Political connection heterogeneity and corporate innovation

This paper examines whether political connection heterogeneity plays a role in corporate innovation in a sample of all listed firms in China from 2008 to 2016. Our results show that connections with central government officials promote innovation, while connections with local government officials in...

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Main Authors: Rui Zhang, Zhengling Xiong, Honghuan Li, Baijun Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Innovation & Knowledge
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444569X22000610