How does capital structure affect firm’s market competitiveness?

Effective capital decisions not only increase the operational efficiency of businesses but also is strategic to bring the enterprise’s competitive advantages to the market. Using an appropriate debt ratio helps businesses to strike a balance between internal and external resources to compete with ot...

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Autores principales: Nga Thi Viet Nguyen, Chi Thi Kim Nguyen, Phuong Thi Minh Ho, Huong Thi Nguyen, Duy Van Nguyen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:861b95021ca94d7ab270496cf6aa85432021-11-26T11:19:50ZHow does capital structure affect firm’s market competitiveness?2332-203910.1080/23322039.2021.2002501https://doaj.org/article/861b95021ca94d7ab270496cf6aa85432021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2021.2002501https://doaj.org/toc/2332-2039Effective capital decisions not only increase the operational efficiency of businesses but also is strategic to bring the enterprise’s competitive advantages to the market. Using an appropriate debt ratio helps businesses to strike a balance between internal and external resources to compete with other enterprises in the industry. This study aims to find out the effects of capital structure through debt ratio (DR) on the competitiveness of enterprises (HHI) in Vietnam. A sample of 574 companies listed on Vietnam’s stock exchange from 2010–2018 is studied with STATA software. The results show that capital structure affects the competitiveness of enterprises in reverse U-shape. At the same time, DR affects HHI in the form of the U-shaped function in industrial products, information and telecommunication, and consumer goods. Meanwhile, DR affects HHI in reverse U-shape in the sectors of consumer services, raw materials, and community utilities. With the results of this analysis, the research also provides discussion as well as policy implications for businesses to make optimal use of capital structure to provide competitive advantage in the market.Nga Thi Viet NguyenChi Thi Kim NguyenPhuong Thi Minh HoHuong Thi NguyenDuy Van NguyenTaylor & Francis Grouparticlemarket share distributionmarket competitiondebt ratiocapital structurevietnamFinanceHG1-9999Economic theory. DemographyHB1-3840ENCogent Economics & Finance, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic market share distribution
market competition
debt ratio
capital structure
vietnam
Finance
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Economic theory. Demography
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spellingShingle market share distribution
market competition
debt ratio
capital structure
vietnam
Finance
HG1-9999
Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
Nga Thi Viet Nguyen
Chi Thi Kim Nguyen
Phuong Thi Minh Ho
Huong Thi Nguyen
Duy Van Nguyen
How does capital structure affect firm’s market competitiveness?
description Effective capital decisions not only increase the operational efficiency of businesses but also is strategic to bring the enterprise’s competitive advantages to the market. Using an appropriate debt ratio helps businesses to strike a balance between internal and external resources to compete with other enterprises in the industry. This study aims to find out the effects of capital structure through debt ratio (DR) on the competitiveness of enterprises (HHI) in Vietnam. A sample of 574 companies listed on Vietnam’s stock exchange from 2010–2018 is studied with STATA software. The results show that capital structure affects the competitiveness of enterprises in reverse U-shape. At the same time, DR affects HHI in the form of the U-shaped function in industrial products, information and telecommunication, and consumer goods. Meanwhile, DR affects HHI in reverse U-shape in the sectors of consumer services, raw materials, and community utilities. With the results of this analysis, the research also provides discussion as well as policy implications for businesses to make optimal use of capital structure to provide competitive advantage in the market.
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author Nga Thi Viet Nguyen
Chi Thi Kim Nguyen
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Huong Thi Nguyen
Duy Van Nguyen
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title How does capital structure affect firm’s market competitiveness?
title_short How does capital structure affect firm’s market competitiveness?
title_full How does capital structure affect firm’s market competitiveness?
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