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    Corporate Governance and Performance of Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Selected Private Universities in Nairobi County, Kenya
    (International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018) Muiru, Anne Mugechi; Kyongo, Joanes Kaleli; Onchomba, Molson Samwel
    The study sought to establish the effect of corporate governance on the performance of savings and credit co-operative societies (SACCOs) in selected private universities in Nairobi County, Kenya, and the corresponding hypothesis was formulated and tested. The study targeted 120 employees of SACCOs in the sixteen selected private Universities in Kenya and 110 of them responded. The study adopted a descriptive research design and purposive sampling design. SPSS Version 21 was used to analyze data using multiple regression analysis. Research findings from the test of hypothesis established that corporate governance positively and significantly affected the performance of SACCOs in private Universities in Kenya. The study findings support Agency theory and stakeholder theory which explain the role corporate governance plays in organizational performance.
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    Determinants of Corporate Social Disclosures in Kenya: A Longitudinal Study of Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
    (European Scientific Journal, 2017) Wachira, David Muturi
    This study which was exploratory in nature aimed to examine the extent to which firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange disclosure social responsibility information and also to determine company and corporate governance variables that influence the Corporate Social Disclosures (CSD) practice in Kenya. Data on the disclosure index and company characteristics were obtained from the annual reports of the respective companies. A relationship between the disclosure index and the various company characteristics was determined. It was found that size, profitability, liquidity, industry in which a company operates have a positive influence on the level of CSD. In addition, a company that a dispersed ownership disclosed more information than a company with concentrated ownership. Gearing and country of origin were found to have no influence on the level of CSD.