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Tax and Capital Structure: the Case of Listed Companies in Kenya.
(2003-09)
This paper looks at the impact of tax on the capital structure of companies listed on the
Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The study adopts the static trade-off theory (STO) of capital
structure given that this theory ...
Taxation of Smes in Kenya as a Tax Base Broadening Measure Is It a Mere Tax Collection Exercise?
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
The history of the growth and taxation of SMEs is long and dates as far back as 1950s.
Initially, the informal sector was regarded as marginal and peripheral. But with time, the
sector expanded and became a source of ...
The Causes and Consequences of the Increase in Small-scale Entrepreneurship in Mosocho Division, Kisii District
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This study was done in Mosocho division, Kisii District. The study was prompted
by the realization that there had been a marked increase in small-scale business activities in
the area and in the country in general. It ...
Demand for Contraception Among Adolescents in Kenya
(2005-09)
The government's efforts in the provision of family planning services have been successful in lowering
the countries fertility rate, however adolescents have generally been sidelined as a special category
group. This ...
Assessment of the Use of the Value Analysis Method by Companies Quoted in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2000-11)
The study was to establish the knowledge of the use of the value analysis
method by Kenyan companies by evaluating the use of the various
approaches advocated for it's use.
This study was able to ascertain that the ...
Test for 'underreaction' to stock dividend Announcements at NSE
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The paper sought to test for existence of underreaction anomaly at NSE using a company
self-selected event, the stock dividend announcements. Underreaction anomaly refers to
the tendency of stock prices to continue ...
Compliance with international food safety standards: the case of green bean production in Kenyan family farms
(2005)
The food safety scandals of the 1990s have led developed country governments and
retailers to enact strict international food safety standards (IFSS) covering four broad
areas: pesticide residue limits, worker safety, ...
Adoption of soil fertility management technologies in the semi-arid areas of Kenya: the case of Machakos, Makueni and Kitui Districts'
(2005-04)
Agriculture is the main economic sector in Kenya and contributes significantly to national
development. For the sector to play this centra! role in a sustainable way, rapid growth in
output and productivity is critical. ...
An investigation into alternative strategies of discipline in the absence of corporal punishment in the public secondary schools in Matungulu division, Machakos district, Kenya
(2004)
Corporal punishment has been used as a method of discipline in many schools until
the withdrawal by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (2001). With
discipline being so detrimental to existence of harmony ...
Prevalence, intensity and pathology of ecto and haemoparasites infections in indigenous chickens in eastern province of kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Indigenous chickens constitute over 81% of poultry in Kenya and produce 71% of
eggs and poultry meat. Ecto- and haemoparasites limit production of these birds in the
rural areas. However, no previous studies have been ...