The main B2C business modes in China are the self-run e-commerce mode represented by JD.com and the platform-based e-commerce mode represented by Tmall. As the two biggest e-commerce enterprises in China, JD.com and Tmall have been sustainably competing with each other. The purpose of this...

Purpose: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) index represents attributes of firms that are differentiated. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of differentiated CSR, CSRS (strategic CSR activities) and CSRD (defensive CSR activities) on R&D expenditure and its...

Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of contractual fairness and power sources on the relationship between the buyer and supplier on the innovation performance of the supplier. The mediating role of social capital accumulation between fairness, power and innovation performance was...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategic role evolution of client‐following local subsidiaries of foreign automotive parts suppliers in China. Design/methodology/approach – The units of analysis are five local subsidiaries of foreign automotive parts suppliers...