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Narratives in managers’ corporate finance decisions
Author(s) -
Coleman Les,
Maheswaran Krishnan,
Pinder Sean
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-629X
pISSN - 0810-5391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-629x.2010.00343.x
Subject(s) - corporate finance , heuristics , face (sociological concept) , finance , narrative , business , accounting , economics , sociology , computer science , social science , linguistics , philosophy , operating system
This article uses the extended case method to explore senior executives’ corporate finance decisions. We quantified firm’s finance practices using a mail survey, and then – to resolve puzzles in managers’ decision processes – conducted face‐to‐face interviews with chief finance officers of large listed firms. The interviews identified six themes as consistent influences on finance decisions: pressures imposed by clienteles; constraints on resources; risk management; heuristics; real options; and sustainability. We conclude that managers are logical and rational in their decisions, but employ a wider range of criteria than assumed in conventional finance theories.