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The effects of liquidity level on stock returns: the Nairobi stock exchange evidence.
(2008)
In 2005, the concept of 'Tax Clinics' was adopted by the Kenya Revenue Authority
(KRA), with service oriented approach where taxpayers were educated on various tax
matters. During the clinics, taxpayers were given a ...
An empirical investigation of the short-term responses to financial distress by companies quoted in the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
When a company records a poor financial performance, usually such a company is expected to
take some steps in order to avoid getting into the situation of a financial distress, which in turn
would result to serious ...
Relationship between performance management principles and firm performance: A survey of companies quoted in the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
The concept of Performance Management is one of the most recent developments in the sphere
ofHuman Resource Management (HRM). Many companies now make use of this concept since
it has proved to be a strategic and integrated ...
The dividend discount model:It's reliability on the valuation of common stock at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
Valuation of common stock is very important yet a very complex process. The stock
requires a deeper analysis compared to preferred stock or debts. The major techniques of
valuation of common stock are:
(i) Relative ...
“The effect of bonus share issues on stock prices of companies quoted at the Nairobi stock exchange”
(2007-11)
In the recent past companies quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange have been using stock dividend as a mode of paying dividends. This emerging trend may be attributed to the pecking order theory, economic growth in the ...
Study of holiday effect at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2007-12)
The objective of this study was to investigate whether the stock returns at the NSE exhibit holiday effect. The holiday effect portends that on a day prior to the public holidays, stocks exhibit relatively high returns ...
Relationship between working capital and profitability of Listed companies in the Nairobi stock exchange
(2008)
The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between working capital and profitability. The
corporate finance literature has traditionally focused on the study of long-term financial
decisions. Researchers have ...
Market reaction to planned change in capital structure: public offers as proxy for change in capital structure-evidence from Nairobi stock exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)
This study has two broad aims, to test the existence of a relationship between capital structure and firm value using IPO as a proxy for capital structure on Nairobi Stock Exchange and, to analyze the behavior of firm share ...
Factors limiting the development of emerging Stock markets: the case of Nairobi stock exchange
(2002)
The Kenyan stock market has experienced poor performance since it was formed in 1954.
Over these years, the market has experienced low turnover, low market capitalization and
the stagnation of the number of listed ...
Corporate governance and dividend policy in Kenya : A survey of companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2009-10)
Corporate governance exists to provide checks and balances between shareholders and
management and thus to mitigate agency problems. Hence, firms with better governance quality
should incur less agency conflicts, and ...