Political connection heterogeneity and firm value in Vietnam

The observation of firms’ political connections (PCs) in both types of ascribed and acquired PCs has raised the question of their benefits to firms’ operation. Based on 1,365 Vietnamese listed firm-year observations from 2010 to 2014, we find that although firms with both ascribed and acquired PCs h...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0c125c40663d4fc2bdb68e0fa72cb2702021-12-02T15:59:34ZPolitical connection heterogeneity and firm value in Vietnam2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1738202https://doaj.org/article/0c125c40663d4fc2bdb68e0fa72cb2702020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1738202https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The observation of firms’ political connections (PCs) in both types of ascribed and acquired PCs has raised the question of their benefits to firms’ operation. Based on 1,365 Vietnamese listed firm-year observations from 2010 to 2014, we find that although firms with both ascribed and acquired PCs have lower firm value (FV) than firms without any PCs, firms with acquired PCs exhibit better FV than those with ascribed PCs. The paper also reveals that concentrated ownership (CO) has a mediation impact on the association between acquired PCs and FV while it can help firms with acquired PCs in improving FV.Phuoc Vu HaMichael FrömmelTaylor & Francis Grouparticlepolitical connectionsconcentrated ownershipfirm valueBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
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language EN
topic political connections
concentrated ownership
firm value
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle political connections
concentrated ownership
firm value
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Phuoc Vu Ha
Michael Frömmel
Political connection heterogeneity and firm value in Vietnam
description The observation of firms’ political connections (PCs) in both types of ascribed and acquired PCs has raised the question of their benefits to firms’ operation. Based on 1,365 Vietnamese listed firm-year observations from 2010 to 2014, we find that although firms with both ascribed and acquired PCs have lower firm value (FV) than firms without any PCs, firms with acquired PCs exhibit better FV than those with ascribed PCs. The paper also reveals that concentrated ownership (CO) has a mediation impact on the association between acquired PCs and FV while it can help firms with acquired PCs in improving FV.
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Michael Frömmel
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title_short Political connection heterogeneity and firm value in Vietnam
title_full Political connection heterogeneity and firm value in Vietnam
title_fullStr Political connection heterogeneity and firm value in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Political connection heterogeneity and firm value in Vietnam
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