Higher Education Management: the Factors That Influence Line Officers' Perceived Managerial Performance in Public Universities in Kenya

University is renowned as the seat of learning and repositories of knowledge. It is responsible for the building of intellectual capital and its dissemination. In the process of pursuing its mission, the university endeavours to bring to realization the fulfillment of the objects that were set in the enabling legislation. It is in view of the need for realization of the organizational functions and objectives that the university employs line officers to carry out the mandate thereto assigned. A competent line officer ensures that members of the organization Are afforded a healthy working environment; he/she maintains stability within the organization?s operations; and, is usually in good control of the strategy-making processes.