This chapter reviews the results of a study into corporate investment with reference to a current life cycle phase of an industrial enterprise. For the purposes of the study, a score-based model of corporate age evaluation was used taking into account objectives of the study and sampling specifics. The study based on Russian extraction companies reveals that massively growing companies tend to intensively raise their capital funds through loans predominantly. Once mature, they show a low-key investment activity. Aging companies lose flexibility from the perspective of effective investment instruments, reduce reinvestment, and enter stagnation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigitalization in Finance and Accounting - 20th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting ACFA 2019
EditorsDavid Procházka
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages169-180
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030552763
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event20th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting, ACFA 2019 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 24 May 201924 May 2019

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Business and Economics
ISSN (Print)2198-7246
ISSN (Electronic)2198-7254

Conference

Conference20th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting, ACFA 2019
Abbreviated titleACFA 2019
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period24/05/1924/05/19

    Scopus subject areas

  • Business, Management and Accounting(all)
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)

    Research areas

  • Investment activity, Investment activity life cycle, Investments

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