Chinese Management Studies
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The individual-team multilevel outputs of humble leadership based on the affective events theory
Cailing Feng, Lisan Fan, Xiaoyu HuangThis study aims to break through the limitations of previous studies that have focused too much on the individual-level effects of humble leadership. Based on the affective events…
Can corporate ESG investing boost zombie firms back to normal? Evidence from Chinese firms
Guangqian Ren, Junchao Li, Mengjie Zhao, Minna ZhengThis study aims to examine the ramifications of corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in zombie firms and considers how external funding support may…
The unintended consequences of temporal leadership: a multilevel investigation of the effects of temporal leadership on employee silence
Yu Zhu, Wenjuan Mei, Meilan Nong, Yanfei WangExisting research has generally viewed that temporal leadership has positive impacts on employees but ignores its potential drawbacks. This study aims to develop a model to…
More is better? The role of strategic data management in a lean manufacturing process
Chao-Lung Yang, Chun-Fu Chen, Jin-Yu Chen, Hendri SutrisnoLean manufacturing has been pivotal in emphasizing the reduction of cycle times, minimizing manufacturing costs and diminishing inventories. This research endeavors to formulate a…
Mechanism of digital business model innovation for common prosperity: based on resource orchestration perspective
Fang Sun, Jia Li, Fu-ping BaiBy exploring the microimplementation mechanism of common prosperity, this paper aims to offer a strategic direction for Chinese enterprises to achieve sustainable development. It…
CEO childhood trauma experience and firm internationalization
Yongzhi Du, Yi Xiang, Hongfei RuanThe purpose of this study is to examine how the childhood trauma experiences of CEOs influence firms’ internationalization.
The triple helix collaboration: lessons from a Chinese provincial innovation ecosystem
Liang Wang, Yikun Ni, Yue Zhao, Yan ChenInnovation is vital for sustainable regional development. Government is generally not a source of innovation per se, but the authors shows that by establishing and funding an…
Beauty premium: the impact of CEO facial attractiveness on corporate social responsibility
Shiquan Wang, Xuantong Wang, Qianlin LiFace is the most intuitive and representative feature at the individual level. Many studies show that beautiful faces help individuals and enterprises obtain economic benefits and…
Female leadership in sports coaching: a case analysis of Chinese coaches through the ability–motivation–opportunity framework
Qiuling Gao, Xiaolin Zhuang, Zijie Li, Yan WangThis study aims to investigate how the role of female leadership works in sports coaching. Drawing key insights from the ability–motivation–opportunity (AMO) framework of human…
Effect of team identification on employee constructive deviance: the role of moral justification and environmental instability
Tingting Liu, Danping Shao, Yulei Li, Chang-E Liu, Wei HeDespite an emerging interest in constructive deviance, the exploration of its antecedents is still limited, particularly from an ethical perspective. This study aims to uses moral…
Accelerate or delay? Big step internationalization and the speed of subsequent foreign expansion—evidence from Chinese MNEs
Shifang Zhao, Shu YuIn recent decades, emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) have predominantly adopted a big step internationalization strategy to expand their business overseas. This…
Reporting good news but not bad: the dual effect of employee stewardship behavior on work–family interface
Mengke Wang, Chen Qian, Ataullah Kiani, Guangyi XuStewardship behavior is an important embodiment of the spirit of employee ownership, which is critical to the sustainability of companies, especially under the influence of the…
Leadership empowerment behavior and employee referrals: chain mediation of perceived challenge stress and employee experience
Teng Li, Lingfeng YiInternal employees of firms are a reliable source of information for potential job seekers. However, few studies have focused on why internal employees actively recommend their…
Being politically connected: corporate charitable giving before and after the 2016 Charity Law
Min Ji, Detian Deng, Guangyu LiCharitable giving in China has moved from being subjected to government attention and public skepticism to receiving government encouragement and public support. The role played…
The effect of supervisor developmental feedback on employee silence behaviour: perspective of cognitive-affective personality system
Xuanfang Hou, Yanshan Zhou, Xinxin Lu, Qiao YuanThis study aims to examine the effect of supervisor developmental feedback on employee silence behaviour by developing a moderated mediation model. The model focuses on the…
Does supply chain concentration promote or inhibit corporate R&D investment?
Shukuan Zhao, Xueyuan Fan, Dong Shao, Shuang WangThis study aims to investigate the impact of supply chain concentration (SCC) on corporate research and development (R&D) investment and determine the moderating roles of industry…
How does leader emotional labor influence employee voice: the mediating roles of psychological safety and perceived voice efficacy
Jia Li, Ying Xia, Chengyu Ji, Hongxu LiThis study aims to explore the impact of leader emotional labor on employee voice. According to the emotion as information theory and the voice as a deliberate decision-making…
Configuring an MNE’s subsidiary capabilities for performance in China
Taewoo Roh, Byung Il Park, Shufeng (Simon) XiaoThis study aims to explore how subsidiary capabilities collectively configure for performance. Additionally, it seeks to examine whether these configurations of capabilities can…
Political institutional imprinting and Chinese private enterprises’ initial ownership strategies in OFDI
Meiting Ma, Xiaojie Wu, Xiuqiong WangThere is consensus among scholars on how political institutional imprinting interprets the unique management and practice phenomenon of Chinese enterprises. However, little…
Artificial intelligence applications implication for ESG performance: can digital transformation of enterprises promote sustainable development?
