• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.183-194
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• 2021

This study aimed to examine the effect of corporate characteristics, including the industrial sector and scale of operation, financial leverage, profitability, operating period, and social reputation, on socio-ecological responsibility based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. The study was conducted in the Indonesian context. A total of 90 public companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange were selected as samples, with an observation period of 10 years. A univariate regression analysis was applied to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the industrial sector, scale of operation, financial leverage, profitability, operating period, and social reputation of the corporate had a positive effect on socio-ecological responsibility. This study also obtained evidence that there were differences in the level of socio-ecological responsibility among the industrial sectors. The higher the relationship between the industrial sector and the possibility of the emergence of social and environmental issues, the higher the level of corporate socio-ecological responsibility. From a policy perspective, the implication of the results of this study was that it could be used as a consideration by the authorities or regulators in Indonesia, particularly the Financial Services Authority (OJK), in determining specific indicators of socio-ecological responsibility that must be carried out by corporates.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2020

We provide one of the first investigation on the impact of the degree of total leverage to the dividend policy of bank. We use a large sample of US bank holding companies from 2000:Q1 to 2017:Q4 to shed light our research question. Our empirical analysis provides consistent evidence that banks with high degree of total leverage (i.e. banks with a relatively high fixed-to-variables costs) are less likely to pay dividends, and they spend a lower fraction of incomes to pay back shareholders, suggesting a higher conservatism in dividend policy of banks subject to high degree of total leverage. The evidence remains unchanged with alternative econometric approaches, alternative measures of dividend policy and degree of total leverage. We further document that this higher conservatism is strengthened for a sample of banks with low franchise value during the financial crises. Our result suggests that the conservatism in dividend policy of banks with high degree of total leverage seems to be related to the precautionary motives aimed at preserving corporate resources under financial distress. Our study contributes to the literature of cost structure and dividend policy by pointing out that the impacts of the degree of fixed-to-variable expenses to dividend policy are extended to the case of banks.

• 부동산연구
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.23-40
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• 2017

본 연구는 다양한 내부특성에 기초하여 기업의 부동산 자산 매각과 매입 의사결정의 동기와 유인을 파악한다. 실증분석결과, 기업은 부채비율이 높을수록, 보유한 현금수준과 매출액 성장률이 낮을수록 적극적으로 부동산 자산을 매각하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는, 재무적 제약, 내부 자금여력 및 성장기회가 부동산 매각을 결정하는 주요한 요인임을 확인시켜주는 결과로 해석될 수 있다. 반면, 부동산 자산 매입 가능성은 부채비율이 낮은 기업에서 상승하는 것으로 관찰되어 안정적인 재무구조가 동 의사결정 이전에 선행되어야 함을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편, 기업의 부동산 자산 매각과 매입 거래규모와 기업특성 간의 관계 역시 앞선 결과와 유사한 행태가 관찰되었다. 본 연구는 기업의 부동산 자산 활용에 대한 다양한 견해가 제기되고 있는 가운데, 보다 엄밀한 접근방식을 통해 그 동기와 유인을 파악함으로써 관련한 경영행태의 이해도를 개선시키고, 향후 관련 규제 도입과 경영 활성화 전략 수립 시 기초자료를 제공한다는 실무적 시사점을 가질 것으로 예상된다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.91-105
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• 2019

The paper aims to combine balance sheet analysis at the firm level with the International Monetary Fund's public debt sustainability assessment framework to assess state-owned enterprises' (SOE) leverage as a contingent liability to the public sector. Based on company data and the interest coverage ratio as a measure of debt at risk, aggregate baseline scenarios are projected to gauge the magnitude of SOE debt as a contingency. SOE's financial and debt ratios are first bootstrapped to generate firm-level distributions and then averaged into a fan chart of the economy-wide SOE contingent liability. Applied to the People's Republic of China as an example, the study finds that by the end of 2015 SOE leverage had grown to a substantial liability. However arbitrary the assumptions underlying these projections, it would appear that even if authorities had to mop up as much as 20% of SOE debt at risk gone bad, this would have been manageable at roughly 2.7% of the gross domestic product in 2016 or 5.5% by 2021. This projection framework is fully amenable to alternative assumptions and settings, which makes it a useful analytical tool to monitor contingent liabilities from non-financial corporate debt that have been building in emerging and advanced economies alike.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2020

