Dr. Dorothy Gatwiri Kirimi, Dean School of Business and Economics
dorothy.kirimi@kemu.ac.ke
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Dr. Dorothy Gatwiri Kirimi, Ph.D

Dean, School of Business and Economics

“Welcome to the School of Business and Economics (SBUE)which is a School of Kenya Methodist
University (KeMU) a Chartered Christian University in Kenya.The School offers Hospitality and
management, travel and tourism, business management, international relations, criminology and
security management courses at diploma, bachelors, masters and PhD levels. At the SBUE you will
discover programs, courses, and resources to help guide you through your career journey.
We are committed to raising transformational leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to be change
agents in their communities”

Biography

Dr. Gatwiri is a lecturer at the Department of Business Administration, with interest in Entrepreneurship Development, Business Planning, Social Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Small Policy development and Entrepreneurial Networking.

Her passion is on entrepreneurship and the youth, especially transforming as many youths as possible to be entrepreneurs who will become job creators rather than job seekers after successful completions of their programs in KeMU.

Dr. Gatwiri has been involved in training the youth and women on entrepreneurial skills, creation and management of income generating activities, business planning, business pitching and financial literacy. Currently she is running a mentorship program for the teens in Nairobi.

Dr. Gatwiri is a founder member of Kenya Methodist University and a member of Africa Management Academy (AFAM). She is involved in community service whereby she serves in various school boards for instance Loreto convent Msongari, MCK Ruaraka School, a Leader of Community Life Group which is involved in supporting the KeMU fraternity members during distress and celebration of achievements. Additionally, Dr. Gatwiri is a member of the Erabui Foundation which is involved in sponsoring the education of needy children in Ntumburi, Buuri Constituency Meru County.

Education

  • Ph.D, Entrepreneurship, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya
  • M.Sc, Entrepreneurship, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya
  • B.A, Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Publications

  • Kirimi,D,G., Mukulu, E.& Orwa ,G. 2018 (Determining whether network centrality has an influence on the financial performance of medium sized enterprises in Kenya. Strategic journal of business and change management.
  • Kirimi,D,G., Mukulu, E.& Orwa ,G. 2018 .Influence of Structural holes on the financial performance of medium sized enterprises in Kenya. Strategic journal of business and change management.
  • Kiriinya S, N. & Kirimi D,G. (2015) Marketing Challenges by SMEs in Kenya. International Journal of Research in Finance & Marketing 5(10) (ISSN 2231-5985)
  • William Akoy Dau , Dorothy Kirimi , Douglas Ogolla (2019) Effect of strategic orientation on performance of SME’s in Juba, South Sudan.The international journal of business management.7 (9) BM1909-010
  • Ochieng ,M, E.Maore S,K & Kirimi ,D.G,( 2018) Assessing the influence of integrated marketing communications on sales performance among selected private security firms in Nairobi County. Strategic journal of business and change management.5(3) 718 – 737

Research Interests

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business Planning
  • Enterprise Policy and Development
  • Social and Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Project Management

Skills

Business Planning90%
Proposal Development for Social Venture85%
Curriculum Development80%
Strategic Plan Development79%
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