The Impact of Corporate Strategy on Capital Structure in Tehran Stock Exchange

Subject Areas : Financial Markets and Institutions

Fraydoon Rahnamay Roodposhti ¹ (Professor, Department of Accounting, Tehran Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Anahita Zandi ² (lecturer)

Received: 2021-01-05 Accepted : 2021-04-09 Published : 2020-12-21

Keywords: Corporate Strategy, Capital Structure, integration, Diversification, External activity,

Abstract :

The impact of corporate strategy decisions on capital structure has attracted researchers and managers for decades, though these decisions have so far yielded complex and uncertain results. While previous studies have focused on the effective effects of a single strategy at one point in time, this study attempts to provide an overview of the impact of strategic decisions on capital structure. According to the hierarchical strategy theory, there are three effective strategies, namely external activity, diversification and integration (integration), at the company level. This study was conducted using the annual data of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange during the period 2013-2019. By screening, 152 companies were identified as the sample of the study. Multivariate linear regression based on panel data was used to test the research hypotheses. The results of empirical evidence show that the aforementioned strategies influence the structure of corporate capital simultaneously and independently. Integration and external activity are inversely related to debt ratio, whereas diversification is directly related to debt ratio. The findings of this study contribute to the richness of the work on capital structure / strategy and help more academics and managers understand the impact of strategy on firm capital structureKeywords: Capital structure, corporate strategy, integration, diversification, External activity

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