The determinants of capital structure and its speed of adjustment : An optimal capital structure case of ASEAN-5 listed companies

• Main Author: Liew, Lewis Teo Piaw.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: unimas 2016
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HF Commerce; HJ Public Finance
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20929/1/The%20determinants%20of%20capital%20structure%2024pgs.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20929/8/Lewis.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20929/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Following the outbreak of the Asian Financial Crisis 1997, the issue of overleveraged became important as several highly leveraged firms in ASEAN declared bankruptcy or were rescued by the governments while the financial institutions became preoccupied with the non performing loans. The ASEAN coun...