CURRICULUM VITAE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI/UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DETAILS NAME : DR. HAZEL W. GACHOKA GACHUNGA MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED ADDRESS : P.O BOX NAIROBI TELEPHONE : ADDRESS : Hazelgac@yahoo.com GENDER : FEMALE ACADEMIC BACKGROUND UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI/UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Degree Doctor of Business Administration (Human Resource Management Option) UNIVERSITY OF PUNE Degree Master of Arts Degree in Personnel Management (M.P.M) First Class Distinction UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Degree Bachelor of Education (B.ED) Upper Second Class KIJABE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Certificate Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (K.A.C.E) 3 Principle Passes NGARA GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL Certificate Kenya Certificate of Education (K.C.E) 2 nd Division PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Institution : Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT) Duration : 2006 to Date Position : Lecturer

2 Main Duties Facilitation of Human Resource Management training programs in leadership, Performance Management, Coaching skills Curriculum Development- Chaired the panel for the review of PHD Human Resource Management. Team Member for the panel that reviewed PHD Entrepreneurship. Team Member of the panels that developed Msc Strategic Management and PHD Leadership and Governance Programs in Examinations Coordinator Karen Campus from Lecturing on Human Resource Management, Performance Management, Motivation, Organisation Development, Ethics, Organisational Behaviour, Principles and Practice of Management, Communication,Labour Economics, Industrial Psychology, Social Psychology, Human Resource Consultancy, Training and Development at Diploma and Graduate Levels and Post Graduate Levels. Supervision of PHD and MBA students Member of the Research Defence Panel at JKUAT SHRD Institution : Kenya Institute of Management (K.I.M) Institute of Personnel Management (I.P.M), University of Nairobi (UON) Duration : 2000 to 2006 Position/Responsibility : H.R Consultant, Lecturer and Trainer Main duties include: Facilitation of Human Resource Management training programs in leadership, Performance Management, Coaching skills Curriculum Development for Human Resource Management at Kenya Institute of Management for Diploma and Degree Programmes Lecturing on Human Resource Management, Performance Management, Motivation, Organisation Development, Ethics, Organisational Behaviour, Principles and Practice of Management, Communication,Labour Economics, Industrial Psychology, Social Psychology, Human Resource Consultancy, Training and Development at Diploma and Graduate Levels and Post Graduate Levels. Chief Examiner (Kenya National Examinations Council) for Setting, Moderation and Marking Human Resource Management Papers Career Guidance and Counselling for students Supervising University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University Research students at Postgraduate level Member of the Research Defence Panel at Kenya Institute of Management

3 PUBLICATIONS Gachunga, H.W. (2011). Perceived Organizational Politics as a Moderator of the Relationship between Performance Management Processes and Organizational Justice Perceptions. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. Vol 10 Gachunga, H.W. (2008). The Impact of Globalization on Human Resource Management Function in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Kenya Public Corporations. KCA Journal of Business Management Vol 1 No 1 pgs Gachoka, H.W. & Wairire, G.G. ( 2007). Organizational Justice and the Management of Change : A Case of Outplaced Employees in Kenyan State Corporations. International Journal of Culture and Change Management. Vol 7, No 12 pp 1-17 Gachoka, HW. (2007). A Case Study of Escom Computers Limited. WORK IN PROGRESS Gachunga, H.W. & Wamoto, E. ( To be published soon) The Effect of Career Development Activities on Employee Performance: A Case Study of World Agroforestry Centre Gachunga, H.W. ( To be published soon). Human Resource Practices in SME s in Kenya. A Survey of a few selected SME s. Gachunga, H.W., & Wood, S.( To be Published soon). Leader Member exchange as a Moderator of the Relationship between Performance Management and Perceptions of Organizational Justice. Gachunga, H.W. & Waliula, R.. ( To be published soon).the effect of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour on Organizational Performance. Gachunga, H.W. & Cheneri, L. ( To be published soon). The Socio Economic Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities and their Effects on Organizational Performance. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED International Conference of Culture, Management and Change 29 th July -6 th 2010 Canada The British Psychological Society Annual Conference 6 th -9 th September 2009 U.K International Conference of Culture, Management and Change 29 th July -6 th August 2007 Singapore

