Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Supporting E-Learning in Computer-poor Environments by Combining OER, Cloud Services and Mobile Learning
(Research Gate, 2014-12)Research supervision is an important type of support for advanced students when engaged in study projects or in writing their final theses. One of the most common complaints from research students is erratic or infrequent ... -
Effect of Financial Performance on Capital Structure of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(Research Gate, 2021)This paper examines the portability of the reverse causality hypothesis between financial performance and capital structure of listed manufacturing firms in Kenya. Most research carried out in East Africa, Kenya inclusive ... -
Corporate Turn Around Strategies By Financially Distressed Companies Quoted At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)Firms that are experiencing financial distress take one action or another in order to turn around their performance. This study sought to find out what turnaround strategies are taken by companies that faced by financial ... -
Factors Influencing Dividend Payout Decision Of Financial And Non-financial Companies Listed On Nairobi Securities Exchange
(AJP, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing dividend payout decision of financial and non-financial companies listed on Nairobi securities exchange. Methodology: The study conducted a census ... -
On the variation of the probability distribution of the future life–time: a case of the kenyan mortality experience
(MedCrave, 2018)A life table is an essential tool for valuing life insurance policies and it presents the probability distribution of the future life–time of a group of lives at the various ages. They are developed by the experts with ... -
Relationship Between Mode of Financing and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in the Lake Region Counties of Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2021)Abstract Mode of financing is an important factor for consideration when it comes to firm financial performance. Several studies show that highly leveraged organizations usually do well in terms of financial growth by ... -
Firm Characteristics And Operational Efficiency Of Agricultural Firms Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange In Kenya
(2021)Operational efficiency has attracted much interest in corporate finance literature over several decades. However, in the context of the agricultural sector, it has received little attention in developing economies such ... -
Effect of Equity Risk Factors on the Return of Stock Portfolios of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya Between 2009 and 2014
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2017)Investors and investment advisors strive to make the best investment decisions when forming a stock portfolio. However, at the Nairobi securities exchange in Kenya, most investors are not optimizing the return of their ... -
Test For Stock Return Anomalies At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Ijirr, 2017)Prior empirical studies have identified the existence of various stock return anomalies in several countries stock markets. In Some stock markets, return anomalies are discovered and then they disappear once traders ... -
Effect Of Budgeting Practices On The Financial Performance Of Insurance Companies In Kenya
(International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), 2017)Purpose: The general objective of this study was to establish the impact of budgeting practices on financial performance of insurance companies in Kenya. Methodology:The study applied descriptive research design. The ... -
Small And Medium-sized Entities In The Agricultural Sector: Fair Value Reporting Challenges
(2013)Biological assets should be valued at fair value less point of sale costs only if an active market exists. The quoted price in an active market is the appropriate basis for determining the fair value of the asset. The ... -
Relationship Between Selected Macroeconomic Variables and the Financial Performance of Investment Banks in Kenya
(Kca University, 2021)Currently, investment banks in Kenya are facing a lot of challenges due to persistence losses However, the available studies are inadequate to aid investment banks in overcoming these challenges in Kenya due to ... -
Volatility Spillover influences and Response Asymmetries of Interest Rates, Exchange Rates, and Banking Stock Returns: Evidence from Banks Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Social Science, 2021)This study examines response asymmetries and volatility spillover dynamics of Interest rates, Exchange Rates and returns of a portfolio comprised of Kenyan banks that are listed in the Nairobi ... -
Rediscovering Success: A Case Study Of Cic Insurance Group
(ResearchGate, 2015)Thirteen years ago, CIC Insurance Group (CIC) was inexorably on the verge of total collapse. The company could not meet the minimum share capital requirements set by the government regulator. Not even the injection of Kes. ... -
The Effects of Relationship Banking and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(African Journals Online, 2017)The purpose of the study was to determine if relationship banking, and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) affect the financial performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design ... -
The Effect of Threat of Job Loss on Entrepreneurial Intentions and Gestation Actions
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2019)The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of impending layoff on employees’ entrepreneurial intention and gestation actions in Kenya. Results from a sample of 394 employees drawn from three Kenyan firms facing ... -
Service Value Assessment in Emerging Chain Restaurants in Nairobi Kenya
(Research Gate, 2017)Traditionally, Kenya’s restaurants have in the past largely depended on international tourists for the main stay of their business. With the earlier steady growth of Tourism in the 1980s, these restaurants registered very ... -
Remittance and Household Expenditures in Kenya
(Research Gate, 2013-09-27)Remittances constitute an important source of income for majority of Kenyan households. The World Bank reports a steady increase in inward remittance flows to Kenya. In addition, the evolution of mobile-money services ... -
Dynamics of Technology Transfer for Innovation Processes in a Constrained Resource Settings: The Promise of Data Analytics and Computer Simulations
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2018-08-11)Technology transfer, defined as the movement of scientific inventions from an enterprise to the market place, is often a difficult and frustrating process. Stakeholders in this area of study are usually at different levels ... -
Integrating the Role of Sports Associations in the Promotion of Sports and Recreation Tourism at the Destination Level: Creating a Partnering Framework for Kenya
(International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 2013-11-03)In Kenya, tourism is the second most important earner of foreign exchange after agriculture. It has had a great impact in the direct employment of local population as well as in generating opportunities for other business ...
