Despite increasing attention to the role of social ties in emerging economies, few studies have explicitly distinguished differential roles business versus political ties. Drawing on relational governance and institutional theories, this study offers a contingent view China. The findings from survey 241 Chinese firms indicate that stronger positive effect performance than ties, both effects depend market environments. Business are more beneficial when legal enforcement is inefficient...

Abstract While most advocate that foreign firms should utilize managerial ties to conduct business in China, recent literature cautions such may offer only conditional value. This study examines three sources of heterogeneity condition the value ties: firm ownership (foreign vs. domestic), competition, and structural uncertainty. Results from a survey 280 China indicate though domestic at similar level, their performance gains tie utilization differ. Managerial have monotonic, positive...

Despite increasing attention to the role of social ties in emerging economies, few studies have explicitly distinguished differential roles business versus political ties. Drawing on relational governance and institutional theories, this study offers a contingent view China. The findings from survey 241 Chinese firms indicate that stronger positive effect performance than ties, both effects depend market environments. Business are more beneficial when legal enforcement is inefficient...

Abstract This research focuses on relational and contractual mechanisms examines their impact foreign subsidiaries' acquisition of tacit explicit knowledge from local suppliers. Using survey data 168 subsidiaries operating in China, this study finds broad support for the proposed analytical framework. When subsidiary supplier share common goals, acquires greater levels both knowledge; trust between two parties promotes than knowledge. However, access to network through focal enables acquire...

Our research empirically assesses two distinct bases for trust: calculative trust, based on a structure of rewards and penalties, versus relational judgment anchored in past behavior characterized by shared identity. We find that trust positively influence supplier performance, with having stronger association than trust. Yet, important boundary conditions exist. If buyers invest supplier‐specific assets or when supply side market uncertainty is high, not more strongly associated...

Abstract This article examines the processes by which market orientation (MO) affects performance using a cross‐level approach. The results of survey 2,754 employees from 180 firms in China show that organization‐level MO culture leads to unit‐level behavior, improves employee‐level job satisfaction and then product quality, turn fosters organizational performance. In particular, behavior fully mediates effects on employee satisfaction, Leadership quality strengthens effect behavior....

East Asia is fast becoming the world’s largest brand-name luxury goods market. This study develops concept of face and consumption to explain why Asian consumers possess strong appetites for products despite their relatively low income. paper distinguishes from a closely related construct, prestige, examines influence on consumer behaviours in United States China. Due heavy face, believe they must purchase enhance, maintain or save face. Accordingly, has three unique characteristics:...

Mathematical mean-field approaches play an important role in different fields of Physics and Chemistry, but have found recent works also their application Economics, Finance Game Theory. The objective our paper is to investigate a special problem purely stochastic approach: for the solution (Y, Z) backward differential equation driven by forward McKean–Vlasov type with X we study approximation (XN, YN, ZN) some decoupled forward–backward which coefficients are governed N independent copies...

Abstract Drawing on contract governance literature and institutional theory, this study investigates the differential effects of output‐ behavior‐based buyer–supplier conflict in supply chains. The authors develop a contingent perspective to examine how factors moderate impact governance. findings, from an empirical dyads China, show that output‐based is negatively, whereas positively, related conflict. are moderated by two primary factors: legal enforceability unilateral government support....

Firms operating in emerging economies must make appropriate marketing strategy choices to address the idiosyncratic challenges of rapid changes and institutional voids. The authors investigate when various types strategies work by examining effects both pure dual on financial performance for domestic versus foreign firms across different market concentration levels China's economy. According a survey 249 firms, effectiveness specific varies depending domesticity level concentration. In...

Abstract In emerging markets, supply chains increasingly serve as critical value through which ideas, practices and knowledge flow to from suppliers buyers. Drawing on buyer‐supplier collaboration literature organizational learning theory, we examine the antecedents underlying mechanisms of product co‐development. Due markets' unique institutional environments, further investigate how government intervention guanxi importance moderate supplier‐buyer collaborative outcomes. Dyadic data 323...

Abstract This research examines the mitigation of damaged trust stemming from supplier‐induced disruptions. We used critical incident technique on 302 buying firms in China to capture two (one successful, one unsuccessful) disruptions (yielding a total 604 incidents) test our theorizing grounded justice theory. find evidence that different aspects damage (ability, benevolence, and integrity) can be mitigated through supplier's selective use appropriate approaches (procedural, interactional,...

Institutional forces influence the formation of international joint ventures (IJVs) in emerging economies and shape both their parents’ behaviors marketing strategies. Whereas previous research has centered on governance mechanisms that deter opportunism, this study investigates institutional (i.e., rule law, government intervention, dysfunctional competition) IJV's foreign parent's opportunism. The authors find law competition curtail whereas intervention drives In addition, relationships...

Abstract This article proposes a psychobiological conceptual model that incorporates the vulnerability and exhaustibility of ecosystem into notion rational behavior. After providing review relevant literature in economics, psychology sociology, we analyze theoretical practical limitations economic rationality under conditions climate devastation. By employing logical consequence approach, describe broaden cognitive process choice to include influence externalities, institutions, markets,...