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Testing the pecking order theory: the importance of methodology
Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 2009 PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show that different methodologies may lead to different implications about the validity of the pecking order theory.Design/methodology/approachUsing data from Greek firms as a starting‐point, the paper first investigates whether they follow the financing pattern implied by the pecking order theory and then ...
Vasiliou, D. +2 more
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Differentially expressed genes for aggressive pecking behaviour in laying hens [PDF]
, 2009 Background Aggressive behaviour is an important aspect in the daily lives of animals living in groups. Aggressive animals have advantages, such as better access to food or territories, and they produce more offspring than low ranking animals.
Janss, Luc +11 more
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Analysis of the capital structure of startups in light of the tradeoff and pecking Order theories
REGEPE Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal, 2023 Purpose: Startups have significant differences compared to other companies. They have many intangible assets (e.g., team tenure and experience of founders), are risky, and tend not to generate profits in their initial years (Heirman & Clarysse, 2007; Weber & Zulehner, 2009).
Gabriela de Carvalho Colombo +3 more
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Food‐solicitation displays in nestling birds: still begging for answers
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nestling begging is a key model for understanding animal communication and parent–offspring conflict. Dynamic begging displays are often interpreted as costly, honest signals of need, with honesty maintained by viability costs, as proposed in Godfray's influential signalling model.
Daniel Parejo‐Pulido, Tomás Redondo
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Beyond Awareness: Emotional and Physiological Reactions to Climate Terminology
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The terminology used to describe climate change has become increasingly contested in sustainability and organizational communication. However, existing research provides mixed evidence regarding the effectiveness of different climate‐related terms.
Petra Dickel, Robert Mai
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research examines the resilience paradox in global supply chains, exploring how trade‐offs between economic and social‐ecological resilience escalate into managerial dilemmas under high environmental uncertainty. Using an abductive theory extension approach, we analyse a multinational automotive supply chain case during the Covid‐19 ...
Piotr Warmbier +3 more
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Confronting Biodiversity Risk: Its Role in Shaping Corporate External Financing Choice
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates how biodiversity risk shapes corporate financing decisions. We propose a Financing Hierarchy Distortion framework, arguing that biodiversity risk amplifies information asymmetry and legitimacy costs, thereby pushing firms toward debt‐heavy adjustments.
Yang Zhou +3 more
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CSR And Bank Performance: Does Institutional Ownership Matter in the Context of an Emerging Market?
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The question of whether institutional ownership (IO) strengthens the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on financial performance (FP) remains underexplored in literature. This study examines the moderating role of IO in the CSR–FP relationship within an emerging market context, drawing on the stakeholder, agency, and stewardship ...
Kwabena Agyarko Gyekye +1 more
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Does Pecking Order Theory Hold Among Kenyan Firms?
, 2020 This study examined the pecking order theory of capital structure through annual data of 37 firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange for the period 2011-2016.
Peter W. Muriu, Douglas M. Wanja,
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Test of Pecking Order Theory - Empirical evidence from Europe [PDF]
, 2020 MSc in FinanceThis paper tests the pecking order theory of corporate leverage on a representative sample of publicly traded European firms, between 2006 and 2018, and further investigates differences between financing deficits and surpluses as well as ...
Jacobson, Lars E.O, Berneblad, Philip
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