Author : Ciarán Mac an Bhaird
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3790823996
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (98 download)
Book Synopsis Resourcing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises by : Ciarán Mac an Bhaird
Download or read book Resourcing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises written by Ciarán Mac an Bhaird and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-17 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of increasing financial uncertainty and growing unemployment, the macroeconomic contribution of SMEs is more important than ever. Development of a vibrant, sustainable small firm sector is dependent on sufficient resourcing of SMEs, particularly adequate capitalisation. This book provides a timely examination of SME financing and determinants of capital structure. A special feature of this book is the novel methodological approach adopted, providing an innovative perspective on SME financing. Analysis of stated financing preferences and objectives of SME owners is combined with results of statistical analysis of firm characteristics in exploring holistic explanations for observed capital structures. The uniqueness of this approach is in the contribution of data on financing preferences to supplement and contextualise results of bivariate and multivariate statistical tests. This methodology extends the SME literature, and is of interest to academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.