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Constructionism in Accounting Research: An Investigative Tool for Corporate Social Disclosure Practices
Get PDFMost of the researches in accounting are based on the positivist approach. It has been noted, however, that the positivist approach cannot answer all research questions in social sciences such as accounting. This paper looks at constructionism as an approach that can be adopted for accounting and other business management researches. Key words: Constructivism, Positivism, Personal Construct Theory, Voluntary disclosures, Corporate Social Disclosure
Public Policy and Sustainability: A Public Policy on Waste Management
Get PDFAccording to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, solid waste management is one of the indicators used to assess the quality of life. Many countries have formulated a policy on solid waste management. This is because solid waste management has become very crucial in the development of countries due to the increased pollution through the solid waste. Countries perform well in the solid waste management are seen to be serious in their sustainability efforts. This article reviews public policy in relation to solid waste management. Keywords: Public policy, Solid waste management, sustainabilit
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
How Accountants Perceive and Construe the Intention to Disclose Social Responsibility Information: A Study of Kenyan Companies
Get PDFThis study which was exploratory in nature was aimed at examining the perception, constructs and intentions of accountants to disclose social responsibility information. Disclosure indices were used to determine the current Corporate Social Disclosures (CSD) practices of listed companies in Kenya and to classify companies as high disclosure companies and low disclosure companies, while repertory grid technique was used determine how accountants perceive and construe intention to disclose CSD. Interviews were conducted with accountants from both high disclosure and low disclosure companies. The repertory grid data were analysed in two stages: individual cases analysis and cross-cases analysis. The individual case were analysed using the principal component analysis. For the cross-cases analysis, content analysis was used to categorize constructs based on their expressed meaning. It was found that the reputation of the company is the main motivation for high disclosure companies to disclose social responsibility information and institutional factors were the main motivation for low disclosure companies. It is recommended that regulation and standardisation of CSD can make it more useful for decision-making by various stakeholders. Key words: Corporate Social Disclosure, Repertory grid, Legitimacy theory, Stakeholder theory
Determinants of Corporate Social Disclosures in Kenya: A Longitudinal Study of Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
Get PDFThis 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
Effect of Leadership Styles on the Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
Get PDFThe leadership behavior, traits and styles have been of topical importance in many organizations due to the ever changing nature of technologies as well as the growth of globalization which has transformed the expectations and behaviors of people within an organization. This study sought to investigate the effects of leadership styles on the performance of microfinance institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya. The objectives of this study were to identify the leadership styles adopted by managers within microfinance institutions, to examine the effects of leadership styles on the performance of microfinance institutions and to identify the relationship between leadership styles and performance of microfinance institutions. A descriptive research design was used where samples were obtained using random sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaires. The study found that, the democratic leader was the most preferred leadership style. The style did not increase employee turnover and but it increased employee productivity. Transformational leadership also did not increase employee turnover but Laissez-faire leadership increased employee turnover. Transactional leadership affected employee productivity. A majority of the respondents believed that leadership style played a role performance of the organization. Democratic leadership stood out as the dominant style, followed by transformational leadership then autocratic leadership. The study, therefore, concluded that leadership styles have an effect on performance at microfinance institution. This study recommends that most managers in the micro-finance institutions should adopt transformational leadership in order to ensure staff retention, enhanced employee satisfaction and increased productivity. Keywords: Leadership styles, Performance, Microfinance Institution
Effects of Dividend Announcements on Stock Prices at Nairobi Securities Exchange
Get PDFThe paper discusses the concept of efficient market hypothesis at Nairobi Securities Exchange. The research was carried out to investigate the effects of dividend announcements on stock prices at NSE in semi-strong form. Secondary data was collected and analysed from Nairobi Securities Exchange. It was concluded that Nairobi Securities Exchange is not efficient in semi-strong form. Keywords: semi-strong, efficient market hypothesis, dividend announcements, cumulative abnormal return
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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