%0 Journal Article %T SERMAYE YAPISI LE LETME PERFORMANSI ARASINDAK L K : GIDA SEKT R¨¹NDE B R UYGULAMA = CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP: AN IMPLEMENTION ON FOOD INDUSTRY %A Yurdag¨¹l KABAK£¿I %J Ege Academic Review %D 2008 %I Ege University %X The capital structure decision is crucial for any business organization. The decision is important because of the need to maximize returns to various organizational constituencies, and also because of the impact such a decision has on an organization¡¯s ability to deal with its competitive environment. This paper seeks to investigate the relationship between capital structure and profitability of listed firms on the stanbul Stock Exchange ( SE) during a six-year period. Regression analysis is used in the estimation of functions relating the return on equity (ROE) with measures of capital structure. %K Capital Structure %K Financial Performance %K Pecking Order %K Sermaye Yap s %K Finansal Performans %K Finansal Hiyerar i %U http://eab.ege.edu.tr/pdf/8_1/C8-S1-M9.pdf