University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Testing the small firm effect on stock market returns at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The small firm effect in the cross-section of stock returns is a known asset pricing anomalies that indicates that stocks returns are a decreasing function of firm size. The small firm effect is realized when there are ... -
Effect of financial leverage on corporate investment of non financial firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The relationship between financing and investment is the central issue in the study of corporate finance. Capital structure choices are tough choices because higher leverage may lead to risk of bankruptcy. Financial ... -
Collateral effects of incarceration and navigation of the obstacles to employment of ex-convicts: a case of Kakamega county
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Offenders discharged from correctional institutions are confronted by social, economic and individual difficulties that tend to become barriers to crime free lifestyle. Some of these difficulties are as a result of the ... -
School based factors influencing access to early childhood education in flood prone areas of Kadibo Division, Kisumu East District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Access to education refers to the ways in which educational institutions and policies ensure that students have equal and equitable opportunities to take full advantage of their education. This study was to investigate ... -
The effect of credit policy on profitability of manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises in Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)It is to be appreciated that SMEs and mostly manufacturing SMEs that deal with value addition are very important in terms of employment, wealth creation, and solving many other social problems which come with unemployment ... -
Influence of employee retention strategies on the performance of Kenya power and lighting company limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of employee retention strategies on the performance of Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited. The literature is mainly on theoretical foundation of the study, ... -
A model of two-factor authentication using facial recognition in automated teller machines
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The general idea of this research work is to use facial recognition technique to reinforce security on Automatic Teller Machines. The use of face recognition is to authenticate an individual by identifying and verifying ... -
Prevalence of respiratory viral pathogens in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal specimens and clinical outcomes in young children presenting with severe acute respiratory infections at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Narobi, 2014)Background Acute respiratory infections are one of the leading causes of under-5 mortality worldwide with the majority of these deaths occurring in the developing countries. Viruses have been shown to contribute significantly ... -
The relationship between profits and dividend payout of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study analyzed the relationship between profits and dividend payout of commercial banks in Kenya. The research objective was to investigate the nature of relationship between dividend payout and profits of commercial ... -
Enhancing community based health information system CBHIS reporting through open source short message service based tool
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Evidence - based strategic decisions, planning, budgeting, policy formulation at all levels of health care can only be made possible if there is complete, accurate, timely health information. However, the use of manual ... -
Effect of Magnesium Sulphate in mothers suffering from toxemia of pregnancy and their neonates
(2014)Background About 10% of all pregnancies are complicated by hypertension especially the first pregnancies of women older than 35 years or those with multiple foetuses and this can be fatal in severe cases due to convulsions ... -
The applicability of the capital asset pricing model and Fama-French three factor model on stocks listed in the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In studying risk and return characteristics, the conventional approach of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) developed by Sharpe (1964), Lintner (1965) and Mossin (1966) is followed. The attraction of CAPM is that it ... -
Towards realization of the constitutional right to social assistance in Kenya: learning from South Africa's experience
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Corporate turn-around strategy in postal corporation of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)PCK is a state owned corporation hardly hit by the dynamics of change in economic environments. From legislations allowing entry of new and more vibrant privately owned corporations into the market which it initially, ... -
Response strategies to environmental changes by small and medium sized enterprises in Eastleigh business district, Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)At the boundaries between the firm and environment there exist input-output dependencies of the organization. The environment is complex and turbulent and constantly changing and therefore organizations need to adopt ... -
The relationship between market power and capital structure of companies listed in the Nairobi securies exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)A firm's ultimate survival depends upon how well it competes in the product market. Donaldson (1961) reported that an important determinant of a firm's debt policy is its relative market position in the industry. Maximizing ... -
Impact of official development assistance on economic growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Kenya has been dependent on ODA since its independence in 1963. The significant amount of ODA has been coupled with substantial private resource flows and other loans. ODA is expected to bring forth economic growth, ... -
Breastfeeding practices among adolescent mothers and older primiparous mothers, during the first 14 weeks after delivery in Dagoretti district
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Adolescents make up 18% of the world’s population. An estimated 16 million (11%) of all live births worldwide are to girls aged 15 to 19 years. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life has been ... -
An empirical investigation of the existence of the Ramadhan effect at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The objective of this study was to find out if the Ramadhan Effect exists in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, a calendar that contains twelve months each starting ... -
Barriers to the application of famine early warning systems to drought crisis response: a case of selected humanitarian agencies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)hereas Kenya boasts of advanced drought Early Warning Systems ( EWS ) , research evidence shows that Early Warning ( EW ) signals are not often translated to early responses as required. Evidence of drought - related ...
