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Determinants of Acquisition of Financial Services by Micro and Small Enterprises in Langata Sub-County of Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Globally Micro and Small Enterprises have been acknowledged as agents of economic development. They have been cited as being the seedbed to the medium and large enterprises. MSEs have been known for their crucial role in ... -
Determinants of lease financing decisions by non-financial firms quoted on Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya.
(2014-03-06)Access to finance remains a key issue for firms in emerging markets, Kenya included. 60 per cent of firms in Kenya consider access to finance as major barrier to growth. One of the solutions this problem is the use of ... -
Effect of bank size and financial risk exposure on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-03)The study sought to establish the effect of bank size and financial risk exposure on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were: to determine the effect of bank size on ... -
Effect of demand-side factors on access to external finance by micro, small and medium manufacturing enterprises in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
(2014-08-19)The aim of this study was to analyze how demand-side factors affect access to external finance by micro, small and medium manufacturing enterprises (MSMMEs) in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. The demand-side factors that ... -
Effect of Financing Decisions on Performance of Nonfinancial Companies Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014-06)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. ... -
Effects of Entrepreneurial and Firm Characteristics on Access to Venture Capital by Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)Small and medium Enterprises are vital for economic growth especially in the developing countries. However, empirical evidence shows that most of these enterprises fail due to poor/lack of access to finance. Access to ... -
Effects of Tax Reforms on Compliance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya; Case of Kisumu Town
(Kenyatta University, 2015)With increased expenditure there is demand for more tax revenue calling for revenue Enhancement measures. In Kenya the SMEs are non-compliant despite having huge tax Revenue potentials. From mid 1980s the government initiated ... -
Exchange rate volatility and stock prices of companies listed on Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-05)Kenya has experienced continuous exchange rate volatility since October 1993 when the fixed exchange rate regime was abolished and floatation of the Kenya shilling was introduced. The continuous volatility of exchange rate ... -
Financial deepening and capital market development in Kenya
(2018-07)The Kenya development plan 2007 projected an annual economic growth rate of ten percent for the next twenty five years. To achieve this objective, the capital market was identified as a critical avenue that could be used ... -
Financial Flexibility and Corporate Investment among Non Financial Companies Listed On Nse, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-12)The existing evidence indicates that listed companies on the Nairobi Securities Exchange Kenya are financially flexible. However, these firms have not managed to undertake corporate investments of the magnitude achieved ... -
Financial Management Decisions and Firm Value of Selected Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The declining and highly volatile firm value observed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) over the last decade has raised concern among scholars and financial practitioners. The Kenyan securities market has undergone ... -
Financial Soundness and Efficiency of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)The deposits taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (DTS) have continued to play a critical role in Kenya’s financial sector in terms of access, savings mobilization and wealth creation. According to the Kenya’s ... -
Financial Structure and Financial Performance of Selected Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)A high number of quoted firms have registered declining financial performance in the recent years resulting to financial difficulties contrary to stakeholders’ expectations and adversely affecting the economic growth of ... -
Financing Decisions and Shareholder Value Creationof Non- Financial Firms Quoted at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Shareholder value creation and profit maximizing are among the primary objectives of a firm. Shareholder value creation focuses more on long term sustainability of returns and not just profitability. Rational investors ... -
Financing Preference Determinants and Their Influence on Financial Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)MSEs significantly subscribe to economic development around the world, in Africa and also in Kenya. MSEs play an extraordinary role in creation of jobs, income generation and is a seedbed for medium and large enterprises. ... -
Firm Characteristics and Financial Stability of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)A stable banking sector is significant in ensuring economic growth as well as sound, efficient and stable financial system. However, the banking sector has been considered fragile and this is evident from the increasing ... -
Foreign Financial Inflows and Stock Market Development at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)Despite the stock markets’ pivotal role towards economic growth, stock market development in Kenya and its contribution to economic growth is still an issue of great concern to policy makers and scholars. The Kenyan stock ... -
Fundamental Risk Factors and Profitability of Commercial Banks in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Commercial banks undertake significant roles in the economic resource allocation of countries. The financial intermediation roles performed by banks are however largely dependent on profitability. The fluctuating profitability ... -
Government Expenditure and Sectoral Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-05)Kenya is currently implementing the Second Medium Term Plan of Vision 2030. Growth objectives underpinning the Vision 2030 required the rate of growth of the economy to have risen from 6.1% achieved in the year 2006 to 10% ... -
Housing Market Fundamentals and Housing Prices in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)In Kenya, housing prices persistently rose from the year 2005 to 2018. An increase in housing prices is beneficial to an economy, but a persistent increase raises concerns over housing affordability and the potential risk ...
