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Can the “Little Giant” label enhance firms’ supply chain positions?

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  • Zhang, Yuqian

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Strong supply chain relationships are crucial for stabilizing stock prices and enhancing profitability. However, existing research on the impact of national-level innovation policies on firms’ supply chain relationships remains limited. Based on data from Chinese listed firms between 2015 and 2022, the paper employs a staggered difference-in-differences approach to analyze how the ”Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative (SRDI) Little Giant” label affects firms’ influence within the supply chain. Our results indicate that, on average, small and medium-sized enterprises designated as SRDI Little Giant experience reductions in customer concentration and supplier concentration by 1.38% and 1.78%, respectively, compared to other firms. Furthermore, the label strengthens SMEs’ supply chain position by improving access to long-term financing.

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  • Zhang, Yuqian, 2025. "Can the “Little Giant” label enhance firms’ supply chain positions?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:246:y:2025:i:c:s0165176524005482
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112064
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    Keywords

    Small and medium-sized enterprises; Supply chain concentration;

    JEL classification:

    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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