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Corporate governance, firm characteristics and earnings management of companies listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11)
The relationship between corporate governance and earnings management may not be
direct due to the varying characteristics of firms. The objective of the research was to
establish the moderating influence of firm ...
Organizational ambidexterity and performance of Large Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)
The research objective was to establish the influence of organizational ambidexterity on the Kenyan large manufacturing firms’ performance. The studies linking ambidexterity to organizational performance are ...
How do food processing firms in Kenya learn? Empirical insights from potato processing in Nairobi
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)
How food processing firms learn in their quest to build their capabilities is central for their success. This question is paramount because while research has shown the importance of learning to capability ...
Business incubation practices adopted by the youth enterprise development fund and the financial performance of Youth-owned Enterprises in Kenya
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)
n Kenya, Youth-Owned Enterprises (YOEs) create employment for youths and contributes to poverty reduction. Despite this, more than a third of start-up YOEs often fails before the third year of operation, resulting far-reaching ...
The moderating effect of operating environment on corporate governance and firm performance: a case of corporate entities listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(DBA Africal Management Reviw, 2020-11-25)
Firm decisions are majorly affected by the operating environment in which they exist. Environmental context represents an exterior ecosystem. Effect of external environment context on strategic management ...
Thermal stress causes oxidative stress and physiological changes in female rabbits.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The present study investigated the effects of heat stress on oxidative stress status and physiological changes using female New Zealand White rabbits. 24 sexually mature female rabbits weighing 1953.1-2375.4 g were divided ...
Characteristics Associated with Disclosure Status to Sexual Partners among Kenyan Women
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Kenya has the fourth-largest HIV epidemic across the globe. Disclosure of HIV-positive status plays a critical role in the prevention of HIV transmission. Disclosure, specifically to sexual partners, has been ...
New Palladium II and Platinum II Complexes Based on Pyrrole Schiff Bases- Synthesis, Characterization, X‑ray Structure, and Anticancer Activity
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
New palladium (Pd)II and platinum (Pt)II complexes (C1−C5) from the Schiff
base ligands, R-(phenyl)methanamine (L1), R-(pyridin-2-yl)methanamine (L2), and R-(furan-
2-yl)methanamine (L3) (R-(E)-N-((1H-pyrrol-2-yl) ...
Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Introduction
Fifteen million babies are born prematurely, before 37 weeks gestational age, globally. More than 80% of these are in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 35% of all deaths in the first month of life are due to ...
Phytochemical Analysis and Establishment of Embryogenic Cell Suspension and Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation for Farmer Preferred Cultivars of West African Plantain (Musa spp.)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Banana and plantain are among the foremost staple food crops providing food and livelihood to over 500 million people in tropical countries. Despite the importance, their production is hampered due to several biotic and ...