Research issues in agribusiness management: The topic of finance

✍ Scribed by William D. Gorman; G. Rex Lish; Bruce J. Pierce; James O. Randel

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 670 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0742-4477
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(198624)2:4<467::aid-agr2720020409>3.0.co;2-a

✦ Synopsis

Topic areas for research on problems of financing agribusinesses were suggested. hority research areas identified included: (1) implications of federal taxation policies,

(2) impacts of the 1986 tax law changes on the attractiveness of leasing ae a method of acquiring ansets, (3) inadequate equity capital sources for small and intermediate sized firms, (4) identification of factors that motivate individuals and/or companies to provide capital to new or expanding firms, (5) understanding entrepreneurial knowledge and behavior in regard to financing decisions, and (6) analysis of the interactions between forms of business ownership and financing alternatives. The research needs and opportunities were discussed for each of the identified topic areas.

The purpose of this article is to identify fruitful areas of research on the topic of finance as it relates to agribusiness firms. The topic has been defined to include equity and debt capital as well as leasing. The focus has been placed on what one might define as the small-and medium-sized agribusiness firms. Very large companies, such as John Deere or IBP, whose businesses are not totally confined