IOSR-JBM   Volume-10 ~ Issue-2 ~ May-Jun-2013

Abstract: Online Shop-ping in India is evolving fast and has the prospective to grow exponentially in the times to come. Online shopping is a growing area of technology. Online shopping has spread into every corner of life, linking people to the culture of capitalism in frequent and daily ways. In general, shopping has always catered to middle class and upper class women. Shopping is fragmented and pyramid-shaped. Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the Internet. An online shop, eshop, e-store, internet shop, web shop, web store, online store, or virtual store evokes the physical analogy of buying products or services at a bricks-and-mortar retailer or in a shopping mall. Establishing a store on the Internet, allows for retailers to expand their market and reach out to consumers who may not otherwise visit the physical store. The convenience of online shopping is the main attraction for the consumers. Unique online payment systems offer easy and safe purchasing from other individuals. Online shopping allows people with a broad range of products in different categories. It also gives a chance to compare the same product with the others and also shows the best deal.. The benefits of shopping online also come with potential risks and dangers that consumers must be aware of.

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Abstract: This paper examines the impact of corporate governance on capital structure for firms listed on NSE Kenya. The total population of non-financial firms is 50.A sample of 30 companies whose data for 5 years from 2007-2011 was selected. The study uses five corporate governance proxies: Board size (BS), Ownership concentration (ONC), Institutional share ratio (ISR), CEO duality (CED), Board independence (BI) as independent variables. Four capital structures variables are: Long term debt to asset ratio (LTDA), Short term debt to asset ratio (STDA), Debt equity ratio (DE), and Total debt to asset ratio (TD) as dependent variables. The analysis used both descriptive and inferential analysis where correlation and linear regression were used.An average of 7 directors are on the board of firms with 93% of firms CEO doubling as a director.Using model 1 regression equation positive correlation is shown between TD with corporate governance proxies CED which is significant at 95% significant level. Using model 2 regression equation size of the firmSz taken as natural logarithm of sales as a moderating variable CED is negatively correlated to STD and DE and is significant implying firms tend to adopt pecking order theory to avoid more debt

Key words: capital structure,corporate governance, Durbin Watson,Nairobi Security Exchange,.

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