The status quo and the investment decisions. Issue 9 (4th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: EL Harbi, Sana; Toumia, Oumeima
• Is Part Of: Managerial finance. Volume 46:Issue 9(2020)
• Page Start: 1183
• Page End: 1197
• Publication Date: 2020-06-04
• Subjects: Behavioral finance -- Managerial-decision-making -- Status quo bias -- Panel data -- Venture capital; C23 -- D81 -- D91 -- G4 -- G24; Corporations -- Finance -- Periodicals; Business enterprises -- Finance -- Periodicals; 658.1505
• DOI: 10.1108/MF-11-2019-0571
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0307-4358

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: This article investigates the influence of status quo bias (SQB) on venture capital investments. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use the dynamic panel probit (respectively logit) model for 24 countries over nine years (from 2007–2015). Findings: The authors' regressions reveal that the SQB is meaningful in real decisions. Indeed, the authors find that the choice of investment sectors depends positively on the previous choice. Moreover, the study identifies other factors that were perceived to influence the choice of the investment industry such as added value by activity and the venture capital (VC) country attractiveness index. Practical implications: By knowing the behavior of VC FIRMS, entrepreneurs would better frame their business plans and better target the VC to whom they should better contact. Originality/value: No research has dealt with this question, yet status quo is consensually recognized as an omnipresent institutional factor.