Chinese Management Studies: Volume 16 Issue 1

Task interdependence and Moqi in virtual teams in China: the mediating role of virtual collaboration and the moderating role of distributive justice climate

Yinxuan Zhang, Tong Li, Xuan Yu, Yanzhao Tang

This study aims to examine the influence of task interdependence on team members’ Moqi in virtual teams in China. The authors also aim to identify virtual collaboration as a…

Technological knowledge access and transfer of multinational corporations from emerging economies: a comparison study

Feng Zhang

This study aims to analyze the subsequent investment success of EMNCs after their strategic asset-seeking foreign direct investments (FDIs), while internationalization…

The effect of differential leadership on employees’ thriving at work in China: a moderated mediating model

Chaoqun Zhang, Donglan Zha, Guanglei Yang, Fu Wang

The purpose of this paper is to test the mediating role of perceived insider status (PIS) on the relationship between differential leadership and thriving at work, and the extent…

Theory of self-cultivation based on Confucianism: a supplement to social exchange theory

Jinyun Duan, Dilin Yao, Yue Xu, Linhan Yu

Although domestic research on Chinese management is emerging, a suitable domestic theory is still needed to support and explain Chinese management practice. Given that, this paper…

Political connection, political promotion and corporate environmental information disclosure in China

Yuxuan Li, Christina W.Y. Wong, Xin Miao

This study aims to examine how the political career concerns of top executives affect corporate environmental practices.

Impact of employee pro-organizational unethical behavior on performance evaluation rated by supervisor: a moderated mediation model of supervisor bottom-line mentality

Xiaohui Zhan, Yun Liu

The topic of employees’ unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) has attracted more and more interest in both practice and academic fields. However, previous studies have…

CMS at 13: a retrospective of the journey

Muhammad Farrukh, Ali Raza, Fanchen Meng, Yihua Wu

To commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Chinese Management Studies (CMS) and suggest future research directions, this study aims to present an overview of the CMS through a…

The effect of corporate social responsibility on employee advocacy behaviors: a perspective of conservation of resources

Zonghua Liu, Yulang Guo, Junyun Liao, Yanping Li, Xu Wang

Despite past studies revealed the positive effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on consumer advocacy behavior, little research has paid attention to employee advocacy…

Case study of sustainable service design in the hospitality industry

Yi-An Chen, Chun Liang Chen

The purpose of this study is to explore how creative-cultural hotels can achieve sustainable service design through the development of a holistic conceptual framework.

How does mentoring influence protégés’ work engagement? Roles of perceived organizational support and family-like employee-organization relationship

Fang Yang, Pingqing Liu, Shuang Xu

Drawing upon organizational support theory and family-like exchange perspective, this paper aims to investigate whether mentoring influences protégés’ work engagement, and the…

Impact of Chinese firms’ political connections on EVA performance: the moderating roles of connection heterogeneity and product diversification

Xiaoming He, Ao Chen

This paper aims to explore the impact of a firm’s political connections on its economic value added (EVA) performance while treating connection heterogeneity and product…

Determinants of outward foreign direct investment entry mode choice: evidence from Chinese-listed companies

Jie Lv, Ying Xiong, Yingjie Zheng

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the nature of firm heterogeneity and factors of the host country on the choice of entry modes in greenfield investments…