Capital structure decisions, agency conflicts and corporate performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan listed manufacturing firms

dc.contributor.author	Vijayakumaran, R.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-01T05:09:13Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-28T03:52:11Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-01T05:09:13Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-28T03:52:11Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.uri	http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/1231
dc.description.abstract	Corporate capital structure decisions are key determinants of firm performance. The agency theory suggeststhat debt financing is one of the mechanismsto mitigate agency problems and thusto improve firm performance. This paper provides important evidence on the performance effects of capital structure decisions using a panel of listed manufacturing firms in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) over the period 2008-2013. The Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) methodology is used to control for unobserved heterogeneity, endogeneity of capital structure decisions, and their dynamics. The study documentsthat leverage is non-linearly (U-shaped)related to firm performance.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	International Journal of Accounting & Business Finance	en_US
dc.subject	Capital structure decisions	en_US
dc.subject	agency problem	en_US
dc.subject	coporate governance	en_US
dc.subject	corporate performance,	en_US
dc.title	Capital structure decisions, agency conflicts and corporate performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan listed manufacturing firms	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US