TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gostkowska-Drzewicka,Magdalena
AU  - Gostkowska-Drzewicka,Magdalena
AU  - Koralun-Bereźnicka,Julia
AU  - Majerowska,Ewa
TI  - Corporate Capital Structure in Europe: The Role of Country, Industry and Firm Size
T2  - Routledge Studies in the Economics of Business and Industry
SN  - 9781003517894
PY  - 2024///
PB  - Taylor & Francis, Routledge [Imprint]
KW  - Accounting
KW  - thema
KW  - Banking
KW  - Corporate finance
KW  - Economics, Finance, Business and Management
KW  - Economics
KW  - Finance and accounting
KW  - Finance and the finance industry
KW  - Financial accounting
KW  - Macroeconomics
KW  - Capital structure
KW  - Capital structure theories
KW  - Financial liquidity
KW  - Long and short-term debt
KW  - Panel data models
KW  - Trade-off theory
KW  - Value maximisation
N1  - Free-to-read
N2  - This book offers a comprehensive examination of the factors affecting corporate capital structures across 12 European Union countries, focusing on the influence of country-specific, industry-specific and firm-size-related determinants. It provides a comprehensive review of various interpretations of the capital structure concept and offers a detailed characterisation of commonly employed metrics. Furthermore, it offers an overview of capital structure theories and attempts to classify the factors that shape the financial leverage of enterprises within the framework of these theories. Additionally, it draws readers' attention to contemporary factors potentially affecting corporate financing decisions, such as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations or technological advances and innovations in finance. It combines theoretical insights with empirical research to explore the direct and indirect impacts of these factors on companies' financing patterns. Targeting a broad readership including students, Ph.D. candidates, researchers, academics and financial practitioners, the book offers a rich understanding of capital structure optimisation and its significance for enhancing company value. Through its coverage of various capital structure theories, determinants and the role of external and internal factors in capital structure decisions, the book is an essential resource for those interested in the complex nature of these influences within the European landscape
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92538
ER  -