Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the patenting movement and economic growth by analyzing development states and raising possible questions of high‐tech industries in order to provide lessons for policy makers. Design/methodology/approach – A model...

We examine the effect of the cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) activities of Chinese firms on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance. We find that Chinese acquirers significantly increase CSR performance and CSR spending following cross-border M&As. The legal origins and...