4 MASTERS PROJECTS SUPERVISED Waweru, P.W. (2009). Effect of Motivation on Employee Performance. A Case Study of Kenya Literature Bureau (JKUAT ) Ngunyangi, J.K. (2008). Effects of Training on Organizational Performance. A Case Study of Kenya Agricultural Research Institute. (JKUAT) Mwongera, M.(2008) Factors Affecting the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya. A Case Study of SME s in Ngong-Kajiado (JKUAT) Omesa, A. (2008). An Assessment of Service Delivery in the Public Sector after the Introduction of Performance Contracts. A Case Study of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife (JKUAT) Kibe, J. (2008). The Impact of Implementing Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2000) in Manufacturing Organizations in Kenya. A Case of East Africa Breweries Limited (JKUAT) Ndonga, K.( 2009) Assessment of the Impact of Regulatory Boards in the Construction Industry in Kenya. A Case of BORAQS (JKUAT) Chege, K.A. (2008). Employee attitude Towards the Clocking System at Mater Hospital. (JKUAT) Nyaga, M.N. (2008) Investigation of the Effect of Public Procurement and Disposal Act and Regulations in Improving Efficiency in Financial Management. A Case of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Chandrasekhar, S.I. (2008). A Comparative study of the strategic Management Practices of Family Owned Pharmaceutical Companies in Kenya. (JKUAT) TRAININGS ATTENDED February 2011 Training of Trainers Workshop held at Utalii College (JKUAT) March 2009 Training on Regression Analysis using SPSS (University of Sheffield) April 2009 Change Management Techniques (University of Sheffield ) 2007 Trained on Case Development and Teaching With Cases (Global Business Schools Network) Statistical Methods and Techniques Training (University of Sheffield ) 2008 Training of Trainers Course at Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology 2007 Management Consultancy Training at Kenya Institute of Management 2005 Chief Examiner Training at the Kenya National Examinations Council

5 CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS IN JKUAT May 2011 Recently appointed as the coordinator of PHD Programs EPD. April 2011 Team Leader in the review of the PHD Human Resource Management Curriculum (Morendat Conference Centre, Naivasha) April 2011 Team Member in the Development of the MSC Strategic Management Curriculum (Morendat Conference Centre, Naivasha) April 2011-May 2011 Team Member in the development of the PHD Leadership and Corporate Governance curriculum (Nairobi) CONSULTANCY(Recent Assignments from ) Performance Management and HR Audit Bible Society of Kenya Nov Feb 2011 Performance Management and HR Audit Shelter Afrique Nov 2010 Organization Restructuring Kenya Institute of Management Sept-Dec 2010 Training on an overview of human resource functions to COMOCO SACCO June 2007 Conducting Job Analysis and Job Evaluation for the COMOCO SACCO June 2007 Training on Change Management and Early Retirement for Kenya Railways Corporation December Job Evaluation and Review of Benefits Structure for Methodist University,June 2007 Evaluating companies for the Company of the Year Awards (COYA) on management practices such as corporate planning, marketing, human resource management, quality, finance, corporate citizenship, creativity and innovation, information management and environment Organisation restructuring, salary surveys, and job evaluations for organizations such as Methodist University, World Vision Somalia, UAP Insurance amongst others Performance Management for Methodist University, UAP Insurance. Training on Corporate Governance for AgaKhan Hospital. Strategic Management Training and Review of Strategic Plan for Githunguri Farmer s Dairy, September 2006 Training Faulu Kenya Clients on Planning Skills and Life Management Skills, February 2007, March 2007 (JKUAT) Conducting Work Measurement and Method Improvement for Methodist University. January 2006 Consulting and facilitating training on various HR practices such as motivation, job analysis, job evaluation, reward management and performance management. Development and review of H.R Policy Manuals Design of Performance Management tools Preparing of Job evaluation instruments

6 ASSIGNMENTS Kenya Institute of Management Training in management issues for their corporate clients Development of a Human Resource Curriculum currently in use Report writing for Company of the year Award (COYA) evaluations Team leading for company evaluations Supervising students doing Projects at the University of Nairobi and Kenya Institute of Management Member of the K.I.M Defence Panel Kenya National Examination Council (K.N.E.C) Team Leader for Human Resource Management Examiners Setting, moderating and marking human resource management exams and public relations Career Development Consultants Consultancy assignments in job evaluation, job analysis, performance management, organization restructuring amongst others APTECH COMPUTER EDUCATION Diploma Higher Diploma in Software Engineering COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Word, Ms Excel, Powerpoint, DOS, Internet and , Oracle, Developer 2000, Unix MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) International Federation of University Women (IFUW) REFEREES 1. Mrs. Winifred Karugu Director School of Human Resource Development Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology P.O. Box Nairobi Tel:

7 2. Mr. Tobias Warentho Lecturer, Management Consultant Masinde Muliro University P.O. Box Nairobi Tel: Professor Peter K Obonyo University of Nairobi School of Business P.O Box Nairobi. Tel: