Position/Status

Senior Lecturer of Finance/ Chair Accounting and Finance (A&F)

E-mail Address

pkariuki@kcau.ac.ke

Academic Qualification

• Ph.D. in Business Administration-Finance (JKUAT, 2016)
• Master of Business Administration-Finance (KeMU, 2012)
• Bachelor of Education (Arts)- Mathematics and Economics (Moi University, 2005)

Membership of Professional Bodies or Associations

Profile

Dr. Peter Kariuki is a Senior Lecturer of Finance at KCA University. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration-Finance from JKUAT, an MBA in Finance from KeMU, and a Bachelor of Education (Arts) in Mathematics and Economics from Moi University. Dr. Kariuki is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. His research interests span corporate finance, financial institutions and financial markets. Prior to joining KCA University, Dr Kariuki was a Senior Lecturer of Finance and School Examinations Coordinator at the University of Embu. Dr. Kariuki has attracted research grants from the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and The Education Collaborative, Ashesi .

Research Interest

Selected Publications(Books, Refereed publications & Non Refereed publications)

1. Abdulkadir, M., Kariuki, S.N. and Kariuki, P.W. (2024). Ownership structure and financial distress: is the tale from Sub-Saharan Africa different? African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2024-0153.
2. Kariuki, P.W. (2024). Market power, human capital efficiency and bank performance in Kenya. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2023-0103.
3. Waci J. M., Kariuki, P. W., Mwirigi P. M. (2024) Procurement practices and value for money in State Corporations in Kenya. PLoS ONE 19(6): e0303879. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303879.
4. Lewa, E. M., Gatimbu, K. K., & Kariuki, P. W. (2024). Board attributes and sustainability reporting of selected listed nonfinancial firms in Anglophone Sub-Saharan African countries: a multinomial logistic regression. Heliyon. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024058559.
5. Kinini, D.M., Kariuki, P.W. and Ocharo, K.N. (2024). Capital adequacy, competition and liquidity creation of banks; evidence from Kenya. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-02-2023-0048.
6. Kinini, D. M., Ocharo, K. N., & Kariuki, P. W. (2023). Do income diversification and capital adequacy affect liquidity creation? A case study of commercial banks in Kenya. Cogent Business & Management, 10(2), 2240082. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/23311975.2023.2240082
7. Wahinya, P.W., Ondiba, R.O. and Kariuki, P.W. (2023). Competition, risk-taking behaviour and stability of commercial banks: evidence from Kenya. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 600-614 https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2022-0123

Conferences & Chapters

20th – 21st July 2023	KCAU School of Business Annual Research Conference (SOBARC III). Paper Presented: Regulatory Capital, Stability and Liquidity Creation among Commercial Banks in Kenya.
11th -12th Oct 2022	KCA University Interdisciplinary Conference Paper Presented: Diversification, Human Capital Efficiency and Bank Performance in Kenya
20th May 2021	UoEm, School of Business and Economics Research Dissemination conference Paper Presented:  Capital, Risk, and Efficiency of the Banking Industry in Kenya.
1st -3rd Nov. 2017	3rd Dekut International Conference on Science Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship-Dean  Kimathi University of Technology Paper Presented:  Selected Firm Characteristics and Financial Intermediation Efficiency of Deposit Taking Saving and Credit Co-operative Societies in Kenya.