of Business administration curriculum-HRM option-Kenyatta
University, 2013
 2010. Bachelors of Business Administration Curriculum Development-HRM and Entrepreneurship
option- Gretsa and Dedan Kimathi University of Technology(DeKUT)
 2012.Draft Masters of Business Administration Curriculum Development: Human resources OptionDeKUT
 Consultancy in customer care and Communication Skills-Thika Municipal council-May,
2007.
Recognition awards
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2014 – Vice Chancellor’s Award: Received Kenyatta University Extra-mile Award, in recognition of
her outstanding Service to the University as Departmental Examination Coordinator
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2014- Quality Management Systems(QMS) Examination Coordinator No 1. QMS Ranking 2014.
External Examiner
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External Examiner, MBA and PhD Thesis Business Studies Department, Mount Kenya University
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External Examiner for KNEC -1998 to 2002
POST GRADUATE SUPERVISION( ONGOING)
8 PhD students
5 Msc students
Several MBA projects
POST GRADUATE SUPERVISION(GRADUATED)
17 MBA projects
2013 and 2014
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
 A publishing editor with Doctoral Association of East Africa
- 2015
 An Alumni member of Dedan Kimathi University of Technology - 2013
 An Associate member of Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) - 2008
 An Alumni member of Kenyatta University
- 2007
COMMUNITY WORK
Staff-student Mentor
Education Director –Sports view SDA church-Kasarani Nairobi
Participation in Development activities -Nyahera Church-Gendia
PUBLISHED JOURNALS AND BOOKS
1. Mutambuki M and Bula H.(2014) Marketing strategies of Commercial Fish Farming Under Economic
Stimulus Programme…..www.ijhssmet.com/journalsVol 4 No 8 1 June….12.pdf
2. Bula H.Tiagha E. and Waiguchu M.(2014)Entrepreneurship Scorecard and Performance of women
Entrepreneurs. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. (IJHSS).
3. Bula H. and Njeri J.(2014)Challenges of Talent Management and Performance of Kenya Broadcasting
Corporation Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. (IJHSS).
4. Bula H.(2012)Performance of Women Entrepreneurs in Small Businesses: Marital Status and family
Characteristics. International Institute of Science and Technology (IISTE) publication in the journal
of European and business Management. Vol.4 N0.7 May, 2012.
5. Bula H.(2012)Labor Turnover in the Sugar industry in Kenya. International Institute of Science and
Technology (IISTE) publication in the journal of European and business Management. Vol.4. No. 9,
July, 2012.
6. Bula H.(2012)Evolution of Entrepreneurship Theories: A critical review of literature in Kenya’s
perspective. International Journal of Business and Commerce.Vol. 4 June 2012.
7. Bula H.(2012)Entrepreneurship Development Culture and Practices. International Journal of Emerging
Technologies and Engineering.(IJETEA).Vol.1 July, 2012
8. Bula H.Tiagha E. and Waiguchu M Women Entrepreneurs: A demographic perspective. International
Institute of Science and Technology (IISTE) publication in the journal of European and business
Management.
Vol. 4. 9,July, 2012.
9. Bula H.Tiagha E. and Waiguchu M A book titled “Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya’s firms: A
demographic Perspective Lambert Academic Publishing.2012
SEMINARS AND LITERARY WORK PARTICIPATION
1. 2014 e learning course Kenyatta University
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March 2015 Digital and E-Learning Training Kenyatta University ICT Laborat.
2013 Smart Board Training at Kenyatta University Ole Moyoyi(OML)
2013: Library Literacy information at KU Post Modern Library
May, 2013 Case study writing workshop and seminar, Kenyatta University, Business centre.
June, 2013. Teaching methodology by Centre for Teaching and Research Excellence- Kenyatta
University Business centre
7. May 11th-15th 2013 National Council for Science and technology Conference at May 13th to 17th
2013, KICC, Nairobi-Kenya
8. October 13th to 14th 2011-7th ORSEA conference at KICC, Nairobi, Kenya
Delegate on women entrepreneurs: presented a paper on Women Entrepreneurs.
8. June 14th to 15th 2012 Rift Valley Technical Institute conference at RVTTI Eldoret Kenya.
Delegate on women entrepreneurs: presented a paper on Women Entrepreneurs and
Entrepreneurship Scorecard.
