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Abstract—This empirical study investigates the influence of Empirical results of our research show that institutional and
institutional and managerial ownership structures on firms’ also managerial ownership structures negatively and
R&D investment decision and also moderating influence of state significantly influence on firm R&D investment. Furthermore,
ownership among their relationship. We collect the data of 244 state ownership has positive moderation role in relation among
firms for the period of 2009 to 2015 from Chinese high-tech institutional ownership of firms with R&D investment of firms
industry. We applied the fixed effect panel data model regression while there is no moderating effect of state ownership in
to test three hypothesis of the study. Empirical results of this relationship among managerial ownership and firm R&D
study show that ownership structures such as institutional and investment. So, this study contributes in the literature by three
also managerial have negatively and significantly influence on
ways. First, this study first time examines the different
firm R&D investment. Furthermore, state ownership has positive
ownership structures effect on firms’ R&D investment in
moderation role in relation of institutional ownership with firm
R&D investment while no moderating effect of state ownership in Chinese high-tech industry. Second, this study investigates the
relationship among managerial ownership and firm R&D moderating role of state ownership. Finally, this study will
spending decision. This study will helps the policy makers to contribute in the literature of emerging economy such as China.
understand the various ownership structures effect firms’ R&D Rest of the paper is designed as that second part is related
investment decisions in Chinese high-tech industry. to literature review and study hypotheses, third part is about
research design, fourth part explains the empirical results of the
Keywords—institutional ownership; managerial ownership;
study and final fifth part presents the conclusion.
state ownership; R&D investment; high-tech industry
7.LEV 1708 38.64881 21.93179 -0.0989 0.2272 -0.0160 0.4031 0.4852 0.2774 1
8.GRW 1708 310.5702 296.3426 -0.0377 0.0866 0.0073 0.0728 -0.1571 0.0853 0.0887 1
9.AG 1708 14.42974 4.595697 -0.0324 0.1234 0.0271 0.1725 0.1386 0.1315 0.2344 0.0283 1
Note: The ***, ** and * represents level of significance at 1%, 5% and 10% respectively
IOWN*STOWN .0697257*
MOWN*STOWN -.0312726