The central objective of this study is to investigate and examine the effect which capital structure has had on corporate performance using a panel data sample representing of 167 Jordanian companies during 1989-2003. This paper also examines the effect which external shocks have had on...

Market imperfections such as taxes, asymmetric information and agency problems make capital structure decisions relevant to the value of the firm. More specially, the agency theory suggests that debt financing is one of the governance mechanisms to mitigate agency costs of equity capital and...

This study examines the impact of firm size on the effect of capital structure choice on the firm value in one of the emerging markets, Indonesia. The study of capital structure choice and firm value in emerging markets is captivating due to the different characteristics of its companies as...

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the effects of firm-level financing patterns on their profitability and productivity, contributing to two related literatures: (i) should the link between financial development and growth be conducted at a firm level? (ii) which type of financing...

This paper examines the relation between financial leverage and firm performance for a panel of 159,375 (mostly private) non-financial firms in Thailand during the global financial crisis of 2007-2009. We find that leverage is negatively associated with firm performance in the full sample...

Debt may help to manage type II corporate agency conflicts because it is easier for controlling shareholders to modify the leverage ratio than to modify their share of capital. A sample of 112 firms listed on the French stock market over the period 1998-2009 is empirically tested. It supports an...

This paper examines capital structure determinants of non-financial firms in Nigeria using a panel of 33 large firms. Statistical tests are performed for the period 1990-2004. The results reveal that profitability, tangibility and company size are positively related to total debt and long-term...

According to the finance literature, nonfinancial stakeholders (NFS), such as customers, suppliers, and employees, take into account their expected liquidation costs when dealing with a firm. In this framework, firms can influence their probability of liquidation by choosing an appropriate...

This study tests the relationship between financial leverage and firm performance. Previous studies found mixed results (e.g., Gill et al. 2011, Mouna et al. 2017, and Abubaker (2015). Some suggest including the effect of the firms' business strategy and the degree of competitiveness on the...