Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Causal relationship between leverage and performance: Exploring Dhaka Stock Exchange Subject The topic of the resource Bangladesh; Capital structure; Firm size; Growth rates; Leverage; Levered firms; Performance Description An account of the resource To magnify shareholders' returns, managers employ the use of debt in the firms' capital structure. However, excessive debt financing can often cause financial distress for the firms. In fact, various debt equity ratio levels may lead to different financial performance when compared for high levered and low levered firms. Thus, the aim of this paper is to examine the cause and effect relationship between financial leverage and financial performance of firms. To pursue the purpose, a purposive sample of 163 non-financial firms listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was selected to conduct this study. Findings indicate that there was no significant difference in the financial performance between high levered and low levered firms, neither in terms of their size nor growth rates. A negative relationship therefore persists between leverage and performance of such firms. Implications of these findings can provide policy guidelines for managers and directions for any further work in this context. Copyright 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nisha N.; Ghosh B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Vol-20, No. 1, pp. 31-49. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Inderscience Publishers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2018.088663" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2018.088663</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115742193&amp;doi=10.1504%2FIJBG.2018.088663&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=330447851180fe6c3c57b2dab3c4e2ec" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115742193&amp;doi=10.1504%2fIJBG.2018.088663&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=330447851180fe6c3c57b2dab3c4e2ec</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 17533627 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nisha N., Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business and Economics, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh; Ghosh B., Department of Finance, Institute of Management, Christ University, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India