Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/114677 
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Year of Publication: 
1994
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Small Business Finance [ISSN:] 1057-2287 [Volume:] 3 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] JAI Press [Place:] Greenwich, CT [Year:] 1994 [Pages:] 215-227
Publisher: 
JAI Press, Greenwich, CT
Abstract: 
Although it has been suggested that participation financing may allow publicly traded firms to reduce the agency cost of perk consumption, the effect of this type of financing in small firms needs more discussion. The objective of the article is to analyze the small firm effects on the effectiveness of the participation financing in dealing with the agency problem of perk consumption. The participation option gives outside investors less protection against the excessive entrepreneur perk consumption when the firm’s default risk is high. By contrast, the option is more effective in firms with rapid growth or high levels of information asymmetry and therefore high monitoring costs.
Subjects: 
Participation Financing
Agency Problem
Perk
Perquisite
Small Firm
Small Business
JEL: 
G32
L25
Document Type: 
Article

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