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The debt structure of SMEs : an optimization model
Moro, Andrea; Lucas, Mike R.; Grimm, Uwe G. - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 16 (2012) 1, pp. 87-108
The existing finance literature is inadequate with respect to its coverage of the debt structure of small and medi-um sized enterprises (SMEs). In addition, the role of trust in accessing finance for such enterprises is under-investigated. This paper presents a mathematical model for optimizing...
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Agency Theory and Its Application to Small Firms: Evidence from the Swedish Venture Capital Market
Landstrom, Hans - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 2 (1993) 3, pp. 203-218
The research in small firms financing is characterized by a lack of a theoretical framework. One basic assumption in this study is that agency theory can provide an essential framework to explain the interaction between informal and formal venture capitalists and their portfolio firms. Five...
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Agency Theory and Its Application to Small Firms: Evidence from the Swedish Venture Capital Market
Landstrom, Hans - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 2 (1993) 3, pp. 203-218
The research in small firms financing is characterized by a lack of a theoretical framework. One basic assumption in this study is that agency theory can provide an essential framework to explain the interaction between informal and formal venture capitalists and their portfolio firms. Five...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790718
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SURVIVAL OF THE SMALL FIRM AND THE ENTREPRENEUR UNDER DEMAND AND EFFICIENCY UNCERTAINTY
Flores-Romero, Manuel G - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2004
The objective of this paper is to offer an answer to the question : why do some entrepreneurs wish to own another firm in the future after having closed an unsuccessful one? We first show this question is relevant because making use of a sample of entrepreneurs in the UK who have experienced a...
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A kis- és középvállalkozások növekedését meghatározó tényezők : a különböző finanszírozási formák hatása a vállalati növekedésre
Antal-Pomázi, Krisztina - 2011
internal and external finance. After examining the key factors influencing the decision on a company's capital structure, we …-sized enterprises ; firm growth ; capital structure …
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Financing obstacles and growth : an analysis for euro area non-financial corporations
Coluzzi, Chiara; Ferrando, Annalisa; … - 2009
This paper investigates whether financial obstacles, and, more generally, financial pressure faced by firms, significantly affect firm growth. For this purpose, we use an unbalanced panel of about 1,000,000 observations for around 155,000 non-financial corporations in five euro area countries....
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Capital Structure and Financing of SMEs : Australian Evidence
Cassar, Gavin - 2011
This paper investigates the determinants of capital structure and use of financing for small and medium sized … of capital structure and financing. For asset structure the direction of the influence is reliant upon the capital …
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How Theory Meets Practice: An Analysis of the Capital Structure of Spanish SMEs
Riportella, Clara Cardone; Papis, Leonardo Cazorla - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 11 (2006) 2, pp. 73-94
The article analyzes the factors determining the capital structure of the Spanish small and medium enterprises [SMEs …
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Capital Structure in Small Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from the Data
Coleman, Susan - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 11 (2006) 3, pp. 105-122
This article examines theories of capital structure pertaining to small firms and looks at the capital structure of … findings of prior research, these results revealed that industry sector was not a significant determinant of capital structure …. Rather, these findings show that capital structure in small to mid-sized firms is determined by measures of firm size, firm …
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Who needs credit and who gets credit? Evidence from the Surveys of Small Business Finances
Cole, Rebel A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
borrowers, consistent with the Pecking-Order Theory of capital structure. Discouraged borrowers resemble denied borrowers in …
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