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Le, Q. M., & Nguyen, H. M. (2022). The moderation role of investment opportunities in modifying the impact of state ownership on corporate risk-taking behavior. Journal of International Economics and Management, 22(2), 42-55. https://doi.org/10.38203/jiem.022.2.0047
The moderation role of investment opportunities in modifying the impact of state ownership on corporate risk-taking behavior
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This research aims at examining the moderation role of investment opportunities in the effect of state ownership on risk-taking behavior. The financial data of non-financial listed firms in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh stock exchanges are collected from Bloomberg. The sample includes firm observations during the period from 2015 to 2020 with 2,664 firm-year observations. The paper finds that state ownership negatively affects corporate risk-taking behavior. Investment opportunities are found to moderate the negative impact of state ownership on corporate risktaking activities. The findings are robust by year-fixed effects along with clustered standard errors. Based on these findings, two policy recommendations are provided. First, state-owned firms should improve their corporate governance to deal with agency problems. Second, the government should consider policies to encourage state-owned firms to increase their risktaking behavior.
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Investment opportunities, State ownership, Risk-taking
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Fan, J.P., Wong, T.J. and Zhang, T. (2007), “Politically connected CEOs, corporate governance, and post-IPO performance of China’s newly partially privatized firms”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 84 No. 2, pp. 330 - 357.
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Ha, N.T.T., Van, V.T.T. and Thu, P.A. (2019), “Institutional environment, government ownership, and firm profitability: empirical evidence from Vietnam”, Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 1 - 11.
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Hilary, G. and Hui, K.W. (2009), “Does religion matter in corporate decision making in America?”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 93 No. 3, pp. 455 - 473.
Hoskisson, R.E., Chirico, F., Zyung, J. and Gambeta, E. (2017), “Managerial risk taking: a multitheoretical review and future research agenda”, Journal of Management, Vol. 43 No. 1, pp. 137 - 169.
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Jensen, M.C. and Meckling, W.H. (1976), “Theory of the firm: managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 304 - 360.
John, K., Litov, L. and Yeung, B. (2008), “Corporate governance and risk‐taking”, The Journal of Finance, Vol. 63 No. 4, pp. 1679 - 1728.
Lai, S.M. and Liu, C.L. (2018), “Management characteristics and corporate investment efficiency”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Vol. 25 No. 3-4, pp. 295 - 312.
Lopez-Gutierrez, C., Sanfilippo-Azofra, S. and Torre-Olmo, B. (2015), “Investment decisions of companies in financial distress”, BRQ Business Research Quarterly, Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 174 - 187.
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Myers, S.C. and Majluf, N.S. (1984), “Corporate financing and investment decisions when firms have information that investors do not have”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 187 - 221.
Nakano, M. and Nguyen, P. (2012), “Board size and corporate risk taking: further evidence from Japan”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 369 - 387.
Nguyen, P. (2011), “Corporate governance and risk-taking: evidence from Japanese firms”, PacificBasin Finance Journal, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 278 - 297.
Nguyen, T.T.H., Moslehpour, M., Vo, T.T.V. and Wong, W.K. (2020), “State ownership and risk-taking behavior: An empirical approach to get better profitability, investment, and trading strategies for listed corporates in Vietnam”, Economies, Vol. 8 No. 2, 46.
Panousi, V. and Papanikolaou, D. (2012), “Investment, idiosyncratic risk, and ownership”, The Journal of Finance, Vol. 67 No. 3, pp. 1113 - 1148.
Petersen, M.A. (2009), “Estimating standard errors in finance panel data sets: comparing approaches”, The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 435 - 480.
Phung, D.N. and Mishra, A.V. (2016), “Ownership structure and firm performance: evidence from Vietnamese listed firms”, Australian Economic Papers, Vol. 55 No. 1, pp. 63 - 98.
Su, K., Li, L. and Wan, R. (2017), “Ultimate ownership, risk-taking, and firm value: evidence from China”, Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 10 - 26.
Uddin, M.H. (2015), “Government ownership in stock exchange listed corporate firms: an empirical study of the United Arab Emirates”, Corporate Ownership & Control, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 38 - 54.
Uddin, M.H. (2016), “Effect of government share ownership on corporate risk taking: case of the United Arab Emirates”, Research in International Business and Finance, Vol. 36, pp. 322 - 339.
Vo, X.V. (2016), “Foreign investors and corporate risk taking behavior in an emerging market”, Finance Research Letters, Vol. 18, pp. 273 - 277.
Vo, X.V. (2018), “Do firms with state ownership in transitional economies take more risk? Evidence from Vietnam”, Research in International Business and Finance, Vol. 46, pp. 251 - 256.
Wen, F., Li, C., Sha, H. and Shao, L. (2021), “How does economic policy uncertainty affect corporate risk-taking? Evidence from China”, Finance Research Letters, Vol. 41, 101840.
Zhai, S., Xie, L. and Zhang, S. (2017), “Bank connections and corporate risk-taking: evidence from China”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Vol. 24 No. 1-2, pp. 183 - 194.
Zhou, K.Z., Gao, G.Y. and Zhao, H. (2017), “State ownership and firm innovation in China: an integrated view of institutional and efficiency logics”, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 62 No. 2, pp. 375 - 404.