This book provides coherent theoretical and empirical analysis of firms' investment and financing decisions. It … results confirm theoretical precedents. Some firms are indeed financially constrained, for fixed investment as well as for R …&D projects. The 'free cash-flow' hypothesis holds, that is managers divert excess funds away for their own interests, but less so …

"Covering pertinent areas of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) this forward-looking book examines SRI in … investment strategies and philosophies that attempt to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into … investment decision-making. In turn it provides an in-depth review of a number of different motivations for SRI, including …

corporate financing and payout policies, investment decisions and mergers and acquisitions. The Handbook also presents state … made by corporate financial managers, setting out a number of unresolved issues that should be addressed in future …

Botelho -- 5. Women business angels: theory and practice / Frances M. Amatucci -- 6. Investment decision making by business … examine business angels themselves, the evolution of the market, the various stages of the investment process and the role of … public policy in influencing angel investment. They each conclude their chapters with an agenda for future research on …

-reliant SPOs -- 8. Investment income-reliant SPOs -- 9. Mixed income strategies -- 10. Capital financing -- 11. Income portfolios … other social purpose organizations to guide managers and leaders towards finding the best mix of income sources for their … organizations, to help educate future managers about resource development and to stimulate additional research on the financing of …

Israel's Yozma Program -- 6. Institutional support for investment in new technologies : the role of venture capital … institutions in developing countries -- 7. Financial systems, investment in innovation, and venture capital : the case of China … : investment characteristics and value-added activities -- 10. High-tech venture capital investment in a small transition country …

innovation. The book is extensively researched and provides compelling insights for IPR managers, technology investors and … of policy makers, investors and managers in this process. The books central finding is that public policy plays a key …