Dynamism, capital structure, and performance in a sub-saharan economy: Extending the institutional difference hypothesis

Organization Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1422-1438

  Ofori Dankwa, Joseph ^a   Julian, Scott D ^b  

^a SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Capital structure; Institutional difference hypothesis; Institutional theory; Sector dynamism; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885095284     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1120.0789     Document Type: Article

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