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Corporate governance and dividend policy in Kenya : A survey of companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2009-10)
Corporate governance exists to provide checks and balances between shareholders and
management and thus to mitigate agency problems. Hence, firms with better governance quality
should incur less agency conflicts, and ...
The effect of ipo’s on the performance of other stocks at the Nairobi stock exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Over the last three years there has been an upsurge of IPO activity. The reason for this
popularity is because of the worldwide trend towards privatization. The IPOs at the NSE
have been successful and have been characterized ...
A survey of opinions on use of book building approach for valuation Of initial public offers at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2008)
There are three widely practiced approaches in pricing the initial public offerings (IPOs),
namely public offer, tender or auction and book-building. To understand the dynamics of
IPO pricing and the strategic information ...
Impact of rights issues on stock prices: the case of Companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
This study examines the impact of right issue announcements on share prices of
companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The Study is based on a sample
of six rights issues between 1996 and 2002.
The study examines ...
Privatization and performance of Public corporations listed in the Nairobi stock exchange
(2006)
Public corporations have been criticized for inefficiency and mismanagement. They are
characterized by widespread misuse of funds due to lack of proper internal management
and Government interferences. Due to this, some ...
The effects of liquidity level on stock returns: the Nairobi stock exchange evidence.
(2008)
In 2005, the concept of 'Tax Clinics' was adopted by the Kenya Revenue Authority
(KRA), with service oriented approach where taxpayers were educated on various tax
matters. During the clinics, taxpayers were given a ...
An empirical investigation of the short-term responses to financial distress by companies quoted in the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
When a company records a poor financial performance, usually such a company is expected to
take some steps in order to avoid getting into the situation of a financial distress, which in turn
would result to serious ...
Relationship between performance management principles and firm performance: A survey of companies quoted in the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
The concept of Performance Management is one of the most recent developments in the sphere
ofHuman Resource Management (HRM). Many companies now make use of this concept since
it has proved to be a strategic and integrated ...
The dividend discount model:It's reliability on the valuation of common stock at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
Valuation of common stock is very important yet a very complex process. The stock
requires a deeper analysis compared to preferred stock or debts. The major techniques of
valuation of common stock are:
(i) Relative ...
“The effect of bonus share issues on stock prices of companies quoted at the Nairobi stock exchange”
(2007-11)
In the recent past companies quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange have been using stock dividend as a mode of paying dividends. This emerging trend may be attributed to the pecking order theory, economic growth in the ...