This paper analyzes the pattern of indebtedness and the factors influencing the borrowing behavior of Indian manufacturing firms using a sample of listed stand-alone manufacturing firms covering the period 2008-2015. The findings reveal that borrowing is the most important source of finance,...

This paper analyzes the relation between growth opportunities and corporate borrowing using a panel data regression model, on a sample of 317 Indian firms covering the period 2004-2008. Isolating the components of growth in terms of growth of assets already-in-place and the present value of...

Purpose - This primary purpose of this research is to explore the rank order of funding challenges among the other challenges faced by women entrepreneurs (WEs) in an urban setting. For this purpose, the study uses a sample of women microentrepreneurs engaged in (the relatively...