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The effect of working capital management on the profitability and liquidity of businesses has been demonstrated in numerous studies conducted globally.
“The effect of working capital management on the profitability and liquidity of businesses has been demonstrated in numerous studies conducted globally (Jose et al. 1996 ; Shin and Soenen 1998 ; Opler et al. 1999 ; Deloof 2003; Padachi 2006 ; Falope and Ajilore 2009 ; Dong and Su 2010; Vahid et al. 2012 ; Bei and Wijewardana 2012 ; Enqvist et al. 2014; Mun and Jang 2015 ; Chen and Kieschnick 2018;”
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“…profitability and liquidity of businesses has been demonstrated in numerous studies conducted globally (Jose et al. 1996 ; Shin and Soenen 1998 ; Opler et al. 1999 ; Deloof 2003; Padachi 2006 ; Falope and Ajilore 2009 ; Dong and Su 2010; Vahid et al. 2012 ; Bei and Wijewardana 2012 ; Enqvist et…”
- Authors
- Opler, T.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Opler, T
- Venue
- Journal of Financial Economics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1999-04
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-46
- ISSN
- 0304-405X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3125353045
- Cited by
- 3,914
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 76.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Financial Economics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Corporate Finance and Governance
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Working Capital and Financial Performance
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance
- Keywords
- cash holdings, marketable securities, growth opportunities, cash flow risk, capital market access, credit ratings, excess cash, capital expenditure, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder payouts, operating losses, corporate liquidity
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