We propose that extra-organizational factors such as exposure to sunshine are an important driver of innovators' performance. Prior research highlights the critical role non-pecuniary factors play in influencing inventors' productivity, yet most of these studies focus on organizational and job...

We examine how industry-university collaboration (IUC) enhances the commercialization of corporate innovation using a comprehensive dataset of 93,303 industrial firms and 153 notable research universities in China. Measuring IUC with the occurrence and frequency of patents co-assigned to both...

Using a unique dataset of corporate philanthropy, we find that direct giving activities are positively associated with more collaborative and original innovation. In contrast, our results do not hold for corporate foundations' contributions. Our results suggest that much of what is ostensibly...