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The subject of this study is the small firm’s choice of the level and composition of its investments and of the sources from which the funds for these investments are attracted, or in short: the small firm’s financial structure. This subject is studied from several points of view. Small business characteristics are described and the literature is surveyed to collect hypotheses regarding the determinants of financial structure1. These hypotheses are tested, as far as possible, in empirical analyses and their applicability is investigated. None of the topics in this range is particularly emphasized -the study is broadwise rather than specialized- and the various points of view are interrelated, e. g. applicability plays a role in the empirical analyses.
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van der Wijst, D. (1989). Aim and Outline of the Study. In: Financial Structure in Small Business. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 320. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45656-5_1
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