Chinese pollution victims have increasingly started to resort to political and legal action to
protect their interests. This paper analyzes such activism by studying how citizens identify …

James Scott (1985) placed 'everyday forms of resistance, between quiescence and
rebellion. Others have noted that defiance in unpromising circumstances need not be quiet …

Rural protest leaders in China play a number of roles. Among others, they lead the charge,
shape collective claims, recruit activists and mobilize the public, devise and orchestrate acts …

Using survey data of over 3,900 private firms in China, we examine whether—and how—
political connections promote or undermine the use of formal legal institutions. We find that …

Research summary: We examine the relationship between the geographic concentration of
a firm's sales and the firm's vulnerability to expropriation hazards. Although expanding …

Motivated by the international business literature that examines the interactions between
organizations, corruption, and political forces, we examine whether and how government …

This article examines protest, petitioning, lawsuits, open letters, blogging, and other forms of
activism by Chinese veterans. Moving beyond images of heroic soldiers in the official media …

Access to credit for businesses is an unresolved issue, especially in developing countries
and transition economies. There has been a lot of research exploring factors affecting firms' …

Abstract Societies of Senior Citizens (SSCs) are often thought to be non-political
organizations focused on community traditions and services for the elderly. In Huashui …

We argue that the influence of public stakeholders (the state) and private stakeholders
(nonstate social or economic stakeholders) on corporate philanthropy is interdependent, in …