1999
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1999.tb00187.x
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Comparing Working Capital Practices in Canada, the United States, and Australia: A Note

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“…The existing survey evidence (Smith and Sell, 1980, Belt and Smith, 1988, Khoury, Smith, and MacKay, 1999) finds both differences and similarities in working capital policies in Canadian and U.S. firms. Our first objective is to establish quantitatively whether the differences, if any, between working capital in Canadian and U.S. firms are statistically significant.…”
Section: Methodology Empirical Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The existing survey evidence (Smith and Sell, 1980, Belt and Smith, 1988, Khoury, Smith, and MacKay, 1999) finds both differences and similarities in working capital policies in Canadian and U.S. firms. Our first objective is to establish quantitatively whether the differences, if any, between working capital in Canadian and U.S. firms are statistically significant.…”
Section: Methodology Empirical Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The results were then compared with two previous studies in the U.S. (Belt andSmith, 1988, andSell, 1980), and the authors found both similarities and differences. Khoury, Smith, and MacKay (1999) used a similar survey instrument to compare working-capital practices in Canada, the U.S. and Australia and found both similarities and differences in working-capital practices across countries as well as across time. The literature argues that the differences can be largely attributed to variations in firm size and other factors across countries.…”
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“…Certaines études indiquent que les PME utilisent des pratiques relativement peu sophistiquées en matière de gestion du FDR (Nayak et Greenfield, 1994 ;Khoury et al, 1999). D'autres ne font que rapporter la proportion d'utilisation de certaines techniques de gestion du FDR parmi les PME échantillonnées (Peel et Wilson, 1996 ;Maxwell, Gitman et Smith, 1998).…”
Section: Pratiques D'affaires Liées à La Gestion Des Stocks Et Des Counclassified
“…Ils ont relevé que le niveau des stocks obtenait le plus d'attention, suivi de la période de paiement des comptes fournisseurs et de la période de recouvrement des CC. En ce qui concerne la gestion des CC, l'étude réalisée par Khoury et al (1999) montre que l'analyse et la notation du crédit sont parmi les méthodes les plus utilisées dans les entreprises canadiennes. Quant à Peel et al (2000), ils ont trouvé que la pratique la plus populaire pour réduire les paiements en retard des clients est l'imposition d'un intérêt statutaire.…”
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