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e-Delphi prioritization of capital structure determinants in small and medium size businesses in Puerto Rico

dc.contributor.advisor Méndez Piñero, Mayra I.
dc.contributor.author Albor Medina, Karen Paola
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering
dc.contributor.committee Santiago Rosado, David
dc.contributor.committee González Barreto, David
dc.contributor.department Department of Industrial Engineering
dc.contributor.representative Lorenzo González, Edgardo
dc.date.accessioned 2023-12-08T14:31:52Z
dc.date.available 2023-12-08T14:31:52Z
dc.date.issued 2023-12-04
dc.description.abstract In 2020, Puerto Rican Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) defined by the incentives code as businesses with average sales under three million dollars, comprised 80.8% of all enterprises and contributed significantly to 38.6% of formal employment. A critical management objective for these SMEs is determining their Capital Structure (CS), which defines how they leverage their regular operations. It is recognized that one of the primary reasons for SMEs failures lies in their financial leverage decisions and the challenge of aligning their CS with their existing capabilities and business structure. Consequently, this study employs a qualitative e-Delphi method to identify crucial CS variables for Puerto Rican SMEs, and a validation methodology for statistical confirmation on Micro SMEs. The research yields the Product Competitiveness, Solvency, Profitability, Tangibility of Assets, Liquidity, and Firm Growth as the focus-variable list that can assist academic SMEs researchers and financial decision-makers in optimizing their resources and efforts.
dc.description.abstract En 2020, las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PYMES), que según el código de Incentivos de Puerto Rico son aquellas con ventas promedio menores a tres millones de dólares, representaron el 80.8% de todas las empresas en Puerto Rico y generaron el 38.6% del empleo formal. Un objetivo crítico de las PYMES es determinar su Estructura de Capital, crucial para financiar sus operaciones futuras. Por ello, se realizó un análisis cualitativo e-Delphi para priorizar las variables cruciales como la Competitividad del Producto, Solvencia, Rentabilidad, Tangibilidad de los Activos, Liquidez y Crecimiento de la Compañía. Estas variables vinculadas a las Estructuras de Capital de las PYMES fueron validadas estadísticamente, enfocándose en las Micro-PYMES, de esta manera ofreciendo un resultado esencial para investigadores y los que toman decisiones en PYMES, permitiéndoles enfocarse en los desafíos financieros habituales de estas empresas y mejorando su alineación con sus respectivos modelos de negocio y capacidades actuales.
dc.description.graduationSemester Fall
dc.description.graduationYear 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/3585
dc.language.iso en
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International *
dc.rights.holder (c) 2023 Karen Albor Medina
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ *
dc.subject SMEs
dc.subject Capital Structure
dc.subject Profitability
dc.subject PYMES
dc.subject Liquidity
dc.subject.lcsh Capital productivity
dc.subject.lcsh Debt equity conversion
dc.subject.lcsh Capital costs
dc.subject.lcsh Assets
dc.title e-Delphi prioritization of capital structure determinants in small and medium size businesses in Puerto Rico
dc.type Thesis
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Industrial Engineering
thesis.degree.level M.S.
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