EEU Seminar with Charlotte Berg
The next EEU seminar will be held on Monday the 1th of December at 12:10 – 13:00 in B44. The seminar will be held by Charlotte Berg and she will be presenting a The National Institute of Economic…
From basic needs to basic waste: Unpacking plastic mismanagement
In late 2025, major global food and consumer goods producers—including PepsiCo, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever —met in Europe to discuss the future of packaging[1]. The summit focused on new ideas to make packaging more sustainable and reduce waste. However, one important issue remains unclear: did the event incorporate the voices and concerns of countries in the Global South?
Information sharing in agri-food supply chains: insights from the Kenya dairy supply chain
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The purpose of this paper is to explore information sharing (IS) in triadic supply chain relationships through social capital lenses in the Kenyan dairy supply chain context, a setting challenged by the need to increase transparency and improve supply chain performance.
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Unlocking Sustainable Savings Through Digital Financial Services: A Cooperative Lens from Kenya
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The rise of digital financial services (DFS) offers significant potential to enhance sustainable saving behaviors, particularly within financial cooperatives, which are instrumental in advancing financial inclusion. This study explores the impact of DFS on sustainable saving decisions among cooperative members in Kenya. Employing a cross-sectional survey of 334 members and analyzing the data using ordered probit regression, the study examines how DFS influences sustainable saving behavior, specifically in terms of deposits and share investments.
The moderating effect of stakeholders' influence on the relationship between succession management and human resource outcomes in private universities, Kenya
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The growing number of private universities in Kenya continues to increase opportunities for higher education, in tandem with elevating competition, as each institution strives to attract quality employees for competitive services. Thus, retention of experienced academic administrators is increasingly becoming a key challenge in many universities, with implications on leadership stability and performance. Some universities are responding to this challenge through Succession Management (SM) and stakeholder engagement programmes, hoping to improve Human Resource (HR) outcomes.
Determinants of livelihood diversification among rural forest-dependent households in Mt. Elgon region, Western Kenya
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Rural people seek diverse opportunities to increase and stabilize their welfare. Understanding the factors influencing livelihood strategies can help improve policies that promote rural households’ well-being. This study identifies livelihood strategies adopted by rural households and the factors influencing their choices in the Mt. Elgon region of Western Kenya.
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Fiscal Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Effects of Climate Change, Institutional Quality, Foreign Exchange Rate and Foreign Direct Investment
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This paper empirically analyses the effect of climate change, institutional quality, foreign exchange rate and foreign direct investment on fiscal sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
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