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The impact of firm-specific determinants, external factors and voluntary disclosure on capital structure: an empirical analysis of Islamic banks in Yemen

The impact of firm-specific determinants, external factors and voluntary disclosure on capital... The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of firm-specific features, external factors, and voluntary disclosure on capital structure of three Islamic banks in Yemen. The capital structure measured by banks' leverage (LEV) was considered a dependent variable that worked against firm-specific determinants, macroeconomic factors, and voluntary disclosure. The results indicated that voluntary disclosure has a significant influence on capital structure. The results indicated that among the firm-specific variables, assets-in-place, performance, and bank size are found to have a strongly significant influence on capital structure. With regard to macroeconomic variables, the results revealed that economic activity (GDP) and inflation rate are found to have an insignificant influence on capital structure. The research paper suggested that bankers recognise voluntary transparency in a manner that would enhance financial leverage for Islamic banks. To the researcher's best knowledge, there is no empirical evidence that examined the relationship between firm-specific characteristics, external factors, and voluntary disclosure with financial leverage in the annual reports of Islamic banks' working in Yemen. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Business and Systems Research Inderscience Publishers

The impact of firm-specific determinants, external factors and voluntary disclosure on capital structure: an empirical analysis of Islamic banks in Yemen

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Inderscience Publishers
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ISSN
1751-200X
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1751-2018
DOI
10.1504/ijbsr.2022.125475
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of firm-specific features, external factors, and voluntary disclosure on capital structure of three Islamic banks in Yemen. The capital structure measured by banks' leverage (LEV) was considered a dependent variable that worked against firm-specific determinants, macroeconomic factors, and voluntary disclosure. The results indicated that voluntary disclosure has a significant influence on capital structure. The results indicated that among the firm-specific variables, assets-in-place, performance, and bank size are found to have a strongly significant influence on capital structure. With regard to macroeconomic variables, the results revealed that economic activity (GDP) and inflation rate are found to have an insignificant influence on capital structure. The research paper suggested that bankers recognise voluntary transparency in a manner that would enhance financial leverage for Islamic banks. To the researcher's best knowledge, there is no empirical evidence that examined the relationship between firm-specific characteristics, external factors, and voluntary disclosure with financial leverage in the annual reports of Islamic banks' working in Yemen.

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International Journal of Business and Systems Research – Inderscience Publishers

Published: Jan 1, 2022

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