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Record Keeping and Growth of Micro and Small Enterprises: An Empirical Study of MSES in Selected Urban Centres in Kenya
(Global Institute of Research & Education, 2014)Despite the effort made by the government of Kenya to support the growth of MSE sector by creating enabling environment through appropriate legal and regulatory procedures, and in spite the fact that banks have recently ... -
Relationship between Capital Structure and Performance of Non-Financial Companies Listed In the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(globalbizresearch.org, 2014)Corporate failure among companies in Kenya has often been associated with the financing behaviour of the firms. Momentous efforts to revive the ailing and liquidating companies have focused on financial restructuring. A ... -
Relationship between Firm Financials and Dividend Policy of Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Education Research, 2018)There is substantial evidence on inconsistencies in paying dividends by listed firms in the Nairobi Securities Exchange have been on the upsurge since 2010. In year 2017, only two firms managed a special dividend in ... -
The Relationship between Inflation Pressure and Interest Rates: An Empirical Analysis of the Fisher Hypothesis in Kenya
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2015)The Fisher effects theory holds that there exists a relationship between nominal interest rates and inflation rates: an increase in the inflation rate should lead to a proportionate increase in the nominal interest rate ... -
Risk Management and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Stratford Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Publishing, 2020)Commercial banks are vital as they play an important role in allocation of resources for nations which span from linking of funds to investors from depositors. They are however susceptible to the various uncertainties ... -
Risk Management and Level of Performance of Unsecured Loans in Commercial Banks in Nanyuki Town, Kenya
(International Academic Journals, 2018)Banks have to manage more types of risks in order to maximize the shareholders’ wealth. Kenyan banks have witnessed increasing non-performing loans. The liberalization of interest rate controls, the privatization ... -
Role of Innovation Capability on Firm Performance in the Context of Commercial Banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(IJCAB Publishing Group, 2020)The Kenyan banking industry is characterized by increased environmental dynamism brought about by rapid technological development, customer sophistication and regulations. The achievement and sustenance of competitive ... -
Sacco’s Strategies and Member’s Savings in Deposit Taking Saccos in Nairobi County- Kenya
(IJCAB Publishing Group, 2019)Just like the case with all investments and other firms, Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) in Kenya are investment with the target of maximizing their wealth. It is that wealth maximization and capital ... -
Savings Mobilization for Growth of Women-Owned Entrepreneurial Ventures in Kenya (An Empirical Review of the Constraining Factors)
(Centre for Promoting Ideas, 2012-08)This study examined internal factors t hat affect savings mobilization for growth of women - owned MSEs. Many women - owned MSEs have received financial and other assistance from various donors to start their business, ... -
Securitization and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis of 2007-2008
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2016)The paper reviews literature on securitization process in real estate markets and an analysis of the subprime mortgage market crisis of 2007-2008. In particular, it presents a highlight of the various market participants ... -
Short-Term Debt and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Buganda Region, Uganda
(Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, 2020)Short-term debt is regarded as an important source of financing for Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is because it can be easily accessed and useful during times of emergent working capital shortage. ... -
Short-Term Financing Decisions and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Academic Journals, 2020)Management of short-term financing is integral to corporate manager’s daily decisions. Proper balance between long term and short term financing is critical to a business financial prosperity. The study seeks to examine ... -
SME's access to credit, a case of Kisii county – Kenya
(Global Impact Factor, 2014)The banking sector comprises of 49 institutions, 42 of which are commercial banks, 3 mortgage finance companies, one non-bank financial institutions and one building society as at December 2008, according to CBK annual ... -
The Social Media and Entrepreneurship Growth (A New Business Communication Paradigm among SMEs in Nairobi)
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2013-05)Social media is a new phenomenon that has changed how the business environment operates. Businesses are able to gain access to resources that were otherwise not available to them. It has also helped businesses to increase ... -
A Survey of the Factors Influencing Investment Decisions: The Case of Individual Investors at the NSE
(Center for Promoting Ideas,, 2014)Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of securities for his or her own account. Investment decisions are often supported by decision tools. It is assumed that information ... -
Systematic Risk Factors, Investor Sentiment and Stock Market Performance in Kenya
(Research Publish Journals, 2018)The capital market plays a crucial role in the social economic system of a country by providing the necessary revenue required by the public and private sectors. The other important role is maintaining equilibrium in the ... -
Tax Compliance Behaviour and Tax System Fairness of Corporate Taxpayers in Kenya
(International Knowledge Sharing platform, 2019)The existing tax fairness literature suggests that there are four dimensions of tax fairness: horizontal equity, vertical equity, exchange equity, and procedural fairness. Although research suggests that compliance usually ... -
Technical Efficiency of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya
(Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), 2019)The deposits taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies have continued to play a critical role in Kenya’s financial sector in terms of access, savings mobilization and wealth creation. Given the importance of the ... -
Technological Banking Innovations and Financial Inclusion by Commercial Banks in Nairobi County, Keny
(International Journal of Current Aspects in Finance, Banking and Accounting,, 2020)Financial inclusion is the provision of financial services at affordable costs to sections of underprivileged and low-income segments of society. Failure to constantly redesign strategies that help the commercial banks ... -
Value Chain Financing: Raw Material and Working Capital Approach for Edible Oil Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2017)The study sought to determine the moderating effect of firm characteristic on the relationship between financial performance and value chain financing through raw material and working capital in the edible oil ...
