The effect of ownership structure and firm specific factor son the financial leverage of nonfinancial firms listed at Amman Stock Exchange

العناوين الأخرى

تأثير هيكل الملكية و المؤشرات المالية على الرفع المالي للشركات غير المالية المدرجة في بورصة عمان

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

al-Suwas, Hamzah Fath Allah

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

al-Hunayti, Hana Muhammad Hilal

أعضاء اللجنة

Shawawrih, Faysal
Gharayibah, Hisham
al-Samirrai, Qahtan

الجامعة

جامعة عمان العربية

الكلية

كلية الأعمال

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم التمويل

دولة الجامعة

الأردن

الدرجة العلمية

دكتوراه

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2013

الملخص الإنجليزي

This study is among the first to investigate the effect of ownership structure and firm financial leverage in an emerging market context.

This study uses a panel data for a sample of Jordanian firms that has not been used before in the Jordanian empirical studies.

It employs multiple regression analysis to examine the effect of ownership structure and firm specific factors on firm financial leverage for Jordanian companies.

The study has two findings, one regarding firm specific factors and other findings are related to ownership structure indicators.

First, the findings of firm specific factors show a positive effect of size and marketability on financial leverage, while the effect of profitability is negative.

However there is a mix result of the effect of both tangibility and business risk on financial leverage.

Second, the findings of ownership structure indicators come with a positive effect of government ownership on financial leverage, while the effect of funds ownership, NGOs and foreign ownership on financial leverage is negative.

Finally, the results of institutional ownership show a mix results

التخصصات الرئيسية

العلوم المالية و المحاسبية

الموضوعات

عدد الصفحات

166

قائمة المحتويات

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Abstract in Arabic.

Chapter One : General framework.

Chapter Two : Theoretical background.

Chapter Three : Related studies.

Chapter Four : Methodology.

Chapter Five : Presentation of the results.

Chapter Six : Conclusions and recommendations.

References.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

al-Suwas, Hamzah Fath Allah. (2013). The effect of ownership structure and firm specific factor son the financial leverage of nonfinancial firms listed at Amman Stock Exchange. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-553899

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

al-Suwas, Hamzah Fath Allah. The effect of ownership structure and firm specific factor son the financial leverage of nonfinancial firms listed at Amman Stock Exchange. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University. (2013).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-553899

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

al-Suwas, Hamzah Fath Allah. (2013). The effect of ownership structure and firm specific factor son the financial leverage of nonfinancial firms listed at Amman Stock Exchange. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-553899

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-553899