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Dr. Evans Ombima Amata

Former Dean, School of Business and Economics (Currently on Leave of Absence)

 

SBE

Title and Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities:

Implementing the school strategy in line with overall strategy, policies, processes and procedures to achieve the Institution’s goals and objectives.

Other Responsibilities:

  1. Articulating and leading in the implementation of university policies and procedures and ensuring that school policies and practices are consistent and compliant with those of the University.
  2. Monitoring curriculum implementation, syllabi used, courses projection, and teaching methodologies 
  3. Coordinating student formative and summative evaluation through continuous assessment, examinations, theses supervision and examination for quality and excellence in academic scholarship at school level
  4. Monitoring  research and publication outputs of the school
  5. Monitoring the use of facilities and equipment assigned to the school.
  6. Engage in teaching and training of students. (Teaching Finance and Accounting units to undergraduate and postgraduate students)
  7. Preparing and revising, as necessary, academic programs, plans and calendar for the school in line with the senate calendar of academic events.
  8. Ensuring Christian behavior and appropriate behavior both internal and external in line with the institutions vision.
  9. Identifying, benchmarking, and implementing of best practices in academic school management for improved performance and achievements.
  10. Preparing, monitoring and reporting of the school budgetary allocations and overseeing the utilization of budgetary resources.
  11. Responsible for talent management in the school including coaching, mentoring, developing, motivating, training and evaluating staff to achieve highest levels of performance.
  12. Leading and managing the school communication with other constituencies within the University
  13. Managing and Implementing change initiatives to achieve desired university plans and culture.

Biography

I have served as a consultant and a lecturer of accounting and finance units at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies and Daystar University. I joined Daystar University in 1997 as a part-time lecturer and later as a full time lecturer in 2000. Over the time, I managed to rise from a timetable officer to positions of higher responsibility through the ranks. Among the responsibilities that I served include; Coordinator Continuing Education (2008-2010), Ag Coordinator Collaborative Academic Programmes, Chairman, of the Economics department (2010-2014), Director, Daystar Enterprises Limited (2014 to date), Chairman Daystar University provident Fund (2010 to date), Chairman Daystar multipurpose cooperative society (2009-2012) and currently the Dean of the School of Business and Economics (2014 to date) 

I have successfully supervised more than 50 MBA theses and participated in local and international conferences. I successfully led the Daystar University, School of Business and Economics in hosting the NottinghamDaystar international conference in August 2015. I have also been involved in the development of a number of academic programmes at Daystar University including; B Com (purchasing and Logistics), B Com Law, MBA (2005), MSc Economics (2014), LLB (2015) and PhD (Business Administration). Other achievements include; leading a team that developed the 2016-2021 Daystar University strategic plans, the Daystar University School of Law strategic plan, Market surveys for the MBA programme and the Daystar law programme. Organized a business incubation boot camp, in collaboration between Daystar University and Agora Enterprise, from US. I’m a registered member of Christ is The Answer Ministries (CITAM), where I serve as an elder and head of the ushering ministry at CITAM Rongai.

Academic Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

 

Year

Institution

Thesis Title

PhD Business Management  (Finance)

2017

JKUAT

Effect of MacroEconomic Variables on Stock Market Volatility in Kenya

Master of Finance and Control (MFC)

1996

Madurai Kamaraj University

An Analysis of Deposit taking  Non-Banking Financial Institutions in Madurai District  

BA, Rural

Industries and

Management 

1994

Gandhi gram University

Demand Forecasting in Soap making Industries in Dindigul District- Academic project work

Professional development:

 

 

 

Certificate of Proficiency (Trustee Development Program Kenya)

 

2014

College of  Insurance, Nairobi

N/A

Certificate in Case Writing

 

2005

Nottingham University

N/A

 

Theology of Works

 

2016

Daystar University

N/A

Certificate in development and use of scheme of work and lesson plan

1999

Kenya School of Monetary Studies

N/A

Certificate in computer programming

1994

Gandhigram University

N/A

Certificate in Research Proposal Writing

2001

Daystar/Service Master Inc. USA

 N/A

Publications (9 Publications)

Journals

  • Amata, E.O. (2019) Effect of Interaction between Investor Herding Behaviour and Selected Macro-Economic Variables on Stock Market Volatility in Kenya ( working paper)

  • Amata, E.O. (2019) Determinants of Individual Investors’ Behaviour in Kenya: A Study of Individual Investors Trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (working paper).

  • Mwende, J., Muturi, W. & Amata, E.O. (2017). Effect of Credit

    Card Incentives on Consumer Borrowing in Kenya: A Case of

    Commercial Banks in Kenya. International Journal of Academic

    Research in Economics and Management Sciences. 6, ( 2) ,35-43 ISSN:2226-3624

  • Manyuru, A., Muturi, W. & Amata, E.O. (2017). The Impact of Corporate Diversification on Firm Value in Kenya. African Journal of Business Management. 11(11), 241-249. ISSN 1993-8233

  • Amata, E. O. (2017). Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Market Volatility in Kenya. Published Thesis, JKUAT

  • Amata, E.O., Muturi, W. & Mbewa, M. (2016).  Relationship between Macro-economic Variables, Investor Herding and Stock Market Volatility in Kenya.  International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management.  4(8), 36-54  ISSN 23480336

  • Amata, E.O., Muturi, W. & Mbewa, M. (2016). The Casual Relationship between Inflation, Interest Rate and Stock Market Volatility in Kenya. European Journal of Business, Economics and Accounting, 4 (6) 10-23   ISSN 2056 – 6018.

  • Kituku, A., M.  Amata, E.O. (2016). Determinants of the Uptake of

    NHIF Medical Cover by Informal Sector Workers:  A Case of UNAITAS SACCO Members in Murang’a County. Journal of Public Policy & Administration.  1(1). 17-31.

  • Kitilit, J., C., Bowen, M. & Amata, E. O. (2016). The Role of Agency Banking in Improving Financial Access in Kenya:  A Case Study of Langata Constituency.  Journal of Developing Studies .1(1) 61-73

Conferences attended

  • The Social Protection Conference in Nairobi, from 20th March to 23rd March 2018. Nairobi , Kenya

  • The 4th international conference on HRM and the management of Organisations in Africa.  August 2015, Nairobi, Kenya.  Presented two papers

Projects

  • Netfund GIA II and GIAIII, Green Innovation Award (2017-2018), I was involved in providing consultancy services in training and mentoring business innovators

  • Agora- Daystar Venture village business incubation project (2017-2018), I was involved in planning , training and mentoring business innovations / startups culminating into business pitching for cash awards

  • Nairobi Stock Exchange challenge (2010), I was involved as a Judge for the challenge.

Research Interests

  1. Behavioral Finance
  2. Securities market
  3. Financial Economics
  4. Financial Modeling
  5. Business incubation and mentorship

Teaches

Postgraduate classes

  1. Managerial accounting
  2. Financial accounting Theory
  3. Security Analysis and Investment management


Undergraduate classes

  1. Managerial accounting
  2. Financial accounting
  3. Investment management
  4. Financial management

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