Purpose – To study how entrepreneurial environments influence entrepreneurial opportunities and capacities in China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper constructs statistical models to test the relationship between environmental factors and entrepreneurial opportunities or capacities...

Purpose – This study aims to examine, by drawing upon resource dependence theory and upper echelon theory, how entrepreneurs’ socioeconomic statuses and political characteristics influence the establishment of formal political ties by new ventures, and how these relationships are moderated...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply the social cognitive theory and social learning theory to examine the different mechanisms through which entrepreneurs’ moral awareness and ethical behavior affect the product innovation of new ventures. Design/methodology/approach: The authors...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine whether foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow impacts on regional innovation efficiency in China and whether the impacts of FDI are contingent on regional conditions that may maximize the effect of FDI on regional innovation efficiency....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the evolution of policies and practices of innovation in China for the past 40 years. Design/methodology/approach: This is a review paper. It adopts a different multi-dimensional, qualitative methodology to examine China’s trajectory of...

Purpose: This is a special issue of Chinese Management Studies and this study aims to engage with debates on innovation in China and to provide new insights for innovation research in the context of China, seeking to develop a greater understanding of the concept of “innovation with Chinese...