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The impact of dividend announcements on firm value: an event study of the case of the NSE
(University of Nairobi, 2004-09)
This research uses the event study methodology to analyze the impact of one type of disclosure dividend announcements, on the firm value as measured by stock price. We investigate the
information content of dividend ...
Dividend policy practices in companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange (NSE)
(2004)
The subject of corporate dividend policy has captivated financial theorists and economists for a long
time, resulting in intensive theoretical modeling and empirical examinations. This research paper
investigates on the ...
Proactiveness of the operations management Function: the case of Kenya Power and Lighting Company
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The basic goal of this study was an attempt to explore the application of the theory of
operations strategy to a typical utility services company. Operations strategy has for
long been recognised as an important factor ...
Marketing strategies used by manufacturers of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) in Kenya
(2004)
The FMCG manufacturers are faced with intensified competition, consumers who are more
value conscious and less brand loyal, dwindling product life cycles and increasingly powerful
retailers; this mean that many new FMCG ...
Gender disparity And its influence on The sexual behaviour of Youth in kenya: The case of Uzima reproductive health Project
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Gender refers to the Social Construction of Men and Women. Gender disparity has been
known to perpetuate inequalities that cause women and men to have less access to and
control over economic resources. It is noteworthy ...
Strategic choices of survival within a changing environment: the case of Kenyan microfinance Institutions
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are now widely accepted around the world as
critical players in poverty alleviation, but even more important is their role in
bridging the gap between the formal and the informal financial ...
The process of strategy development in Kenya Bus Services Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
It has been observed that though several approaches to strategy development process
in organisations have been advocated by various authors and scholars, individually, the
approaches only offer partial explanation about ...
Safety Awareness in Informal Construction Sector: a Case Study of Nairobi City
(2004)
This study is about safety awareness in the informal construction sector. Safety
awareness as used in this study refers to a state of mind where one is constantly aware of
the possibility of injury and therefore act to ...
Students' perception of sex education in public secondary schools of Kikuyu division, Kiambu district, Kenya
(2004)
The controversy surrounding the teaching of sex education has ranged the world
over, with different schools of thought imposing their attitudes and perception
towards sex and the teaching of the same with little if any ...
Information systems projects in Kenya: A study of user involvement
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This research explores the level of user involvement and the importance
attached to it by ICT consultants, it also seeks to identify the challenges, which
are faced as users are involved. This was occasioned by the dilemma ...