Does managerial overconfidence affect capital structure rebalancing for entrepreneurial firms?

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作者
Carvalho, Antonio [1 ]
Pacheco, Luis Miguel [1 ]
Sardo, Filipe [2 ]
Serrasqueiro, Zelia [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Portucalense, Dept Econ & Gestao, REMIT Res Econ Management & Informat Technol, Porto, Portugal
[2] Univ Beira Interior, Dept Management & Econ, Covilha, Portugal
关键词
Cognitive biases; Speed of adjustment; Overconfidence manager; SMEs; Entrepreneurial firms; TESTING TRADE-OFF; PECKING ORDER THEORY; PANEL-DATA MODELS; CEO OVERCONFIDENCE; TARGET LEVERAGE; CORPORATE; ADJUSTMENT; INVESTMENT; DETERMINANTS; SPEED;
D O I
10.1108/JSBED-07-2023-0319
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
PurposeThe behavioural theory adds a new paradigm of analysis with the assumptions of the decision maker's cognitive biases and their repercussions on financing decisions. The aim of the study is to analyse the repercussions of these biases on the adjustment speed of firm's capital structure toward the optimal level.Design/methodology/approachBased on a partial adjustment model, the study uses the Dynamic Panel Fractional estimator to analyse panel data from 4,990 Portuguese entrepreneurial firms.FindingsThe results show that the cognitive overconfidence bias impacts the entrepreneurial firm's capital structure. In fact, the firms run by overconfident managers adjust more slowly than their counterparts. Furthermore, the findings suggest that entrepreneurial firms make relatively fast adjustments toward the optimal debt level and follow a hierarchical financing order in the funding process.Practical implicationsThe results of this paper are not only interesting to the academia, but also contain practical implications for corporate, institutional and business policy and governance. First, the paper introduces a new measure of cognitive bias in optimistic managers, which is useful for current and future academic research. Also, in practical terms, the findings of the paper reveal that when a company is contemplating hiring a manager, it should consider whether they need an optimistic or non-optimistic manager based on the company's present life cycle or situation.Originality/valueThe current analysis extends the existing literature. The study suggests that financial classical and behavioural paradigms should not be separated, which can provide evidence to help narrow the gap between these two major perspectives.
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页码:152 / 173
页数:22
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