Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries

The purpose of this study is to identify the existence of target capital structure and to explore the determinants of target capital structure for selected countries in the South East Asia region using the dynamic framework. We also analyze the impact of country specific determinants on the corporat...

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Main Authors: Haron, Razali, Ibrahim, Khairunisah, Mat Nor, Fauzias, Ibrahim , Izani, Alias, Norazlan
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling iium-108212011-12-22T09:11:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10821/ Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries Haron, Razali Ibrahim, Khairunisah Mat Nor, Fauzias Ibrahim , Izani Alias, Norazlan HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. The purpose of this study is to identify the existence of target capital structure and to explore the determinants of target capital structure for selected countries in the South East Asia region using the dynamic framework. We also analyze the impact of country specific determinants on the corporate structure decisions within the firms in the countries understudy. We contribute to the existing literature by documenting strong evidence that firms in the selected countries pursue target capital structure. We also conclude that the importance of firm specific determinants varies across countries for firms in the selected countries in the region. The introduction of country specific variables such as the level of stock market development, bond market development, economic growth, interest rates and country governance support and enhance these findings. The importance of country determinants also varies across countries understudy despite sharing some similarities. We also witness cases of inconsistencies regarding the impact of factors on capital structure in the countries under study. To wrap up, we conclude that the capital structure decision is not only the product of the firm’s own characteristics but also the result of institutional environment and corporate governance in which the firm operates. 2011-06-20 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10821/1/Determinants_of_target_capital_structure_evidence_on_south_east_asia_countries_Beijing.pdf Haron, Razali and Ibrahim, Khairunisah and Mat Nor, Fauzias and Ibrahim , Izani and Alias, Norazlan (2011) Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries. In: Global Business and Social Science Research, 20-21 June 2011, Beijing, China. http://www.wbiworld.org
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topic HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
spellingShingle HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
Haron, Razali
Ibrahim, Khairunisah
Mat Nor, Fauzias
Ibrahim , Izani
Alias, Norazlan
Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries
description The purpose of this study is to identify the existence of target capital structure and to explore the determinants of target capital structure for selected countries in the South East Asia region using the dynamic framework. We also analyze the impact of country specific determinants on the corporate structure decisions within the firms in the countries understudy. We contribute to the existing literature by documenting strong evidence that firms in the selected countries pursue target capital structure. We also conclude that the importance of firm specific determinants varies across countries for firms in the selected countries in the region. The introduction of country specific variables such as the level of stock market development, bond market development, economic growth, interest rates and country governance support and enhance these findings. The importance of country determinants also varies across countries understudy despite sharing some similarities. We also witness cases of inconsistencies regarding the impact of factors on capital structure in the countries under study. To wrap up, we conclude that the capital structure decision is not only the product of the firm’s own characteristics but also the result of institutional environment and corporate governance in which the firm operates.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Haron, Razali
Ibrahim, Khairunisah
Mat Nor, Fauzias
Ibrahim , Izani
Alias, Norazlan
author_facet Haron, Razali
Ibrahim, Khairunisah
Mat Nor, Fauzias
Ibrahim , Izani
Alias, Norazlan
author_sort Haron, Razali
title Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries
title_short Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries
title_full Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries
title_fullStr Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of target capital structure: evidence on South East Asia countries
title_sort determinants of target capital structure: evidence on south east asia countries
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/10821/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/10821/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/10821/1/Determinants_of_target_capital_structure_evidence_on_south_east_asia_countries_Beijing.pdf
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