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Peer Firm Effect on Cooperate Investment Decisions

경쟁 기업이 기업의 투자결정에 미치는 영향 연구

  • Yang, Insun (Schoolof Business Administration, Hongik University)
  • Received : 2016.11.08
  • Accepted : 2016.12.08
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Firms grow in a competitive environment and competition can be a source of corporate growth. In an increasingly global market, companies face increased competition. As such, it is natural that all firms face some degree of risk due to competition. While firms compete for market share, they also imitate competitors in order to minimize risk that accompanies competition. This research attempts to demonstrate the effects of inter-firm competition on investment decisions. Using idiosyncratic equity returns as the instrument variable, this paper uses a two-stage least squares regression, as well as an ordinary least squares (OLS), to identify the influence of peer firms' investment decisions on a firm's own investment strategy. The results confirm that firms show stronger imitative behavior with more intense competition. Also, firms with higher debt ratios show higher peer group influence. This imitative factor provides clues to measure the risk-averseness in investment decisions.

기업들은 경쟁 속에서 성장한다. 경쟁은 성장의 기본 동력으로, 기업들은 경쟁 속에서 살아남기 위해 부단한 노력을 기울인다. Competitive rivalry-based theory에 따르면 기업은 경쟁 속에서 경쟁에 수반되는 위험을 회피하기 위해 경쟁기업들의 결정을 모방 한다고 한다. 본 연구는 국내 기업들의 투자 결정에 미치는 경쟁기업들의 영향에 대한 실증적인 연구이다. 본 연구의 연구 결과는 경쟁기업이 기업의 투자 결정에 통계적으로 상당히 유의한 영향을 미친다는 것과 이러한 영향은 기업 간 경쟁이 심화되면 될수록, 그리고 부채비율이 높아질수록 모방의 정도가 강해진다는 것을 보여주고 있다. 모험회피 이론에 의하면 기업들이 모방하는 이유는 경쟁에서 비용을 적게 들이고 손쉽게 정보를 얻으려하기 때문이라고 한다. 연구 방법론으로는 내생성 문제를 해결하기 위해 주가 수익률을 매개 변수로 사용하여 Two Stage Least Square(2SLS) 방법을 사용하여 경쟁기업들의 투자 결정이 기업의 투자 결정에 미치는 영향을 연구 분석하였다. 이 연구결과는 기업들이 투자결정하는데 있어서 어느 정도로 경쟁그룹을 인식하느냐에 대한 중요한 단서를 제공한다고 할 수 있다.

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