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Insecurity versus immaturity: estimating the link between organizational age and indirect risks

Ummad Mazhar (Suleman Dawood School of Business, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan)

Journal of Economic Studies

ISSN: 0144-3585

Article publication date: 28 July 2020

Issue publication date: 9 April 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

This study explores the role of firm age as a mediating variable in the link between performance and the risk of terrorism. Theoretically, there can be vulnerabilities, liabilities or learning effects associated with age.

Design/methodology/approach

The empirical strategy uses randomness in the occurrence of successful terrorist incidents to estimate the hypothesized link in a sample of 1,600 Pakistani firms.

Findings

The results suggest a significant effect of terrorism for organizations lying beyond the 50th percentile of the age distribution. In addition to relevant controls – like size, ownership and location effects – the baseline results withstand alternative empirical specifications and the use of instrumental variables.

Originality/value

The study helps us understand the role of firm age in its performance, taking into account the presence of risks posed by weak law and order.

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Acknowledgements

The author is grateful to the Editor Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee and anonymous referees for useful comments and suggestions. All the remaining errors belong to the author aloneCompliance with ethical standards: This study was not funded by any grant.Conflict of interest: The author declares no conflict of interest.

Citation

Mazhar, U. (2021), "Insecurity versus immaturity: estimating the link between organizational age and indirect risks", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 48 No. 3, pp. 616-640. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-02-2020-0089

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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