The effect of labor unions on innovation and market valuation in business group affiliations: new evidence from South Korea
- Authors
- Shin, Ilhang; Park, Sorah; Cho, Seong Pyo; Choi, Seungho
- Issue Date
- Apr-2020
- Publisher
- PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD
- Keywords
- Labor union; Firm innovation; R& D expenditures; Korean chaebols
- Citation
- ASIAN BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, v.19, no.2, pp.239 - 270
- Journal Title
- ASIAN BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 239
- End Page
- 270
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/2948
- DOI
- 10.1057/s41291-019-00089-9
- ISSN
- 1472-4782
- Abstract
- This paper examines how non-financial stakeholders, especially labor unions, affect firms' innovation in business group affiliations. Using firm-level labor union data unique to Korea, we find that firms' innovation activities are negatively related to unionization. This negative relationship is more pronounced for large business groups, suggesting that Korean chaebols are more concerned with the influence of powerful stakeholders-union workers. Also, equity market valuation of R&D reduction under union pressure is not negative for chaebol-affiliated firms, whereas it is negative for non-affiliated firms. These results indicate that the equity market perceives that chaebols' internal capital market facilitates group-oriented R&D investment decisions.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - 경영대학 > 경영학부(글로벌경영학) > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.