Italian Abstract: Il presente lavoro ha lo scopo di fornire un contributo a studenti dei primi anni di laurea in percorsi economico-aziendalistici che per la prima volta affrontano temi di management. La premessa a tale lavoro è l'articolo di La Rocca (2016) sul concetto di valore economico, in...

The aim of this study is to analyse the financing choices of multibusiness firms, in terms of debt-maturity. The results suggest that the degree of product diversification and the direction of diversification (related or unrelated) translate into different corporate financial behaviours. In...

The present study explains both capital-structure and debt-maturity choices for small and medium-size Italian firms in terms of institutional differences at the local level, taking into consideration local financial development, the effectiveness of the local enforcement system, and other...

<title>Abstract</title>This paper investigates the role of moderators in affecting the relationship between ownership and value. The results generally reveal a positive influence of blockholders on performance, that is significantly affected by moderating factors. The link becomes negative in listed firms, as...

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Empirical studies are yet to answer the basic question regarding why firms diversify and what affects this choice. The present study attempts to answer this question using data from British and German firms. The results show different effects of ownership concentration and financial variables on...