Securities exchanges have greater roles to play in regard to economic and social development in both developed and developing economies. Hence, this paper examined the influence of firm financial characteristics on the leverage of manufacturing listed companies in Nairobi securities exchange....

"In this book the authors have designed comprehensive empirical studies and identified the impacts of access to finance on the Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) performance. The authors applied a mix of different methodologies ranging from developing a conceptual framework to an empirical study...