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The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between competitive personality (CMP) and rationalized knowledge hiding (KH) and to explore the mediating effects of knowledge-based psychological ownership (KPO) and organization-based PO (OPO) by developing a mediating framework.

Data were collected from the ordinary employees of listed companies in China (2022) via a Web-based survey. The total number of valid samples was 337. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the reliability and validity of the constructs, and structural equation modeling was used to verify the direct and mediating effects.

The findings revealed a positive relationship between CMP and rationalized KH (RKH). KPO plays a positive mediating role between CMP and RKH, whereas OPO plays a negative mediating role between CMP and RKH.

First, although the questionnaire collection is split into two sessions to reduce common method variation, there is inevitably some risk, as the questionnaires are all reported by the same respondent. Second, this study examined the effects of CMP on RKH based on the Chinese cultural context, but the applicability of this finding to cross-cultural contexts warrants further study. In the future, researchers can conduct cross-cultural comparisons to determine the generalizability of the findings.

This study helps managers to better identify the RKH behaviors that exist in organizations, understand the reasons and processes behind employees’ KH and facilitate more effective knowledge management by managers.

This study uses CMP as an important indicator of employees’ RKH behavior, enriches the research related to the antecedent variables of RKH and reveals the influence mechanism between CMP and RKH from the perspective of PO, and the findings can help researchers and managers understand the process and antecedents of RKH so that timely interventions can be implemented.

This paper examines the pre-factors of college students’ entrepreneurial behaviors and how their background characteristics affect corporate financial performance in high-tech businesses.

About 67 high-tech businesses in China focusing on technical innovation from the Guotai’an database are selected to carry out empirical analysis.

It is observed that the age, educational and professional backgrounds of college entrepreneurs profoundly influence their ventures geared toward high-tech innovation. Moreover, the transformation abilities, managerial proficiency and growth capabilities, which characterize these ventures, notably affect business performance. They further serve as a moderator in the relationship between the entrepreneurial backgrounds of college students and the overall business performance of their enterprises.

It insinuates novel strategic avenues for collegiate entrepreneurs’ entrepreneurial mindset and industrial positioning. Moreover, our findings will not only augment the practical research in the realm of collegiate entrepreneurship but also enhance the study of technological innovation theories, thereby offering further insight and guidance for collegiate entrepreneurs’ innovative endeavors and entrepreneurial pursuits.

The long-term sustainability of microfinancing institutions (MFIs) is essential for poverty reduction. This study aims to empirically evaluate whether contemporary microfinance economics supports the institutionalization of MFIs, which are crucial for the socioeconomic development of marginalized communities.

This research examines the flow of funds from wealthy economic areas (high-income countries, richer urban areas and capital-rich corporations) to poorer regions (low-income countries, poorer rural areas, female borrowers and financially constrained microenterprises) as a proxy for microfinance economics. Financial sustainability and institutionalization are assessed through return on assets and operational self-sufficiency. The study also considers credit risk as a key independent variable. Using panel data analysis of 333 MFIs from the USA and India, covering 2008–2018, sourced from the Microfinance Information Exchange data set on the World Bank website, this paper analyzes these dynamics.

Results show that credit risks negatively affect the financial sustainability of MFIs in both developed and developing countries. Contrary to expectations, the development status of a nation positively moderates the impact of credit risks on financial sustainability. In developing countries, intra-nation investments do not yield additional returns for MFIs or interact with credit risks. However, the economics of microfinance support the institutionalization of MFIs in these regions.

This study provides valuable empirical evidence on the relationship between microfinance economics and institutionalization, addressing a critical need in the microfinancing sector.

The world order is experiencing unremitting changes. With this, the national governance of emerging economies is also becoming robust. Therefore, the current study examines the efficacy of national governance in the context of emerging economies by investigating its effects on the profitability of the microfinancing sector. Further, the study inspects if national governance mitigates the impact of credit risks to protect profitability.

The study considers panel data from 224 microfinancing institutions from five economies of world importance: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). The study uses dynamic panel data modeling, particularly the generalized method of moments, alongside multiple univariate and multivariate techniques.

The findings indicate that credit risks negatively impact profitability. In addition, the study documents a significant positive linkage between national governance and profitability. However, national governance fails to restrict the adverse effects of credit risks. National governance is found to be effective in reducing internal agency problems; the monitoring effects successfully limit the moral hazards due to managers' actions. Conversely, the national governance in these economies misses the mark in regulating the moral hazards due to borrowers' behavior.

The current study provides fresh perspectives on the efficacy of national governance in microfinancing in the setting of emerging economies.