The Trade Credit Decision: Evidence of UK Firms

• Main Authors: CHENG, Nam Sang, PIKE, Richard
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• Subjects: Trade Credit; Credit Motives; Investment in Customers; Financial Benefits; Marketing Benefits; Customer Relations; Pricing Flexibility; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1524
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Trade credit finance and credit management are gradually gaining the research attention an area of such importance merits. One area, still far from resolved, is why trade credit is extended by non-financial firms to customers. This paper seeks to identify the generic forces behind the trade credit offer...