Rongxin Chen, Tianxing ZhangIn the global context, artificial intelligence (AI) technology and environmental, social and governance (ESG) have emerged as central drivers facilitating corporate transformation…
Does digital transformation help mitigate firm innovation dilemma? A quasi-natural experiment based on the COVID-19 pandemic in China
Yaru Yang, Yingming Zhu, Jiazhen DuThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on company innovation, specifically centering on the quantity and quality of innovation. The paper…
Navigating multiple institutional environments: institutional quality and the role of Belt and Road Initiative on location choice of Chinese MNEs
Ya’nan Zhang, Xuxu Li, Yiyi SuThis study aims to explore the extent to which Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs) rely on supranational institution – the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – versus host…
When digitalization meets HRM: developing a HRM value chain model in China
Yixuan Zhao, Guangyuan He, Danxia Wei, Shuming ZhaoThe purpose of this study is to explore the mechanism of digitalized transformation in organizations’ human resource management (HRM). This study summarizes three basic factors…
Marketing capability, technology capability and complementor performance: the mediating role of platform network centrality
Enhui Yan, Jianlin Wu, Jibao GuThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how complementors’ marketing capability and technology capability affect their performance. Drawing on social capital theory, the…
The longer, the farther? The internationalization of Chinese firms
Hanyang Ma, Jingjie Zou, Hailiang ZouThis study aims to explore the internationalization of multinational enterprises (MNEs) from China and aims to examine the relationship between Chinese MNEs’ duration of…
Windows of opportunity, strategic cognition and enterprise digital transformation
Shuwei Zang, Mengyuan Sun, Qimeng Wang, Haofu Wang, Shanwu TianThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how enterprises can effectively perceive and use the digital opportunities brought about by digital technologies and dynamic environments…
Winner-takes-all or competitive coexistence? Research on the co-opetition relationships between platform owners and complementors
Lijuan PeiThe purpose of this study is to explore the coopetition relationships between platform owners and complementors in complementary product markets. Drawing on the coopetition…
Regional institutional environment and R&D performance: Evidence from marketization index of China’s provinces and panel data of high-tech manufacturing firms
Bo Song, Kun Yuan, Yiwen Jin, Liangjie ZhaoHow does the regional institutional environment of China’s transitional economy influence the relationship between a firm’s R&D investment intensity and innovation performance…
Perceived working conditions and employee performance in the coal mining sector of China: a job demands-resources perspective
Weijie Zhou, Tao Wang, Jianhua Zhu, Yuan Tao, Qingzhi LiuThis paper aims to investigate how perceived working conditions affect employee performance, including safety compliance and task performance, through employee well-being (i.e…
The impact of directors’ green experience on firm environmental information disclosure: evidence from China
Zhui Liu, Xiaoxuan Sun, Yishuai YinThis 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 BaiGreen technology innovation is the organic combination of green development and innovation driven. It is also a powerful guarantee for shaping sustainable competitive advantages…
A predictive study on the impact of board characteristics on firm performance of Chinese listed companies based on machine learning methods
Xin Huang, Ting Tang, Yu Ning Luo, Ren WangThis study aims to examine the impact of board characteristics on firm performance while also exploring the influential mechanisms that help Chinese listed companies establish…
Unraveling psychological dilemma among miners in the context of low-carbon transformation: an ISM-MICMAC approach
Shuai Han, Tongtong Sun, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Daoyan Guo, Xinrui Liang, Zhen WeiWith the rapid low-carbon transformation in China, the industrial approach and labor structure of mining enterprises are undergoing constant changes, leading to an increasing…
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 KwokThe 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…
“Original sin” suspicion and charitable donation of private enterprises in China
Qiujie Dou, Weibin XuThis study aims to explore the reasons why some Chinese private entrepreneurs are reluctant to make charitable donations, with a focus on the perspective of “original sin”…
How do employees’ strengths use for tasks and strengths use for relationships interact to influence their job performance?
Shenyang Hai, In-Jo ParkDrawing on prior research on strengths use and job performance, this study aims to investigate how employees’ strengths use for tasks and strengths use for relationships jointly…
Does enterprise digital transformation promote technological innovation? Empirical evidence from China
Xiuqun Hu, Xiulei Weng, Ziwei HeThis study aims to test the link between enterprise digital transformation and technological innovation and the mechanisms and channels behind this link.
The power of the public: air environmental concern and corporate ESG performance
Lingxue Yi, Yichi Jiang, Heng LiuThis study aims to investigate whether and how public air environmental concern (PAEC) affects corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in emerging markets.
