Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Organizational strategic behaviour and performance of publicly quoted companies in Kenya
(School of Business, 2011-06)The study explores the relationship between strategy and performance of companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Data on the firms’ strategic orientations, strategy types and performance indicators were obtained ... -
The Impact of the Enactment of the Sarbanes Oxley Act in the United States, 2002 on the Improvement of Corporate Finance and Good Governance Behavior
(School of Business, 2012-09)The massive corporate failure in the United States of America (U.S.) in the 1990s and early 2000s as epitomized by the fall of Enron, Worldcom among others resulted in myriad lawsuits and erosion of shareholders wealth. ... -
The Behaviour and Financial Performance of Individual Investors in the Trading Shares of Companies Listed At the Nairobi Stock Exchange, Kenya
(Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya,Department of Business & Management, Kisii University College, Kisii, Kenya,, 2012)While conventional academic finance emphasizes theories such as Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), the emerging field of behavioral finance investigates the cognitive factors ... -
The Extent of Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Regulations at Registered Workplaces in Nairobi
(© Centre for Promoting Ideas, USASchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-03)The objective of the study was to determine the extent of implementation of the occupational safety and health regulations at workplaces. The study also determined the measures instituted by organizations to comply with ... -
Financial Inclusion and Financial Sector Stability With Reference To Kenya: A Review of Literature
(Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Financial inclusion is a prerequisite to economic development. This has been echoed by international as well as national bodies. Studies have shown that financial exclusion has its roots in social exclusion. This indicates ... -
Some Thoughts of how to Allocate Indirect Costs in a Corporate Environment
(School of Business, 2012-09)The environment in which businesses operate is ever changing. The market has become global and the technological advancement has changed the way business is done. The resulting impact of globalization is fierce competition ... -
The Relationship between Electronic Banking and Financial Performance among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., 2012)Banking industry has been in a process of significant transformation. The force behind this transformation of the banking industry is innovation in information technologies. Information and communication technology is ... -
Human capital management practices firms performance :A survey of commercial banks in Kenya
(School of Business, 2012-09)The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between human capital management (HCM) practices and performance of commercial banks in Kenya. It was carried out using a cross sectional survey design as well ... -
Test for Investor Rationality for Companies Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(David PublishingDepartment of Accounting & Finance, School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)Investors have traditionally been viewed as economically rational individuals who make decisions based on all available information. They have been assumed to use probability functions to arrive at the most optimal decision. ... -
The relationship between executive compensation and firm performance in the Kenyan banking sector
(Department of Finance and Accounting, School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)Economic theory of executive pay has focused on the design of optimal compensation schemes to align the interests of managers and shareholders. Agency theory has identified several factors by which these interests may ... -
The Applicability of the Constant Dividend Model for Companies Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(IBIMA publishingDepartment of Accounting and Finance, School of Business- University of NairobiZain- Inventory Accountant: Kenya limited, 2011)The decision to pay out earnings or retain dividends has been a subject of debate for many scholars. This research paper tests the applicability of constant dividend model from companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange. ... -
Factors that influence consumer preference of television stations by public primary school teachers in Langata division, Nairobi
(1 School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012)The purpose of the study was to determine the preferred television stations, and factors that influence consumer preference of television stations. The study was a cross sectional survey undertaken among the public primary ... -
The Determinants of Stock Market Development: The Case for the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(Department of Business & Management, Kisii University CollegeDepartment of Finance and Accounting, University of Nairobi, 2012)This study sought to investigate the determinants of development in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Secondary data for the period 2005-2009 was used to model the factors influencing the development of the NSE. The regression ... -
Corporate governance reaction to declining firm performance: evidence from the Nse
(School of Business, 2011)If one were to choose the one issue that simultaneously places the CEO’s ob security in the cross-hairs while also testing to the limit the board of directors’ oversight role in mitigating the agency conflict between ... -
Corporate governance reaction to declining firm performance:
(School of Business, 2011)one were to choose the one issue that simultaneously places the CEO’s ob security in the cross-hairs while also testing to the limit the board of directors’ oversight role in mitigating the agency conflict between ... -
An empirical analysis of the performance of initial public offerings at the Nairobi stock exchange
(Lecturer, Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaMBA Student, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Literature in developed markets has extensively documented the existence of three anomalies in the pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) of common stock. The phenomena have been are recognizable as (1) the IPO under ... -
An Empirical Analysis of momentum profitability, seasonality, and reversibility at Nairobi stock exchange
(2012)In this thesis, we employed data from the NSE to investigate the existence of the price momentum effect, the profitability of momentum trading strategies, and the possibility of seasonal and reversal patterns in the ... -
An Investigation into the Existence of Exchange Rate Arbitrage in the Mombasa Spot Market
(Department of Finance and Accounting, 2012)This study sought to investigate if exchange rate arbitrage existed in the Mombasa spot market. The study was conducted in a background of gains in information efficiencies, drastic reductions in information costs and ... -
Capital Structure Adjustment, Speed of Adjustment and Optimal Target Leverage among Firms Quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Business, 2012)The literature provides conflicting assessments about how firms choose their capital structures, with the trade off, pecking order and market timing hypothesis all receiving some empirical support. The study’s objectives ... -
Green marketing Intervention Strategies and Sustainable Development: A Conceptual Paper
(School of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairob, Kenya, 2011-12)This paper reviews the literature on green marketing intervention strategies and sustainable development with an emphasis on green marketing intervention strategies to environmental problems facing the world today. The ...
