This research examined the borrowing behavior of unlisted private stand-alone manufacturing firms in India over the period 2006-07 to 2009-10 using balance sheet data. Findings suggest that total indebtedness is lower in unlisted manufacturing firms compared to their listed counterparts, and the...

Purpose As the world tries to come to terms with the exact economic and human cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses are trying to discern and act on the implications of the “new normal” in order to survive and grow. Amongst all the industries impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, travel and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the financing practices of unlisted manufacturing firms in India. In particular, the authors seek to explore how unlisted firms finance their growth and the extent to which they rely on external source of finance. Additionally, they explore...

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...

The post-liberalization period in India has witnessed the emergence of numerous research papers concerning the issue of corporate indebtedness. These research studies however incorporated borrowings from the perspective of tenure, that is, long-term and short-term borrowings, in addition to a...

The study examines the determinants of debt maturity structure decisions, using a sample of companies chosen from two broad indices, viz., the BSE 500 and the CNX 500 index. The study results suggest that collateralizable assets and leverage are the important determinants of debt maturity...

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...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting impact on economies and businesses across the globe. The purpose of this paper is to have a closer look at the measures adopted by the Indian hotel industry in order to tide over the challenges and disruptions posed by pandemic and measures adopted for...