• 동아시아경상학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2019

Purpose - This paper empirically investigates what factors contribute to corporate investments under financial constraint condition in the Korean stock market. In the paper, tangible assets' growth rate and fixed assets' growth rate were employed as investment performance and total assets were also used for comparison purpose. Research design and methodology - Samples are constructed by manufacturing firms listed on the stock market of Korea as well as those who settle accounts in December from 2001 to 2018. Financial institutions are excluded from the sample as their accounting procedures, governance and regulations differ. This study adopted a fixed panel regression model to assess the sample construction including yearly and cross-sectional data. Results - This results support the literatures that major shareholders showed positive significance to investment in financially unconstrained firms and no significance to investment in financially constrained firms. ROA showed positive significance to investment in financially unconstrained and constrained firms, whereas firm size showed negative significance to investment in financially unconstrained and constrained firms. Debt showed no positive significance to investment in financially unconstrained firms and negative significance to investment in financially constrained firms. Conclusions - This paper documented evidence that ROA and firm size are important factors to investment irrespective of firms' financial constraints. And this paper also supports that major shareholders give positive impact to investments in financially unconstrained firms. This means that financial constraints itself rule corporate' investment decision in financially constrained firms.

• 융합경영연구
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2019

Purpose - This paper empirically investigates what factors contribute to management decisions by corporate governance in the Korean stock market. In the paper, dividends and investments were imployed as management decisions and major stockholders' shares and foreign investors' shares were used as corporate governance. Research design, data, and Methodolog - Samples are constructed by manufacturing firms listed on the stock market of Korea as well as those who settle accounts in December from 2001 to 2018. Financial institutions are excluded from the sample as their accounting procedures, governance and regulations differ. This study adopted the panel regression model to assess the sample construction including yearly and cross-sectional data. Results - This results support the literatures that major shareholders showed insignificance to dividends, positive significance to investment in financially unconstrained firms and negative significance to investment in financially constrained firms. Whereas foreign investors favor firms to increase dividends but they decrease investments only in financially constrained firms. Conclusion - This paper documented evidence that financial constrained firms use dividends for their investment and foreign investors decrease investments under financial constraints. But for dividends decisions, foreign investors give significant positive impacts irrespective of financial constraints.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2015

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine whether the cash policies of retail firms listed on Korean stock markets are consistent with the evidence provided in the study of Almeida et al. (2004). Liquidity management is an important issue for financially constrained firms relative to financially unconstrained firms. Because there are few sources of external funding, the optimal liquidity policies of financially constrained firms should reflect their own earnings or cash inflows to create opportunities for current and future real investments. According to this simple idea, we estimate the sensitivity of cash to cash flows and simply check whether the estimated sensitivity to cash flows of the cash retained by constrained retail firms is greater than that of the cash retained by unconstrained retail firms. Through this work, we aim to explain why the cash policies of the retail firms listed on the Korean stock markets differ from those of listed manufacturing enterprises. Research design, data, and methodology - To explain a firm's cash holdings, we use only three explanatory variables: earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), Tobin's q, and size. All the variables are defined as the value of the numerator divided by aggregate assets. Thanks to this definition, it is possible to treat all the sample firms as a single large firm. The sample financial data for this study are collected from the retail enterprises listed on the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets from 1991 to 2013. We can obtain these data from WISEfn, the financial information company. This study's methodology has its origin in Keynes's simple idea of precautionary liquidity demand: When a firm faces financial constraints, cash savings from earnings or cash inflows become important from the corporate finance perspective. Following this simple idea, Almeida et al. (2004) developed their theoretical model and found empirical evidence that the sensitivity of cash to cash flows varies systematically according to different types of financing frictions. To find more empirical evidence for this idea, we examined the cash flow sensitivity of the cash held by Korean retail firms. Results - Through several robustness tests, we empirically showed that financially constrained Korean retail firms display significant positive propensity to save cash from earnings before interest and taxes, while the estimated cash flow sensitivity of the cash held by unconstrained retail firms is not significant. Despite the relatively low earnings of retail firms, their sensitivity is three times greater than that of manufacturing enterprises. This implies that Korean retail firms have greater intentions of facilitating future investments rather than current investments. Conclusions - The characteristics of the cash policies of Korean retail firms differ from those of manufacturing firms. This contrast may be attributable to industry-oriented policy planning, regulations, and institutional differences. However, the industrial policymakers should observe signals of the long-term growth options of retail firms based on their high propensity to save from their cash inflows.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권12호
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• pp.129-139
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• 2021

