Influence of Security Governance on Enterprise Security Risk Management Adoption in Chartered Universities in Kenya

Authors

  • Levis Omusugu Amuya Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Peterson Mwai Kariuki Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Consolata Ndung'u Thuranira Dedan Kimathi University Technology, Kenya.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58216/kjri.v13i2.324

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of security governance on Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) adoption in Kenya’s chartered universities. We utilized the diffusion of innovation theory to explain security governance as an organizational characteristic that steers and guides ESRM adoption in universities. From a target of 60 chartered universities, we randomly selected a sample of 22 public and 20 private chartered universities. We collected data from a security executive from the main campus of each of the sampled universities using a self-administered questionnaire. Spearman’s correlation results revealed that security governance had a strong, positive, and statistically significant influence on ESRM adoption; rs (33) =.524; p =.002. Ordinal logistic regression analysis indicated a good model, which explained 53.4% of the variance in ESRM adoption. Therefore, security governance has a significant influence on ESRM adoption. We have discussed managerial implications and suggested future research directions.

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Author Biographies

Levis Omusugu Amuya, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.

Levis Omusugu Amuya is a trained criminologist and a security consultant. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Kibabii University and a Diploma in Criminology from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya. He is currently a Masters of Forensics and Security Management candidate at the Institute of Criminology, Forensics, and Security Studies, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya, where he is studying national security and enterprise security risk management. Amuya is an independent researcher in issues relating to security policy, restorative justice, criminal profiling, criminal investigations, Enterprise Security Risk Management, and critical criminology topics.

Peterson Mwai Kariuki, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

Peterson Mwai Kariuki is a trained criminologist and an enterprise security risk specialist. He received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of South Africa. He holds a Master of Criminology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology from Masinde Muliro University Science and Technology. He is currently a Lecturer and the postgraduate coordinator in the Institute of Criminology, Forensics, and Security Studies at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology. Mwai Kariuki has special interest in security risk management and victimology with a career spanning over eight years as an academic and two years as an independent security consultant, capable of designing, evaluating and implementing security and crime-related programs, such as security risk management programs.  He is a member of ASIS International, Society of Evidence Based Policing, and Australia and New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing.

Consolata Ndung'u Thuranira, Dedan Kimathi University Technology, Kenya.

Dr. Consolata Ndung'u Thuranira is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration, Dedan Kimathi University Technology, Kenya.

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Published

2023-03-07

How to Cite

Levis Omusugu Amuya, Peterson Mwai Kariuki, & Consolata Ndung'u Thuranira. (2023). Influence of Security Governance on Enterprise Security Risk Management Adoption in Chartered Universities in Kenya. Kabarak Journal of Research & Innovation, 13(2), 15–27. https://doi.org/10.58216/kjri.v13i2.324

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023): Kabarak Journal of Research and Innovation (KJRI)

Section

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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