Browsing Strathmore Institute of Mathematical Sciences (SIMs) by Subject "Kenyan"
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Effect of Working Capital Management on the profitability of Kenyan firms
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)This study seeks to provide empirical evidence about the impact of Working Capital Management (WCM) on the profitability of Kenyan listed firms. This is necessary since Working Capital Management affects both liquidity and ... -
Impact of gender diversity in boards on firm value - a study on Kenyan and Egyptian listed companies
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)The purpose of this paper is to determine ( 1) whether there is any relationship between gender diversification in boards of listed companies and the firm value and (2) if the relationship varies across industries. Data ... -
A research on the determinants of health insurance penetration among young adults - a Kenyan perspective
(Strathmore University, 2014-03-21)The research was done in the Kenyan context with the purpose of identifying the determinants that affect Health Insurance penetration among young people aged 18 to 24 years and how the study of these identified determinants ... -
A short - Term Now - Casting model for Kenyan's Quarterly GDP - the dynamic factor model approach
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)This research study, A Short-Term Now-Casting Model for Kenyan's Quarterly GDP: The Dynamic Factor Model Approach, was carried out with the need to: establish a set of common factors explaining variations in macroeconomic ... -
Testing trade - off theory vs pecking order theory - evidence from Kenyan listed firms
(Strathmore University, 2015-12)This study seeks to test both the pecking order theory and the trade-off theory theories using evidence from companies listed in the Nairobi securities exchange and examine which theory best explains capital structures of ...