The aim of this study is to provide insight into tax avoidance through planning and management, and its investment consequences in financially constrained and unconstrained firms, as well as to empirically examine the interrelationships between the variables studied. Data was extracted from the financial statement analysis of non-financial companies listed on the Pakistan stock exchange (PSX) published by the State Bank of Pakistan, covering ten major manufacturing sectors. KZ index and WW index are used to identify financially constrained and unconstrained firms. Tax avoidance is measured by using GETR and LETR. All the equations are estimated through panel data regression models using common, fixed, and random effects. The empirical investigation of the role of tax avoidance in all firms collectively and constrained and unconstrained firms separately showed that the tax avoidance behavior of these firms is translated into investments by these firms. The study will help policymakers in strategy formulation and implementation related to tax planning and investment decisions in constrained and unconstrained firms to overcome their financial constraints and to optimize their investment decisions for value maximization. This will substantially increase the investment in the country by providing growth opportunities and lowering the tax rates.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1654-1662
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 $\"{O}$.Arslan et al.(2006)의 연구방법론을 적용하여 국내 기업의 현금보유(cash holdings)가 투자-현금흐름 민감도(investment-cash flow sensitivity)에 어떤 영향을 주는지를 분석하는 데 있다. 1981년부터 2009년까지 외환위기 이전과 이후 그리고 외환위기 기간으로 분류하여 각 기간별로 현금보유가 투자-현금흐름 민감도에 어떤 영향을 주는 지를 비교 분석하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 전체 기업을 재무적 제약(financial constraint) 에 대한 고려 없이 3개의 기간으로 분류해서 살펴본 결과 외환위기 기간을 제외한 외환위기 이전과 이후 기간에서는 현금보유가 많은 기업일수록 투자-현금흐름 민감도는 감소하였다. 둘째, 기업규모나 배당지급 기준에 의해 재무적 제약하에 있지 않은 기업으로 분류된 경우에는 현금보유가 많을수록 투자-현금흐름 민감도는 오히려 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 $\"{O}$.Arslan et al.(2006)의 연구와 일치하지 않는 결과인데 첫째, 기업규모나 배당지급 여부는 국내에서는 기업의 재무적 제약을 나타내는 기준으로 불완전하며 둘째, 본 연구에서 고려하지 못한 투자-현금흐름 민감도에 영향을 주는 다른 요인들이 존재할 수 있기 때문이다. 하지만 현금보유기준에 의해 재무적 제약하의 기업으로 분류된 경우에는 투자-현금흐름 민감도는 낮게 나타났다. 이는 $\"{O}$.Arslan et al.(2006)의 연구결과와 일치한다. 끝으로 전체 기간 동안 현금보유 결정요인은 다음과 같다. 현금흐름(cash flow)과 시장가/장부가비율(market to book ratio)은 증가할수록, 단기부채와 투자지출 그리고 기업규모는 감소할수록, 기업의 현금보유증가에 양(+)의 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• 융합경영연구
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2021

Purpose: This study empirically investigates what factors contribute to corporate value in the Korea New Exchange (KONEX) market and determines whether financial constraints contribute any effect on it. Research design, data and methodology: A fixed-effect panel regression model was utilized to analyze financial constraints on firm value for KONEX listed firms through the fiscal period from 2013 to 2020. Results: we find that firms' research and development, volatility, size, and sales growth give significant impacts to firm value, but the significance and direction are different. In addition, no significant relationship exists between the largest shareholder's equity ratio and firm value in all models. The debt-to-equity ratio did not show a significant relationship with corporate value. A significant negative relationship was found between R&D and corporate value in the entire sample. Volitility exhibited a positive relationship with corporate value in the entire sample and financially unconstrained companies. Firm size presented a significant negative relationship with company value in all models. Sales growth showed a significant negative relationship with corporate value in financially constrained companies. Conclusions: No difference is found between financially constrained and unconstrained companies in the KONEX market. We can infer that KONEX companies have a large difference with KOSPI or KOSDAQ. Further analysis is needed on the differences among these markets.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2016

