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Academic collaborations and firm innovation performance in China: the role of region-specific institutions (2014)
Journal Article
Kafouros, M., Wang, C., Piperopoulos, P., & Zhang, M. (2015). Academic collaborations and firm innovation performance in China: the role of region-specific institutions. Research Policy, 44(3), 803-817. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2014.11.002

Although prior research has highlighted the importance of academic collaborations in enhancing firms’ innovation performance, it has largely focused on developed countries. As a result, how academic collaborations influence innovation in emerging cou... Read More about Academic collaborations and firm innovation performance in China: the role of region-specific institutions.

Under what institutional conditions do business groups enhance innovation performance? (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Yi, J., Kafouros, M., & Yan, Y. (2015). Under what institutional conditions do business groups enhance innovation performance?. Journal of Business Research, 68(3), 694-702. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.08.002

This study examines the institutional mechanisms through which business groups impact innovation in emerging markets. Rather than merely viewing groups as the result of a weak institutional environment, this study proposes that there are complementar... Read More about Under what institutional conditions do business groups enhance innovation performance?.