Dr. Njue Michael Murimi – Alupe University

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Dr. Michael Murimi

• Specialist - Eco-Tourism & Hospitality Management

• School of Business, Economics, and Human Resource management

• Department of Marketing, Hospitality & Human Resource

Biography

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Academic Qualifications

1. Doctor of Philosophy in Hospitality Management, 2022, Maseno University. Title of Thesis: Determinants of Revenue Management Practices and their effects on Financial Performance of Star-Rated Hotels in Kenya.

2. Master of Science in Hospitality Management, 2018, Mount Kenya University. Title of thesis: Influence of workplace Environment on Employees' Job Satisfaction in Two and Three-Star Rated Hotels in Kisumu County, Kenya.

3. Bachelor of Science in Ecotourism and Hospitality Management, 2012, Egerton University. Title of the project: Contribution of Ecotourism projects on the development of the Local Communities - A case study of Mt. Kenya National Park and Reserve in Kenya.

4. African Civic Engagement Academy Fellow, 2022, J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development & the University of Georgia Office of the Global Engagement, USA. Civic Engagement Action Plan (CEAP): Opportunities & Challenges for Parenting Children with Disabilities in Kenya.

5. Strategic Leadership Development Program, 2022, Kenya School of Government. Position Paper: Rethinking the Human Resources (H.R.) Strategy in the Face of Systematic Failures in the Devolved Health Sector in Kenya.

6. Senior Management Course, 2021, Kenya School of Government. Research Paper: Covid-19 Implications on Food Security and Nutrition in Peri-Urban Households, Embu County, Kenya.

7. Corporate Leadership & Governance Course, 2023, Kenya School of Government

8. Research & Public Health Ethics Review, 2020, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in partnership with the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC): CBEC-KEMRI.

9. Internet Governance in Kenya, 2020, Kenya School of Internet Governance. https://www.kictanet.or.ke/kenya-school-of-internet-governance-2020-fellows/

Research Interests

• The key research areas are Eco-tourism & Hospitality Management, with a strong focus on Hospitality Management.

• The current project is on the book chapter on “Accessible tourism in cities (considering the needs of tourists with disabilities and older people)”

• Community Development Projects in partnership with YSD chapters

Publications

· Murimi, M., Nyamogosa, H., & Lopar, S., (2023). The recovering Tourism Sector in the Post-Covid-19 Period among East African Countries. Studia Periegetica. https://journals.wsb.poznan.pl/index.php/sp/issue/view/83

Lopar, S., Murimi, M., Kirande, J., Kombo, A., & Kipkorir, B., (2022). Rethinking the Human Resource (H.R.) Strategy in the Face of Systematic Failures in the Devolved Health Sector in Kenya, BOHR International Journal of Advances in Management Research. https://bohrpub.com/article/BIJAMR_20221101.pdf.
Murimi, M., et. al., (2022). Covid-19 Implications on Food Security and Nutrition in Peri-Urban Households, Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Contemporary Social Science and Education Studies (JOCSSES) 2(1), 111-123. https://jocss.com/index.php/multidiscipline/article/view/102.
Murimi, M. & Wadongo, B. & Olielo, T., (2021). "Determinants of revenue management practices and their impacts on the financial performance of hotels in Kenya: a proposed theoretical framework," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-7, December. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-020-00050-9
Murimi, M. (2020). Determinants of green management practices in hotels in Kisumu city, Kenya - a theoretical framework. Journal of Strategic Management, Vol 5(1), 47 - 63. https://doi.org/10.47672/jsm.531
Murimi, M., Wadongo, B. and Olielo, T. (2021) Mediation Role of Revenue Management Practices on the Linkage between Hotel Determinants and Financial Performance of Hotels in Kenya. Open Journal of Business and Management, 9, 1805-1835. Doi: 10.4236/ojbm.2021.94098.
Michael Murimi, Billy Wadongo Tom Olielo (2021). Revenue Management Practices and their Impacts on Financial Performance of Star-Rated Hotels in Kenya. International Journal of Business Strategy and Social Sciences, 4(1): 14-28. DOI: 10.18488/journal.171.2021.41.14.28
Murimi, M. & Wadongo, B. (2021). Application of Revenue Management Practices in Star-Rated Hotels in Kenya.

· African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure, 10(2):559-574. https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_11_10_2_559-574.pdf

Nyamogosa, H. & Murimi, M., "Effectiveness of Marketing Strategies on Enhancing Cultural Tourism: A Case Study on Tabaka Soapstone Carvings in Kisii, Region, Kenya," EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | 2020. https://doi.org/10.36713/epra3011
Waweru, G. & Murimi, M., "Linkage between Food Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Food Handlers in Restaurants and Hotels in Thika, Kenya," International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews Vol 7 (1) 2020 http://www.ijrar.org/viewfull.php?&p_id=IJRAR19L1769
Murimi, M., & Waweru, G. "Food Hygiene Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices amongst Food Handlers in Selected Hotels and Restaurants in Thika Town, Kenya," International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts. Volume.8 (7) pp.2676-2680, 2020, http://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2007252.pdf
Murimi, M. (2020). Workplace environment influences employee satisfaction in star-rated hotels in Kisumu City, Kenya. European Journal of Human Resource, 4(1), 28 - 46. https://doi.org/10.47672/ejh.520

Conferences and Research Seminars

· Presented a conference paper, "improving occupancy rates through sustainable Revenue management practices in Kenya’s star rated hotels. Book of abstract pg 11, 5^th Annual International Multi-disciplinary conference & 3^rd National skills competition (IRIEC) 14^thto 16^th June 2023.

· 5-day workshop on Developing Blended Courses using Moodle organized by the Commonwealth of Learning in collaboration with Alupe University College (AUCK), Kenya from 07-11 November 2022.

· A participant in a Faculty Development Program on "Emergent Pedagogy and Contemporary Research Methods in Travel & Tourism" by Amity Institute of Travel & Tourism, Amity University Kolkata, 25^th-29^th July 2022

· Presented a conference paper, "Influence of job characteristics on employee job satisfaction in two and three stars-rated hotels in Kisumu county, Kenya" Book of abstract pg 47, 2^nd Technical University of Mombasa - Multidisciplinary Conference and Innovation Week Mombasa, 23^rd to 25^th June 2021

· Presented a conference paper, "Influence of organization environment on employee job satisfaction in two and three-star rated hotels in Kisumu County, Kenya," pages 135-1470, Gretsa University 3^rd Multidisciplinary Conference, held on 8-9^th October 2019 at Gretsa University main campus. https://ir.gretsauniversity.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/20.500.12736/1963/3rd%20International%20Multidisciplinary%20Research%20Conference.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

· Presented a seminar paper on "Determinants of revenue management practices on hotel performance," a postgraduate colloquium at IFFIT Talk@Nairobi 2019, held at Karatina University, from 23^rd to 24^th November 2019.

· Represented youths in the First and Second National Youth Workshop on Culture and Heritage organized by Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) held at Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI) Nairobi-Kenya (26-30^th March 2018) & Jumuia Resort Kenamai, Mombasa County, 25-30^th May 2019 respectively.

Participated in a Conference on Enhancing the Competitiveness of Africa's Tourism: The ICTS Pathway "IFFITTALK @NAIROBI2017" Held at Kenyatta University on 9^th November 2017.

Classes taught

• Hospitality