Value Maximization Theory Determinants (a) |
Hi (b) |
Questionnaire/ Hypotheses statement/ Dependent Variable (c) |
Cost of financial distress |
H1: |
ERM significantly reduces expected costs of financial distress |
Lowering tax burden |
H2: |
ERM significantly reduces company’s expected taxes |
Cost for external financing |
H3: |
ERM significantly reduces the cost for external financing |
Agency problem |
H4: |
ERM significantly reduces volatility of managers’ bonuses and salaries |
Informational asymmetries |
H5: |
ERM significantly reduces information gap between managers and investors |
Net operating profit after tax |
H6: |
ERM implementation has significant positive effect on Net Operating profit after tax of the firms. |
Weighted average cost of capital |
H7: |
ERM implementation has a significant positive effect on reducing Weighted Average Cost of Capital. |
Return on invested capital |
H8: |
ERM implementation has significant positive effect on return on invested capital. |