Chinese Management Studies: Volume 17 Issue 6

Entrepreneurship and innovation efficiency: the moderating role of absorptive capacity

Furong Qian, Jin Hong, Nana Yang, Xiaoyong Yuan

This study aims to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation efficiency (IE), as well as the moderating role of absorptive capacity.

Balancing work and family in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of work conditions and family-friendly policy

Yangyang Fan, Erbolat Tulepbayev, Hyun Jung Lee, Xiaojun Lyu

Work from home has become as regular as the traditional commuting system after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies have discussed the influence of working at…

Be close to government and academy: TMT social capital, network prestige and firm’s innovation performance

Yu Zhou, Huaiqian Zhu, Li Zhu, Guangjian Liu, Yufeng Zou

Drawing from social capital theory and resource dependence theory, this paper aims to test the relationship between top management team (TMT) government social capital and firm’s…

Bibliometric approach to inclusive entrepreneurship: what has been written in scientific academia?

Margarida Rodrigues, Rui Silva, Mário Franco, Cidália Oliveira

The year 2020 was heavily marked by an unprecedented pandemic affecting society as a whole. However, under-represented groups may have seen their financial and social situation…

How corporate social responsibility moderates the relationship between distributive unfairness and organizational revenge: a deontic justice perspective

Wei Deng, Ming Jia, Zhe Zhang

This paper aims to investigate the differential moderating effects of two types (internal/external) of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the relationship between…

Flexible human resource management systems and employee innovation performance in China – based on the moderated mediation effect

Yan Xu, Han Qian, Min Zhang, Feng Tian, Lulu Zhou, Shuming Zhao

This paper aims to explore the impact of flexible human resource management system (FHRMS) on employee innovation performance in Chinese context. The boundary conditions of…

Firm age and Chinese firms’ OFDI in developing and developed countries: the moderating roles of industry munificence and state ownership

Qunyong Xie

Applying the internationalization process model (IPM) and the strategic fit perspective, this research aims to test the effects of firm age on Chinese firms’ outward foreign…

Do CSR awards enhance firms’ market value? Evidence from China

Min Zhang, Ruixi Long, Qingmei Tan, Keke Wei

This study aims to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) awards on firms’ market value considering these awards as a signal and proxy for the effectiveness…

Performance shortfalls and financialization of non-financial enterprises in China

Shanshan Wang

Based on the theory of performance feedback, this study aims to explore the theoretical relationship between performance shortfalls and the financialization of non-financial…

Expanding branding: effects of multiple brand types on organizational attractiveness

Lusi Wu, Brian R. Dineen

This study aims to examine the relative effects of three organizational brand types (product, employment and corporate social responsibility brands) on organizational…