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How state and market logics influence firm strategy from within and outside? Evidence from Chinese financial intermediary firms

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We study how state and market logics, which operate both internal and external to the firm, jointly influence firm strategy. In the context of the Chinese financial intermediary industry, we argue that the level of state ownership in a firm has an inverted U-shaped relationship with the firm’s financial portfolio diversification. This is because firms prioritize financial investment options that serve the dominant logic. As a result, their financial portfolios are more diversified when the multiple logics are balanced than when either logic dominates. This relationship is attenuated by the prevalence of market logic in the regional institutional environment and amplified by industry regulation aimed at correcting market failure. We test these arguments using panel data of Chinese trust companies during a period of de-regulation and re-regulation and find empirical support for the moderated curvilinear effect of state ownership. Our findings demonstrate the relevance of the institutional logics to analyzing firms in contemporary China and highlight how institutional logics at multiple levels jointly shape corporate strategy.

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  1. Detailed results of endogeneity and robustness tests are available upon request to the authors.

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He, X., Cui, L. & Meyer, K.E. How state and market logics influence firm strategy from within and outside? Evidence from Chinese financial intermediary firms. Asia Pac J Manag 39, 587–614 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-020-09739-5

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