Sustainable Development of the Real Economy: Supply Chain Finance and Enterprise Financialization
Jingjing Dong () and
Qiancheng Zhang
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Jingjing Dong: The School of Economics, Anhui University, No. 111 Jiulong Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hefei 230601, China
Qiancheng Zhang: The School of Economics, Anhui University, No. 111 Jiulong Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hefei 230601, China
Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-18
Abstract:
Supply chain finance, as an important financial instrument supporting the sustainable development of the real economy, has attracted significant attention. In this paper, research is conducted on 3181 non-financial listed enterprises in the A-share market in China from 2012 to 2021. Multiple regression analysis is adopted to examine the relationship between supply chain finance and enterprise financialization, as well as the impact of the former on the latter and the underlying mechanisms at play. The research findings indicate that the supply chain finance model, led by core enterprises, tends to exacerbate enterprise financialization in China. The significant resource dependence of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on core enterprises acts as a moderating variable for supply chain finance and enterprise financialization. This dependence amplifies the stimulus of supply chain finance on the “financialization” of enterprises, demonstrates a pronounced moderating effect within state-owned enterprises, and strengthens over time when the core enterprises possess information advantages. The findings articulated herein contribute to the scholarly discourse, offering insights into the improvement of supply chain finance and the advancement of the real economy’s sustainable development via financial services. A good supply chain finance model should align with the requirements for the development of China’s real economy. It should provide not only financial assistance to enterprises but also foster a virtuous cycle within the industrial chain and encourage industrial production over financial investment.
Keywords: sustainability; supply chain finance; resource dependence; enterprise financialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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