Effects Of Firm Characteristics On Financial Performance Of Quoted Commercial Banks In Kenya

ABSTRACT Commercial banks play a critical role in economic growth and development, income generation and job creation especially in developing countries. With the increasing trend of sudden corporate failures in both global and local context, shareholders and management are increasingly becoming more concerned with the factors that affect financial performance of firms. The Banking sector in Kenya is an important sector whose performance is instrumental in the economic growth and development. The study therefore sought to determine the effects of firm characteristics: the period of operation …