TY - JOUR T1 - Forces Shaping Working Capital Management Practices: A Preliminary Study AU - Darun, Mohd Ridzuan AU - Roudaki, Jamal AU - Radford, Jack JO - International Business Management VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - 310 EP - 318 PY - 2015 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2015.310.318 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2015.310.318 KW - Working capital management KW -organizational context KW -data analysis KW -decision making process KW -Malaysia AB - This exploratory study is an attempt to identify forces that influence working capital management practices. Focus groups and unstructured interviews were conducted to identify factors influencing decision making process in working capital particularly in complex organizational settings. The qualitative data analysis showed that organizational context played an important role in working capital management practices. Finally, this study develops a number of propositions and future research directions are suggested. ER -