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Utilitarianism

Scarre, Geoffrey (Taylor & Francis, 2002)

Validation of the smooth test of goodness-of-fit for proportional hazards in Cancer survival studies

Odhiambo, Collins; Odhiambo, John; Omolo, Bernard (Strathmore University, 2017)

In this study, we validate the smooth test of goodness-of-fit for the proportionality of the hazard function in the two-sample problem in cancer survival studies. The smooth test considered here is an extension of Neyman’s ...

Validity of the multiple discriminate analysis failure prediction model on corporate financial distress: An analysis of the Kenyan market

Lagat, Nicole Jerop (Strathmore University, 2021)

The core objective of the study was to test the applicability of the multiple discriminate analysis model in predicting corporate failure of financially distressed companies in different industries in Kenya based on a 3 ...

Valuation of a locational spread option: the case of tomatoes in Nairobi and Mombasa Counties in Kenya

Kimathi, Kenneth Gitonga (Strathmore University, 2018)

Locational Spread Options are financial instruments that can be used by traders wishing to purchase but not physically acquire produce; to hedge their risks, and / or to take speculative positions, based on their knowledge ...

Valuation of financial products for weather risk management

Ngare, Philip

We are interested in pricing rainfall options written on precipitation at specific locations. We assume the existence of a tradeable financial instrument in the market whose price process is affected by the quantity of ...

Value addition of mobile telephony

Muriithi, Charity Wairimu (Strathmore University, 2014)

Mobile telephony is no longer an incomprehensible technology in this age. Banks have adopted this technology in line with their service offerings providing such services as checking balances from the mobile phone, bill ...

Value creation in Kenyan e-businesses

Madigu, Godfrey Achono (United States International University, 2008)

E-businesses promise new avenues for creation of wealth. According to Amit and Zott (200 1), this value creation potential arises from the combination and exchange of resources . While research on value creation in ...

Value creation in strategic alliance: case study of the Kenya Construction Industry

Nzioka, Christopher Mutunga (Strathmore University, 2019)

A construction sector product needs to create an added value to its clients. Despite its critical importance in the country, the construction industry has continued to face a lot of challenges that have hindered its growth ...

Value of application of insights from Big Data Analytics on transformation of agriculture: case of farmers subscribed to Mkulima Techie Kenya

Okumu, Millicent (Strathmore University, 2021)

The application of big data analytics in agriculture is a revolution that has the potential to transform agriculture from being process driven to being data driven. Transformation of agriculture is defined as a process ...

The value of knowledge and the pursuit of understanding

Kvanvig, Jonathan L. (Cambridge University Press, 2003)

The Value of knowledge and the pursuit of understanding

Kvanvig, Jonathan l. (Cambridge University Press, 2003)

Values and Virtues Aristotelianism in Contemporary Ethics

Chappell Timothy (Oxford, 2006)

Valuing inpatient cover as a put option

Ai-Raidy, Mohamed Abubakar (Strathmore University, 2017)

Kenya has witnessed a steep rise in the cost of healthcare since January 2008 (Nduati, 201O) says Mr. Peter Nduati, the chief executive officer of Resolution Health East Africa, a medical insurance provider. The cost of ...

Valuing the stock price of the industrial companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange using the Residual Income Model

Wanjohi, Luke Wang'ombe (Strathmore University, 2017)

The cross-sectional variation in stock returns due to the earnings announcement has gathered extensive research (Dimitropoulos & Asteriou, 2009) (Ball & Shivakumar, 2008) (Cohen, Dey, Lys, & Sunder, 2005) (Skinner & Sloan, ...