9. .May 13th to 17th 2013-2nd National Council for Science and Technology conference at
KICC, Nairobi, Kenya. Delegate on Technology and Innovation.
10. Consultant for African Virtual University. 2014
11. 5th January 2015 Grant Proposal Africa Journal Of Management. University linkage and performance
of small and medium enterprises in East Africa: A Balanced Scorecard approach. AJOM ,GIZ.
WORKING PAPERS:
 Effects of Conflict Resolution on Performance of Public Hospitals in Kenya : A case of Thika Level 5
Hospital
 Effect of Performance Appraisal on Organizational performance(An Empirical Study of Goal Setting
on Organizational Performance in Muranga Water and Sanitation Companies, Kenya)
 Empirical Analysis of Technology & Innovation against performance of Women in SSEs in Urban
Kenya
 Innovation and Vision 2030
 Innovation capability- A Kenyan perspective
 Success of Small Scale Enterprises
 Cracking the glass ceiling
 Women breaking barriers- a title of a book in progress.
 Women beyond the horizons – a title of a book in progress.
RESEARCH/REPORTS UNDERTAKEN
1. Causes of Labor Turnover in Kenya’s Sugar Industry (2005), a case study of selected firms at SONY
Sugar Company in Nyanza, Muhoroni Sugar Company and Miwani Sugar Company.MBA Thesis. 2006
2. The Enterprise characteristics and Performance of Women Entrepreneurs in Urban Kenya: Small Scale
Enterprises (SSEs) -Ph.D. Thesis. 2012
COURSES AND TRAINING ATTENDED
INSTITITUTION
: EAST AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED STUDIES
Nov.2008
Nov.2008
Nov.2008
Nov. 2008
: A course on Project panning and Management
: A course in Social Research Writing Skills
: A course in Entrepreneurship
: A course on Non Governmental Organizations
And Community Based Organizations
Management (NGO’S AND CBO’S Management)
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WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
4 TO 5TH MAY 2007
: Seminar on Capacity and Team Building
VENUE
: Naivasha Kenya Wildlife Service Unit.
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27 OCTOBER 2006
: CONFERENCE ON WOMEN + 21 CONFERENCES
THEME
: Gender Equality, Equity and Development
VENUE
: Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
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15 DEC 2006
: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD RIGHTS
AND ADOPTION
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12 TO 14 DEC 2006: SECOND LEVEL TRAINING FOR PROBONO LAWYERS
ON CHILD RIGHTS.
THEME
: International and National Instruments on Child Rights.
VENUE
: Pan Afric Hotel, Nairobi
AUG 2005
: TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
TEACHERS ON STAY SAFE BY NYARAMI VCT
THEME
: Counseling & Behavioral Change
VENUE
: Nyarami VCT Centre, Migori, Kenya
APRIL 2004
: WORKSHOP BY STRATEGIC HORIZON CONSULTANTS
THEME
: Effective Performance Management.
VENUE
: Migori T.T.C, Kenya.
NOV 2001
: WORKSHOP BY CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS
THEME
: Income Generation & Fundraising
VENUE
: MIUDP Office, Migori, Kenya.
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: BUSINESS EDUCATION SEMINAR
THEME
: How to teach & improve performance in business education subjects.
VENUE
: Migori Secondary School, Kenya.
AUG 1997
: RESEARCH & CIVIC AWARENESS COURSE (RECAP)
VENUE
: Girango Hotel, Migori, Kenya.
AUG 1999
: EXAMINERS COURSE for KNEC COMMERCE PAPER 2
VENUE
: Machakos Technical Training Institute, Kenya.
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SUPERVISION OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AT THESIS REPORT WEITING STAGE
1. Njoroge Jane Gakenia. Effects of Organizational Resources, Competitive Advantage On Firm’s
Performance of Mobile phone Industry In Kenya- PhD Thesis in progress at data collection stage.
