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The Determinants of the choice of different accounting methods by companies quoted on the Dar es Salaam stock exchange: Positive accounting theory approach.
(Strathmore University, 2010)
This study examines the factors that determine the choice of multiple accounting methods (policies) in Tanzania. The study investigates managers’ decisions to choose accounting methods in a positive accounting theory ...
An Empirical investigation into the determinants of capital structure of SMEs in Nairobi, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2010)
This study examined whether capital structure theories from the developed world were applicable to Kenyan SMEs given the differences in economic development. The research design was quantitative. Financial data covering a ...
Strategic human resource management practices: effect on performance
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010)
Purpose
– Strategic human resource management (SHRM) practices are used by large foreign multinational companies to improve their performance. The purpose of this paper is to establish the direct or indirect relationship ...
Directors’ remuneration and firm performance in a study of Nairobi Stock Exchange listed companies
(Strathmore University, 2010-12)
Under the agency theory, directors who act as agents of shareholders may benefit
from the company by awarding themselves high remuneration. To resolve this
problem, some authors have recommended corporate governance ...
The Relationship between working capital management and profitability for companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
(Strathmore University, 2010)
This study examined the effect of working capital management (WCM) practices on company profitability. Using agency, transactions cost and trade-off theories, the study also sought to establish whether the hypothesized ...
Determinants of exchange rates and foreign exchange volatility
(2010-07)
Explaining the movements in the exchange rate is still a puzzle to economists particularly since the break down of the Bretton Wood system in the early 1970's, when many countries introduced a floating system. This paper ...
Determinants of dividend policy in listed commercial banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2010-06)
This study examines the determinants of corporate dividend policy within the listed
Commercial Banks in Kenya using a paired approach of statistical analysis and
questionnaire survey tool. The study spans the period to ...