Chinese Management Studies: Volume 11 Issue 2

Does R&D create additional business value through IT?

Yu Wang, Tie-nan Wang, Xin Li

R&D indicates absorptive capacity, which may affect IT payoff. The purpose of this paper is to examine how R&D investment affects the relation between IT investment and firm…

The effects of organizational isomorphism on innovation performance through knowledge search in industrial cluster

Hui Zhang, Baoliang Hu

This paper aims to identify the relationships of both organizational isomorphism and knowledge search with the innovation performance of cluster enterprises. It also specifies the…

The impact of director’s heterogeneity on IPO underpricing

Zhi-Jian Xu, Li Wang, Jing Long

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the Boardroom heterogeneity affects IPO underpricing for entrepreneurial firms, where Boardroom heterogeneity was classified in…

Do family CEOs benefit investment efficiency when they face uncertainty?: Evidence from chinese family firms

Weiwei Gao, Wanli Li, Zhen Huang

This paper aims to investigate whether family CEOs benefit investment efficiency under uncertainty with Chinese family firms and to test the moderating effect of ownership…

Performance aspiration, industrial search and R&D investment among chinese firms: Distinguishing isomorphism and differentiation rationales

Yiyi Su, Taoyong Su

This paper aims to examine the behavioral determinants of firm research and development (R&D) investment in China by looking into the interaction between performance aspiration…

Do outside directors matter? the impact of prestigious CEOs on firm performance

Liang Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Ming Jia, Yeyao Ren

The effect of prestigious CEOs on firm performance is not clear. By integrating resource dependence and agency theories, this paper aims to focus on how prestigious CEOs affect…

How emergent strategy influences institution: a qualitative study of a private firm in China

Jing Zhao, Ming Wang, LiMin Zhu

Institutional work mainly focused on the purposive action of rational actors. However, the evolution of institution is not only affected by deliberate actions but also by emergent…

Effects of human capital on the relationship between export and firm innovation

Guangqiang Liu, Lirang Pang, Dongmin Kong

This study aims to examine the effects of human capital, such as top managers and employees, on the relationship between export and firm innovation. Although the issue of how…

Who will keep an eye on government policy? Evidence from Chinese pharmaceutical firms

Ying Zheng, Chuanming Chen, Hualiang Ren

Studies on China suggest that institutional environment plays a significant role in business activities; however, the issue of how firms attend to institutional environment is…