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Growth and Firm Size Distribution: An Empirical Study of Listed E-Commerce Companies in China

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  • Wei Zhang

    (School of Information, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China)

  • Yan-Chun Zhu

    (Business School, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China)

  • Jian-Bo Wen

    (School of Foreign Studies, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China)

  • Yi-Jie Zhuang

    (Technical Infrastructure, Google Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA)

Abstract

Studies on the firm's size distribution (FSD) can set a good foundation to know about the growth path and mechanism of e-commerce firms. The purpose of this paper is to understand features of the China's listed e-commerce firms by testing Gibrat's law and Zipf's law within the Internet sectors. From a macroscopic perspective, with the approach of OLS estimation, Zipf's coefficient of the FSD is calculated to test whether Zipf's law holds. From a microscopic perspective, the relationship between e-commerce firm size and growth is explored by quantile regression method. The results indicate that from 2005 to 2014, Zipf's law cannot be rejected, with the relationship changing over time, Gibrat's law holds partly. It implies that competition status among China's e-commerce firms becomes more stable.

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  • Wei Zhang & Yan-Chun Zhu & Jian-Bo Wen & Yi-Jie Zhuang, 2016. "Growth and Firm Size Distribution: An Empirical Study of Listed E-Commerce Companies in China," Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO), IGI Global, vol. 14(2), pages 61-73, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jeco00:v:14:y:2016:i:2:p:61-73
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