Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/96229 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Citation: 
[Journal:] The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (JEF) [ISSN:] 1551-9570 [Volume:] 16 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] The Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance (AEF) [Place:] Montrose, CA [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 57-79
Publisher: 
The Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance (AEF), Montrose, CA
Abstract: 
Previous research on relationship lending has paid very little attention to the role of trust. Trust might be ex-pected to reduce agency costs, perceived credit risk and thus the request for personal collateral. Trustworthiness is associated with three attributes of SME owner/managers': ability, benevolence and integrity. We hypothe-sised that loan managers' assessment of the trustworthiness of owner/managers is negatively associated with the personal collateral demanded by banks. Using the quantitative and qualitative data about 457 SMEs-bank rela-tionships in North East Italy, we tested this hypothesis. The results show that trust has a minor role in reducing the request of collateral.
Subjects: 
Trust
Relationship lending
SMEs
Personal Collateral
JEL: 
G21
M13
D82
Document Type: 
Article

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