Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Why the general model of working capital management? The U$1 billion question -- Chapter 3: The General dynamic model of trade credit -- Chapter 4: Market power and working capital optimization -- Chapter 5: The archetypes: from mature, single-product...

This study investigates the possible nonlinear relationship between working capital and credit rating. Furthermore, it examines the relationship between the three components of working capital (inventory, accounts receivable, and accounts payable) and a firm's credit rating. Employing data for...

Using 719 Indian listed firms for 11 years from 2012 to 2022, this study provides evidence that the speed of adjustment (SOA) is higher (lower) for the sample firms with below (above) median net trade cycle (NTC). Our findings are robust to the alternative measure of WCM efficiency in the Indian...

We characterize the relation between asset structure and capital structure by exploiting variation in the salability of corporate assets. Theory suggests that asset tangibility increases borrowing capacity because it allows creditors to more easily repossess a firm's assets. Tangible assets,...