Managerial Ties, Organizational Innovation, and Firm Performance in China

This project attempts to investigate the relationship between managerial ties and firm performance in China. Specifically, we differentiate two types of managerial ties, namely business versus institutional ties, and argue that a firm's business ties are more likely associated with its exploratory innovations, while its institutional ties are more associated with its exploitative innovations. We also argue that these innovation activities mediate the relationship between managerial ties and firm performance in China. We will collect data from two industries in China to investigate the above relationship.