This study investigates the impact of air pollution on corporate innovation. Using the satellite generated Particulate Matter 2.5 concentration data in 390 cities in China over the period of 2000-2015, we find that severe air pollution (haze pollution) in a region may deteriorate the innovative...

In this study we investigate whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives contribute to corporate innovation success. We hypothesize that CSR enhances innovation because CSR initiatives help foster a culture for employees to be creative, enhance firms’ access to external...

Using a multiphase difference-in-differences model, this study investigates the relationship between export trade and the corporate technological innovation of listed companies. It reveals that engaging in export trade increases corporate innovation input and output. In terms of patent output,...

We investigate how state-owned corporate venture capital differs from privately owned corporate venture capital in fostering innovation among startups. Based on the data of Chinese A-share listed companies and the startups in their portfolios that they invested in between 2009 and 2018, we find...

We investigate the competition between banks according to an evolutionary model, in which the payoff gradient depends on a time-variant technological innovation factor. The explicit solutions of equilibrium strategies are derived via the method of characteristics. Advantageous technological...