This study examines the effects of managerial social capital on investment sensitivity to cashflowand Q. Using a large cross-country sample of companies for the period 1999–2012 and a traditional investment-Q framework, we discover that social capital reduces afirm's dependence on internally generated cash. Wefind that social capital is positively associated with investmentsensitivity to Q. We further determine that social capital positively affects the sensitivity of externalfinance to Q, while inversely influencing the sensitivity of externalfinance to cashflow. Theseeffects of social capital are stronger in markets characterized by the weak legal protection of investors. Ourfindings are robust to alternative model specifications, different variable measurements, and tests for endogeneity.© 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.JEL classification:G31Z13Keywords
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