Research on outsourcing level measurement and influencing factors of China’s agricultural listed companies

¹ International Business School, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710119, China
² Economics and Management School, Shaanxi Xueqian Normal University, Xi’an 710100, China

^* Corresponding author: leihongzhen@21cn.com

Abstract

Outsourcing is beneficial for enterprises to integrate production factors, strengthen core forces and realize value chain appreciation. Based on the data of 42 agricultural listed companies from 2,015 to 2,019, the outsourcing level of agricultural enterprises was measured, and the influencing factors of agricultural enterprise outsourcing were analyzed. The results show that the level of outsourcing of agricultural enterprises in 2015 to 2,019 showed a slow downward trend, the outsourcing level of agricultural enterprises has policy continuity, and the outsourcing level of the current period is affected by the outsourcing level of the previous period; the larger the market scale, the higher the proportion of business outsourcing; and the transaction costs significantly inhibit the outsourcing decision of agricultural enterprises. Finally, the paper puts forward the policy suggestions to promote the healthy development of the agricultural outsourcing market.