Strategic deviance and trade credit

Harshali Damle and Rajesh Kumar Sinha

International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 831-852

Abstract: Purpose - Literature sparsely documents the association between the deviant behavior of a firm and its financial policies. Trade credit is one of the most critical financial policies of a firm. In this study, the authors examine the association between strategic deviance and trade credit. Design/methodology/approach - The authors explore a strategy-based explanation for trade credit by examining whether strategic deviance affects trade credit using a sample of 33 countries from 1996 to 2020. The authors test the hypothesis using static OLS regression models. To address autocorrelation and endogeneity issues, the authors use dynamic OLS models, lag models, and instrumental variable approach. Findings - The authors find that an increase in strategic deviance reduces both demand and supply of trade credit, and the study’s results indicate that a one standard deviation increase in strategic deviance leads to a 1.34% decrease in the demand for trade credit. Also, a one standard deviation increase in strategic deviance leads to a 2.26% fall in the supply of trade credit. Practical implications - This study facilitates managers to formulate trade credit policies when choosing a deviant strategy. Originality/value - To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to explore the association between strategic deviance and trade credit policies.

Keywords: Trade credit; Strategic deviance; Cross-country; G32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/IJMF-02-2022-0081

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