Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Subject "Capital structure"
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Capital Structure Choice
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005)If it is difficult for a firm to measure impact on the value of the firm under different levels of leverage, it should not be surprising that managers are not very concerned about maintaining an exact capital structure. The ... -
Determinants of Capital Structure of Manufacturing Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2015-10)This study analyzed the determinants of capital structure in manufacturing sector in Kenya: a case study of listed firms at Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study analyzed the listed manufacturing firms for the period ... -
An empirical investigation of capital structure determinants for small and medium-sized enterprises in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005-06)The precarious employment situation in Kenya has given rise to public policies that aim at giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) better access to finance. SMEs may face difficulties in raising this much-needed ... -
The relationship between capital structure and agency costs of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Under agency theory, organizations incur agency costs as a means to reduce agency conflicts between shareholders (principal) and the managers (agents). The divergent views by different researchers especially from outside ... -
Relationship Between Capital Structure and Financial Performance of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010-10)The capital structure of a firm is basically the mix of debt and equity which a firm deems as appropriate to enhance its operations in the midst of several constraints it poses. Berger and Bonaccorsi di Patti (2006) have ... -
The relationship between capital structure and profitability of listed non financial firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Capital structure decision is the vital one since the profitability of an enterprise is directly affected by such decision. The determination of a company’s capital structure constitutes a difficult decision, one that ... -
A study of the influence of the Corporate tax rate on the capital structure of quoted companies at the NSE
(University of Nairobi, 2007)The corporate tax rate has been decreasing from the rate of 42.5% in the year 1990 to 30% in the year 2003. These changes would have an implication on the capital structure of companies since the Kenyan tax System is based ... -
Tax and Capital Structure: the Case of Listed Companies in Kenya.
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)This paper looks at the impact of tax on the capital structure of companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The study adopts the static trade-off theory (STO) of capital structure given that this theory ... -
Testing for variations in the capital structure of companies quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange:An empirical study
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 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 ...