Investment and financing constraints in China: Does working capital management make a difference?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1490-1507

  Ding, Sai ^a   Guariglia, Alessandra ^b   Knight, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cash flow; China; Financing constraints; Investment; Working capital management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875056876     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.03.025     Document Type: Article

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