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Competition, Innovation, Risk‐Taking, and Profitability in the Chinese Banking Sector: An Empirical Analysis Based on Structural Equation Modeling

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  • Ti Hu
  • Chi Xie

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We introduce a new perspective to systematically investigate the cause‐and‐effect relationships among competition, innovation, risk‐taking, and profitability in the Chinese banking industry. Our hypotheses are tested by the structural equation modeling (SEM), and the empirical results show that (i) risk‐taking is positively related to profitability; (ii) innovation positively affects both risk‐taking and profitability, and the effect of innovation on profitability works both directly and indirectly; (iii) competition negatively affects risk‐taking but positively affects both innovation and profitability, and the effects of competition on risk‐taking and profitability work both directly and indirectly; (iv) there is a cascading relationship among market competition and bank innovation, risk‐taking, and profitability.

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  • Ti Hu & Chi Xie, 2016. "Competition, Innovation, Risk‐Taking, and Profitability in the Chinese Banking Sector: An Empirical Analysis Based on Structural Equation Modeling," Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2016(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jnddns:v:2016:y:2016:i:1:n:3695379
    DOI: 10.1155/2016/3695379
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