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Dr. Florence Waitherero Kariuki

Dr. Florence Waitherero Kariuki

Lecturer: School of Business and Economics
fkariuki@mut.ac.ke

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Biography

I am an experienced and dedicated Lecturer in Finance and accounting in the department of commerce school of Business and Economics in Murang’a University of Technology. I have 11 years of teaching in a university. I have a passion for education and a commitment to academic excellence. I value integrity, transparency and accountability. Currently I am the acting Chairman Department of Commerce where I am responsible for Day to day administration of the department, Executive officer of the department, Chairman of the departmental board, Departmental chief examinations officer, ensure high standards of teaching and research are maintained in the department. I also mentor and offer academic and career advice to students in the school. I also guide and supervise students in research and innovation.

Education

  • 2015 -2019: PhD in Business Management- Karatina University
  • 2012-2014: Masters of Business administratio- Kenya Methodist University
  • 2010-2011: Bachelors of Business administration - Kenya Methodist University

Publications

  1. Dr. Florence Waitherero Kariuki The controlling effect of firm size on the nexus between interest rate risk and value of the firm: A case of savings and credit cooperatives in Kenya. International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance, 4(3), 1-14. ISSN 2518-2366 September 2024
  2. Dr. Florence Waitherero Kariuki , Dr. Ruth Wanjiku Muriithi  Effect Of Proactiveness on The Growth of Microfinance Institutions in Murang’a County, Kenya International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance, 4(1), 435-454. ISSN 2518-2366 May 2024
  3. Dr. Ruth Wanjiku Muriithi  ,Dr. Florence Waitherero Kariuki. Dr. Ruth Wanjiku Effect of Autonomy on Growth of Microfinance Institutions in Murang’a County, Kenya International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance (IAJEF) | ISSN 2518-2366 May 2024
  4. Evalyne Mwende Mbithi ,Dr. Florence Kariuki Effect of Accounting Controls on Financial Performance of Transport Sector SACCOs in Murang’a County, Kenya  The International Journal of Business & Management, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.24940/theijbm/2024/v12/i2/BM2402-002 (Original work published February 28, 2024
  5. Kariuki Florence Waitherero, Mwangi Grace Wangari. “Influence of Credit Risk on Value of Private Equity Firms: An Empirical Survey Of Savings And Credit Cooperatives In Kenya”. International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance, 3(7), 190-204. ISSN 2518-2366 June 2022
  6. Kariuki Florence Waitherero, “Interest Rate Risk and value of the firm among private equity firms in frontier markets: Insights from deposit taking savings and credit cooperatives in Kenya” international academic journal of economics and finance | volume 3, issue 6, pp. 388-404 may 2021
  7. Florence Waitherero Kariuki, Dr. Stephen Muchina and Dr. Stephen Macharia “Role of Liquidity Risk in Augmenting Firm Value: Lessons from Savings and Credit Cooperatives in Kenya” h International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management (IJFAM) [ISSN 2656-3355], Volume 2, Issue 4, March 2021. 295-304
  8. Florence Waitherero Kariuki, Dr. Stephen Muchina and Dr. Stephen Macharia Interaction between Financial Risk Management and Value of the Firm among Private Equity Firms in Frontier Markets: A Theoretical Perspective      Journal of Accounting, Finance and Auditing Studies 5/3 (2019): 30-41
  9. Florence Waitherero Kariuki, Dr. Stephen Muchina and Dr. Stephen Macharia Capital Management Risk and Value of the Firm: Perspectives from Private Equity Financial Firms in Kenya International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, Vol. 12, No.1,(2019) 28-33
  10. Florence W. Kariuki , David M. Nyamu  Factors Influencing Training Costs in University Colleges in Kenya: A Case Of Murang’a University College International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration (IAJHRBA) | ISSN 2518-2374, Volume 3, Issue 1, June, 2018
  11. Kariuki, F.1 and Kitati, E.M.2 Preferred Habitat Theory International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences Vol. 3, No. 7, July 2016 (ISSN: 2308-1365) www.ijcas.net 1