Cash Holdings and Finance Constraints in Indian Manufacturing Firms
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Financial constraints and investment decisions of listed Indian manufacturing firms
Results: The analysis finds that cash flow sensitivity is a valid measure of financial constraints in the Indian manufacturing sector. Results according to splitting criteria found that investment decisions of standalone firms are more sensitive to cash flow than group affiliated firms. Further, splitting the firms according to market capitalization and tangible net worth reveals a higher degre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research in Applied Economics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1948-5433
DOI: 10.5296/rae.v6i3.5621