Corporate political connections (CPCs)—ties that firms forge with political actors—directly
affect firms, political actors, and various stakeholders in societies. This topic has been …

Given the rapid development of the digital economy, clarifying the relationship between
corporate digital transformation and trade financing behaviour and identifying the …

A large stream of research has analyzed the effects of corporate political connections
(CPCs) on firms, including first evidence on their effects on financial reporting behavior …

The goal of China's development by 2035 is the widespread formation of green production
and lifestyle. Enterprise is the most crucial micro subject in realizing a fundamental …

In this study, we investigate how informal institutions, namely, chief executive officers'
hometown connections with suppliers, impact firms' access to trade credit. Using unique …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of different types of networking,
namely, business networking, financial networking and political networking, on the …

Financing constraints are important to triggering controlling shareholders' share pledges.
However, the related literature faces two major challenges: the endogeneity problem and …

Biopharmaceutical companies today view R&D innovation as crucial for gaining a
competitive edge. Consequently, achieving radical innovation in biotechnology has become …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been attracting ever considerable attention from
practice and academia, but the determinants of CSR remain unclear, especially in …

This paper explores the role of political connections in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by
examining the stock market performance in the short-run announcement period and the long …