Dr. Dancan Irungu Profile
Senior Lecturer, School of Business & Economics (Leave of Absence)
Dr. Dancan Irungu
Senior Lecturer, School of Business & Economics (Leave of Absence)
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| Name: | Dr. Dancan Irungu |
|---|---|
| Mobile: | +254 709 972 000 |
| E-mail: | dirungu@daystar.ac.ke |
| Website: | None |
| Updated: | 02 Jul, 2024 |
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About
Dr. Dancan Irungu holds a Doctorate in Business Management and Administration. He is an expert with a lot of experience and knowledge as a practitioner and a scholar in the fields of strategy development, project management, strategic planning, management of change, organization restructuring and monitoring & evaluation. He is the managing partner at Vision Strategy Africa Ltd a Regional management consulting and training firm. Dancan is a senior lecturer at Daystar University in commerce department where he lectures in postgraduate program – MBA and undergraduate programs. He has published widely in internationally peer refereed journals and has coauthored books that are used as reference materials at University level. His research interest is in the area of strategic planning, SME development & internationalization, organizational restructuring and project management.
Dr. Irungu has consulted widely for public and private sector organizations both locally and internationally. Some of his recent
consultancy engagements include; Lead consultant for The Republic of Liberia National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) LMG project, a five year project financed by Global Fund and USAID. He was the lead consultant for The Republic of Sierra Leone National Malaria Program (NMCP) charged with the responsibility of reviewing the strategic implementation of the program. He was contracted by USAID for DEMA (Decentralized Education Management Activity – 18 months ministry of education project sponsored by GoK and USAID) where he was the national advisor on strategic plan and service charter deliverables.
Dancan was a strategy advisor for FANIKISHA institutional strengthening project (national 5 year USAID funded health institutional strengthening project implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Pact Inc., Danya International, and Africa Capacity Alliance (ACA). He was contracted by The Nairobi Hospital as the lead consultant for culture change and performance management training program which targeted senior management. He was the managing consultant on the development of five year strategic plan for Takaful Insurance Ltd; also advising the board on the strategic role out plan in Sub Saharan African market. He was engaged by Centre for British teachers (CFBT) as a member of think tank for a project funded by IFC World Bank where his role was to develop strategic tools and instruments on planning.
Dr. Irungu is a co-founder of Mentor Africa Network; a mentoring organization that support the youth of Africa to navigate, respond and connect to their purpose in life through life coaching and mentoring. He also sits in several organization boards in public and private sector as a strategy advisor.
Academic Qualification
Recent Publications
Teaches
MBA
- Strategic management and innovation
- Management design and organization transformation
- Project management
Undergraduate
- Strategic management and decision making
- Small business management
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Publications
Books
Irungu, D., & Ndegwa, J. (2017). Mastering the art of developing a strategic plan: A practical approach. Nairobi: IntelPlus Resources.
Published2017
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Irungu, D., & Ndegwa, J. (2017). Feeding Your Focus. Nairobi, Kenya: IntelPlus Resources.
Published2017
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Irungu, D., & Ndegwa, J. (2017). Mentorship Manual: Creating new possibilities in younng people's lives. Nairobi, Kenya : CLC Kenya.
Published2017
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Journals
Irungu, D. (2018). How Strategic Entry Modes Influence Internationalization of Small Medium Enterprises in Kenya. International Journal of Business and Management
Published2018
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Zawadi, M., Irungu, D., & Muturi, W. (2018). Effect of financial inclusion strategy on performance of small and medium enterprises: a case of selected SMEs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Strategic Management , 51 - 70.
Published2018
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Irungu, D. (2017). How firm size and firm age characteristics affects firm strategic ability to move from domestic to international market. The International Journal of Business Management and Technology, 1(2), 21 - 28.
Published2017
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KoangYiek, G., Irungu, D., & Mwamba, D. (2017). The effect of training and development strategy on organizational performance; a case study of Central Bank of South Sudan. Journal of Strategic Manegement, 1(1), 42 - 59.
Published2017
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Tipitip, P., Irungu, D., & Muriithi, S. (2017). Assessment of challenges facing the implementation of County Integtrated development plan: a case study of Narok County. Journal of stratetegic management (JSM), 1(2), 1 - 23.
Published2017
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Mwangi, A., & Irungu, D. (2016). How strategic planning culture has made Equity Bank remain at the top of micro finance banking in Africa and the world. International journal of economics, commerce and management, IV(9), 644 - 659.
Published2016
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Caroline, N., & Irungu, D. (2015). How church owned businesses promote sustainability of the church: Case of selected churches in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Managment.
Published2015
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Florence, W., & Irungu, D. (2015). Does Strategic Planning Improve Organizational Performance: Evidence from Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management .
Published2015
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Irungu, D., Mwita, M., Joyce, W., & Anne, K. (2015). Key decison Maker as the determinant of internationalization of medium sized entreprises: Lessons from Kenya. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management.
Published2015
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Julia, M., & Irungu, D. (2014). Determinants of successful strategic plan implimentation: Lessons from Kenya. European Journal of Business and Management, 6(33), 5363.
Published2014
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Dancan, N., & Joyce, N. (2014). How Firm Resources Influence Medium Sized Firm Operation Shift from Domestic to International Market. Kenya Journal of Technical and Vocational Education Training, 3, 140-149.
Published2014
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Caroline, W., & Irungu, D. (2014). Does adoption of information technology improve firm performance? A survey of firms listed in the Nairobi securities exchange. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 5(23), 106-111.
Published2014
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Linda, M., & Irungu, D. (2014). Financial Literacy and its effects on women economic empowerment: Evidence from Kenya. Kenya Journal of Technical and Vocational Training, 3, 188197.
Published2014
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Activities
Other Publications
Published2016
Solutions for African Food Entreprises (SAFE). (2016). Agri Business Management Handbook. Nairobi: ebook