Department of Accounting and Finance: Recent submissions
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Influence of firm size on financial performance of firms listed at Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(T0pnotch journals and Book publishers, 2024-03-27)The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of firm size on financial performance of listed firms at NSE. The study used a correlation research design. For this study, the target population is represented by a ... -
Scoping the Conveniences of Mobile Money for Micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya
(Springer Nature Singapore, 2023-03-01)Mobile money is a no-frills mobile phone-based payment instrument, which is widely used in many emerging economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of what mobile money means is of great importance for ... -
Effect of mortgage financing on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-07-18)The financial performance of commercial banks has been unstable as evidenced in Annual Supervision Report of 2011 to 2020, where the Return on Assets (ROA) rose to 6.2% in 2012 from 3% in 2011; and to below 3% in the years ... -
Effect of portfolio management on the financial performance of listed insurance firms in the Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-08-23)The performance of listed insurance companies in Kenya has over time been unstable, despite its contribution to Kenya’s GDP. Whereas the firms have diversified investment asset portfolios, the financial performance of these ... -
Influence of financial sustainability on financial growth of non-governmental organizations in lreb-Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-09-16)Literature reveals inconsistencies on factors influencing the financial sustainability of local NGOs, with some suggesting such factors as income diversification, incomes from local and external donors as well as own ... -
Effect of Financial Innovations on Banks’ Loan Portfolio: A Case of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(IJF, 2023)Purpose: The study sought to investigate the effect of financial innovationson loan portfolioofCommercial Banks in Kenya. The main problem was that even though banks have implemented financial innovations, the level of ... -
Influence of Ownership Concentration on Financial Performance of Listed Firms in Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Edinburg journals, 2023-04)The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of ownership concentration on the financial performance of listed firms in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya. For this study, the target population is represented ... -
Do Budgeting Practices Affect Saving Behaviour among Small Scale Entrepreneurs in Kenya? Evidence from Kisumu Central Constituency
(ESI Preprints, 2022)World Bank Development Indicators' most recent data reveals that the nation's Gross Domestic Savings as a proportion of gross domestic product(GDP) was 11.09 percent in 2017, 11.64 percent in 2018, ... -
Level of poverty among the micro enterprise owners in homa-bay sub county,
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2018)The level of poverty in Homa-Bay County stands at 77.9% against 52% in Kenya. This study sought to establish the level of poverty among the Micro Enterprise Owners in Homa-Bay Sub County, Kenya. The study was guided by ... -
Effect of alternative financial delivery channels on performance of commercial banks: a survey of commercial banks in Kisumu city, Kenya
(IJECM, 2018)Though commercial banks continue to invest in rolling out branches that are complimented by various delivery channels, the challenge of access to formal financial services by customers remains a big impediment to the ... -
Firm size and firm financial performance: panel evidence from nonfinancial firms in nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(IJSSIT, 2019): Non-financial firms listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) contribute 31.4% of GDP which is far below the global average of 50% for the non-financial listed firms in the developed world. Moreover, some of them ... -
Effect of financial leverage on financial performance of nonfinancial firms listed in the nse, kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)Global average contribution of listed non-financial firms to Gross National Product stands at 50% whereas contribution of non-financial firms listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) remains at 13.4% between 2012 and ... -
Effect of firm size on financial performance of sugar firms in western Kenya .
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)Kenya Sugar sub-sector accounts for 7.5% of the National GDP and 15% of the Agricultural GDP. These firms have been experiencing poor financial performance with an average after tax profit of - 24% for the period 2010-2018. ... -
Moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between financial leverage and financial performance of non-financial firms listed in the NSE, Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)Performance of non-financial firms is perceived to be influenced by firm size and financial leverage among other factors based on the theory of economies of scale. Most studies carried out in Kenya focused on financial ... -
Ordinary Least Square and Vector Autoregressive analysis of Forward Integration Credit Risk Mitigation Mechanisms by Commercial Banks on Capital Employed growth of Agribusinesses in Kenya
(International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management, 2017)Capital growth is long-term return expectations on a balanced fund; where time is required to facilitate determination of compounding and diversification functions of Capital Employed on itself; not only for the lender ... -
Effect of Internal Control Systems on Financial Performance of Distribution Companies in Kenya
(Jomo Kernyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2019)There is a general consensus that internal Control systems are important management tools in financial management. There has been controversy as to why there is a declining profitability trends among Small and Medium ... -
Attitude of Indigenous chicken farmers towards agricultural insurance in Nyanza, Kenya
(JDAE, 2018-06)Indigenous chicken (IC) contribute significantly to income and food security of rural communities. However, the IC are kept in systems that are characterised by high risk conditions such as diseases, predation, inadequate ... -
Farmers' attitude towards risk on indigenous chicken in Nyanza Region
(Premier Publishers, 2018-06)Kenya has an estimate of 25.9 million indigenous chicken that support livelihood of over 21 million people in rural areas. Indigenous chicken production in Kenya is mainly under extensive and semi intensive systems which ... -
Effect Of Internal Budget Deficit Financing On Economic Growth In Kenya
(Noble Academic Publsiher, 2019)Economic growth is an increase of a country’s output of goods and services commonly financed by internal and external sources some of which comprise public borrowings. Internal borrowing by Kenyan government has been ... -
Validating Measures in Business Research: Practical Implications
(2015-08-31)Instrument validity, though at the heart of quantitative business research, has not been adequately treated by novice researchers and advisors alike, potentially invalidating otherwise good research. This paper ...
