The influence of the state on firms in the global economy is alive and well. States have
become dominant owners of companies in many countries around the world. Firms have …

China's recent promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has coincided with a
marked increase in the number of Chinese listed firms attracting female board members and …

We explain the mechanisms through which government impacts the internationalization of
emerging-market enterprises (EMEs). Rather than merely viewing internationalization as the …

We examine the role of firms' government connections, defined by government intervention
in CEO appointment and the status of state ownership, in determining the severity of …

Purpose This paper aims to present a catalogue of the influential aspects resulting from a
bibliometric meta-analysis of political connection literature. Design/methodology/approach …

This paper explores the differences in the impact of political connections on the performance
of Chinese exporter and non-exporter firms and among three types of exporter firms; private …

The main purpose of this research is to examine the impact of board gender diversity and
foreign institutional investors on the corporate social responsibility engagement of Chinese …

This paper analyzes the causal relationship between trade policy uncertainty, government
subsidies, and the role of political connections using annual data on Chinese energy firms …

Drawing on social comparison theory, this study examines the relationship between
politically connected boards and top executive pay. Moreover, given the socialist orientation …

This study proposes necessary modifications to the existing internationalization–
performance relationship to meet the idiosyncrasies of China-specific contexts. We first …