Browsing by Supervisor "Wellalage, Nirosha Hewa"
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An investigation of how changes to corporate governance in Nepalese microfinance institutions may increase outreach while maintaining their financial performance.
(The University of Waikato, 2017)Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) traditionally have a mission to provide credit to the poorest of the poor and promote sustainable pathways towards a better tomorrow. Importantly, promoting financial inclusion by providing ... -
Climate finance instruments and Kenyan agriculture
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Human activities lead to the emission of carbon and carbon equivalents into the atmosphere which leads to climate change. Some of the negative impacts of climate change include increased frequency of flooding and drought. ... -
Earnings management and agency costs: Evidence from China
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Based on agency theory, this thesis investigates the link between agency costs and earnings management (EM) using data from listed public companies in China from 1999 to 2014. In this thesis, I examine whether EM reduces ...