Purpose The purpose of this paper is to facilitate understanding how convert free players paid consumers in free-to-play games. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the consumption value framework and affordance theory, present study argues that in-game purchase behaviors are determined by multiple values items. perceptions were influenced game affordances. model was tested, using data from an empirical survey with 2,006 players. Findings Monetary, enjoyment social items positively predict...

This paper provides an investigation into how different types of government supports can be used to enhance organizational resilience capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on resource orchestration theory, this study examines effects direct support and indirect capacity, mediation role digital capability, moderation unlearning. The empirical results from 205 Chinese firms show that have positive which were mediated by capability. In addition, unlearning positively negatively moderates...

The question of whether and how innovation policy can effectively influence in small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has received limited attention academic research. This study takes a first step towards filling this gap by examining mixes SMEs. paper China’s National Equities Exchange Quotations (NEEQ) listed from 2011 to 2020 as the research sample, uses Multi-Level Treatment Effect (MLTE) model investigate actual impact different policies on Small Medium-sized Enterprise heterogeneity...

Drawing on social cognitive theory and network theory, this study investigates the relationships between managerial ties, entrepreneurs' bias, effectuation causation of behavioural modes entrepreneurship. It uses structural equation modelling to analyse a sample 214 entrepreneurs in China. The empirical results indicate that business ties lead use effectual approaches by prompting overconfidence, whereas institutional enable both illusion control. This delineates how different types affect...

In this paper, we examine the link between regional financial development and foreign direct investment using a large micro-level dataset of Chinese manufacturing enterprises. We first investigate effect on location choices, find such to significantly promote investment. then show that also plays an important role in productivity spillovers. Domestic firms located financially developed regions gain positive knowledge spillovers from investment, but competitive pressure multinationals exerts...

Different species of selenium (Se) were determined in this study.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the proper matches between institutional business ties (to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and banks) firm capabilities (technological capability marketing capability) in impacting radical innovation manufacturing firms China. Design/methodology/approach Using samples 208 China, study runs three regression models test all hypotheses. Findings Ties SOEs banks are positively related Further, technological have different functions on moderating...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the curvilinear effects of firms’ market learning on radical innovation and moderation focal horizontal ties vertical ties. Design/methodology/approach study uses regression analysis with survey data from 303 Chinese firms. Findings Explorative/exploitative has an inverted U-shaped/U-shaped effect innovation. The explorative increase when firms have strong ties, but decrease opposite is true for exploitative learning. Research limitations/implications...

The large domestic market of China has provided opportunities for Chinese firms to implement successful product innovations based partially on imported technology. This paper analyses the secondary as redesigning and reconstructing original architecture first movers in order adapt customer needs market. We have found that latecomers can three ways: localisation (adjusting general local needs), customer-triggered special design (changing penetrate segments with derivative integration...

Background: Trust and conflict represent the critical foundation characterising inter-firm relationship of cooperation competition, their co-existence as coopetition within an alliance partnership. The literature has often regarded trust uni-dimensional variables to clarify interactive influences. However, few studies explicitly investigate how these two opposite forces sub-dimensions may interact create synergic effects in partnerships emerging economies. Objectives: This study applies a...

In this paper, we investigate the effects of stakeholder protection and public trust on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities listed enterprises Chinese Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Board. We find that degree has a significantly positive impact SME CSR activities. The is not associated with disclosure significantly; it negative implementation levels Furthermore, moderating effect relationship between supported by our empirical study.

Purpose Integrating the coopetition perspective with institutional theory, this study aims to determine how balanced patterns (BPs) and combinative (CPs) of impact firms’ new product development (NPD) these effects are contingent on various types interactions between firms environments in which they embedded. Design/methodology/approach To test hypotheses, 303 China were surveyed. Based responses, proposed model was estimated using structural equation modeling hierarchical regression...

Firms’ use of the interorganizational and intraorganizational transferred knowledge is critical for product innovation in emerging economies. Based on institutional theory, this research examines moderating effects firms’ environments relationships between their innovation. The empirical results supported proposed hypotheses including proposition that macro-institutional environment positively moderates Comparing privately owned enterprises state-owned enterprises, foreign-invested would...