CEO’s characteristics and firms’ specific factors on optimal leverage in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Shafie, Shazlin, Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam, Chua, Mei Shan, Lau, Wei Theng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Inspired Network 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88108/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88108/; http://www.ijafb.com/archived.asm?dataid=263&iDisplayStart=0&aaSorting=&isSearchDetail=1&dataidExtend=2194&iDisplayStartExtend=0&aaSortingExtend=&isSearchDetailExtend=1
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study conducted to investigate the CEO’s characteristics and firms’ specific factors on optimal leverage in Malaysia by employing 472 observations and 50 listed companies (non-financial firms) for 11 years period, 2008-2018. This study pays attention to the dynamic aspect of capital structure w...