James N Ndegwa

Personal Info
Name: Dr. James N Ndegwa
Contact & Designation
School:
Department: Accounting and Finance
Designation(s): Senior Lecturer
Office E-mail: jndegwa@cuk.ac.ke
Office Telephone:
Consultation Hours: 8:00AM to 3PM on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Education

Academic Qualifications:

Level	Qualification	Institution	Year
Degree	PhD in Business Administration (Finance)	Dedan Kimathi University and Kenyatta Univesity	2014
Degree	Master of Business Administration (Finance)	University of Nairobi	2003
Degree	Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)	Catholic University of Eastern Africa	1998

Professional Qualifications:

Level	Qualification	Institution	Year
Professional	Certified Public Accountants (CPA)-Kenya	KASNEB	2008

Work Experience

Period	Institution	Position
April 2018 to July 2020	Cooperative University of Kenya	Associate Chairman, Nairobi CBD Campus
February 2015 to date	Cooperative University of Kenya	Lecturer and Senior Lecturer
March 2014 - January 2015	Embu University College	Lecturer
June 2007 - February 2014	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	Assistant Lecturer
2004 - May 2007	Oshwal College	Assistant Lecturer
1999 - 2003	Nairobi City Council	Accountant III

Research Statement

General statement on area(s) of research
Interests in stock market research and generally corporate finance research areas

Research Project

Title	Area(geographic)	Funding Body	Date
Readability and understandability of financial statements by members of vulnerable groups in Kenya: a baseline survey and training	Finance	ICPAK	July - December 2021

Grants and Projects

Project / Programme Title	Partner / Agency	Dates
Financial Literacy in East Africa for East Africa Community - EAC / FSDRP 1	East Africa Community (EAC)	2015 - 2016

Publications

Journal Articles:

Journal Title/Name	Date of Publication	Volume and Pages	Internet Link
Ease of readability of financial statements of Kenyan listed firms, The Accountant, Magazine of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya	09/01/2021	November - December 2020, page 4-7	https://accountantjournal.com/accountant-journal-november-december-2020-issue/
Influence of fraud risk management on fraud occurrence in Kenyan Listed companies, International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies (2147-4486) 9(4):2020	15/01/2021	Volume 9, Issue No. 4	https://doi.org/10.20525/ijfbs.v9i4.943
Influence of Board Characteristics on Financial Distress of Deposit Taking SACCOs in Nairobi County, Kenya, International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies (2147-4486) 9(4):2020	15/11/2020	Volume 9, Issue no. 4	https://doi.org/10.20525/ijfbs.v9i4.948
Effect of Default on Profitability in Kenyan Listed Companies, International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies,	02/01/2021	Vol.9, No.4	https://doi.org/10.20525/ijfbs.v9i4.876
Performance of Kenyan Listed Companies Pre and Post CEO Dismissal, Retirement and Resignation Events, International Journal of Business and	28/02/2019	Vol.14, No.2	https://doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v14n2p180
An Evaluation of Quantitative Audit Materiality of Corporate Philanthropy by Kenyan Listed Firms, International Journal of Economics and Finance	July 2018	Vol. 10, No.8	ISSN 1916-971X E-ISSN 1916-9728, https://doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v10n8p84
Determinants of Apartment Prices within Housing Estates of Nairobi Metropolitan Area, International Journal of Economics and Finance	May 2018	Vol. 10, No.6	https://doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v10n6p104

Books and Book Chapters:

Title/Book or Chapter	Publication and/or Publisher	Editor	Date of Publication	Page Numbers

Conference Proceedings:

Title	Conference	Date
Determinants of financial distress in Kenyan commercial banks	Graduate Hub Conference	23rd to 24th November 2020
Financial performance of commercial banks before and after mergers and acquisitions in Kenya	4th CUK Annual Conference	27-28 October 2020
Extent of Readability of Financial Statements of Kenyan Listed Companies	2019 African Accountants and Finance Association (AAFA), University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	3rd – 6th September, 2019
Effect of Marketing Strategies on the Financial Performance of Telecommunication Companies in Kenya	School of Business Kenyatta University 1st IBRIC conference, Nyali	20th - 22nd June, 2019
Chief Executive Officer Attributes and Financial Distress in Commercial Banks	20th International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	8th May – 11th May, 2019

Courses Taught

Name	Description	Period

Postgraduate Student Supervision

Name	Institution	Qualification	Title of Dissertation	Period
Ian Changamu	Cooperative University of Kenya	Master of Cooperative Management	Determinants of Liquidity Risk in Deposit-Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations in Kenya	Graduated on 6th Dec. 2019
Zipporah Wanjiru	Cooperative University of Kenya	Master of Cooperative Management	Determinants of the Level of Bad Debts in Deposit Taking SACCOs in Nairobi County	Graduated on 6th Dec. 2019
Zachariah Mburu	Cooperative University of Kenya	Master of Cooperative Management	Effect of Financing Structure on Financial Performance of SACCOs in Kikuyu Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya	Graduated on 6th Dec. 2019
Kenneth Kiura	Strathmore University	Master of Commerce (Finance)	Employee Productivity as a Determinant of Stock Performance of Kenyan Listed Companies offering ESOPs	Graduated on 29th June 2019
Roseanne Ndungu	Strathmore University	Master of Commerce (Finance)	Determinants of Financial Distress of Kenyan Commercial Banks	Graduated on 29th June 2019
Gloria Mwende	Strathmore University	Master of Commerce (Finance)	The Effect of Capital Structure and Agency costs on the Firm value of Non-Financial Companies Listed on the NSE	Graduated on 29th June 2019
Sharon Iposhe	Strathmore University	Master of Commerce (Finance)	Determinants of Subscription Levels during Initial Public Offerings (IPO) of East African Listed Firms	Graduated on 29th June 2019
Godfrey Jela Kamagungu	Strathmore University	Master of Commerce (Finance)	Signaling as a Determinant of Rights Issue Performance in the NSE	Graduated on 29th June 2019
John Mark Ngando	Cooperative Univetsity of Kenya	Master of Cooperative Management	Assessing the effects of marketing strategies and product innovation of dairy cooperative societies in Meru county	Graduated in December 2020
Elizabeth Kachumbo	Strathmore University	Master of Business Administration	Determinants of Financial Performance of Commercial Banking Fintechs in Kenya	graduated in Dec. 2020
Mary Wangechi	Strathmore University	Master of Commerce	Factors influencing the adoption of voluntary audits for Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya	graduated in Dec. 2020
Severinah Mwangi	Strathmore University	Master of Commerce	Moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between fraud risk management and fraud occurrence in Kenyan listed companies	graduated in Dec. 2020
Omondi Anne Amondi	Kenyatta University	MSc. Finance	Financial leverage and financial performance of agricultural co-operative societies in Kiambu county, Kenya	Graduated in Dec. 2020
Halldess Nguta	Kenya Methodist University	Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Finance)	Board characteristics, related party transactions, firm revenue and financial distress of deposit taking savings of credit cooperatives in Nairobi county	Final corrections
Susan Jepkorir	Jomo Kenyatta University	Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Finance)	Determinants of financial distress in deposit taking savings and credit cooperative organizations in Kenya	Examination

Professional Affiliations

Organisation	Role	Period
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)	Member	2010 to date
African Accountants and Finance Association	Member	2016 to date

Other Contributions

Other Contributions