Research Methods: Creating New Knowledge

The author, Dr. Samwel Nyagucha Oresi, is an Economist by profession with a bias in Labour Economics and a special interest in Human Resource Management. The liking of HRM is as a result of majoring in Labour Economics. He was born on 21st October 1966 and went to school while still very young. At the age of 4 he was in class 1 at Nyambera DOK (Kisii-Kenya). He later went to Kisii Primary School, from where he did his CPE in 1978. In 1979 he joined Kisii High School, from where he did his KCE in 1982. Having passed with good grades, he went to Kabarnet High School for A-levels and later proceeded to India to pursue a B.A. degree course in Economics. He first joined St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur in 1983. He got his first degree, B.A. Economics, in 1986 from Poona University. He then completed his M.A. Economics in 1988 from Shivaji University. Being only 22 years of age at the time, and on the advice of his father, he decided to pursue his PhD, which he attained in 1994 from Shivaji University at the age of 28.

The author has worked with the Kenya Railways as the Corporate Planning Manager, Supplies & Procurement Manager and Human Resources Officer. He later on moved to lecturing and consultancy, which is his current occupation. The author has published books in Human Resources Management, Macro and Micro Economics, Employee & Industrial Relations and Labour Economics. He has also written question and answer books on economics, labour economics, employee relations &counselling, and research methods.