The study aims to investigate factors that determine dividend payout policy using 336 non-financial firm year observations covering the period 2005 to 2016 in Malaysia. We found a significant positive relationship between corporate board size, board members average age, board tenure and dividend payout policy. We also found a strong negative effect and statistically insignificant relationship of board diversity, board independence, CEO duality and dividend payout policy. Additional, financial leverage has a negative effect on dividend payout policy. It is also noticed that firms with diverse boards are more likely to pay dividends and tend to pay larger dividends than those with non-diverse boards. Our results suggest that board diversity has a significant impact on dividend payout policy. Impact of board diversity on dividend payout policy is particularly conspicuous for firms with potentially greater agency problems. Our findings are consistent with the argument that corporate board traits enhancement positively affect the dividend payout policy which is beneficial for shareholders. This study offers useful insights into the current global debate on board traits and its implications for firms. The dividend payout policy signals good news to investors. Corporate board traits and firm's financial decision are the factors that disrupt the dividend decision.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권11호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2020

This paper analyzes factors affecting corporate investment decisions in economic groups listed on the Vietnam stock market. The panel data of the research sample includes 39 economic groups listed on the Vietnam stock market from 2009 to 2019. The Generalized Least Square (GLS) is employed to address econometric issues and to improve the accuracy of the regression coefficients. In this research, the investment rate is a dependent variable. Cash-flow (CF), Investment opportunities (ROA), Fixed capital intensity (FCI), Leverage (LEV), Sales growth (GR), Size (SZ), Business risk (RISK) are independent variables in the study. The model results show that cash flow and sales growth have the same impact on investment decisions of economic groups in Vietnam. In addition, investment opportunities have a negative impact on the capital investment decisions of economic groups. The remaining factors include fixed capital intensity, leverage, firm size, and business risks that have a weak and insignificant impact on capital investment decisions of economic groups in Vietnam. The findings of this article are useful for business administrators, and helping business managers make the right financial decisions. Besides, the research results are also meaningful to money management agencies. The authors recommend that the State Bank of Vietnam should maintain a sustainable monetary policy.

• 재무관리연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.93-118
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 회사채의 가치평가모형 중에서 기업이 목표부채비율을 설정하고 부채비율을 조정하는 경우를 고려하는 모형인 목표부채비율 회귀모형(Collin-Dufresne and Goldstein(2001))을 우리나라 회사채시장에 적용하여 실증분석을 하였다. 먼저, 본 논문의 채택된 자료 중에서 부채비율이 목표부채비율로 회귀하는 성질을 갖는 회사는 5개회사로 나타났다. 목표부채비율 회귀모형을 우리나라 회사채시장에 적용해서 만기수익률 및 신용가산금리를 예측한 결과, 예측치가 실제 값에 비해서 전체적으로 과대평가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 예측오차에 영향을 주는 원인을 찾기 위해서 본 논문에서는 t-검정을 실시하였다. t-검정 결과, 부채비율, 자산변동성, 목표부채비율과 현재 부채비율의 차이, 잔존만기, 신용등급, 자산가치 등의 변수들이 예측오차 중 중간 값을 기준으로 예측오차가 큰 그룹과 작은 그룹 사이에서 서로 통계적으로 다른 결과를 나타내는 사실을 발견하였다. 또한, 부채비율과 자산변동성이 예측오차에 가장 큰 영향을 주며 회사채의 만기도 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.5-12
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• 2016

