Summary: | The study aimed to examine the effect of leverage on investment decisions,
the effect of debt maturity on investment decisions, the effect of growth
opportunities for investment decisions, the effect of leverage on investment
decisions are moderated by the growth opportunities, and the effect of debt
maturity on investment decisions is moderated by growth opportunities. The
hypothesis in this research is the leverage negatively affect investment decisions,
debt maturity negatively affect investment decisions, growth opportunities have a
positive influence on investment decisions, the negative effect of leverage on
investment decisions on the smaller companies that have high growth
opportunities, and the negative effect of debt maturity investment decisions on the
smaller companies that have high growth opportunities. This study focused on
companies that have gone public and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for
the period 2006 to 2010. The sampling method used purposive sampling and a
sample of 45 companies. Processing methods used to test statistical significance
of fixed effects, and Hausman test panel data regression. The finding of this
research that leverage negatively affect investment decisions, debt maturity
negatively influence investment decisions, growth opportunities proved to be
positively related to investment decisions, there is no interaction between leverage
and growth opportunities in influencing investment decisions and growth
opportunities could moderate the effect of debt maturity investment decisions.
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