Chinese Management Studies: Volume 18 Issue 5

Editorial: QCA methodology and causal complexity of management studies in China

Yunzhou Du, Yang Sun, Yiyi Su, Phillip Kim, Liangding Jia

Ecosystems of doing business and living standards: a configurational analysis based on Chinese cities

Jiaxin Li, Yunzhou Du, Ning Sun, Zhimin Xie

This paper aims to explain the causal complexity between ecosystems of doing business and living standards based on the theoretical model of the ecosystem of doing business…

Organizational environments, work characteristics and employee innovative behavior in the digital age: an fsQCA approach

Yueyue Liu, Xu Zhang, Meng Xi, Siqi Liu, Xin Meng

For start-ups or growing firms, to effectively navigate the unpredictable nature of digital development and achieve superior innovative performance, it is crucial to have a…

Tackling organizational wicked problems: a heuristics study based on a qualitative comparative analysis approach

Xuan Wang, Mimi Xiao, Liangding Jia

Organizational wicked problems are ill-defined phenomena arising in complex environments with intertwined and evolving interests. This paper aims to use a nonlinear…

Impact of participation in the belt and road initiative on regional economic resilience at province level

Wei Yang, Xiaoyun Lao, Qing Zhou, Jian Liu

This study aims to examine how participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) affects province-level regional economic resilience. In the context of dual circulation – the…

What drives the effectual entrepreneurship: combinative effects of environmental uncertainty and entrepreneurs’ means

Shuqin Bao, Wenwen An, Aihuan Wang, Shunjun Luo

Effectuation, which articulates the process of entrepreneurial action based on nonpredictive control logic, is receiving extensive scholarly attention. What drives the effectual…

Configuring an MNE’s subsidiary capabilities for performance in China

Taewoo Roh, Byung Il Park, Shufeng (Simon) Xiao

This study aims to explore how subsidiary capabilities collectively configure for performance. Additionally, it seeks to examine whether these configurations of capabilities can…

Employee stock ownership plans and within-firm income inequality: evidence from China

Peng Ning, Lixiao Geng, Liangding Jia

Drawing on bargaining power and the inequality aversion perspective, this study aims to probe employees’ influence on addressing income inequality between top executives and…

What facilitates the emergence of shared leadership? The predictive role of team personality composition

Xiaolin Ge, Siyuan Liu, Qing Zhang, Haibo Yu, Xiaoyu Du, Shanghao Song, Yunsheng Shi

This study aims to investigate the predictive role of team personality composition in facilitating shared leadership through team member exchange (TMX), while also to examine the…

Nonmarket strategy and innovation performance in pharmaceutical industry: the moderating effect of internal capability and external IT environment

Yanyan Li, Shanxing Gao, Ron Chi-Wai Kwok

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between nonmarket strategy and innovation performance, as well as the boundary factors that influence this relationship in…

The longer, the farther? The internationalization of Chinese firms

Hanyang Ma, Jingjie Zou, Hailiang Zou

This study aims to explore the internationalization of multinational enterprises (MNEs) from China and aims to examine the relationship between Chinese MNEs’ duration of…

The impact of cooperative communication on co-innovation performance: the mediating role of knowledge sharing

Wenpei Fang, Liang Wan, Lei Zhou

Effective cooperative communication and knowledge management capabilities are particularly important in the cross-team cooperation. Based on the social exchange theory, this paper…

The impact of directors’ green experience on firm environmental information disclosure: evidence from China

Zhui Liu, Xiaoxuan Sun, Yishuai Yin

This study aims to examine the impact of directors’ green experience on the disclosure of environmental information by firms. Furthermore, it investigates the mediating role of…

Research on the heterogeneity of executives’ nonsalary incentives on corporate green technology innovation

Ning Xu, Di Zhang, Yutong Li, Yingjie Bai

Green technology innovation is the organic combination of green development and innovation driven. It is also a powerful guarantee for shaping sustainable competitive advantages…