Know your competitors: Customer identity disclosure by competitors and a firm's production efficiency

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-02-02 DOI:10.1111/irfi.12373

Jie He, Xi Chen, Kam C. Chan

引用次数: 1

Abstract

When planning production, a firm must consider internal factors and factors related to their competitors as well. We examine whether the disclosure of customer identity by competitors is associated with a firm's production efficiency. Using a sample of Chinese firms, we find that a firm's total factor productivity is positively related to the disclosure, suggesting that a firm benefits from knowing the identity of its competitors' customers. The effect is more salient when a firm belongs to a competitive industry or is a market leader, suggesting a firm may be able to optimize its productivity when the information is more critical to its business.

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了解你的竞争对手:竞争对手披露客户身份和公司的生产效率

企业在制定生产计划时，既要考虑内部因素，又要考虑竞争对手的因素。我们考察了竞争对手披露客户身份是否与企业的生产效率有关。以中国企业为样本，我们发现企业的全要素生产率与信息披露呈正相关，表明企业从了解竞争对手的客户身份中获益。当一家企业属于竞争激烈的行业或处于市场领先地位时，这种效应更为显著，这表明当信息对其业务更为关键时，一家企业可能能够优化其生产率。

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来源期刊

Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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