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The Relation between Ownership Structure and Capital Structure: Evidence from Jordanian industrial Firms 2004-2008 | ||
| TANMIYAT AL-RAFIDAIN | ||
| Article 1, Volume 32, Issue 100, 2010, Pages 176-188 PDF (151.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/tanra.2010.161864 | ||
| Author | ||
| Qays Al-Kaylani | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract This study aims to examine the possible relation between ownership structure and capital structure in the industrial firms in Jordan. The publications of the Jordan securities commission for a sample of such firms (ten in number) has been listed in Amman Stock Exchange for the period 2004 to 2008. The multiple regressions at %5 significant level have also been used. Many results have been reached, the most important are: The Jordanian industrial firms tend to use ownership financing to finance their activities, the debt ratio average in such firms is %28.79. The members of the board of directors of such firms own about %46.4 of the firm's stock which is relatively high rate. Big stock holders own about %52.8 of the shares of such firms. Also find that there is no statistically significant evidence that the ownership structure affect the Capital structure in the Jordanian industrial firms. . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ownership structure; Capital Structure; Jordanian Industrial Companies | ||
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