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PECKING ORDER THEORY AND TRADE-OFF THEORY IN DETERMINING THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE: AN EMPRICAL INVESTIGATION ON ISE INDUSTRIAL FIRMS
Abstract
Finance literature presents two alternative theories explaining capital structures of enterprises: Pecking Order Theory and Trade-off Theory. Although both theories have same common propositions, trade-off and pecking order theories make different estimations about the determinants of leverage and the relationship between leverage and dividend. In Model 1 and Model 2 established in this study, a significant negative correlation is found between leverage and profitability and between leverage and firm size. In Model 2, no significant result is found between leverage and dividends which are paid previous years. These results broadly support the pecking order hypothesis instead of trade-off hypothesis. Generally, results obtaining from models provide tentative supports for pecking order theory. Using publicly announced annual statements of firms in industry sector quoted on ISE are used for the term between 1990-2005 it is concluded that the industrial firms prefer conventional models in determining capital structures
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January 1, 2012
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Year 1970 Volume: 8 Number: 15