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of corporate governance practices such as (board size, board composition, CEO duality and audit committee) on the performance of selected Pakistani firms. Research design, data, and methodology - This study examines corporate governance structure by using the data of 80 non-financial firms listed on Karachi Stock Exchange Pakistan during 2010-2014. Hypotheses of the study were tested by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Result - The findings indicate that board size and audit committee is positively related to the firm performance (ROA & ROE). In contrast, board composition and CEO duality are negatively related to the firm performance (ROA & ROE). As far as controlling variables is concerned, leverage is negative, whereas firm size is positively related to all measures of performance. Conclusions - Empirical findings concluded that corporate governance practices affect the firm performance. Therefore, it is suggested that managers should understand the governance mechanisms to work more efficiently in the firm.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2012

This study is an attempt to explore the nature and characteristics of strategic impact of green strategy by environmental capital, corporate reputation, and technology strengths on the firm's performance across countries. The main question addressed in this paper relates to how corporate sustainability, corporate reputation, technology strength, and capabilities influence the firm's economic performance with respect to diverse dimensions of performance measures including sustained growth through the leading firms across countries in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific countries. Particularly, this study attempts to empirically explore the directions and magnitudes of the operational links between new emerging strategic core competencies (e.g., sustainability green strategy by environmental focus for more sustainable path, corporate reputation by corporate social responsibility and image enhancement, and technology strengths to develop a new product and market) and the firm's economic performance with respect to diverse dimensions of performance such as accounting (ROE and EOA) - and market-based performance (Market value and Tobin's q). Considering all possible limitations that might exist with regard to selected samples and methods, this study demonstrates that environmental sustainability, corporate reputation, technological capabilities and competencies through R&D intensity and patent are most likely to be significantly associated with most market-based performance measures, but the strategic significance of other variables such as capital intensity, leverage, and administrative cost efficiency on performance tends to be different depending on which performance measure is used across different countries with diverse economic and business contexts.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.699-711
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• 2011

본 연구의 배경은 아시아 외환위기 발생시점 기준, 사전 및 사후 기간 상호 간의 국내 대기업들의 부채비율 변화에 대한 차이점을 발견하기 위해 분석하는 것이다. 본 연구의 목적은 정부로부터 타인자본 조달 시 상대적으로 우선순위를 유지하였다고 주장되는 재벌기업 중심의 대기업들이, 금융위기 이후에도 연구표본자료에 포함된 대응기업들과 비교에서 지속적으로 높은 부채비율을 유지하는가에 대한 가설을 검증하는 것이다. 재벌에 속하는 기업들은 평균적으로 높은 장부가 대비 그리고 시장가 대비 부채비율을 상대기업들과 비교하여, 표본기간동안 유지하였음이 판명되었고, '시간' 대용 더미변수인 2002년과 2003년의 변수들은 (장부가 기준의) 부채비율과 역(-)의 상관관계를 보였다. 새로운 회계처리기준(K-IFRS)를 고려하여, 현재까지 대차대조표의 부외항목으로만 산정되는 영업리스 금액을 자산과 부채에 새로이 포함하여 산정한 부채비울 기준으로 분석한 결과, 모델에 포함된 설명변수들 기준, 차이가 없음을 통계적으로 발견하였다. 정부는 그 동안 지속적으로 기업회계의 투명성과 기업소유구조를 중심으로 한 기업지배구조의 개선에 관한 정책을 수행하여 왔으며, '새로운' 부채비율에 대한 정의는 기업의 부채를 측정하는 점에 더욱 효율적 일 수 있다고 판단한다. 또한, 현재 진행 중인 한국-미국 간 그리고 한국-중국 간 등의 자유무역협정(FTA)이 시행될 경우, 다국적 기업들의 국내 현지법인 설립 시, 본 논문의 결과는 동 법인들이 적정 부채비울을 구성하는 점에 응용될 수 있음을 시사한다고 판단한다.