13th October, 2014 to date
2. Waithaka Paul. Effects of Competitive Intelligence Practices on the Performance of Firms Listed
at the Nairobi Securities Exchange- PhD Thesis in progress at data collection stage. 15th
November, 2014 to date
3. Charles Munyao. Organizational development Interventions’ and Academic Staff productivity in
Chartered State Universities in Kenya - PhD Thesis in progress at data collection stage. 15th
November, 2014 to date.
4. Rosemarie Wanyoike. Iso certification and Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya. PhD Thesis in progress at data collection stage. 15th November, 2014 to date.
SUPERVISION OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS COMPLETED(MBA GRADUATED)
1. Lucy Wanjiku Ndungu.An analysis of Human Resource Management practices and Retention of
Private Secondary School Teachers in Nairobi County. Dec 2014
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2. Njoroge Lydia Wanjiru. Effect of Workplace Conflict Management on Performance of Nurses in
Public Hospitals, A case of Thika Level 5 Hospital in Kiambu County Kenya. Dec 2014
3. Njagi Josephine Kendi . Influence of Human Resource Information systems on Organizational
Performance of Kenyatta University Nairobi County Kenya. Dec 2014
4. Njuguna Wainana Julius. Effect of Management strategies on Academic performance of Public
Secondary schools in Kigumo Sub-County, Kenya. Dec 2014.
5. Dorcas. Mwikali Kyalo. Influence of Quality Management Systems on Employee Performance in
the Public Secto; A case of State Department of Agriculture Nairobi County Kenya. Dec 2014.
6. Muriithi Patric Mugo. A study of determinants of Effective performance Appraisal of Civil
Servants in Kenya; A case of Kinangop Constituency Nyandarua County. July, 2014
7. Ndung’u Patric Wangombe. Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ; An Evaluation of
Implimentation Experiences for Selected Public Universities in Kenya. July, 2014
8. Victor Kiplangat. Influence of Strategic Management Implementation on Service delivery at Airtel
Kenya. July 2014
9. Bellamaris Anyango Omuombo. Effects of Strategy Implementation on the Performance of
Selected Micro Finance Institutions in Nairobi Kenya. July, 2014
10. Michael K. Mutambuki. Marketing Strategies of Commercial Fish Farming under Economic
Stimulus Programme in Kenya; A case of Kitui County. July, 2014
11. Florence Nyakarindi Wanguku. Influence of Employee Motivation and Work Performance in
Kenya; A case of Kenya School of Government Nairobi County Kenya.July, 2014
12. Rodah G. King'ori . Measures influencing effectiveness of Health and Safety Management in
Public Hospitals in Kenya. A case of Nyeri Regional Hospital.July,2014.
13. Muriithi Patric Mugo Determinants of effective Performance Appraisal Systems of Civil servants
in Kenya: A case of Kinangop constituency, Nyandarua county, Human Resource
Management.Dec. 2013
14. Njuguna Elijah Ng’ang’a Performance Appraisal On Organizational Performance In Water And
Sanitation Companies In Murang’a County: A Case of Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company
,Human Resource Management. Dec. 2013
15. Kireru Jane Njeri Challenges affecting implementation of talent Management in state corporations:
A case of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Human Resource Management. Dec. 2013
16. Penina Mutuma An investigation of Expansion strategies on performance of Commercial Banks in
Kenya: A case of Banks on Tier one, Strategic Management. Dec. 2013
17. Joseph Karimi Ng’ung’a The impact of Fair trade certification on Youth , Human Resource
Management. Dec. 2013.
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REFEREES
1.
Prof. Muruku Waiguchu
Director Post Graduate Studies
Dedan Kimathi University College of Technology
P.O. Box 657, 10100
NYERI
Tel.0723807613
Email : muruku@aol.com
2.
Dr. James Kilika.
MBA and PhD. Coordinator
School of Business
Kenyatta University
P.O. Box 43844
GPO. NAIROBI ,KENYA
Tel . 0722605623
Email: kilikam3@yahoo.com
3.
Douglas Ogolla Awino
Kenya Methodist University,
Nairobi Campus
P.O.BOX 45240-00100,
GPO NAIROBI-KENYA.
Tel. 0729230711
Email:doawino@yahoo.com
4.
Prof. Peter Lewa
Professor of management
United States International University
P.O. Box 14634000800,
Nairobi
Tel.0722867213
Email : lewapm@gmail.com
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