The Influence of Age and Size on Family-Owned Firms’ Financing Decisions: Empirical Evidence Using Panel Data

Long Range Planning

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 723-745

  Serrasqueiro, Zélia ^a   Nunes, Paulo Maçãs ^a   da Silva, Jacinto Vidigal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

FINANCING DECISIONS; FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; INTEREST RATES; PANEL DATA; PECKING ORDER THEORY; TRADE OFF;

FINANCE;

DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FIRM OWNERSHIP; FIRM SIZE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INTEREST RATE; PANEL DATA;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84957008601     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: 18731872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2015.12.012     Document Type: Article

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