Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92815 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 655
Publisher: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Abstract: 
In June 2005, a questionnaire survey was sent to 9000 companies in the Kansai Area (Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo), the second largest economic block in Japan, with 2041 companies responding. This article introduces the results of this questionnaire survey. The greatest feature of this study is that, unlike previous works on traditional corporate finance, much information on unlisted companies is included. The dividend policy of Japanese companies, awareness of corporate governance, funding behavior, and bank selection behavior were analyzed. As a result, we found that being a consolidated subsidiary or a group member of an affiliation of companies greatly affects a company's financial activities, and that the capital adequacy ratio and size of the company are also important factors.
Subjects: 
Japanese small firms
Financial decision
Main banks
Dividend policy
Corporate governance
JEL: 
G32
G20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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