The determinants of corporate trade credit policies in a bank-dominated financial environment: The case of finnish small firms

European Financial Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-102

  Niskanen, Jyrki ^a   Niskanen, Mervi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bank dominated financial market; Small firms financial policies; Trade credit

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247872988     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-7798.2006.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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