The influence of working capital management components on corporate profitability: A survey on Kenyan listed firms

Research Journal of Business Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Mathuva, David M ^a  

^a STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agency theory; The cash conversion cycle; The Nairobi stock exchange; Working capital management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955871828     PISSN: 18191932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjbm.2010.1.11     Document Type: Article

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