Capital structure is the outcome of market conditions, financial decisions taken by the firm,
and credit rationing of fund providers. Research on the capital structure of small and medium …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to organize and present the literature related to firm's
capital structure across the years and find the most relevant publications and authors in the …

Family firms are one of the most ubiquitous forms of business organizations worldwide. Their
survival and growth are thus not only crucial for the firms themselves but also for the overall …

The purpose of this paper is to explore determinants of the debt financing of FinTech start-
ups. Using a new hand-collected multisource database that maps FinTech start-ups …

We analyze the relation between different forms of debt financing at the firm's start-up and
subsequent firm outcomes. We distinguish between business debt, obtained in the name of …

The relationship between innovation activities and firm performance has been well
established in the context of major economies. However, in the case of emerging …

This study examines the relationship between financial literacy and the leverage of small
firms, specifically of the legal forms, sole proprietorships, and partnerships. Using a cross …

We analyse a sample of 6 million firm-year observations of large corporations and small and
medium sized enterprises (SMEs) spanning 6 European countries from 2005 to 2015, to …

The impact of corporate strategy decisions on capital structure has attracted substantial
scholarly and managerial attention from decades, although leading to mixed and …

In times of crisis, innovation and entrepreneurship can be considered as a path out of
valuation uncertainty of firms. All types of innovation output, however, may not have a similar …