The debt maturity structure of small firms in a creditor oriented environment

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1 Corresponding author: Ghent University, Department of Corporate Finance, Kuiperskaai 55E, 9000 Ghent (Belgium), Tel [phone], fax [phone],e-mail: [e-mail]. 2 Associate professor of Finance, University of Antwerp 3 Professor, Ernst & Young Chair of Growth Management and Institute for Credit Management (Gerling-NCM, Graydon), Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and Department of Corporate Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium.