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An evaluation of the implementation of policy measures for development of the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2006)
This study examines how the implementation of policy measures has had an impact on
the development of the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The two objectives of the study were
namely: (i) to evaluate the implementation of policy ...
An evaluation of the extent of and factors limiting information technology (IT) usage in publicly quoted companies in Kenya
(1996-07)
The principal objective of this study was to evaluate the factors limiting use of
information technology (IT) in publicly quoted companies in Kenya. A subsidiary objective was
to investigate the extent to which the same ...
A survey of stock indicators used by stock brokers, investment banks and mutual funds at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE)
(2007-09)
Traders and investors use stock indicators to make investment decisions. The stock
indicators used by these players at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) are not known yet.
This study determines the nature and extent of ...
A survey of the strategic change management practices by Kenyan companies
(1999-11)
The management of strategic change has gained tremendous attention in recent
years. The 1990's have seen extreme changes in the competitive forces in the
global and domestic markets. These changes have greatly affected ...
A survey of corporate cash management practices of firms listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2006-11)
The objective of the study was to survey the cash management practices of firms quoted
at the NSE and to assess the preferences of these companies on several cash management
policies and investment criteria for marketable ...
Testing for variations in the capital structure of companies quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange:An empirical study
(2000-06)
In 1958, when Modigliani and Miller came up with the irrelevancy theory of capital
structure a number of controversies sprang up, most of which sought to establish the
relationship between capital structure and the value ...
Volatility of stock returns:An empirical analysis of the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2003-09-29)
This study analyzes the volatility structure of stock returns in an emerging stock market (NSE) covering the
period 2nd January 1992 to 30th June 2003. The study utilizes daily stock returns calculated as log (Pt/Pt-1)
where ...
Behavioral effects on individuals' decision-making process using the prospect theory:A case of investors at the NSE
(2008-11)
Financial economics has evolved and grown in importance in the last 30 years. Models
have been developed and the level of sophistication has increased. One of the many
stylized models of market behavior is the Efficient ...
The relationship between capital structure and size of the Firm: the case of companies listed at the Nairobi Stock
(2008)
This paper presents an empirical examination of firm characteristic determinants
of the capital structure of 31 companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange for
a period of 6 years from 2000 to 2007. The capital structure ...
Evaluation of communication strategies at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2007)
The study was a census of all the 18 active stock broking firms which are
members of the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Out of the 18 respondents
considered, only 12 firms responded contributing to a response rate of
67%. The ...