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    Influence of Communities of Practices on the Performance of Universities in Kenya
    (International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2017-10) Ndeto, Magdalene; Nzulwa, Dr. Joyce; Kamaara, Dr. Mary; Ombui, Dr. Kepha
    Communities of practice are characterized by social association where employees share acquired knowledge. Organizations are increasingly providing Communities of Practice with resources to improve the exchange and flow of knowledge and information. The objective of the study seeks to establish the influence of communities of practice on the performance of universities in Kenya. The study used descriptive research design and a simple random sampling to select a sample of heads of departments from the chartered universities in Kenya. The unit of analysis was the chartered universities in Kenya and the unit of observation 12 chartered universities and the respondents were the heads of department. The study collected data from a sample size of 179 by use of questionnaire. The analysis showed a correlation coefficient of a 0.307 and a coefficient of determination R square (R2) of 0.1554 at a 0.05 significance level. The study concluded that there was a significant relationship between communities of practice and performance of universities. The study recommends that university management should support the communities of practice in order to improve performance of universities. The improved performance gives a university a competitive advantage over the other universities.
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    Influence of Mentoring on the Performance of Universities in Kenya
    (International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2017-10) Ndeto, Magdalene; Nzulwa, Dr. Joyce; Kamaara, Dr. Mary; Ombui, Dr. Kepha
    Tacit knowledge is acquired through experience and can be shared through several forms like on the job training, mentoring, coaching, communities of practices, peer assistance and knowledge sharing forums. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of mentoring on the performance of universities in Kenya. The study used descriptive research design and a simple random sampling to select a sample of heads of departments from the chartered universities in Kenya. The unit of analysis was the chartered universities in Kenya and the unit of observation 12 chartered universities and the respondents were the heads of department.. The sample size was 179. Data collection was done through questionnaires. The study established that mentoring had a correlation of 0.42 and the coefficient of determination R square (R2) was 0.176 and R was 0.419 at a 0.05 significance level correlation. Therefore the study concluded that mentoring programs had a significant influence on the performance of universities in Kenya. The study recommends that the organizations which desire to to improve their performance should embrace mentoring as a practice of knowledge sharing.