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The Effect Of Capital Structure On The Profitability Of The Real Estate Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Capital structure is one of the major decisions that the management of any firm is tasked with. There are two types of financing, debt and equity, for management to choose between or decide on a mixture in any financing ...
Effect of firms’ market capitalization on stock market volatility of companies listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The main objective of this research paper was to analyze the relation between market
capitalization and stock market volatility in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Market
capitalization is an important measure for investors ...
Determinants of financial performance for life insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
The objective of this study was to establish the factors that affect the financial performance of life insurance companies in Kenya. The tested determinant variables were Solvency Margin, Growth of Premiums, Insurance ...
The effect of Capital structure on agency costs of the firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The manager – shareholder agency conflicts and the resulting agency costs have received much attention in corporate finance by both industry and academic researchers. Corporate financial researchers posit that managers of ...
An evaluation of non-conventional housing finance for the urban poor in developing countries: A case study of four selected micro finance institutions in Nairobi and its environs, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Kenya has a well-regulated financial system for its level of development. However, the mortgage finance sector which is competitive and innovative, serves only those households at the top of the income pyramid. This ...
The perceived effect of reward management practices on factors influencing employee retention at communications authority of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
The most perpetual challenge in most organizations today is lack of a well -structured reward
management and employee retention program. This has heightened the need for reward
management programs in order to achieve ...
Hegemony and regional stability in Africa: a critical analysis of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa as regional hegemons
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)
South Africa and Nigeria are often in Africa projected as the dominant powers. But internal structural deficiencies have damaged their capacity to consistently project their power resources geopolitically. According to ...
Media concentration, funding and Programming diversity: a critical Study of public and commercial Television stations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The study investigated how media ownership and competition influences diversity of
television content. It sought to establish whether the increase in the number of television
channels in Kenya is accompanied by a similar ...
Distributed transmit power control in cognitive radio networks using water-filling interfaced with Game-theoretic learning
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)
The electromagnetic spectrum is underutilized despite its physical scarcity. This underutilization is due to inefficient spectrum management techniques. Cognitive radio is a technology that can help achieve flexible spectrum ...
The Effects Of Exchange Rate Fluctuations On Export Earnings Of Coffee Industry In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Kenyan coffee has been among the top five of the country’s agricultural exports and it is known to contribute greatly in Kenyan economy by employing about 5 million Kenyans either directly or indirectly. Its primary market ...