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Firm Finance and Growth: An Empirical Analysis

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New Operational Approaches for Financial Modelling

Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science ((MANAGEMENT SC.))

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This paper presents a discussion and empirical analysis of the effects of growth on financial structure. The analysis uses the concept of sustainable growth as well as Myers’ pecking order theory and spline functions in LSDV regressions.

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  1. EIM/ Small Business Research and Consultancy, P.O.Box 7001, NL-2701 AA, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

    Nico van der Wijst

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  1. Department of Production Engineering and Management Decision Support Systems Laboratory, Technical University of Crete, University Campus, GR-73100, Chania, Greece

    Constantin Zopounidis

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van der Wijst, N. (1997). Firm Finance and Growth: An Empirical Analysis. In: Zopounidis, C. (eds) New Operational Approaches for Financial Modelling. Contributions to Management Science. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59270-6_15

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59270-6_15

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