INNOVATION INVESTMENT: BEHAVIOUR OF CHINESE FIRMS TOWARDS FINANCING SOURCES

Although the extant literature on corporate finance has largely focused on capital investments, relatively less attention has been paid to identify how research and development (R&D) related investments are financed. This study empirically tests the relationship between the different financing sources used by firms and their intensity of R&D in the rapidly growing economy of China. Furthermore, we posit that the firm’s choice to adopt...