Purpose - We examine the marginal value of cash in Korean retail firms, largely unexamined in literature. The marginal value of cash plays pivotal role in cash management policy; especially, a significantly low marginal cash value indicates substantial manager-shareholder conflicts. Research design, data, and methodology - We estimate marginal cash values by adopting the approach of Faulkender & Wang (2006). The sample of retail firms traded in Korean Stock Exchange from 1991 to 2013 is analyzed. Results - We estimate the marginal value of cash for the retail firms as 0.75, implying significant manager-shareholder conflicts. We find a lower marginal value of cash for financially constrained retail firms, contradicting existing theories. The marginal value of cash increases substantially after 2000s, suggesting severe agency conflicts in 1990s as a key reason behind our findings. Conclusions - Our findings support the substantial resource diversion problem in Korean firms and the agency theory of cash management policy. Our results argue against the widely accepted view focusing on implications of financial constraints, which highlights a need of new cash management theory.

• Management Science and Financial Engineering
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2013

We investigate the effect of bank's market power on financing constraints of non-financial firms in 11 Asian countries between 1995 and 2009. Using firm-level data we analyze financial constraints with the Euler equation derived from the dynamic investment model. We find that with a highly concentrated banking sector firms which have high market power are less financially constrained. These results are consistent with an information-based hypothesis that more market power increases bank's advantage to produce information on potential borrowers.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.121-148
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 2007-2008의 글로벌 금융위기 기간 동안에 이중차분법 설계(Differences in Differences Design)를 사용해서 회계보수주의가 한국거래소에 상장된 비금융기업들의 투자 지출에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 구체적으로 본 연구에서는 신용위기 이전의 사전적 회계보수주의의 수준이 사후적인 투자 감소 정도를 설명하는데 도움이 되는지를 분석하였다. 실증적 분석결과, 과거의 연구들과 일치하게(Campello et al. 2010; Duchin et al. 2010) 기업들은 금융위기 기간 중에 투자의 감소를 경험하였다. 이에 추가로 더 보수적인 재무보고를 하는 기업들은 덜 보수적인 재무보고를 하는 기업들에 비하여 금융위기의 시작 이후에 투자의 감소폭이 더 작게 나타났다. 또한 과소투자로부터 손실이 발생할 가능성이 더 높은 기업들에서 더 보수적인 회계방법을 사용하는 기업들의 투자가 더 작게 감소된다는 것을 제시하였다. 또한 외부 자금조달에 대하여 상대적으로 더 큰 비용을 지불해야하는 기업들(재무적으로 제약된 기업들)과 외부자금조달의 필요성이 상대적으로 더 큰 기업들(내적 재무조달 자원이 부족한 기업들)에서 보수주의의 더 높은 효익을 발견하였다. 이러한 결과들은 보수주의 재무보고가 금융위기 기간 중에 과소투자를 완화시킨다는 해석을 지지하는 것이다. 본 연구 결과가 신용공급 충격이라기보다는 수요충격에 대한 민감성을 반영할 수도 있는 가능성을 검토하기 위하여 북한의 핵실험으로 비롯된 위기에 따른 부의 수요충격에 대하여 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과 1년 이전의 보수주의 측정치는 북한의 핵실험에 따른 이후 기간의 투자와 관련성이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 본 연구 결과가 수요 충격으로 부터 발생하지 않았고, 공급 충격으로 발행하였다는 것을 제시한다. 마지막으로, 본 연구는 금융위기 기간 중에 회계보수주의의 역할이 채권의 발행과 주식수익률에 영향을 미치는가를 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 더 높은 수준의 보수주의를 사용하는 기업들이 금융위기 기간 중에 부채를 통한 자금조달 능력의 감소폭이 더 낮게 나타났다는 것을 발견하였다. 또한 더 높은 수준의 보수주의를 사용하는 기업들의 주식 가격 하락폭이 더 낮게 나타났다. 종합하면, 이러한 결과는 보수주의가 기업의 대출능력을 향상시키고 과소투자를 완화한다는 예상과 일치하는 것이다.