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The effect of stock splits and large stock Dividend on liquidity: evidence from the Nairobi stock exchange
(2006)
Since 1969, researchers have been bewildered with stock split, the pioneer study of Fama,
Fisher, Jensen, and Ross, which tried to explain the reasons behind the noticeable increase in
share prices before and after the ...
Impact of rights issues on stock prices: the case of Companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2003)
This study examines the impact of right issue announcements on share prices of
companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The Study is based on a sample
of six rights issues between 1996 and 2002.
The study examines ...
A survey of opinions on use of book building approach for valuation Of initial public offers at the Nairobi stock exchange
(2008)
There are three widely practiced approaches in pricing the initial public offerings (IPOs),
namely public offer, tender or auction and book-building. To understand the dynamics of
IPO pricing and the strategic information ...
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 ...
Interrelationship of size effect and January effect at the Nairobi stock exchange (NSE): an empirical investigation
(2007-09)
Seasonality in stock returns has been of great importance to financial scholars and practitioners. The size effects indicate that the stocks returns are a decreasing function of firm size whereas the January effect is ...
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 ...
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 ...
A survey on the use of just-in-time (JIT) Systems in the companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This Research Project sought to survey the use of JIT practices by the
companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The study set to achieve three
objectives. The first objective was to document just-in-time practices ...
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 ...
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 ...