Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Subject "Nairobi stock exchange"
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Corporate governance and dividend policy in Kenya : A survey of companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of business, 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 ... -
Determinants of local retail investors behavior for companies quoted in the stock exchange
(School of business, 2011-10)The study sought to answer the following research questions, what are the behavioral finance tendencies in the Nairobi Stock Exchange and its investor‟s decisions? How do different education levels influence the investor‟s ... -
The dividend discount model:It's reliability on the valuation of common stock at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business, 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”
(School of Business, 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 ... -
The effect of ipo’s on the performance of other stocks at the Nairobi stock exchange
(University of NairobiSchool Of Business, University Of Nairobi, 2009)Over the last three years there has been an upsurge of IPO activity. The reason for this popularity is because of the worldwide trend towards privatization. The IPOs at the NSE have been successful and have been characterized ... -
The effect of stock splits and large stock Dividend on liquidity: evidence from the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business ( SOB ), 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 ... -
The effects of liquidity level on stock returns: the Nairobi stock exchange evidence.
(School of Business ( SOB ), 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
(School of Business, 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 ... -
Estimating the Systematic Return Risk for the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 1991)The risk and return parameters of a stock market are of great interest not only to investors but to scholars and regulatory authorities among others. They give the "big" picture of the entire market and are therefore ... -
Factors Limiting the Development of Emerging Stock Markets: the Case of Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Business, 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 ... -
Fundamental accounting variables and stock return: Evidence from Nairobi stock exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Every investor would like to feel that he/she has obtained the best deal for his investment; in his buy decision he would like to feel that he has not paid more than the investment is worth, while in the sell decision he ... -
Impact of rights issues on stock prices: the case of Companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business, 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 ... -
Interrelationship of size effect and January effect at the Nairobi stock exchange (NSE): an empirical investigation
(School of Business, 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 ... -
An investigation of the relationship between the inflation rate and equity price movements at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool Of Business, University Of Nairobi, 2012-07)The study was carried out to examine if there is a relationship between NSE stock prices and inflation for the period covering 1999 to 2010. The hypothesis tested aimed at showing the relationship between the NSE 20 share ... -
Long run performance of initial public offerings:Evidence from the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business, 2010)Long run performance of IPOs has elicited much research the world over. Much interest by scholars has been on the anomalies on initial over performance and long run underperformance. It is amazing to note that majority ... -
Market reaction to planned change in capital structure: public offers as proxy for change in capital structure-evidence from Nairobi stock exchange
(University of NairobiSchool Of Business, 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 ... -
Privatization and performance of Public corporations listed in the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business ( SOB ), 2006)Public corporations have been criticized for inefficiency and mismanagement. They are characterized by widespread misuse of funds due to lack of proper internal management and Government interferences. Due to this, some ... -
Relationship between performance management principles and firm performance: A survey of companies quoted in the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of Business, 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 ... -
Relationship Between Working Capital and Profitability of Listed Companies in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Business, 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
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 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 ...