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The Effects of a Firm's Capital Structure on the Risk of Common Stocks a Test of the Nse
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The risk - return trade off 1.s almost a concluded issue in finance today. Studies have shown that the higher the risk of a
security, the higher the returns the investors require. However, two major questions that this ...
The Relative Importance of Various Macro-environmental and Organisation Factors in Influencing Buying Decisions
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
This study investigated the relative influence of varous organizational and macro-environmental influences on the purchase decisions of different categories of selected manufacturing firms within Nairobi.
Purchasing ...
A Prototype Expert System to Assist in Selecting Students Into the Different Specialization Options in the Faculty of Commerce
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1993)
This paper describes the construction of a prototype expert system to assist in selecting students into different specializations in the Faculty of Commerce University of Nairobi.
The Management Science Option offered ...
Analysis of Sources of Finance for Eldoret Based Pharmaceutical Outlets
(University of Nairobi,, 1998)
This study examines the sources of finance for Eldoret based Chemist Outlets. The
study is intended to highlight problems faced by the Chemist outlets in securing finance .
This study has been necessitated by the perpetual ...
Measuring Market Performance of the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 1992-06)
This study set out to construct an alternative index for the
Nairobi Stock Exchange. The need for the study emanated from the
weaknesses of the current NSE 17-Share daily Index. The index
excludes most of the active ...
An Evaluation of the Validity of the Use of Regression and Correlation Analysis Among Some Selected Mba Projects, Faculty of Commerce, University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
This study sought to evaluate the validity of the use of regression and correlation analysis among some selected MBA projects.The need for the study was aroused by the claim that many of the statistical analysis tools are ...
The Extent of Voluntary Financial Disclosure of Quoted Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
This project reports on the extent of voluntary
disclosure by listed companies of Nairobi Stock Exchange. The
study analyses voluntary disclosure in terms of popular infor-
mation items as being those items that are ...
An Investigation of the Problems in the Compensation System for Personal Injuries and Deaths in Motor Insurance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The Insurance industry plays a major socio-economic role
in a developing country like Kenya. The Motor Insurance
specifically is very vital in a growing economy like ours.
The vast aggregation of the premiums collections ...
Nurse Scheduling by Shift:the Case of Inpatient Care in the Medicine Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi., 1992-06)
Literature indicates that the use of Management Science
techniques in health service management is less frequent than
expected. Yet, health service management is faced with many
challenging problems such as allocating ...
Assessment of the Systematic Risk of Securities in the Nairobi Stock Exchange Under Inflationary Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 1994-11)
This study set out to establish if General Price Level Adjusted (GPLA) accounting data conveys information
that is not discernable in the currently available Historical Cost (HC) accounting data. The criteria used to
assess ...