Assessing SMEs loan proposals : academic prescriptions and practitioner approaches

Among the various problems facing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), the lack of financing has typically been cited as a major one. This study empirically analyses the loan assessment criteria between academicians and loan officers. The T-test and Multiple Discriminant Analysis (MDA) are use...

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Main Authors: Chow, Poh Heng, Aw, Kah Wai
Other Authors: Tan, Wee Liang
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20270
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Among the various problems facing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), the lack of financing has typically been cited as a major one. This study empirically analyses the loan assessment criteria between academicians and loan officers. The T-test and Multiple Discriminant Analysis (MDA) are used to determine whether there are significant differences in any of the fundamental elements in contemporary credit analysis.