Employee stock ownership plans and within-firm income inequality: evidence from China
Peng Ning, Lixiao Geng, Liangding JiaDrawing on bargaining power and the inequality aversion perspective, this study aims to probe employees’ influence on addressing income inequality between top executives and…
Volunteer to bury your talents: the influence of work values on voluntary overqualification
Yi Li, Xuan Wang, Muhammad Farrukh MoinIn recent years, there has been a growing trend of individuals willingly opting for employment positions that do not fully use their education, skills and abilities, a phenomenon…
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 ShiThis 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…
Environmental turbulence, network position and firm innovation: evidence from a natural experiment in China
Yusi Jiang, Chuanjia Li, Yapu ZhaoThis study aims to explore the relationship between network position and innovation under major environmental turbulence.
Organizational environments, work characteristics and employee innovative behavior in the digital age: an fsQCA approach
Yueyue Liu, Xu Zhang, Meng Xi, Siqi Liu, Xin MengFor 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…
The role of big data in the formation of supply chain platform for new forms of online retail
Bingfeng Bai, Guohua WuThe purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between big data and supply chain platform in China’s retail industry. With the emergence of big data resources and…
The impact of cooperative communication on co-innovation performance: the mediating role of knowledge sharing
Wenpei Fang, Liang Wan, Lei ZhouEffective cooperative communication and knowledge management capabilities are particularly important in the cross-team cooperation. Based on the social exchange theory, this paper…
Research on corporate financialization and green innovation: moderating role of CEO’s individual characteristics
Yingqian Gu, Wenqi Zhang, Lin Sha, Lixia WangThis paper aims to explore the impact of corporate financialization (CF) on green innovation (GI) and further disclose the moderating role of CEO’s individual characteristics in…
Do professionals really matter? Top executive legal expertise and firm lawsuits
Peiyuan Huang, Junguang Gao, Wenyuan Cai, Fuzhen GuThis study aims to use institutional and upper echelons theories to comprehensively investigate the intricate interplay between TMT legal expertise and firms' adaptive strategies…
What drives the effectual entrepreneurship: combinative effects of environmental uncertainty and entrepreneurs’ means
Shuqin Bao, Wenwen An, Aihuan Wang, Shunjun LuoEffectuation, which articulates the process of entrepreneurial action based on nonpredictive control logic, is receiving extensive scholarly attention. What drives the effectual…
The impact of different components of HRM strength on employee burnout: a two-wave study
Qijie Xiao, Xiaoyan LiangMost prior studies treated human resource management (HRM) strength as a whole, while neglecting the dynamic interactions between distinct components (consensus, consistency and…
Does corporate social responsibility always lead to positive effects?
HaeJin Seo, Xiyuan Liu, Tae Ho SongBrand crisis has become an increasingly common phenomenon recently. While corporate social responsibility (CSR) plays a role in mitigating the negative consequences of brand…
Financial misconduct and corporate innovation: evidence from China
William Mbanyele, Fengrong WangThis study aims to examine the real effects of financial misconduct on corporate innovation.
Performance variability, prior failure experience and entrepreneurs’ physical health
Song Lin, Ru ZhangPast studies have mainly concentrated on the impact of stress and self-employment on physical health. However, little research has paid attention to firm-level determinants of…
A configurational analysis of innovation ambidexterity: evidence from Chinese niche leaders
Qinghua Xia, Qing Zhu, Manqing Tan, Yi XieInnovation ambidexterity is crucial for fostering growth and gaining a competitive advantage in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Previous research indicates that achieving a…
Outward foreign direct investment, dynamic capabilities and radical innovation performance: empirical evidence from Chinese high-tech companies
Xiyue Zheng, Fusheng Wang, Shiyu Liu, Han Wang, Dongchao ZhangThis paper aims to conduct an analysis of the influence of both the breadth and depth of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) undertaken by Chinese high-tech listed companies…
Exploring the effect of supervisor bottom-line mentality on subordinate work well-being: a self-determination theory perspective
Nan Zhao, Bin He, Xu Sun, Weimin HuThis study aims to investigate the effect of supervisor bottom-line mentality (SBLM) on subordinate work well-being using self-determination theory. Furthermore, it examines the…
Impact of strategic human resource management on open innovation: a chain mediation analysis of intellectual capital and supply chain integration
Dian Song, Pengfei Zhang, Rongrong Shi, Yishuai YinIn the pursuit of competitive advantage, an increasing number of firms are adopting open innovation (OI) strategies. However, previous studies have often overlooked the role of…
Ecosystems of doing business and living standards: a configurational analysis based on Chinese cities
Jiaxin Li, Yunzhou Du, Ning Sun, Zhimin XieThis 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…
Tackling organizational wicked problems: a heuristics study based on a qualitative comparative analysis approach
Xuan Wang, Mimi Xiao, Liangding JiaOrganizational 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 LiuThis 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…
Innovation with Chinese characteristics: theory and practice
Zheng Li, Jun Li, Jin Chen, Tsvi VinigThis is a special issue of Chinese Management Studies and this study aims to engage with debates on innovation in China and to provide new insights for innovation research in the…
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