›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 197-210.

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Regional Diversification or Product Diversification, Institutional Environment, Core Competence and Private Enterprises' Growth Strategy

Zeng Ping1, Liao Mingqing1, Wang Jinai2   

  1. 1. School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640;
    2. School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237
  • Received:2017-04-10 Online:2020-01-28 Published:2020-01-19

Abstract:

Based on literature and theory study, this paper builds a theoretical model of "institutional environment-core competence-di-versification strategy" and proposes some related hypotheses. Through the statistical analysis of relevant data of listed private enterprises from 2007 to 2014, the paper tests the related hypotheses and draws the following conclusions:In a region with a higher level of marketi-zation, private enterprises tend to enhance core competence of "industry experts", and then regional diversification is more likely to be chosen; however, in a region with a lower level of marketization, private enterprises tend to develop core competence of "social ex-perts", and then product diversification is more probably to be chosen.

Key words: institutional environment, core competence, private enterprises, product diversification, regional diversification