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The effects of managerial preferences on the financial behaviour of small firms: a demand-side perspective

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  • Christopher Weigand
  • Reinhard Schulte

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In this study, we argue that the financial behaviour of small firms is largely affected by the preferences of the owners, who aim for either independence or wealth maximisation. By analysing survey data from Germany, we observe that owners with a preference for minimising capital costs and maintaining decision-making autonomy deploy more internal financing and raise short-term debt to meet temporary capital requirements. In contrast, owners raise more long-term debt when banks also provide non-financial complementary resources, but they seem to acquire external equity instead of debt to develop new resources and capabilities in collaboration with new co-owners. In light of our findings, we propose a dichotomy of a financial bootstrapping and an added-value pecking-order that small firm owners follow depending on their overarching goal. Overall, our findings indicate that small firm capital acquisition in Germany nowadays reflects more demand-driven rather than supply-constrained behaviour.

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  • Christopher Weigand & Reinhard Schulte, 2020. "The effects of managerial preferences on the financial behaviour of small firms: a demand-side perspective," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(5), pages 522-546.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeven:v:12:y:2020:i:5:p:522-546
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    1. Mansi Singh & Sanjay Dhir & Harsh Mishra, 2024. "Synthesizing research in entrepreneurial bootstrapping and bricolage: a bibliometric mapping and TCCM analysis," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 74(1), pages 487-520, February.

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