Management & Social Perspectives

The NEED TO RECONCEPTUALIZE KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN KENYA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Boniface Kimwere — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The primary goal of this systematic literature review is to explore how knowledge management (KM) has been conceptualized in the Kenyan context. The analysis reveals challenges in operationalizing KM practices due to poor coordination and issues with KM infrastructure. At the heart of this problem lies a foundational problem—the lack of a local and African understanding and conceptualization of KM. The systematic literature review includes 32 research articles published in scientific journals. The results reveal that Kenyan scholars focusing on KM have yet to define the meaning of knowledge and KM based on African philosophy and epistemology

What is the fate of Retirees? Payment of Contributory Pension Scheme and the Welfare of Public Service Retirees in Selected States of Southwest, Nigeria

Dauda A. Morakinyo, Lawal A. Bakare — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study examines the impact of initial lump-sum payments under Nigeria’s Contributory Pension Scheme on the welfare of public service retirees in Osun, Ondo, and Ogun States. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaires administered to 1,850 retirees and analysed using descriptive and inferential methods. The findings reveal that lump-sum payments are generally insufficient to cover essential post-retirement needs, including healthcare, food, housing, and general welfare, particularly in the context of inflation and the rising cost of living. Administrative inefficiencies, corruption, and inequalities in benefit distribution further increase retirees’ vulnerability, with lower-ranking workers being more severely affected than individuals with political or institutional influence. Although the scheme was designed to promote sustainability and transparency, it has failed to provide adequate social protection for many retirees, thereby weakening trust in public institutions. The study recommends the strict enforcement of penalties to ensure the timely payment of lump sums and death benefits. It concludes that sustainable pension reforms must balance fiscal responsibility with equity, fairness, and human security.

Gender, Vulnerability, and the Dynamics of Food Insecurity in Nigeria

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study explores the dynamics of food insecurity in Nigeria, with a special focus on how gender intersects with vulnerabilities. Data were collected from purposively selected communities across six states, namely, Benue and Kwara (North-Central), Oyo and Osun (South-West), and Borno and Adamawa (North-East), using a mixed-methods design. This study evaluates the magnitude of food insecurity, gender variations in vulnerabilities, and adaptation mechanisms used by households. Findings reveal that rural-dwelling female-headed households are largely constrained in accessing land, credit, and other productive resources, thereby increasing their susceptibility to food insecurity. Moreover, societal norms, patriarchal ideologies, and practices further constrain women in accessing sufficient food for their households. Through the lens of the intersection between food insecurity and gender, the study contributes to ongoing debates on sustainable development and underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions that align with national and global development agendas.

Does financial development mediate the relationship between remittance inflows and private Investment in sub-Saharan Africa?

A Aribatise, G Adeyemi, O.A Ahmodu, , S.A Adeseke, F Jemirin, — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigated the relationship between remittance inflows, financial development, and private investment in 16 Sub-Saharan African countries from 1990 to 2023 using panel data from WDI, WGI, and IMF databases. Employing P-ARDL and dynamic threshold models, results show that remittances significantly enhance private investment (p < 0.021) by easing liquidity constraints. Financial development also has a strong positive effect (p < 0.001). Their interaction is positive and significant (p < 0.002), with a threshold of 0.31 indicating varying effects across regimes. The study concludes both are complementary drivers and recommends improved financial systems and lower remittance costs.

The Social Production of Deviance and Criminality Through Homes, Places, and Spatial Contexts in African Societies: Toward a Relational Geography of Crime

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This paper theorized space, place and spatiality as not simply the sites where deviance and crime occur, but also as which actually construct deviant behavior and crime within African urban society, thus moving the focus of analysis away from individual pathology towards a relational geography of crime. The analysis examines cases of South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya and argues that crime is not just simply an expression of individual maladjustment, but a direct result of spatial interaction and practices which are often realized in sites of historic marginality. In particular, it posits that combining spatial criminological concepts such as defensible space, routine activity and crime pattern theory with Lefebvre's notion of the social production of space highlights how colonial and post-colonial urban design, the construction of informal settlements, and post-colonial state deficit actually construct criminogenic space.