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Capital structure decisions: old issues, new insights from high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises

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  • Zélia Serrasqueiro
  • Paulo Ma çãs Nunes
  • Manuel da Rocha Armada

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Using panel data models and this study analyses the capital structure decisions of high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and non-high-tech SMEs. The results suggest that the capital structure decisions of high-tech SMEs are closer to what is predicted by the Pecking Order Theory. However, the results also suggest a modified version of the Pecking Order Theory for high-tech SMEs that have relied on venture capital. These firms prefer equity issues to debt, when internal finance is exhausted. The empirical evidence suggests that problems relating to information asymmetry as well as technological and market uncertainty influence the capital structure decisions of high-tech SMEs.

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  • Zélia Serrasqueiro & Paulo Ma çãs Nunes & Manuel da Rocha Armada, 2016. "Capital structure decisions: old issues, new insights from high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises," The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 59-79, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurjfi:v:22:y:2016:i:1:p:59-79
    DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2014.946068
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    1. Bahadır Ergün & Ömer Tuğsal Doruk, 2020. "Effect of financial constraints on the growth of family and nonfamily firms in Turkey," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 6(1), pages 1-24, December.
    2. Julio Pindado & Ignacio Requejo & Juan C. Rivera, 2020. "Does money supply shape corporate capital structure? International evidence from a panel data analysis," The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(6), pages 554-584, April.

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