Outputs (232)

The Curse of Similarity: When and How Similarity Induces Persuasion Reactance (2021)
Journal Article
Suntong, Q. I., Dai, X., Ching Canice Kwan, M., & Wyer, R. S. (2021). The Curse of Similarity: When and How Similarity Induces Persuasion Reactance. Advances in Consumer Research, 49, 273-274

Salesperson-customer similarity can positively or negatively affect persuasiveness. Consumers more likely to take a recommendation from a dissimilar (vs. similar) salesperson when purchasing a familiar product, but the reverse is true when purchasing... Read More about The Curse of Similarity: When and How Similarity Induces Persuasion Reactance.

Dispute Resolution in Refugee Family Reunion Law. Could Mediation Provide a More Therapeutic Solution? (2021)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2021). Dispute Resolution in Refugee Family Reunion Law. Could Mediation Provide a More Therapeutic Solution?. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 25(1),

Refugee family reunion is a mechanism whereby refugees residing in a safe host-country may apply to have their families, typically residing abroad, join them to live and restart their lives in safety. This system operates under international and dome... Read More about Dispute Resolution in Refugee Family Reunion Law. Could Mediation Provide a More Therapeutic Solution?.

(Re)-imagining ecologically harmonious food systems beyond technofixes (2021)
Journal Article
Touboulic, A., & Mccarthy, L. (2021). (Re)-imagining ecologically harmonious food systems beyond technofixes. Revue de l'Organisation Responsable, 16(2), 18-27

This essay draws on the interrelated concepts of imaginary, imagination, and narrative to problematise current approaches to the challenge of creating sustainable food systems. It also leverages these concepts to reassert the importance of radical im... Read More about (Re)-imagining ecologically harmonious food systems beyond technofixes.

Regulating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Through a Lens of Inclusivity (2021)
Journal Article
Marson, J., Dickinson, J., & Ferris, K. (2021). Regulating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Through a Lens of Inclusivity. Hong Kong Law Journal, 51(3), 983-1012

Following concurrent global enthusiasm and concern regarding the introduction into public spaces of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), this paper critically examines the legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks around their introduction, focus... Read More about Regulating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Through a Lens of Inclusivity.

Competition and Innovation in Markets with Technology Leaders (2021)
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Tsao, K.-C., Mukherjee, A., & Ray, A. (2022). Competition and Innovation in Markets with Technology Leaders. Games, 13(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/g13010009

We consider technology leaders (which are innovators) and technology followers (which are non-innovators) to provide a new theoretical explanation for the well-cited empirical evidence of an inverted-U relationship between competition and aggregate i... Read More about Competition and Innovation in Markets with Technology Leaders.

Social Efficiency of Entry in an Open Economy (2021)
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Han, T.-D., Haque, M. E., & Mukherjee, A. (2022). Social Efficiency of Entry in an Open Economy. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 22(1), 203-219. https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2020-0097

We show that cost asymmetry between the domestic and foreign firms is not necessary for the occurrence of insufficient entry in the domestic country. This result provides a rationale for pro-competitive domestic policies even in the absence of cost a... Read More about Social Efficiency of Entry in an Open Economy.

Outward FDI and Innovation Performance of Chinese Firms: Why Can Home-Grown Political Ties Be A Liability? (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Piperopoulos, P., Chen, S., Ming, A. A. K., & Herbert, K. (2022). Outward FDI and Innovation Performance of Chinese Firms: Why Can Home-Grown Political Ties Be A Liability?. Journal of World Business, 57(3), Article 101306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101306

We explain how home-grown political ties of Chinese firms negatively influence the effect of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on the innovation performance of their parent firms. Our results show that these ties can turn into a liability in t... Read More about Outward FDI and Innovation Performance of Chinese Firms: Why Can Home-Grown Political Ties Be A Liability?.

Careers of commercially successful female entrepreneurs in context of underdeveloped markets and weak institutions (2021)
Journal Article
Sarpong, D., Nyuur, R., & Torbor, M. K. (2022). Careers of commercially successful female entrepreneurs in context of underdeveloped markets and weak institutions. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 28(3), 698-719. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-06-2021-0526

Purpose-Careers have come to dominate contemporary discourse on gendered entrepreneurship. In this paper, we explore entrepreneurial careers as recounted by commercially successful female entrepreneurs to examine how they strategize to construct desi... Read More about Careers of commercially successful female entrepreneurs in context of underdeveloped markets and weak institutions.

Using guanxi to conduct elite interviews in China (2021)
Journal Article
Li, H., Harvey, W. S., & Beaverstock, J. V. (2021). Using guanxi to conduct elite interviews in China. Qualitative Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941211063486

Drawing on two research projects in China, this article provides three contributions to the literature on elite interviews. First, we demonstrate how guanxi (informal, particularistic and personal connections) can help gain access and build trust wit... Read More about Using guanxi to conduct elite interviews in China.

Chinese consumers’ views of ethnic foods in relation to environment: Paradoxical perceptions versus ecological realities (2021)
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Ho, P., Rokpelnis, K., Zhao, H., & Azadi, H. (2022). Chinese consumers’ views of ethnic foods in relation to environment: Paradoxical perceptions versus ecological realities. Food Control, 137, Article 108757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108757

Ethnic traditions are increasingly being seen as drivers of local economic growth and specialty product marketing in China. At the same time, growing awareness toward environmental issues and their impacts on humans have emerged as a part of lifestyl... Read More about Chinese consumers’ views of ethnic foods in relation to environment: Paradoxical perceptions versus ecological realities.