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Capital Structure Choice
(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 ...
Tax and Capital Structure: the Case of Listed Companies in Kenya.
(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 ...
Taxation of Smes in Kenya as a Tax Base Broadening Measure Is It a Mere Tax Collection Exercise?
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
The history of the growth and taxation of SMEs is long and dates as far back as 1950s.
Initially, the informal sector was regarded as marginal and peripheral. But with time, the
sector expanded and became a source of ...
The Causes and Consequences of the Increase in Small-scale Entrepreneurship in Mosocho Division, Kisii District
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This study was done in Mosocho division, Kisii District. The study was prompted
by the realization that there had been a marked increase in small-scale business activities in
the area and in the country in general. It ...
Demand for Contraception Among Adolescents in Kenya
(2005-09)
The government's efforts in the provision of family planning services have been successful in lowering
the countries fertility rate, however adolescents have generally been sidelined as a special category
group. This ...
Assessment of the Use of the Value Analysis Method by Companies Quoted in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2000-11)
The study was to establish the knowledge of the use of the value analysis
method by Kenyan companies by evaluating the use of the various
approaches advocated for it's use.
This study was able to ascertain that the ...
Test for 'underreaction' to stock dividend Announcements at NSE
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The paper sought to test for existence of underreaction anomaly at NSE using a company
self-selected event, the stock dividend announcements. Underreaction anomaly refers to
the tendency of stock prices to continue ...
A GIS based methodology for developing a hydraulic network model Case study of Karen, Nairobi Kenya
(2008-03)
The main aim of every water distribution system is to deliver water to the
consumer when it is necessary, in the correct quantity and in accordance with
relevant quality standards. Obviously, a mathematical model that ...
Kenya’s implementation of AGOA
(2007-09)
In this project, the researcher assesses the impact of the implementation of the
Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) initiative by the American government to Sub-
Saharan African countries as a whole with a bias to the ...
Factors Influencing Household Decision Making in the Control of Ticks in Trans Nzoia District
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
his anthropological study explores the factors influencing decision
making process on the control of ticks at the farm level. It describes the
present system of tick control management at the household level and
sought ...