Determinants of investment opportunity set (Degree of internationalization and macroeconomic variables)

Cynthia A. Utama, Meiti Sulistika

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of internal factors (i.e. the degree of internationalization, profitability, firm size, and financial leverage) and external factors (i.e. GNP growth and the inflation rate) on firms’ growth opportunities or their Investment Opportunity Set (IOS). The IOS is measured by the market-to-book assets ratio. The result shows that profitability and firms’ size have a positive impact on the IOS whereas the degree of internationalization and financial leverage has a negative influence on the IOS. Finally, the IOS is positively affected by GNP growth while the inflation rate has a negative impact on IOS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-124
Number of pages18
JournalGadjah Mada International Journal of Business
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

  • Degree of internationalization
  • Firm size
  • Gross national product
  • Inflation rate
  • Investment opportunity set
  • Leverage
  • Market to book ratio
  • Profitability

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