Sme Loan Decision-Making Process: The Declining Role Of Human Capital

This study is intended to establish relationships among a borrower's attributes, the likelihood of loan approval, and the effect of lender's human capital in the SME loan-granting process. A conjoint analysis has been used as the main analytical tool. The results showed that: (1) a borr...

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Main Authors: Ottavia, Ottavia, Chuluunbaatar, Enkhbold, Far Kung, Shiann, Luh, Ding Bang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Academy of Management (AAM) 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/36563/1/AAMJ_16.2.2.pdf
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Summary:This study is intended to establish relationships among a borrower's attributes, the likelihood of loan approval, and the effect of lender's human capital in the SME loan-granting process. A conjoint analysis has been used as the main analytical tool. The results showed that: (1) a borrower's attributes are all positively related to the likelihood of loan approval on different levels, (2) officers place different weights on a borrower's attributes, and (3) human capital factors do not have significant roles in the SME loan-granting process