We study the impact of firm and industry characteristics on small firms' capital structure,
employing a proprietary database containing financial statements of Dutch small and …

This study jointly investigated the inter-relationships among capital structure, free cash flow,
diversification and firm performance. Prior research has separately examined each …

We analyze the role of bankers on the boards of German non-financial companies for the
period from 1994 to 2005. We find that banks that are represented on a firm's board promote …

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of environmental, social, and governance
(ESG) measures on credit ratings given to non-financial institutions by the largest credit …

The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between corporate governance, credit
ratings and the capital structure of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and large Greek …

We introduce a novel concept of network interactions in which board connections provide
access to external spheres of political influence, state ownership, and family control. We …

Drawing on agency, stewardship, and contingency theories, this study examined whether
board structure is associated with corporate financial performance and—if so—whether firm …

We analyze the role of debt in corporate governance with respect to a large emerging
economy, India, where debt has been an important source of external finance. Using cross …

This study examines the role of earnings management in the relationship between firm
performance and capital structure, dividing earnings management into discretionary and …

This paper focuses on an important issue, which has generally received less attention in
corporate governance literature, being the effect of managerial ownership on the …